bids_gettaskfromfolder.m

% bids_gettaskfromfolder() - Scan bids folders to get the list of tasks
%
% Usage:
%   >> tasklist = bids_gettaskfromfolder(bidsfolder);
%
% Inputs:
%   bidsfolder - a loaded epoched EEG dataset structure.
%
% Outputs:
%   tasklist   - [cell array] list of tasks
%
% Authors: Arnaud Delorme, SCCN, INC, UCSD, March, 2021

% Copyright (C) Arnaud Delorme, 2021
%
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function tasklist = bids_gettaskfromfolder(bidsFolder)

tasklist = {};
files = dir(bidsFolder);
[files(:).folder] = deal(bidsFolder);
%fprintf('Scanning %s\n', bidsFolder);
for iFile = 1:length(files)
    if files(iFile).isdir && files(iFile).name(end) ~= '.'
        tasklistTmp = bids_gettaskfromfolder(fullfile(files(iFile).folder, fullfile(files(iFile).name)));
        if ~isempty(tasklistTmp)
            newTasks = tasklistTmp(~ismember(tasklistTmp, tasklist));
            if ~isempty(newTasks)
                tasklist = [ tasklist newTasks ];
            end
        end
    else
        if ~isempty(strfind(files(iFile).name, 'eeg')) && ~isempty(strfind(files(iFile).name, 'task'))
            pos = strfind(files(iFile).name, 'task');
            tmpStr = files(iFile).name(pos+5:end);
            underS = find(tmpStr == '_');
            newTask = tmpStr(1:underS(1)-1);
            if ~any(ismember(tasklist, newTask))
                tasklist = [ tasklist { newTask } ];
            end
        end
    end
end