This version actually uses Octave, with a modified 'disp' function, rather than Matlab. There are bound to be subtle differences. Caveat emptor.

This version actually uses Octave, with a modified 'disp' function, rather than Matlab. There are bound to be subtle differences.

It can take the following template parameters:

• isfunction: unless this isexplicitly set to false, a dummy module docstring will be inserted at the start of the program unless there is one there already. Thus, if your question is of the "write a program" variety, you should set this to false. Otherwise omit it. Default: true.
• pylintoptions: this should be a JSON list of strings which are the extra pylint options to be applied, above and beyond the course standard set. For example, the Template parameters string in the question authoring form might be set to
  {"isfunction": false, "pylintoptions":["--max-args=3"]}
  to suppress the insertion of a dummy module docstring at the start and to set the maximum number of of arguments for each function to 3. Default: []
• usestandardinput: if present and true, the standard builtin Python input function will be used. Otherwise, it will be replaced with a version that echoes the prompt to standard output to mimic the behaviour observed when standard input comes from the keyboard. Default false.
• maxfunctionlength: this is the maximum number of statements that a function body can contain. Statements within statements are counted. Blank lines and comments aren't statements. Default 20.
• requiredfunctioncalls: a list of functions that must be called by the student's code
• requiredfunctiondefinitions: a list of functions that must be defined by the student's code
• proscribedfunctions: this is a list of functions (sum, product, etc) that must not appear in the student's program. Default: []
• proscribedconstructs: this is a list of Python constructs (if, while, def, etc) that must not appear in the student's program. Default: []
• requiredconstructs: this is a list of Python constructs (if, while, def, etc) that must appear in the student's program. Default: []
• imports: this is a list of Python modules to be imported, each with a line of the form import module. Default []
• allowglobals: set this to true to allow global variables (i.e. to allow lowercase globals, not just "constants"). Default false.
• maxnumconstants: the maximum number of constants (i.e. uppercase globals) allowed. Default: 4.
• norun: if set to true, the normal execution of the student's code will not take place. Any test code provided will however still be run. Default: false
• notest: if present and set to true, the test code will not be inserted into the code to be executed. Its role is then just as documentation for the student (as it still appears in the result table). Default false.
• stripmain: if set to true, the program is expected to contain a global invocation of the main function, which is a line starting "main()". That line is deleted from the program. If the line is not present a "Missing call to main" exception is raised. Default: false.
• stripmainifpresent: if set to true and the program contains a global invocation of a main function, which is a line starting "main()", that line is deleted from the program. Otherwise nothing happens (cf stripmain). Default: false.
• runextra: if set (to any value) the Extra Template Data is added to the program as test code before the usual testcode. Default: false.
• warnifpassiveoutput: if set to true, warn the student that the code seems to produce output even without any CodeRunner tests being executed. This is probably the result of the student pasting test code as well as requested function(s) into their answer. Default: false.
• suppresspassiveoutput: if set to true, any output generated by the student code even without any CodeRunner tests being run is ignored. This can be used, for example, to ignore output from any test code the student has included and/or to ignore the main output from a "write a program question". Only the output generated by CodeRunner tests will be displayed and marked.

Also, if a file named '_prefix.py' appears in the working directory (i.e. has been attached to the question), the code in that file is inserted into the executable program after any imports and other template-generated code but before the student answer.