Overhaul of MATLAB Interface

[ischoegl]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe

The existing MATLAB toolbox only implements a subset of Cantera features and is difficult to maintain.

Describe the desired solution

Completely replace the existing CLIB solution with a solution where MATLAB calls Python instead of a compiled MEX function that is routed through a C layer. This will require a complete rewrite of MATLAB classes to wrap the interface, preferably using the modern implementation of MATLAB classes.

Describe alternatives you have considered

Continue as is: for the introduction of a new feature, changes are required in CLIB, MEX and MATLAB (with various magic numbers obfuscating what is actually done).

Additional context

Python-specific features, e.g. SolutionArray would become automatically available to MATLAB, without requiring separate solutions in C++.

[bryanwweber]

See also: https://github.com/Cantera/cantera/wiki/GSoC-2019-Ideas#re-implement-the-matlab-interface

[ischoegl]

Also here https://github.com/Cantera/cantera/wiki/Development-Roadmap#matlab-interface---issues

... this feature request is probably a good place to have a discussion of wrapping Python vs. the loadlibrary approach.

[bryanwweber]

I'm going to close this in favor of #32 which has more detail from the GSoC ideas page, we well as including the detail from the Roadmap.