models_to_spawn only works in --development-mode

[Shane Loretz]

using the ariac-network-melodic branch of https://github.com/osrf/ariac-gazebo_ros_pkgs the config models_to_spawn option only works if --development-mode is passed. If it is not passed then the model is never spawned. The service /gazebo/spawn_sdf_model doesn't seem to exist.

[Shane Loretz]

This can be reproduced by launching with

rosrun osrf_gear gear.py -f $(catkin_find osrf_gear --share)/config/example_custom_config.yaml $(catkin_find osrf_gear --share)/config/sample_user_config.yaml --verbose

[Steven Gray]

What are the implications of this for testing? Does this prevent the automatic evaluation script from working?

[Shane Loretz]

Does this prevent the automatic evaluation script from working?

The automated evaluation script should work with any trials that avoid models_to_spawn. This includes the three part A qualifier trial config files (wiki page), since they have been written in a way that avoids using this feature.

However, the Debugging commands on that wiki page use config files in the shipments folder which do rely on this feature, so visualizing what perfect shipments look like will only work using --development-mode.

[Shane Loretz]

https://github.com/osrf/ariac-gazebo_ros_pkgs/pull/1

[Shane Loretz]

Resolved in 3.0.3