openarm_ros2/openarm_description/launch/gazebo.launch.py

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import os
import re
import subprocess

from ament_index_python.packages import get_package_share_directory

from launch import LaunchDescription
from launch.actions import DeclareLaunchArgument
from launch.actions import IncludeLaunchDescription
from launch.conditions import IfCondition
from launch.conditions import UnlessCondition
from launch.launch_description_sources import PythonLaunchDescriptionSource
from launch.substitutions import LaunchConfiguration
from launch.substitutions import PathJoinSubstitution

from launch_ros.actions import Node
from launch_ros.substitutions import FindPackageShare


def generate_launch_description():
    resources_package = "openarm_description"

    # Make path to resources dir without last package_name fragment.
    path_to_share_dir_clipped = "".join(
        get_package_share_directory(resources_package).rsplit(
            "/" + resources_package, 1
        )
    )

    # Gazebo hint for resources.
    os.environ["GZ_SIM_RESOURCE_PATH"] = path_to_share_dir_clipped

    # Ensure `SDF_PATH` is populated since `sdformat_urdf` uses this rather

    # than `GZ_SIM_RESOURCE_PATH` to locate resources.
    if "GZ_SIM_RESOURCE_PATH" in os.environ:
        gz_sim_resource_path = os.environ["GZ_SIM_RESOURCE_PATH"]

        if "SDF_PATH" in os.environ:
            sdf_path = os.environ["SDF_PATH"]
            os.environ["SDF_PATH"] = sdf_path + ":" + gz_sim_resource_path
        else:
            os.environ["SDF_PATH"] = gz_sim_resource_path

    use_custom_world = LaunchConfiguration("use_custom_world")
    use_custom_world_launch_arg = DeclareLaunchArgument(
        "use_custom_world", default_value="true"
    )
    gazebo_world = LaunchConfiguration("gazebo_world")
    gazebo_world_launch_arg = DeclareLaunchArgument(
        "gazebo_world", default_value="empty.sdf"
    )

    # prepare custom world
    world = os.getenv("GZ_SIM_WORLD", "empty")
    fly_world_path = resources_package + "/worlds/" + world + ".sdf"
    gz_version = subprocess.getoutput("gz sim --versions")
    gz_version_major = re.search(r"^\d{1}", gz_version).group()
    launch_arguments = dict(
        gz_args="-r " + str(fly_world_path) + " --verbose ", gz_version=gz_version_major
    ).items()

    # Gazebo Sim.
    # by default the custom world is used, otherwise the gazebo world is used, which can be changed with the argument
    pkg_ros_gz_sim = get_package_share_directory("ros_gz_sim")
    gazebo = IncludeLaunchDescription(
        PythonLaunchDescriptionSource(
            os.path.join(pkg_ros_gz_sim, "launch", "gz_sim.launch.py"),
        ),
        launch_arguments=(
            launch_arguments
            if use_custom_world
            else dict(gz_args="-r " + gazebo_world + " --verbose").items()
        ),
    )

    # Spawn
    spawn = Node(
        package="ros_gz_sim",
        executable="create",
        arguments=[
            "-name",
            "openarm",
            "-x",
            "1.2",
            "-z",
            "2.3",
            "-Y",
            "3.4",
            "-topic",
            "/robot_description",
        ],
        output="screen",
    )

    use_sim_time = LaunchConfiguration("use_sim_time")
    use_sim_time_launch_arg = DeclareLaunchArgument(
        "use_sim_time", default_value="true"
    )
    use_rviz = LaunchConfiguration("use_rviz")
    use_rviz_arg = DeclareLaunchArgument("use_rviz", default_value="true")

    robot_state_publisher = IncludeLaunchDescription(
        PythonLaunchDescriptionSource(
            [
                PathJoinSubstitution(
                    [
                        FindPackageShare(resources_package),
                        "launch",
                        "description.launch.py",
                    ]
                ),
            ]
        ),
        condition=UnlessCondition(use_rviz),  # rviz launch includes rsp.
        launch_arguments=dict(use_sim_time=use_sim_time).items(),
    )

    rviz = IncludeLaunchDescription(
        PythonLaunchDescriptionSource(
            [
                PathJoinSubstitution(
                    [
                        FindPackageShare(resources_package),
                        "launch",
                        "display.launch.py",
                    ]
                ),
            ]
        ),
        condition=IfCondition(use_rviz),
        launch_arguments=dict(use_sim_time=use_sim_time).items(),
    )

    gz_bridge = Node(
        package="ros_gz_bridge",
        executable="parameter_bridge",
        arguments=["/clock@rosgraph_msgs/msg/Clock[ignition.msgs.Clock"],
        output="screen",
        parameters=[
            {
                "use_sim_time": use_sim_time,
            }
        ],
    )

    return LaunchDescription(
        [
            use_sim_time_launch_arg,
            use_rviz_arg,
            use_custom_world_launch_arg,
            gazebo_world_launch_arg,
            robot_state_publisher,
            rviz,
            gazebo,
            spawn,
            gz_bridge,
        ]
    )