ros descriptions are ignored in deployment process

[smihael]

I'm trying to connect gzweb client to an existing gzserver with a properly spawned robot (I use https://github.com/justagist/panda_simulator).

Even though gzclient shows robot, gzweb does not. When opening JavaScript console in Firefox multiple messages about missing files are reported:
ColladaLoader: Couldn't load "http://localhost:8080/assets//franka_panda_description/meshes/visual/link7.dae" (404) gz3d.gui.js:44234:16

These files are indeed not present in the http/client/assets/ folder-

In #45 it is mentioned that GAZEBO_MODEL_PATH has to be set. In my case this means running:

export GAZEBO_MODEL_PATH=`rospack find franka_panda_description`:$GAZEBO_MODEL_PATH

Having done that, I ran npm run deploy --- -m local again and the script logs `franka_ros_interface ignored. Looking into get_local_models.py shows that packages without model.config file are ignored.

However this is the case for many ROS packages for spawning models in gazebo (e.g. https://github.com/openrobotics/talos_description).

[chapulina]

In #45 it is mentioned that GAZEBO_MODEL_PATH has to be set.
packages without model.config file are ignored.

On #45 they also mention the need to add a model.config file, it looks like that's how people have been working around this issue.

Maybe the get_local_models script can be changed to support models without model.config while retaining the current functionality. But I'll close this issue because there are already a couple issues about URDF support: #45, #167. Please follow up in one of them.