[RESEARCH/TASK] Find out how to set up a simulator pc as a GitHub self-runner

[Andeshog]

Description of task

One way of testing graphical simulation scenarios with GitHub actions is with a self-hosted runner. With that we can utilize our own hardware for the actions, and potentially schedule graphical tests in the same way we currently utilize the no-gpu simulations for scheduled tests. This self-runner could aid in the following:

• Schedule daily tests and on pull requests, where all scenarios will be launched one by one, to make sure all of them start correctly.
• Schedule daily tests on a graphical scenario (e.g. aruco detection or more sitaw-auto-control integrated tests) with some kind of randomized initial/final conditions (TODO for vortex-auv no-gpu simulation tests as well) to challenge the solutions.
• Testing of the TACC scenarios, when the software has come so far.

Recommended Reading

• https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/manage-runners/self-hosted-runners/add-runners

Suggested Workflow

• Prepare one of the desktops in the Office
• Set up the self-runner through GitHub
• Install and set up the runner on the chosen desktop.

Contacts

• @Andeshog
• @jorgenfj
• @kluge7