spiri-sdk/guiTools/launcher.py

import tkinter as tk
import subprocess

# Dictionary of applications: key is the button text, value is the command to execute
applications = {
    "Terminal": ['qterminal'],
    "rqt": ["rqt"],
    "rviz2": ["rviz2"],
    "Gazebo": "gz sim -v4 -g".split(),
    "Gazebo Standalone": "gz sim -v4".split(),
    "glxgears (GPU test)": ["glxgears"],
    # Add more applications here if needed
}

# Function to launch an application
def launch_app(command):
    try:
        subprocess.Popen(command)
    except FileNotFoundError:
        print(f"{command[0]} not found. Make sure it's installed and accessible in the PATH.")

# Create the main application window
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Spiri SDK Launcher")

label = tk.Label(root, text="Spiri Robotics SDK", font=("Arial", 14))
label.pack(pady=10)

# Create and place buttons dynamically based on the dictionary
for app_name, command in applications.items():
    button = tk.Button(root, text=app_name, command=lambda cmd=command: launch_app(cmd), width=20, height=2)
    button.pack()

# Run the Tkinter main loop
root.mainloop()