Add "force-new-window" argument to launcher

[JAFeltran]

Adds the --force-new-window argument to sirius-hla-as-ap-launcher, an argument that allows bypassing any checks and the creation of a new window.

[fernandohds564]

@JAFeltran , why do you need this option?

[JAFeltran]

@JAFeltran , why do you need this option?

When trying to access the GUI using SSH on Windows, the _subprocess.getoutput('ps h -A -o pid,sess,command= | grep "[s]irius-hla-as-ap-launcher.py"') doesn't return "" as expected, causing the code to enter the if returnval block even when it shouldn't.

[fernandohds564]

@JAFeltran , why do you need this option?

When trying to access the GUI using SSH on Windows, the _subprocess.getoutput('ps h -A -o pid,sess,command= | grep "[s]irius-hla-as-ap-launcher.py"') doesn't return "" as expected, causing the code to enter the if returnval block even when it shouldn't.

In this case, isn't it better to fix the bug instead of creating this option?

[JAFeltran]

@JAFeltran , why do you need this option?

When trying to access the GUI using SSH on Windows, the _subprocess.getoutput('ps h -A -o pid,sess,command= | grep "[s]irius-hla-as-ap-launcher.py"') doesn't return "" as expected, causing the code to enter the if returnval block even when it shouldn't.

In this case, isn't it better to fix the bug instead of creating this option?

I investigated it and couldn't really find out how to fix the bug, especially since I don't have a Windows computer to do the testing. It actually doesn't even return an error that can be treated with try. Also, the RF team needed to be able to access the interface through Windows, and I didn't want to keep them waiting too long.

[fernandohds564]

@JAFeltran , why do you need this option?

When trying to access the GUI using SSH on Windows, the _subprocess.getoutput('ps h -A -o pid,sess,command= | grep "[s]irius-hla-as-ap-launcher.py"') doesn't return "" as expected, causing the code to enter the if returnval block even when it shouldn't.

In this case, isn't it better to fix the bug instead of creating this option?

I investigated it and couldn't really find out how to fix the bug, especially since I don't have a Windows computer to do the testing. It actually doesn't even return an error that can be treated with try. Also, the RF team needed to be able to access the interface through Windows, and I didn't want to keep them waiting too long.

I understand, @JAFeltran. Good call!

In this case, if we simply bypass the check when we recognize the OS is windows, would it solve the problem? What do you think of this approach?

[JAFeltran]

@JAFeltran , why do you need this option?

When trying to access the GUI using SSH on Windows, the _subprocess.getoutput('ps h -A -o pid,sess,command= | grep "[s]irius-hla-as-ap-launcher.py"') doesn't return "" as expected, causing the code to enter the if returnval block even when it shouldn't.

In this case, isn't it better to fix the bug instead of creating this option?

I investigated it and couldn't really find out how to fix the bug, especially since I don't have a Windows computer to do the testing. It actually doesn't even return an error that can be treated with try. Also, the RF team needed to be able to access the interface through Windows, and I didn't want to keep them waiting too long.

I understand, @JAFeltran. Good call!

In this case, if we simply bypass the check when we recognize the OS is windows, would it solve the problem? What do you think of this approach?

Thanks! Unfortunately, I don't think this would work, as the problem is specifically when a Windows computer uses SSH to access a Linux computer and open the interface. So, it wouldn't be able to recognize the OS as Windows. We can still add the bypass though, as it may be useful, but it won't solve this particular problem.