Retire V-Rrep backend

[yck011522]

As discussed in a recent compas_fab upgrade meeting with @gonzalocasas . We are planning to retire the support for V-REP.

I'm starting this PR as a draft to begin the process, but I'm not familiar with the implications when removing this feature. Please help contribute.

What type of change is this?

• [ ] Bug fix in a backwards-compatible manner.
• [ ] New feature in a backwards-compatible manner.
• [x] Breaking change: bug fix or new feature that involve incompatible API changes.
• [ ] Other (e.g. doc update, configuration, etc)

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• [x] I added a line to the CHANGELOG.md file in the Unreleased section under the most fitting heading (e.g. Added, Changed, Removed).
• [ ] I ran all tests on my computer and it's all green (i.e. invoke test).
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• [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works.
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[yck011522]

@gonzalocasas

Can you look at how to remove the content of this file: https://github.com/compas-dev/compas_fab/blob/retire_vrep/src/compas_fab/ghpython/path_planning.py)

I think the following functions can be removed:

• func vrep_pose_from_plane
• func _transform_to_origin
• func _create_rhino_mesh
• func _to_xform

But what about these classes? Are they reusable for other things?

• class PathVisualizer
• class InputParameterParser

[yck011522]

@gonzalocasas Another item for you is how to remove the Black Exclude configuration line here: https://github.com/compas-dev/compas_fab/blob/a75f3e107ab3b9333207fd7572847a3948059f8a/pyproject.toml#L3-L7

[yck011522]

@gonzalocasas For Github integration, I believe we just remove line 33,34: https://github.com/compas-dev/compas_fab/blob/665a38782fda62dc4ce1c6c5613c7cb67a7b0f7e/.github/workflows/integration.yml#L25-L38

[yck011522]

@gonzalocasas Overview of remaining files that need to be changed before completing this PR:

• https://github.com/compas-dev/compas_fab/blob/retire_vrep/pyproject.toml
• https://github.com/compas-dev/compas_fab/blob/retire_vrep/.github/workflows/integration.yml
• https://github.com/compas-dev/compas_fab/blob/retire_vrep/src/compas_fab/ghpython/path_planning.py

One final thing is we need to decide if we want to renumber the folder names and files under docs\example

[gonzalocasas]

For Github integration, I believe we just remove line 33,34:

yes

[gonzalocasas]

@gonzalocasas Another item for you is how to remove the Black Exclude configuration line here:

https://github.com/compas-dev/compas_fab/blob/a75f3e107ab3b9333207fd7572847a3948059f8a/pyproject.toml#L3-L7

You can delete the whole extend-exclude lines

[gonzalocasas]

@gonzalocasas

Can you look at how to remove the content of this file: https://github.com/compas-dev/compas_fab/blob/retire_vrep/src/compas_fab/ghpython/path_planning.py)

I think the following functions can be removed:

• func vrep_pose_from_plane
• func _transform_to_origin
• func _create_rhino_mesh
• func _to_xform

But what about these classes? Are they reusable for other things?

• class PathVisualizer
• class InputParameterParser

Yes, please delete them

[gonzalocasas]

Great! Thanks!

[gonzalocasas]

Ah! Please add yourself to authors.md and then we merge

[yck011522]

Ah! Please add yourself to authors.md and then we merge

Oh, too late, I'll add it in my next PR.