(refactor): removed ports mapping and simplified overall FSF-3930

.devcontainer/Dockerfile

@@ -32,11 +32,9 @@ RUN apt update && apt upgrade -y \
     && pip install rosbags \
     && pip install PyQT5 \
     && apt install ros-$ROS_DISTRO-xacro -y \
-    && apt install ros-$ROS_DISTRO-foxglove-bridge -y \
     && apt clean
 
 RUN echo "source /opt/ros/$ROS_DISTRO/setup.bash" >> /home/"$USERNAME"/.bashrc
-EXPOSE 8765
 ENV SHELL /bin/bash
 USER $USERNAME
 CMD ["/bin/bash"]

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@
         "--net=host",
         "--ipc=host",
         "--pid=host",
-        "-e", "DISPLAY=${env:DISPLAY}",
-        "-p", "8765:8765"
+        "-e", "DISPLAY=${env:DISPLAY}"
     ],
     "mounts": [
        "source=/tmp/.X11-unix,target=/tmp/.X11-unix,type=bind,consistency=cached",

README.md

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ The sensors and vehicle model are configured using config files. Examples are pr
 
 The default vehicle model provided is rather simple and just meant to be a starting point. You are encouraged to integrate your own vehicle model by implementing the `IVehicleModel` class.
 
-More info in the [docs folder](./doc/usage_tutorial.md).
+For info on how to run the docker container and how to develop code around it, check the [docs folder](./doc/docker_usage.md).
 
 # Contributing
 Contributions in any form (reports, feedback, requests, submissions) are welcome. Preferably create an Issue or Pull request for that.

doc/docker_usage.md

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# How to use
+
+## Docker Compose
+
+The simulator is inside a docker container, which by running it, the simulator will also be launched. To do this, run the following command on your terminal:
+
+```bash
+docker compose up
+```
+
+## Code Development - Dev Container
+
+In case you want to do some work inside the container, by using the Dev Containers extension in VSCode the process becomes very simple, since there is a .devcontainer which contains the configuration for a development container for that purpose.
+
+In order to run this, first you need to install some extensions. You can get them through here [Remote Development Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.vscode-remote-extensionpack).
+Then you need to create some cache folders. This can be done by running the following commands:
+
+```bash
+mkdir cache
+mkdir cache/iron-ros-base-jammy
+mkdir cache/iron-ros-base-jammy/build
+mkdir cache/iron-ros-base-jammy/install
+mkdir cache/iron-ros-base-jammy/log
+```
+Finally do Ctrl + Shift + P and choose the option:
+
+- Dev Containers: Rebuild and Reopen in container

docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 services:
   pacsim:
     container_name: pacsim-container
+    image: pacsim-pacsim
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: .devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -31,10 +32,10 @@ services:
       - type: bind
         source: "./cache/iron-ros-base-jammy/log"
         target: "/home/ws/log"
-    ports:
-      - "8765:8765"
     network_mode: host
     ipc: host
     pid: host
     command: > 
-      bash -c "cd /home/ws/ && ./entrypoint.sh"
+      bash -c "cd /home/ws/ && ./entrypoint.sh"
+
+