Adds a unit tests for catching non-headless app file launch

source/isaaclab/test/app/test_non_headless_launch.py

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2025, The Isaac Lab Project Developers (https://github.com/isaac-sim/IsaacLab/blob/main/CONTRIBUTORS.md).
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+"""
+This script checks if the app can be launched with non-headless app and start the simulation.
+"""
+
+"""Launch Isaac Sim Simulator first."""
+
+
+import pytest
+
+from isaaclab.app import AppLauncher
+
+# launch omniverse app
+app_launcher = AppLauncher(experience="isaaclab.python.kit", headless=True)
+simulation_app = app_launcher.app
+
+"""Rest everything follows."""
+
+import isaaclab.sim as sim_utils
+from isaaclab.assets import AssetBaseCfg
+from isaaclab.scene import InteractiveScene, InteractiveSceneCfg
+from isaaclab.utils import configclass
+
+
+@configclass
+class SensorsSceneCfg(InteractiveSceneCfg):
+    """Design the scene with sensors on the robot."""
+
+    # ground plane
+    ground = AssetBaseCfg(prim_path="/World/defaultGroundPlane", spawn=sim_utils.GroundPlaneCfg())
+
+
+def run_simulator(
+    sim: sim_utils.SimulationContext,
+):
+    """Run the simulator."""
+
+    count = 0
+
+    # Simulate physics
+    while simulation_app.is_running() and count < 100:
+        # perform step
+        sim.step()
+        count += 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.isaacsim_ci
+def test_non_headless_launch():
+    # Initialize the simulation context
+    sim_cfg = sim_utils.SimulationCfg(dt=0.005)
+    sim = sim_utils.SimulationContext(sim_cfg)
+    # design scene
+    scene_cfg = SensorsSceneCfg(num_envs=1, env_spacing=2.0)
+    scene = InteractiveScene(scene_cfg)
+    print(scene)
+    # Play the simulator
+    sim.reset()
+    # Now we are ready!
+    print("[INFO]: Setup complete...")
+    # Run the simulator
+    run_simulator(sim)

source/isaaclab/test/performance/test_kit_startup_performance.py

@@ -10,12 +10,9 @@
 
 import time
 
-import pytest
-
 from isaaclab.app import AppLauncher
 
 
-@pytest.mark.isaacsim_ci
 def test_kit_start_up_time():
     """Test kit start-up time."""
     start_time = time.time()

source/isaaclab/test/performance/test_robot_load_performance.py

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
         ({"name": "Anymal_D", "robot_cfg": ANYMAL_D_CFG, "expected_load_time": 40.0}, "cpu"),
     ],
 )
-@pytest.mark.isaacsim_ci
 def test_robot_load_performance(test_config, device):
     """Test robot load time."""
     with build_simulation_context(device=device) as sim: