fix/skill_launcher_locale_init (#71)

ovos_workshop/skill_launcher.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from ovos_bus_client.message import Message
 from ovos_config.config import Configuration
 from ovos_config.locations import get_xdg_data_dirs, get_xdg_data_save_path
+from ovos_config.locale import setup_locale
 from ovos_plugin_manager.skills import find_skill_plugins
 from ovos_utils import wait_for_exit_signal
 from ovos_utils.file_utils import FileWatcher
@@ -473,10 +474,30 @@ def load(self, skill_class):
         return self.loaded
 
 
-def launch_plugin_skill(skill_id):
-    """ run a plugin skill standalone """
+def _connect_to_core():
+    setup_locale()  # ensure any initializations and resource loading is handled
     bus = MessageBusClient()
     bus.run_in_thread()
+    bus.connected_event.wait()
+    connected = False
+    while not connected:
+        LOG.debug("checking skills service status")
+        response = bus.wait_for_response(Message(f'mycroft.skills.is_ready',
+                                                 context={"source": "workshop",
+                                                          "destination": "skills"}))
+        if response and response.data['status']:
+            connected = True
+        else:
+            LOG.warning("ovos-core does not seem to be running")
+    LOG.debug("connected to core")
+    return bus
+
+
+def launch_plugin_skill(skill_id):
+    """ run a plugin skill standalone """
+
+    bus = _connect_to_core()
+
     plugins = find_skill_plugins()
     if skill_id not in plugins:
         raise ValueError(f"unknown skill_id: {skill_id}")
@@ -493,8 +514,9 @@ def launch_plugin_skill(skill_id):
 
 def launch_standalone_skill(skill_directory, skill_id):
     """ run a skill standalone from a directory """
-    bus = MessageBusClient()
-    bus.run_in_thread()
+
+    bus = _connect_to_core()
+
     skill_loader = SkillLoader(bus, skill_directory,
                                skill_id=skill_id)
     try:
@@ -508,6 +530,7 @@ def launch_standalone_skill(skill_directory, skill_id):
 
 def _launch_script():
     """USAGE: ovos-skill-launcher {skill_id} [path/to/my/skill_id]"""
+
     if (args_count := len(sys.argv)) == 2:
         skill_id = sys.argv[1]