allow to execute a skill from an unknown provider (first matching)

source/RobotAPI/components/armem/server/SkillsMemory/SkillsMemory.cpp

@@ -140,8 +140,15 @@ namespace armarx
 
     skills::provider::dto::Execution::Status SkillsMemory::executeSkill(const skills::manager::dto::SkillExecutionRequest& info, const Ice::Current &current)
     {
-        skillExecutionRequestCoreSegment.addSkillExecutionRequest(info);
-        return SkillManagerComponentPluginUser::executeSkill(info, current);
+        skills::manager::dto::SkillExecutionRequest requestCopy = info;
+        if (requestCopy.providerName == "*")
+        {
+            // sanitize the provider name if set to 'any'
+            requestCopy.providerName = getFirstProviderNameThatHasSkill(requestCopy.skillName);
+        }
+
+        skillExecutionRequestCoreSegment.addSkillExecutionRequest(requestCopy);
+        return SkillManagerComponentPluginUser::executeSkill(requestCopy, current);
     }
 
     void SkillsMemory::updateStatusForSkill(const skills::provider::dto::SkillStatusUpdate& update, const Ice::Current &current)

source/RobotAPI/gui-plugins/SkillManagerPlugin/SkillManagerMonitorWidgetController.cpp

@@ -263,7 +263,12 @@ namespace armarx
 
         auto data = getConfigAsAron();
 
+        char hostname[HOST_NAME_MAX];
+
+        gethostname(hostname, HOST_NAME_MAX);
+
         skills::manager::dto::SkillExecutionRequest exInfo;
+        exInfo.clientId = "Skills.Manager GUI (hostname: " + std::string(hostname) + ")";
         exInfo.providerName = selectedSkill.providerName;
         exInfo.skillName = selectedSkill.skillName;
         exInfo.params = aron::data::Dict::ToAronDictDTO(data);

source/RobotAPI/interface/skills/SkillManagerInterface.ice

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-//#include <RobotAPI/interface/skills/SkillProviderCallbackInterface.ice>
 #include <RobotAPI/interface/skills/SkillProviderInterface.ice>
 
 module armarx
@@ -36,9 +35,10 @@ module armarx
                 // Inputs
                 struct SkillExecutionRequest
                 {
-                    string providerName;
-                    string skillName;
-                    aron::data::dto::Dict params;
+                    string clientId; // Who called the request
+                    string providerName; // execute skill of which provider? can be '*'
+                    string skillName; // the name of the skill to call. Must be set
+                    aron::data::dto::Dict params; // the parameters for the skill. Can be nullptr if the skill does not require parameters
                 };
                 struct ProviderInfo
                 {