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+class GzLaunch8 < Formula
+  desc "Launch libraries for robotics applications"
+  homepage "https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-launch"
+  url "https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-launch.git", branch: "main"
+  version "7.999.999-0-20231016"
+  license "Apache-2.0"
+
+  head "https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-launch.git", branch: "main"
+
+  depends_on "cmake" => :build
+  depends_on "pkg-config" => :build
+
+  depends_on "ffmpeg"
+  depends_on "gz-cmake4"
+  depends_on "gz-common6"
+  depends_on "gz-gui9"
+  depends_on "gz-msgs11"
+  depends_on "gz-plugin3"
+  depends_on "gz-sim9"
+  depends_on "gz-tools2"
+  depends_on "gz-transport14"
+  depends_on "protobuf"
+  depends_on "qt@5"
+  depends_on "tinyxml2"
+
+  def install
+    rpaths = [
+      rpath,
+      rpath(source: lib/"gz/launch8", target: lib),
+      rpath(source: lib/"gz-launch-7/plugins", target: lib),
+    ]
+    cmake_args = std_cmake_args
+    cmake_args << "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
+    cmake_args << "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH=#{rpaths.join(";")}"
+
+    mkdir "build" do
+      system "cmake", "..", *cmake_args
+      system "make", "install"
+    end
+  end
+
+  test do
+    # test CLI executable
+    system lib/"gz/launch8/gz-launch"
+    # test plugins in subfolders
+    %w[joytotwist sim-factory sim simgui].each do |plugin|
+      p = lib/"gz-launch-7/plugins/libgz-launch-#{plugin}.dylib"
+      # Use gz-plugin --info command to check plugin linking
+      cmd = Formula["gz-plugin3"].opt_libexec/"gz/plugin3/gz-plugin"
+      args = ["--info", "--plugin"] << p
+      # print command and check return code
+      system cmd, *args
+      # check that library was loaded properly
+      _, stderr = system_command(cmd, args: args)
+      error_string = "Error while loading the library"
+      assert stderr.exclude?(error_string), error_string
+    end
+    ENV["GZ_CONFIG_PATH"] = "#{opt_share}/gz"
+    system "gz", "launch", "--versions"
+    # check for Xcode frameworks in bottle
+    cmd_not_grep_xcode = "! grep -rnI 'Applications[/]Xcode' #{prefix}"
+    system cmd_not_grep_xcode
+  end
+end