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launch a node within another node

asked 2011-09-09 08:58:08 -0500

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Hi All,

I have two nodes: A and B implemented in C++. Now I want Node A to be launched (by the program, not by users' input in the terminal) within the execution of Node B that is launched by users in the terminal. Is there a ROS way to do this? Or should I just encode a shell command in B's source code to launch A, like executing a shell command in C++ programs?

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answered 2011-09-09 13:35:36 -0500

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The usual ROS way is running them both from a roslaunch script.

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This will bring up A and B at the beginning, and then B can designed to idle until it is contacted, thus not providing significant overhead. This also has the advantage that it decreases issues like latency at startup.

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