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Does ros::Duration::sleep spin?

asked 2015-02-25 02:44:08 -0500

HassanNadeem
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If I do ros::Duration::sleep does ros spin and are callback functions called?

If not is there a way to pause the program while still managing callbacks?

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answered 2015-02-25 03:56:39 -0500

Adolfo Rodriguez T

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If I do ros::Duration::sleep does ros spin and are callback functions called?

No. Sleep just sleeps the thread for the specified duration.

If not is there a way to pause the program while still managing callbacks?

You can have a loop that alternates sleeping and spinning, as exemplified in this roscpp tutorial, or you can have separate spinner threads. I recommend reading the ROS wiki page on callbacks and spinning.