Use a common code for multiple NODES with one variable value change [python]

asked 2017-03-09 12:35:42 -0600

vvyogi
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updated 2017-03-09 12:37:54 -0600

I need to control multiple differential drive robots.

I wrote a NODE in python which is able to control the robot i.e. publishes velocity and steering of robot using some sensor feedback.

Now I am copying the same code again and again with different names eg controller1.py controller2.py etc
Inside the codes the change is just one variable (name='bot_0' or 'bot_1' or 'bot_2' and so on).

Thus, I was thinking if there is some way in which I can replicate the node from roslaunch and pass one argument. This will make code more scalable and manageable.

Kindly provide your inputs.

answered 2017-03-09 13:57:43 -0600

ahendrix

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You can use ROS parameters to change the configuration values of your nodes at run time; have a look at the rospy parameters tutorial for how to retrieve parameters. The roslaunch XML reference explains the tags that are available in roslaunch.

If you use a private parameter to configure your node, your launch file would look something like:

<launch>
  <node pkg="my_controller_package" type="controller.py" name="controller1">
    <param name="name" value="bot_1"/>
  </node>
  <node pkg="my_controller_package" type="controller.py" name="controller2">
    <param name="name" value="bot_2"/>
  </node>
</launch>

Assuming that your node is called controller.py in a package named my_controller_package; this sets the private parameter name for each node, which you can retrieve in rospy with rospy.get_param("~name")

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The ability to reuse nodes and run multiple instances simultaneously with different configurations via parameters is one of ROS's biggest strengths. This answer is an excellent example of this.

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