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Check if roscore is started in C++

asked 2012-06-18 07:33:29 -0500

Dave Coleman

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Hi, what is the best way for a C++ application to check if roscore has already been started? I think I would like to avoid doing a system() call. Catching exceptions is also an undesirable feature for me because I am working on a Qt application. Thanks!

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answered 2012-06-18 08:18:10 -0500

Lorenz

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updated 2012-06-18 08:19:41 -0500

There is the roscpp API function ros::master::check(). Note that you have to call ros::init before. ros::init won't block, instantiating a ros::NodeHandle will block and wait for the core though.

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