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ROS2 python launch: Using argument to create file name for a launch_argument

asked 2022-07-21 11:05:47 -0500

Markus Bader gravatar image

updated 2022-07-21 11:19:52 -0500

Hi!
I like to launch gazebo with different environments (world files). But I only want to give as argument the world file name and not the full path. The full path should be created by launch file.

How can I use a LaunchArgument to create a full file name. The following statement in the IncludeLaunchDescription is not working.

launch_arguments={'world': pkg_tuw_gazebo + '/worlds/' + LaunchConfiguration('room') + '.world'}.items(),

Thanks in advance

There's the full code python launch file.

import os
from ament_index_python.packages import get_package_share_directory
from launch import LaunchDescription
from launch.actions import DeclareLaunchArgument
from launch.actions import SetEnvironmentVariable
from launch.actions import IncludeLaunchDescription
from launch.launch_description_sources import PythonLaunchDescriptionSource
from launch.actions import SetEnvironmentVariable
from launch.substitutions import LaunchConfiguration, TextSubstitution 

def generate_launch_description():

    room_arg    = DeclareLaunchArgument('room', default_value=TextSubstitution(text='roblab'))
    pkg_gazebo_ros = get_package_share_directory('gazebo_ros')
    pkg_tuw_gazebo = get_package_share_directory('tuw_gazebo')
    pkg_tuw_gazebo_models = get_package_share_directory('tuw_gazebo_models')

    if 'GAZEBO_MODEL_PATH' in os.environ:
        model_path =  os.environ['GAZEBO_MODEL_PATH'] \
            + ':' + pkg_tuw_gazebo_models + '/models'
    else:
        model_path =  pkg_tuw_gazebo_models + '/models'

    return LaunchDescription([
        room_arg,
        SetEnvironmentVariable(name='GAZEBO_MODEL_PATH', value=model_path),
        IncludeLaunchDescription(
            PythonLaunchDescriptionSource( os.path.join(pkg_gazebo_ros, 'launch', 'gazebo.launch.py')),
            # This is working, but I like to substitute cave in cave.world with my argument
            #launch_arguments={'world': os.path.join(pkg_tuw_gazebo, 'worlds', 'cave.world')}.items(),  
            # This is NOT working, I don't know how to access the room argument?
            launch_arguments={'world': pkg_tuw_gazebo + '/worlds/' \
                + LaunchConfiguration('room') + '.world'}.items(),
        ) 
    ])

I am getting the Error:

launch.invalid_launch_file_error.InvalidLaunchFileError: Caught exception when trying to load file of format [py]: can only concatenate str (not "LaunchConfiguration") to str
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answered 2022-07-21 12:33:10 -0500

ljaniec gravatar image

You can use OpaqueFunction for this, nice example is there:

Or in this accepted answer:

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Thanks, I found now a way by using OpaqueFunction.

My solution looks now like:

def generate_launch_description():

    ...
    ...

    def world_file_file_name(context):
        file = os.path.join(pkg_tuw_gazebo, 'worlds', context.launch_configurations['room'] + '.world')
        return [SetLaunchConfiguration('world', file)]

    world_file_path_arg = OpaqueFunction(function=world_file_file_name)

    return LaunchDescription([
        DeclareLaunchArgument('room', default_value=TextSubstitution(text='empty')),
        world_file_path_arg,
        SetEnvironmentVariable(name='GAZEBO_MODEL_PATH', value=model_path),
        IncludeLaunchDescription(
            PythonLaunchDescriptionSource( os.path.join(pkg_gazebo_ros, 'launch', 'gazebo.launch.py')),
        ) 
    ])
Markus Bader gravatar image Markus Bader  ( 2022-07-22 03:32:13 -0500 )edit

Nice, please accept the answer, if it explains everything, so it is properly marked in the queue :)

ljaniec gravatar image ljaniec  ( 2022-07-22 03:51:19 -0500 )edit

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