ROS launch dependency checker

asked 2013-02-22 05:08:46 -0500

sedwards
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Is there a tool that can be used to check that launch dependencies and other non-compile time dependencies are met. I always have the problem where I fail to make all the packages that are required for a launch file, because the package isn't referenced in the manifest/package.xml. If the package isn't referenced, rosmake will work correctly but calling the launch file will not. This is especially problematic for releases. Ideally a released package would have all dependencies, build, launch, plugins, anything else?

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answered 2013-02-22 14:04:25 -0500

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I like to include rosbuild_add_roslaunch_check() in my unit tests.

It statically checks that the specified launch files only use packages with an explicit dependency.

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answered 2013-02-22 05:28:16 -0500

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updated 2013-02-22 05:29:23 -0500

Not as far as I know.

It would be a good idea if roslaunch could deliver that. It might be a bit problematic for remote launches.

It can't be done on a per-package level, i.e. "add automatically to depends" as the roslaunch could change what nodes to launch depending on the configuration (and could even use packages that aren't existent, yet).

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A tool for this specific purpose doesn't seem difficult (atleast in the case where packages are statically named, which is most cases since nesting macros doesn't work). Sadly, I wouldn't even know where to start. I'm sure there are tools that would make this easier.

sedwards ( 2013-02-22 08:56:54 -0500 )edit

With static naming definitely. Seem like @joq's rosbuild command does exactly that.

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answered 2013-02-22 08:17:43 -0500

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For introspecting the dependencies between launch files, I just started making an rqt plugin for roslaunch, rqt_launch. Discussion for requirements has been going on on github. Comments and request is appreciated (although building all dependent pkgs sounds a little off-direction for this particular tool -- I want to put a focus on introspection and edition, not building).

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Interesting tool Isaac, although I agree it's a little off direction. I was hoping for a command line tool. No need for pretty graphics for a developers tool.

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