ddynamic reconfigure based joint state publisher, alternative to the qt gui version

Author: lucasw

joint_state_publisher_gui/package.xml

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
   <buildtool_depend>catkin</buildtool_depend>
 
+  <exec_depend>ddynamic_reconfigure_python</exec_depend>
   <exec_depend>joint_state_publisher</exec_depend>
   <exec_depend>python_qt_binding</exec_depend>
   <exec_depend>rospy</exec_depend>

joint_state_publisher_gui/scripts/joint_state_publisher_dr

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Software License Agreement (BSD License)
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021, Lucas Walter
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+
+import random
+
+import rospy
+from ddynamic_reconfigure_python.ddynamic_reconfigure import DDynamicReconfigure
+
+import joint_state_publisher
+
+
+class JointStatePublisherDR():
+    def __init__(self, jsp):
+        self.jsp = jsp
+        self.ddynrec = DDynamicReconfigure("")
+
+        for name in self.jsp.joint_list:
+            if name not in self.jsp.free_joints:
+                continue
+            joint = self.jsp.free_joints[name]
+
+            if joint['min'] == joint['max']:
+                continue
+
+            self.ddynrec.add_variable(name, "", float(joint['zero']),
+                                      float(joint['min']), float(joint['max']))
+
+        # there cannot be a joint named 'center' or 'randomize'
+        self.ddynrec.add_variable("center", "Set all joints to zero positions", False)
+        # Set zero positions read from parameters
+        # self.center()
+
+        self.ddynrec.add_variable("randomize", "Set all joints to random positions", False)
+
+        self.jsp.set_source_update_cb(self.source_update_cb)
+
+        self.config = None
+        self.ddynrec.start(self.dyn_rec_callback)
+
+    def source_update_cb(self):
+        rospy.logwarn("TBD handle jsp updates")
+
+    def dyn_rec_callback(self, config, level):
+        if config.center:
+            config = self.center(config)
+            config.center = False
+        if config.randomize:
+            config = self.randomize(config)
+            config.randomize = False
+        for name in self.jsp.free_joints.keys():
+            if name not in config.keys():
+                rospy.logerr(name + " not in config: " + str(config.keys()))
+                continue
+            self.jsp.free_joints[name]['position'] = config[name]
+
+        self.config = config
+        return config
+
+    def update_config(self):
+        config = {}
+        for name in self.jsp.free_joints.keys():
+            config[name] = self.jsp.free_joints[name]['position']
+        self.ddynrec.dyn_rec_srv.update_configuration(config)
+
+    def center(self, config):
+        rospy.loginfo("Centering")
+        for name in self.jsp.free_joints.keys():
+            if name in config.keys():
+                config[name] = self.jsp.free_joints[name]['zero']
+        return config
+
+    def randomize(self, config):
+        rospy.loginfo("Randomizing")
+        for name in self.jsp.free_joints.keys():
+            if name in config.keys():
+                config[name] = random.uniform(self.jsp.free_joints[name]['min'],
+                                              self.jsp.free_joints[name]['max'])
+        return config
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    try:
+        rospy.init_node('joint_state_publisher_dr')
+        jsp_dr = JointStatePublisherDR(joint_state_publisher.JointStatePublisher())
+        # TODO(lucasw) threading.Thread here?
+        jsp_dr.jsp.loop()
+    except rospy.ROSInterruptException:
+        pass