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ROS进二阶学习笔记（3） - programmatic way to start/stop a roslaunch
Sometimes, we need to start/stop a ros .launch file/ ros node in a programmatic way, especially when we bring in the SMACH method to handle our applications.
Here are some threads in answers.ros.org web, and I summarised.
First of first:
You have two requirments: Starting a node or a launch file:-----------------------------------------------------------
To Start a Node:
1. roslaunch api:http://wiki.ros.org/roslaunch/API%20Usage
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To Start a Launch file:
=== 1. subprocess ===
subprocess module may be the first choose to start/stop a roslaunch process in programmatic way.
The subprocess module allows you to spawn new processes, connect to theirinput/output/error pipes, and obtain their return codes. This module intends toreplace several older modules and functions:
os.system os.spawn* os.popen* popen2.* commands.*ref: https://docs.python.org/2/library/subprocess.html
http://www.bogotobogo.com/python/python_subprocess_module.php
http://www.cnblogs.com/vamei/archive/2012/09/23/2698014.html (CN)
http://hackerxu.com/2014/10/09/subprocess.html (CN)
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rather than the `execfile` runs a python file, the `subprocess.call` execute roslaunch and give it either absolute path to
your launch file or two parameters where the first is the package of your launch file and the second is the name of the file.
(http://answers.ros.org/question/42849/how-to-launch-a-launch-file-from-python-code/)
the subprocess module can also be used to terminated processes, as described in this stackoverflow question.
(https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12321077/killing-a-script-launched-in-a-process-via-os-system)
User tfoote said:"pass the SIGINT to whatever subprocess handle you started it with in code."
ref: http://answers.ros.org/question/10493/programmatic-way-to-stop-roslaunch/
=== 2. os.system('roslaunch pkg *.launch') ===
#process gets stucked when this line runYou can pack a list of code into a process which can be launched by os.system
You may need to usd subprocess to terminate it:
(https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12321077/killing-a-script-launched-in-a-process-via-os-system)
===*3. "roslaunch.parent.ROSLaunchParent" object ===
>> import roslaunch>>
>> uuid = roslaunch.rlutil.get_or_generate_uuid(None, False)
>> roslaunch.configure_logging(uuid)
>> launch = roslaunch.parent.ROSLaunchParent(uuid, [file_path])
>> launch.start()
>> launch.shutdown()
(http://answers.ros.org/question/42849/how-to-launch-a-launch-file-from-python-code/)
=== 4. roslaunch.main ===
User lucasw said:>> import roslaunch;
>> args = ['roslaunch', 'my_package', 'foo.launch'];
>> roslaunch.main(args)
- but it blocks and doesn't have the stop/is_alive methods.
ref: (http://answers.ros.org/question/12260/terminate-launch-other-node-from-code/)
also, in this thread:
User lucasw said:
Unless the scriptapi actually can run launch files, here is my (somewhat confusing) solution.
1-Create a node that uses scriptapi to start/stop a single node specified by params. (the scriptapi approach doesn't look like it can run launch files, just nodes- it is just a programmatic rosrun, not roslaunch?)
2-Create a node that uses roslaunch directly to start a param defined launch file, with a hack to get around the way roslaunch uses sys.argv. The main method blocks so doesn't have a nice start/stop/is_alive interface like scriptapi.
>> sys.agv=['roslaunch', 'pkg_name', 'foo.launch', 'arg:=bar']
>> import roslaunch
>> roslaunch.main(args)
3-Start the second roslaunch raw node within the first scriptapi node, and then if the stop method is used it uses the scriptapi stop method which interrupts the roslaunch, kills all the child nodes as desired.
ref(http://answers.ros.org/question/10493/programmatic-way-to-stop-roslaunch/)
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Stop the launch file:
1. Python:
>> import os>> os.system('roslaunch pkg launch.launch') #The code get stuck(blocked) when this line launched.
in the launch file make one node has the tag of the requied=true, so all the other nodes started by that launch file will
halt when that node is killed.
e.g. <node pkg="rosbag" type="play" name="rosbagplay" args="test.bag" required="true"/>
---
bash = rosnode kill rplidarNode
Equivalent python code:
>> import os
>> os.system('rosnode kill rplidarNode')
About the block problem, the user tanghz posted this:"remember to new a thread, or the code would block and you cannot stop the node." I do not understand the "new a thread". ref:(http://answers.ros.org/question/223090/start-or-stop-the-ros-node-in-another-node/)
2. Python/C++ :
User tfoote said:"pass the SIGINT to whatever subprocess handle you started it with in code."ref: http://answers.ros.org/question/10493/programmatic-way-to-stop-roslaunch/
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Some other ways that I didn't try to test or look into it:
X. C++:
>> system("roslaunch rplidar_ros rplidar.launch"); //start
>>
>> system("rosnode kill rplidarNode"); //stop
By the way, remember to new a thread, or the code would block and you cannot stop the node.
ref: http://answers.ros.org/question/223090/start-or-stop-the-ros-node-in-another-node/
User supoerjax said:" use system("pkill roslaunch") in your node to kill the roslaunch from the system level."
ref:(http://answers.ros.org/question/10493/programmatic-way-to-stop-roslaunch/)
XI. C++/Bash:
ref:http://answers.ros.org/question/12260/terminate-launch-other-node-from-code/
ref:
XII. `ros::kill(__pid_t __pid, int __sig)` and `getpid()` s
in that thread they also discussed about the SIGINT/Ctrl-C methods to stop the roslaunch
ref:(http://answers.ros.org/question/10493/programmatic-way-to-stop-roslaunch/)
references
* http://answers.ros.org/question/10493/programmatic-way-to-stop-roslaunch/
* http://answers.ros.org/question/223090/start-or-stop-the-ros-node-in-another-node/
http://answers.ros.org/question/203154/is-it-possible-to-run-and-quit-launch-files-from-code-inside-a-node/
http://answers.ros.org/question/12260/terminate-launch-other-node-from-code/
http://answers.ros.org/question/42849/how-to-launch-a-launch-file-from-python-code/
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