view_frames.py

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#!/usr/bin/python
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# author: Wim Meeussen

import roslib; roslib.load_manifest('tf2_tools')
import rospy
import tf2
import yaml
import subprocess
from tf2_msgs.srv import FrameGraph
import tf2_ros

def main():
    rospy.init_node('view_frames')
    
    # listen to tf for 5 seconds
    rospy.loginfo('Listening to tf data during 5 seconds...')
    rospy.sleep(0.00001)
    buffer = tf2_ros.Buffer()
    listener = tf2_ros.TransformListener(buffer)
    rospy.sleep(5.0)

    rospy.loginfo('Generating graph in frames.pdf file...')
    rospy.wait_for_service('~tf2_frames')
    srv = rospy.ServiceProxy('~tf2_frames', FrameGraph)
    data = yaml.load(srv().frame_yaml)
    with open('frames.gv', 'w') as f:
        f.write(generate_dot(data))
    subprocess.Popen('dot -Tpdf frames.gv -o frames.pdf'.split(' ')).communicate()

def generate_dot(data):
    if len(data) == 0:
        return 'digraph G { "No tf data received" }'

    dot = 'digraph G {\n'
    for el in data: 
        map = data[el]
        dot += '"'+map['parent']+'" -> "'+el+'"'
        dot += '[label=" '
        dot += 'Broadcaster: '+map['broadcaster']+'\\n'
        dot += 'Average rate: '+str(map['rate'])+'\\n'
        dot += 'Buffer length: '+str(map['buffer_length'])+'\\n' 
        dot += 'Most recent transform: '+str(map['most_recent_transform'])+'\\n'
        dot += 'Oldest transform: '+str(map['oldest_transform'])+'\\n'
        dot += '"];\n'
        if not map['parent'] in data:
            root = map['parent']
    dot += 'edge [style=invis];\n'
    dot += ' subgraph cluster_legend { style=bold; color=black; label ="view_frames Result";\n'
    dot += '"Recorded at time: '+str(rospy.Time.now().to_sec())+'"[ shape=plaintext ] ;\n'
    dot += '}->"'+root+'";\n}'
    return dot


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

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tf2_tools
Author(s): Wim Meeussen
autogenerated on Fri Jan 11 09:41:27 2013