MarkerHelper is a convenience class to reduce the mess created if marker initialization is used by hand. More...

#include <MarkerHelper.hpp>

Static Public Member Functions
static visualization_msgs::Marker	getArrowMarker (int id, SimpleVector3 startPoint, SimpleVector3 endPoint, SimpleVector3 scale=SimpleVector3(0.025, 0.05, 0.05), SimpleVector4 color=SimpleVector4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0), std::string ns="my_namespace")
	returns an arrow marker with the given settings More...

static visualization_msgs::Marker	getArrowMarker (int id, SimpleVector3 position, SimpleQuaternion orientation, SimpleVector3 scale, SimpleVector4 color, std::string ns="my_namespace")
	returns an arrow marker with the given settings More...

static visualization_msgs::Marker	getBasicMarker (int id, std::string ns="my_namespace")
	returns a marker with basic settings More...

static visualization_msgs::Marker	getBasicMarker (int id, SimpleVector3 position, SimpleQuaternion orientation, SimpleVector3 scale, SimpleVector4 color, std::string ns="my_namespace")
	returns a marker with basic settings More...

static visualization_msgs::Marker	getCubeMarker (int id, SimpleVector3 position, SimpleQuaternion orientation, SimpleVector3 scale, SimpleVector4 color, std::string ns="my_namespace")
	returns a cube marker with the given settings More...

static visualization_msgs::Marker	getCylinderMarker (int id, SimpleVector3 position, double w, SimpleVector3 scale, SimpleVector4 color, std::string ns="my_namespace")
	returns a cylinder marker with the given settings More...

static visualization_msgs::Marker	getDeleteMarker (int id, std::string ns="my_namespace")
	returns a marker which will delete the corresponding marker with the same id and namespace More...

static visualization_msgs::Marker	getLineListMarker (int id, std::vector< SimpleVector3 > points, double scale, SimpleVector4 color, std::string ns="my_namespace")
	returns a line list marker with the given settings More...

static visualization_msgs::Marker	getMeshMarker (int id, std::string meshResource, SimpleVector3 centroid, SimpleQuaternion quaternion, SimpleVector3 scale=SimpleVector3(0.001, 0.001, 0.001), std::string ns="my_namespace")
	returns a mesh marker with the given settings More...

static void	getRainbowColor (visualization_msgs::Marker &marker, double x, double alpha=1.0)

static visualization_msgs::Marker	getSphereMarker (int id, SimpleVector3 position, SimpleVector3 scale, SimpleVector4 color, std::string ns="my_namespace")
	returns a sphere marker with the given settings More...

static visualization_msgs::Marker	getTextMarker (int id, std::string text, geometry_msgs::Pose pose, std::string ns="my_namespace")
	returns a text marker with the given settings More...

static visualization_msgs::Marker	getTriangleListMarker (int id, std::vector< SimpleVector3 > vertices, std::vector< SimpleVector4 > colors, std::string ns="my_namespace")

Private Member Functions
	MarkerHelper ()

	~MarkerHelper ()

Detailed Description

MarkerHelper is a convenience class to reduce the mess created if marker initialization is used by hand.

Author: Ralf Schleicher

Date: 2014

Version: 1.0

Copyright: GNU Public License

Definition at line 36 of file MarkerHelper.hpp.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

next_best_view::MarkerHelper::MarkerHelper ( )

private

Definition at line 23 of file MarkerHelper.cpp.

next_best_view::MarkerHelper::~MarkerHelper ( )

private

Definition at line 25 of file MarkerHelper.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

visualization_msgs::Marker next_best_view::MarkerHelper::getArrowMarker	(	int	id,
		SimpleVector3	startPoint,
		SimpleVector3	endPoint,
		SimpleVector3	scale = `SimpleVector3(0.025, 0.05, 0.05)`,
		SimpleVector4	color = `SimpleVector4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0)`,
		std::string	ns = `"my_namespace"`
	)

static

returns an arrow marker with the given settings

Parameters

id	the id of the marker
startPoint	the point of start
endPoint	the point of end
color	a 4d point which encodes color in RGBA
ns	the namespace of the marker

Returns: an arrow marker with the given settings

Definition at line 86 of file MarkerHelper.cpp.

visualization_msgs::Marker next_best_view::MarkerHelper::getArrowMarker	(	int	id,
		SimpleVector3	position,
		SimpleQuaternion	orientation,
		SimpleVector3	scale,
		SimpleVector4	color,
		std::string	ns = `"my_namespace"`
	)

static

returns an arrow marker with the given settings

Parameters

id	the id of the marker
position	the position of the arrow
orientation	the orientation of the arrow
scale	the scale of the arrow
color	the color of the arrow
ns	the namespace of the marker

Returns: an arrow marker with the given settings

Definition at line 114 of file MarkerHelper.cpp.

visualization_msgs::Marker next_best_view::MarkerHelper::getBasicMarker	(	int	id,
		std::string	ns = `"my_namespace"`
	)

static

returns a marker with basic settings

Parameters

id	the id of the marker
ns	the namespace of the marker

Returns: a basic marker with the given settings

Definition at line 27 of file MarkerHelper.cpp.

visualization_msgs::Marker next_best_view::MarkerHelper::getBasicMarker	(	int	id,
		SimpleVector3	position,
		SimpleQuaternion	orientation,
		SimpleVector3	scale,
		SimpleVector4	color,
		std::string	ns = `"my_namespace"`
	)

static

returns a marker with basic settings

Parameters

id	the id of the marker
position	the position of the marker
orientation	the orientation of the marker
scale	the scale of the marker
color	the color of the marker
ns	the namespace of the marker

Returns: a basic marker with the given settings

Definition at line 38 of file MarkerHelper.cpp.

visualization_msgs::Marker next_best_view::MarkerHelper::getCubeMarker	(	int	id,
		SimpleVector3	position,
		SimpleQuaternion	orientation,
		SimpleVector3	scale,
		SimpleVector4	color,
		std::string	ns = `"my_namespace"`
	)

static

returns a cube marker with the given settings

Parameters

id	the id of the marker
position	the position of the cube
orientation	the orientation of the cube
scale	the scale of the cube
color	the color of the cube
ns	the namespace of the marker

Returns: a cube marker with the given settings

Definition at line 123 of file MarkerHelper.cpp.

visualization_msgs::Marker next_best_view::MarkerHelper::getCylinderMarker	(	int	id,
		SimpleVector3	position,
		double	w,
		SimpleVector3	scale,
		SimpleVector4	color,
		std::string	ns = `"my_namespace"`
	)

static

returns a cylinder marker with the given settings

Parameters

id	the id of the marker
position	the position of the cylinder
w	the w-coordinate of the quaternion representing the orientation of the cylinder
scale	the scale of the cylinder
color	the color of the cylinder
ns	the namespace of the marker

Returns: a cylinder marker with the given settings

Definition at line 157 of file MarkerHelper.cpp.

visualization_msgs::Marker next_best_view::MarkerHelper::getDeleteMarker	(	int	id,
		std::string	ns = `"my_namespace"`
	)

static

returns a marker which will delete the corresponding marker with the same id and namespace

Parameters

id	the id of the marker
ns	the namespace of the marker

Returns: a marker which will delete the corresponding marker with the same id and namespace

Definition at line 64 of file MarkerHelper.cpp.

visualization_msgs::Marker next_best_view::MarkerHelper::getLineListMarker	(	int	id,
		std::vector< SimpleVector3 >	points,
		double	scale,
		SimpleVector4	color,
		std::string	ns = `"my_namespace"`
	)

static

returns a line list marker with the given settings

Parameters

id	the id of the marker
points	the points of the line
scale	the scale of the line
color	the color of the line
ns	the namespace of the marker

Returns: a line list marker with the given settings

Definition at line 141 of file MarkerHelper.cpp.

visualization_msgs::Marker next_best_view::MarkerHelper::getMeshMarker	(	int	id,
		std::string	meshResource,
		SimpleVector3	centroid,
		SimpleQuaternion	quaternion,
		SimpleVector3	scale = `SimpleVector3(0.001, 0.001, 0.001)`,
		std::string	ns = `"my_namespace"`
	)

static

returns a mesh marker with the given settings

Parameters

id	the id of the marker
meshResource	a uri to the mesh's resource
centroid	the centroid of the mesh object
quaternion	the orientation of the mesh object
ns	the namespace of the marker

Returns: a mesh marker with the given settings

Definition at line 72 of file MarkerHelper.cpp.

void next_best_view::MarkerHelper::getRainbowColor	(	visualization_msgs::Marker &	marker,
		double	x,
		double	alpha = `1.0`
	)

static

Parameters

marker	[in / out] the marker whose color gets set
x	a value between 0 and 1
alpha	the alpha value between 0 and 1

Definition at line 183 of file MarkerHelper.cpp.

visualization_msgs::Marker next_best_view::MarkerHelper::getSphereMarker	(	int	id,
		SimpleVector3	position,
		SimpleVector3	scale,
		SimpleVector4	color,
		std::string	ns = `"my_namespace"`
	)

static

returns a sphere marker with the given settings

Parameters

id	the id of the marker
position	the position of the sphere
scale	the scale of the sphere
color	the color of the sphere
ns	the namespace of the sphere

Returns: a sphere marker with the given settings

Definition at line 132 of file MarkerHelper.cpp.

visualization_msgs::Marker next_best_view::MarkerHelper::getTextMarker	(	int	id,
		std::string	text,
		geometry_msgs::Pose	pose,
		std::string	ns = `"my_namespace"`
	)

static

returns a text marker with the given settings

Parameters

id	the id of the marker
text	the text of the marker
pose	the pose of the marker
ns	the namespace of the marker

Returns: a text marker with the given settings

Definition at line 50 of file MarkerHelper.cpp.

visualization_msgs::Marker next_best_view::MarkerHelper::getTriangleListMarker	(	int	id,
		std::vector< SimpleVector3 >	vertices,
		std::vector< SimpleVector4 >	colors,
		std::string	ns = `"my_namespace"`
	)

static

Definition at line 166 of file MarkerHelper.cpp.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

Static Public Member Functions

Private Member Functions

Detailed Description

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Member Function Documentation