send_lots_of_points_node.cpp

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#include "ros/ros.h"
#include "sensor_msgs/PointCloud.h"
#include "math.h"

int main( int argc, char **argv )
{
  ros::init( argc, argv, "send_lots_of_points" );

  int rate = 1;
  bool moving = true;
  int size = 100;

  if( argc > 1 )
  {
    rate = atoi( argv[1] );
  }
  if( argc > 2 )
  {
    moving = bool( atoi( argv[2] ));
  }
  if( argc > 3 )
  {
    size = atoi( argv[3] );
  }

  ros::NodeHandle nh;

  ros::Publisher pub = nh.advertise<sensor_msgs::PointCloud>("lots_of_points", 100);
  ros::Rate loop_rate( rate );

  sensor_msgs::PointCloud msg;
  int width = size;
  int length = 2*size;
  msg.points.resize( width * length );
  msg.header.frame_id = "base_link";

  int count = 0;
  while( ros::ok() )
  {
    width++;
    msg.points.resize( width * length + (count % 2) );

    for( int x = 0; x < width; x++ )
    {
      for( int y = 0; y < length; y++ )
      {
        geometry_msgs::Point32 & point = msg.points[ x + y * width ];
        point.x = float(x / 100.0);
        point.y = float(y / 100.0);
//        point.z = sinf( x / 100.0 + y / 100.0 + count / 100.0 );
        point.z = ((x + y + count) % 100) / 100.0;
      }
    }
    if( count % 2 )
    {
      msg.points[ width * length + 1 ].x = -.1;
      msg.points[ width * length + 1 ].y = -.1;
      msg.points[ width * length + 1 ].z = 1.1;
    }
    msg.header.seq = count;
    msg.header.stamp = ros::Time::now();

    printf( "publishing at %d hz, %s, %d x %d points.\n",
            rate, (moving?"moving":"static"), width, length );

    pub.publish( msg );

    ros::spinOnce();
    loop_rate.sleep();
    if( moving )
    {
      ++count;
    }
  }
}