pcd_to_pointcloud.cpp

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 * $Id: pcd_to_pointcloud.cpp 33238 2010-03-11 00:46:58Z rusu $
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// ROS core
#include <ros/ros.h>
#include <pcl_conversions/pcl_conversions.h>
 
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
 
// helper function to return parsed parameter or default value
template <typename T>
T get_param(std::string const& name, T default_value) {
    T value;
    ros::param::param<T>(name, value, default_value);
    return value;
}
 
class pcd_to_pointcloud {
    ros::NodeHandle nh;
    // the topic to publish at, will be overwritten to give the remapped name
    std::string cloud_topic;
    // source file name, will be overwritten to produce actually configured file
    std::string file_name;
    // republish interval in seconds
    double interval;
    // tf2 frame_id
    std::string frame_id;
    // latched topic enabled/disabled
    bool latch;
    // pointcloud message and publisher
    sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 cloud;
    ros::Publisher pub;
    // timer to handle republishing
    ros::Timer timer;
 
    void publish() {
        ROS_DEBUG_STREAM_ONCE("Publishing pointcloud");
        ROS_DEBUG_STREAM_ONCE(" * number of points: " << cloud.width * cloud.height);
        ROS_DEBUG_STREAM_ONCE(" * frame_id: " << cloud.header.frame_id);
        ROS_DEBUG_STREAM_ONCE(" * topic_name: " << cloud_topic);
        int num_subscribers = pub.getNumSubscribers();
        if (num_subscribers > 0) {
            ROS_DEBUG("Publishing data to %d subscribers.", num_subscribers);
        }
        // update timestamp and publish
        cloud.header.stamp = ros::Time::now();
        pub.publish(cloud);
    }
 
    void timer_callback(ros::TimerEvent const&) {
        // just re-publish
        publish();
    }
 
public:
    pcd_to_pointcloud()
    : cloud_topic("cloud_pcd"), file_name(""), interval(0.0), frame_id("base_link"), latch(false)
    {
        // update potentially remapped topic name for later logging
        cloud_topic = nh.resolveName(cloud_topic);
    }
 
    void parse_ros_params() {
        file_name = get_param("~file_name", file_name);
        interval = get_param("~interval", interval);
        frame_id = get_param("~frame_id", frame_id);
        latch = get_param("~latch", latch);
    }
 
    void parse_cmdline_args(int argc, char** argv) {
        if (argc > 1) {
            file_name = argv[1];
        }
        if (argc > 2) {
            std::stringstream str(argv[2]);
            double x;
            if (str >> x)
                interval = x;
        }
    }
 
    bool try_load_pointcloud() {
        if (file_name.empty()) {
            ROS_ERROR_STREAM("Can't load pointcloud: no file name provided");
            return false;
        }
        else if (pcl::io::loadPCDFile(file_name, cloud) < 0) {
            ROS_ERROR_STREAM("Failed to parse pointcloud from file ('" << file_name << "')");
            return false;
        }
        // success: set frame_id appropriately
        cloud.header.frame_id = frame_id;
        return true;
    }
 
    void init_run() {
        // init publisher
        pub = nh.advertise<sensor_msgs::PointCloud2>(cloud_topic, 1, latch);
        // treat publishing once as a special case to interval publishing
        bool oneshot = interval <= 0;
        timer = nh.createTimer(ros::Duration(interval),
                               &pcd_to_pointcloud::timer_callback,
                               this,
                               oneshot);
    }
 
    void print_config_info() {
        ROS_INFO_STREAM("Recognized the following parameters");
        ROS_INFO_STREAM(" * file_name: " << file_name);
        ROS_INFO_STREAM(" * interval: " << interval);
        ROS_INFO_STREAM(" * frame_id: " << frame_id);
        ROS_INFO_STREAM(" * topic_name: " << cloud_topic);
        ROS_INFO_STREAM(" * latch: " << std::boolalpha << latch);
    }
 
    void print_data_info() {
        ROS_INFO_STREAM("Loaded pointcloud with the following stats");
        ROS_INFO_STREAM(" * number of points: " << cloud.width * cloud.height);
        ROS_INFO_STREAM(" * total size [bytes]: " << cloud.data.size());
        ROS_INFO_STREAM(" * channel names: " << pcl::getFieldsList(cloud));
    }
};
 
int main (int argc, char** argv) {
    // init ROS
    ros::init(argc, argv, "pcd_to_pointcloud");
    // set up node
    pcd_to_pointcloud node;
    // initializes from ROS parameters
    node.parse_ros_params();
    // also allow config to be provided via command line args
    // the latter take precedence
    node.parse_cmdline_args(argc, argv);
    // print info about effective configuration settings
    node.print_config_info();
    // try to load pointcloud from file
    if (!node.try_load_pointcloud()) {
        return -1;
    }
    // print info about pointcloud
    node.print_data_info();
    // initialize run
    node.init_run();
    // blocking call to process callbacks etc
    ros::spin();
}