Class MarkerFactory

Class Documentation

class MarkerFactory

Factory for markers.

Factory class for markers. The marker type is choosen according the the type of the marker message. Markers come in as visualization_msgs::msg::Marker messages. See the Marker message for more information.

Public Functions

void initialize(MarkerCommon *owner, rviz_common::DisplayContext *context, Ogre::SceneNode *parent_node)

Initialization of the marker factory.

Initializes the marker factory. Needs to be called before the createMarkerForType method is called.

Parameters:

  • owner – Owning display for all created markers.

  • context – Display context.

  • parent_node – Ogre parent scene node.

std::shared_ptr<MarkerBase> createMarkerForType(visualization_msgs::msg::Marker::_type_type marker_type)

Creates a new marker.

Generates a marker in form of a Ogre scene node for a marker type.

Parameters:

marker_type – marker type of the marker message

Returns:

shared pointer of the generated marker