publisher_plugin.h

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#ifndef IMAGE_TRANSPORT_PUBLISHER_PLUGIN_H
#define IMAGE_TRANSPORT_PUBLISHER_PLUGIN_H

#include <ros/ros.h>
#include <sensor_msgs/Image.h>
#include "image_transport/single_subscriber_publisher.h"

namespace image_transport {

class PublisherPlugin : boost::noncopyable
{
public:
  virtual ~PublisherPlugin() {}

  virtual std::string getTransportName() const = 0;

  void advertise(ros::NodeHandle& nh, const std::string& base_topic, uint32_t queue_size,
                 bool latch = true)
  {
    advertiseImpl(nh, base_topic, queue_size, SubscriberStatusCallback(),
                  SubscriberStatusCallback(), ros::VoidPtr(), latch);
  }
  
  void advertise(ros::NodeHandle& nh, const std::string& base_topic, uint32_t queue_size,
                 const SubscriberStatusCallback& connect_cb,
                 const SubscriberStatusCallback& disconnect_cb = SubscriberStatusCallback(),
                 const ros::VoidPtr& tracked_object = ros::VoidPtr(), bool latch = true)
  {
    advertiseImpl(nh, base_topic, queue_size, connect_cb, disconnect_cb, tracked_object, latch);
  }

  virtual uint32_t getNumSubscribers() const = 0;

  virtual std::string getTopic() const = 0;

  virtual void publish(const sensor_msgs::Image& message) const = 0;

  virtual void publish(const sensor_msgs::ImageConstPtr& message) const
  {
    publish(*message);
  }

  virtual void shutdown() = 0;

  static std::string getLookupName(const std::string& transport_name)
  {
    return "image_transport/" + transport_name + "_pub";
  }

protected:
  virtual void advertiseImpl(ros::NodeHandle& nh, const std::string& base_topic, uint32_t queue_size,
                             const SubscriberStatusCallback& connect_cb,
                             const SubscriberStatusCallback& disconnect_cb,
                             const ros::VoidPtr& tracked_object, bool latch) = 0;
};

} //namespace image_transport

#endif