param_utils.cpp

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#include <sstream>

#include "industrial_utils/param_utils.h"
#include "ros/ros.h"
#include "urdf/model.h"

namespace industrial_utils
{
namespace param
{
bool getListParam(const std::string param_name, std::vector<std::string> & list_param)
{
  bool rtn = false;
  XmlRpc::XmlRpcValue rpc_list;

  list_param.clear(); //clear out return value

  rtn = ros::param::get(param_name, rpc_list);

  if (rtn)
  {
    rtn = (rpc_list.getType() == XmlRpc::XmlRpcValue::TypeArray);

    if (rtn)
    {

      for (int i = 0; i < rpc_list.size(); ++i)
      {
        rtn = (rpc_list[i].getType() == XmlRpc::XmlRpcValue::TypeString);
        if (rtn)
        {
          ROS_INFO_STREAM("Adding " << rpc_list[i] << " to list parameter");
          list_param.push_back(static_cast<std::string>(rpc_list[i]));
        }
        else
        {
          ROS_ERROR_STREAM("List item for: " << param_name << " not of string type");
        }
      }
    }
    else
    {
      ROS_ERROR_STREAM("Parameter: " << param_name << " not of list type");
    }
  }
  else
  {
    ROS_ERROR_STREAM("Failed to get parameter: " << param_name);
  }

  return rtn;

}

bool getJointNames(const std::string param_name, std::vector<std::string> & joint_names)
{
  if (ros::param::has(param_name) && getListParam(param_name, joint_names))
    return true;

  const int NUM_JOINTS = 6;  //Most robots have 6 joints

  joint_names.clear();
  for (int i=0; i<NUM_JOINTS; ++i)
  {
    std::stringstream tmp;
    tmp << "joint_" << i+1;
    joint_names.push_back(tmp.str());
  }

    return false;
}

bool getJointVelocityLimits(const std::string urdf_param_name, std::map<std::string, double> &velocity_limits)
{
  urdf::Model model;
  std::map<std::string, boost::shared_ptr<urdf::Joint> >::iterator iter;

  if (!ros::param::has(urdf_param_name) || !model.initParam(urdf_param_name))
    return false;
    
  velocity_limits.clear();
  for (iter=model.joints_.begin(); iter!=model.joints_.end(); ++iter)
  {
    std::string joint_name(iter->first);
    boost::shared_ptr<urdf::JointLimits> limits = iter->second->limits;
    if ( limits && (limits->velocity > 0) )
      velocity_limits.insert(std::pair<std::string,double>(joint_name,limits->velocity));
  }
  
  return true;
}

} //industrial_utils::param
} //industrial_utils