params.py

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import rospy
import threading

from json import loads, dumps


""" Methods to interact with the param server.  Values have to be passed
as JSON in order to facilitate dynamically typed SRV messages """

# rospy parameter server isn't thread-safe
param_server_lock = threading.RLock()

def set_param(name, value):
    d = None
    try:
        d = loads(value)
    except ValueError:
        raise Exception("Due to the type flexibility of the ROS parameter server, the value argument to set_param must be a JSON-formatted string.")
    with param_server_lock:
        rospy.set_param(name, d)
    
    
def get_param(name, default):
    d = None
    if default is not "":
        try:
            d = loads(default)
        except ValueError:
            d = default
    
    with param_server_lock:
        value = rospy.get_param(name, d)
    return dumps(value)

def has_param(name):
    with param_server_lock:
        return rospy.has_param(name)


def delete_param(name):
    with param_server_lock:
        if has_param(name):
            rospy.delete_param(name)
        
        
def search_param(name):
    with param_server_lock:
        return rospy.search_param(name)

def get_param_names():
    with param_server_lock:
        return rospy.get_param_names()