genmsg Python API

Classes

class genmsg.MsgSpec(types, names, constants, text, full_name, package='', short_name='')

Container class for storing loaded msg description files. Field types and names are stored in separate lists with 1-to-1 correspondence. MsgSpec can also return an md5 of the source text.

fields()

Returns:zip list of types and names (e.g. [(‘int32’, ‘x’), (‘int32’, ‘y’)], [(str,str),]

has_header()

Returns:True if msg decription contains a ‘Header header’ declaration at the beginning, bool

parsed_fields()

Returns:list of Field classes, [Field,]

class genmsg.SrvSpec(request, response, text, full_name='', short_name='', package='')

class genmsg.Constant(type_, name, val, val_text)

Container class for holding a Constant declaration

Attributes:

• type
• name
• val
• val_text

class genmsg.Field(name, type)

Container class for storing information about a single field in a MsgSpec

Attributes:

• name
• type
• base_type
• is_array
• array_len
• is_builtin
• is_header