simple_marker.py

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#!/usr/bin/env python

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import rospy

from interactive_markers.interactive_marker_server import *
from visualization_msgs.msg import *

def processFeedback(feedback):
    p = feedback.pose.position
    print feedback.marker_name + " is now at " + str(p.x) + ", " + str(p.y) + ", " + str(p.z)

if __name__=="__main__":
    rospy.init_node("simple_marker")
    
    # create an interactive marker server on the topic namespace simple_marker
    server = InteractiveMarkerServer("simple_marker")
    
    # create an interactive marker for our server
    int_marker = InteractiveMarker()
    int_marker.header.frame_id = "base_link"
    int_marker.name = "my_marker"
    int_marker.description = "Simple 1-DOF Control"

    # create a grey box marker
    box_marker = Marker()
    box_marker.type = Marker.CUBE
    box_marker.scale.x = 0.45
    box_marker.scale.y = 0.45
    box_marker.scale.z = 0.45
    box_marker.color.r = 0.0
    box_marker.color.g = 0.5
    box_marker.color.b = 0.5
    box_marker.color.a = 1.0

    # create a non-interactive control which contains the box
    box_control = InteractiveMarkerControl()
    box_control.always_visible = True
    box_control.markers.append( box_marker )

    # add the control to the interactive marker
    int_marker.controls.append( box_control )

    # create a control which will move the box
    # this control does not contain any markers,
    # which will cause RViz to insert two arrows
    rotate_control = InteractiveMarkerControl()
    rotate_control.name = "move_x"
    rotate_control.interaction_mode = InteractiveMarkerControl.MOVE_AXIS

    # add the control to the interactive marker
    int_marker.controls.append(rotate_control);

    # add the interactive marker to our collection &
    # tell the server to call processFeedback() when feedback arrives for it
    server.insert(int_marker, processFeedback)

    # 'commit' changes and send to all clients
    server.applyChanges()

    rospy.spin()