relay.cpp

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// relay just passes messages on. it can be useful if you're trying to ensure
// that a message doesn't get sent twice over a wireless link, by having the 
// relay catch the message and then do the fanout on the far side of the 
// wireless link.
//
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#include <cstdio>
#include "topic_tools/shape_shifter.h"
#include "topic_tools/parse.h"

using std::string;
using std::vector;
using namespace topic_tools;

ros::NodeHandle *g_node = NULL;
static bool g_advertised = false;
static string g_output_topic;
static ros::Publisher g_pub;

void in_cb(const boost::shared_ptr<ShapeShifter const>& msg)
{
  if (!g_advertised)
  {
    g_pub = msg->advertise(*g_node, g_output_topic, 10);
    g_advertised = true;
    printf("advertised as %s\n", g_output_topic.c_str());
  }
  g_pub.publish(msg);
}

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
  if (argc < 2)
  {
    printf("\nusage: relay IN_TOPIC [OUT_TOPIC]\n\n");
    return 1;
  }
  std::string topic_name;
  if(!getBaseName(string(argv[1]), topic_name))
    return 1;
  ros::init(argc, argv, topic_name + string("_relay"),
            ros::init_options::AnonymousName);
  if (argc == 2)
    g_output_topic = string(argv[1]) + string("_relay");
  else // argc == 3
    g_output_topic = string(argv[2]);
  ros::NodeHandle n;
  g_node = &n;
  
  ros::NodeHandle pnh("~");
  bool unreliable;
  pnh.param("unreliable", unreliable, false);
  ros::TransportHints th;
  if (unreliable)
    th.unreliable().reliable(); // Prefers unreliable, but will accept reliable.

  ros::Subscriber sub = n.subscribe<ShapeShifter>(string(argv[1]), 10, &in_cb, th);
  ros::spin();
  return 0;
}

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topic_tools
Author(s): Morgan Quigley, Brian Gerkey
autogenerated on Fri Jan 11 10:05:51 2013