RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter Class Reference

The ShapeShifter class is a type erased container for ROS Messages. It can be used also to create generic publishers and subscribers. More...

#include <shape_shifter.hpp>

Public Types
typedef boost::shared_ptr< ShapeShifter const >	ConstPtr
typedef boost::shared_ptr< ShapeShifter >	Ptr

Public Member Functions
ros::Publisher	advertise (ros::NodeHandle &nh, const std::string &topic, uint32_t queue_size, bool latch=false, const ros::SubscriberStatusCallback &connect_cb=ros::SubscriberStatusCallback()) const
template<typename Message >
void	direct_read (const Message &msg, bool morph)
	! Directly serialize the contentof a message into this ShapeShifter. More...
std::string const &	getDataType () const
std::string const &	getMD5Sum () const
std::string const &	getMessageDefinition () const
template<class M >
void	instantiate (M &destination) const
	Call to try instantiating as a particular type. More...
void	morph (const std::string &md5sum, const std::string &datatype_, const std::string &msg_def_)
const uint8_t *	raw_data () const
template<typename Stream >
void	read (Stream &stream)
	ShapeShifter ()
uint32_t	size () const
	Return the size of the serialized message. More...
template<typename Stream >
void	write (Stream &stream) const
	Write serialized message contents out to a stream. More...
virtual	~ShapeShifter ()

Static Public Attributes
static bool	uses_old_API_

Private Attributes
std::string	datatype_
std::string	md5_
std::string	msg_def_
std::vector< uint8_t >	msgBuf_
bool	typed_

Detailed Description

The ShapeShifter class is a type erased container for ROS Messages. It can be used also to create generic publishers and subscribers.

Definition at line 54 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

Member Typedef Documentation

ConstPtr

typedef boost::shared_ptr<ShapeShifter const> RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::ConstPtr

Definition at line 58 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

Ptr

typedef boost::shared_ptr<ShapeShifter> RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::Ptr

Definition at line 57 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ShapeShifter()

RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::ShapeShifter ( )

inline

Definition at line 254 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

~ShapeShifter()

RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::~ShapeShifter ( )

inlinevirtual

Definition at line 261 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

Member Function Documentation

advertise()

ros::Publisher RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::advertise ( ros::NodeHandle &  nh, const std::string &  topic, uint32_t  queue_size, bool  latch = false, const ros::SubscriberStatusCallback &  connect_cb = ros::SubscriberStatusCallback()  ) const

inline

Definition at line 285 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

direct_read()

template<typename Message >

void RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::direct_read ( const Message &  msg, bool  morph  )

inline

! Directly serialize the contentof a message into this ShapeShifter.

Definition at line 235 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

getDataType()

std::string const & RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::getDataType ( ) const

inline

Definition at line 267 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

getMD5Sum()

std::string const & RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::getMD5Sum ( ) const

inline

Definition at line 270 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

getMessageDefinition()

std::string const & RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::getMessageDefinition ( ) const

inline

Definition at line 273 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

instantiate()

template<class M >

void RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::instantiate ( M &  destination ) const

inline

Call to try instantiating as a particular type.

Definition at line 194 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

morph()

void RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::morph ( const std::string &  md5sum, const std::string &  datatype_, const std::string &  msg_def_  )

inline

Definition at line 276 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

raw_data()

const uint8_t * RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::raw_data ( ) const

inline

Definition at line 216 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

read()

template<typename Stream >

void RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::read ( Stream &  stream )

inline

Definition at line 226 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

size()

uint32_t RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::size ( ) const

inline

Return the size of the serialized message.

Definition at line 220 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

write()

template<typename Stream >

void RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::write ( Stream &  stream ) const

inline

Write serialized message contents out to a stream.

Definition at line 211 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

Member Data Documentation

datatype_

std::string RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::datatype_

private

Definition at line 101 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

md5_

std::string RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::md5_

private

Definition at line 100 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

msg_def_

std::string RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::msg_def_

private

Definition at line 102 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

msgBuf_

std::vector<uint8_t> RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::msgBuf_

mutableprivate

Definition at line 105 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

typed_

bool RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::typed_

private

Definition at line 103 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

uses_old_API_

bool RosIntrospection::ShapeShifter::uses_old_API_

static

Definition at line 60 of file shape_shifter.hpp.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• shape_shifter.hpp