rrbot.launch.py

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from launch import LaunchDescription
from launch.actions import DeclareLaunchArgument, RegisterEventHandler
from launch.event_handlers import OnProcessExit
from launch.substitutions import Command, FindExecutable, PathJoinSubstitution, LaunchConfiguration

from launch_ros.actions import Node
from launch_ros.substitutions import FindPackageShare


def generate_launch_description():
    # Declare arguments
    declared_arguments = []
    declared_arguments.append(
        DeclareLaunchArgument(
            "use_mock_hardware",
            default_value="false",
            description="Start robot with mock hardware mirroring command to its states.",
        )
    )
    # Initialize Arguments
    use_mock_hardware = LaunchConfiguration("use_mock_hardware")

    # Get URDF via xacro
    robot_description_content = Command(
        [
            PathJoinSubstitution([FindExecutable(name="xacro")]),
            " ",
            PathJoinSubstitution(
                [
                    FindPackageShare("ros2_control_demo_example_10"),
                    "urdf",
                    "rrbot.urdf.xacro",
                ]
            ),
            " ",
            "use_mock_hardware:=",
            use_mock_hardware,
        ]
    )
    robot_description = {"robot_description": robot_description_content}

    robot_controllers = PathJoinSubstitution(
        [
            FindPackageShare("ros2_control_demo_example_10"),
            "config",
            "rrbot_controllers.yaml",
        ]
    )

    control_node = Node(
        package="controller_manager",
        executable="ros2_control_node",
        parameters=[robot_description, robot_controllers],
        output="both",
    )
    robot_state_pub_node = Node(
        package="robot_state_publisher",
        executable="robot_state_publisher",
        output="both",
        parameters=[robot_description],
    )

    joint_state_broadcaster_spawner = Node(
        package="controller_manager",
        executable="spawner",
        arguments=["joint_state_broadcaster", "--controller-manager", "/controller_manager"],
    )

    robot_controller_spawner = Node(
        package="controller_manager",
        executable="spawner",
        arguments=["forward_position_controller", "-c", "/controller_manager"],
    )

    gpio_controller_spawner = Node(
        package="controller_manager",
        executable="spawner",
        arguments=["gpio_controller", "-c", "/controller_manager"],
    )

    # Delay start of robot_controller after `joint_state_broadcaster`
    delay_robot_controller_spawner_after_joint_state_broadcaster_spawner = RegisterEventHandler(
        event_handler=OnProcessExit(
            target_action=joint_state_broadcaster_spawner,
            on_exit=[robot_controller_spawner],
        )
    )

    nodes = [
        control_node,
        robot_state_pub_node,
        joint_state_broadcaster_spawner,
        gpio_controller_spawner,
        delay_robot_controller_spawner_after_joint_state_broadcaster_spawner,
    ]

    return LaunchDescription(declared_arguments + nodes)