ROS2 Example Package

This repository contains an example package for ros2 (python).

Usage

This repository can be used as template. Simply select this repo when creating a new repository under template.

Alternatively, you can create python ros packages with:

# If not already created
mkdir -p ~/ros2_ws/src
cd ~/ros2_ws/src

# Create package
ros2 pkg create my_package --build-type ament_python --dependencies rclpy

# Build
cd ~/ros2_ws/src
colcon build --symlink-install --packages-select my_package

Structure

• config/: All configurations (most of the time yaml files)
• launch/: Contains all launch files. Launch files can start multiple nodes with yaml-configurations
• models/: Contains all models (optional) and only necessary for machine learning nodes
• resource/: Contains the package name (required to build with colcon)
• ros2_example_package: Contains all nodes and sources for the ros package
• test/: Contains all tests
• package.xml: Contains metadata about the package
• setup.py: Used for Python package configuration
• setup.cfg: Additional configuration for the package
• requirements.txt: Python dependencies

Contributing

Thank you for considering contributing to this repository! Here are a few guidelines to get you started:

1. Fork the repository and clone it locally.
2. Create a new branch for your contribution.
3. Make your changes and ensure they are properly tested.
4. Commit your changes and push them to your forked repository.
5. Submit a pull request with a clear description of your changes.

We appreciate your contributions and look forward to reviewing them!

License

This repository is licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.