+1 I usually end up writing a python script with a publisher because I can't remember the rostopic pub yaml syntax. Wim On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Benjamin Cohen wrote: > +1 > > I always forget that syntax.... especially when using vectors. > > -ben > > On Nov 1, 2011 11:21 AM, "Jack O'Quin" wrote: >> >> On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 8:01 AM, Thibault Kruse wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > When using rostopic pub or rosservice call I often find it difficult to >> > get >> > the YAML right quickly, and a bit tedious as well. >> > >> > I therefore implemented a function for >> > $ rosmsg prototype >> > $ rossrv prototype >> > >> > that work similar to rosmsg show and rossrv show, except that yaml is >> > returned that can be used for rostopic pub / rosservice call. >> >> > Examples: >> > $ rosmsg prototype sensor_msgs/PointCloud >> > "{channels: [{name: '', values: []}], header: {frame_id: '', seq: 0, >> > stamp: >> > {nsecs: 0,\ >> >      secs: 0}}, points: [{x: 0.0, y: 0.0, z: 0.0}]}" >> >> +1 >> >> I find "rostopic pub" commands difficult to type by hand on the fly, >> which is when they are most useful. >> -- >>  joq >> _______________________________________________ >> ros-users mailing list >> ros-users@code.ros.org >> https://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users > > _______________________________________________ > ros-users mailing list > ros-users@code.ros.org > https://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users > > -- -- Wim Meeussen Willow Garage Inc.