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* Fix rst syntax and some typos

* Fix rst syntax and small typos

* Fix clang issue
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christophfroehlich authored and mamueluth committed Jul 24, 2024
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Changes from `(PR #1240) <https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/pull/1240>`__

* ``Command-/StateInterfaces`` are now created and exported automatically by the framework via the ``on_export_command_interfaces()`` or ``on_export_state_interfaces()`` method based on the ``InterfaceDescription`` (check the hardware_info.hpp).
* ``Command-/StateInterfaces`` are now created and exported automatically by the framework via the ``on_export_command_interfaces()`` or ``on_export_state_interfaces()`` methods based on the interfaces defined in the ``ros2_control`` XML-tag, which gets parsed and the ``InterfaceDescription`` is created accordingly (check the `hardware_info.hpp <https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/tree/{REPOS_FILE_BRANCH}/hardware_interface/include/hardware_interface/hardware_info.hpp>`__).
* The memory for storing the value of a ``Command-/StateInterfaces`` is no longer allocated in the hardware but instead in the ``Command-/StateInterfaces`` itself.
* To access the automatically created ``Command-/StateInterfaces`` we provide to ``std::unordered_map<std::string, InterfaceDescription>``. Where the string is the fully qualified name of the interface and the ``InterfaceDescription`` the configuration of the interface. The ``std::unordered_map<>`` are divided into ``type_state_interfaces_`` and ``type_command_interfaces_`` where type can be: ``joint``, ``sensor``, ``gpio`` and ``unlisted``. E.g. the ``CommandInterfaces`` for all joints can be found in the ``joint_command_interfaces_`` map. The ``unlisted`` includes all interfaces not listed in the .ros2_control.xacro but created by overriding the ``export_command_interfaces_2()`` or ``export_state_interfaces_2()`` function and creating some custom ``Command-/StateInterfaces``.
* To access the automatically created ``Command-/StateInterfaces`` we provide the ``std::unordered_map<std::string, InterfaceDescription>``, where the string is the fully qualified name of the interface and the ``InterfaceDescription`` is the configuration of the interface. The ``std::unordered_map<>`` are divided into ``type_state_interfaces_`` and ``type_command_interfaces_`` where type can be: ``joint``, ``sensor``, ``gpio`` and ``unlisted``. E.g. the ``CommandInterfaces`` for all joints can be found in the ``joint_command_interfaces_`` map. The ``unlisted`` includes all interfaces not listed in the ``ros2_control`` XML-tag but were created by overriding the ``export_command_interfaces_2()`` or ``export_state_interfaces_2()`` function by creating some custom ``Command-/StateInterfaces``.

Migration of Command-/StateInterfaces
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To adapt to the new way of creating and exporting ``Command-/StateInterfaces`` follow those steps:

1. Delete the ``std::vector<hardware_interface::CommandInterface> export_command_interfaces() override`` and ``std::vector<hardware_interface::StateInterface> export_state_interfaces() override``.
2. Delete the allocated Memory for any ``Command-/StateInterfaces``:
3. If you have a ``std::vector<double> hw_commands_;`` for joint ``CommandInterfaces`` delete it and any usage/appearance. Wherever you iterated over a state/command or accessed commands stated like this:
2. Delete allocated memory for any ``Command-/StateInterfaces``, e.g.:

* If you have a ``std::vector<double> hw_commands_;`` for joints' ``CommandInterfaces`` delete the definition and any usage/appearance.
* Wherever you iterated over a state/command or accessed commands like this:

.. code-block:: c++

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// means that the prefix is included for the name: E.g.: prefix/joint_1/velocity
set_command(name_of_command_interface_x, get_state(name_of_state_interface_y));

Migration of unlisted Command-/StateInterfaces not defined in .ros2_control.xacro
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If you have some unlisted ``Command-/StateInterfaces`` not included in the .ros2_control.xacro you can follow those steps:
Migration of unlisted Command-/StateInterfaces not defined in ``ros2_control`` XML-tag
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If you want some unlisted ``Command-/StateInterfaces`` not included in the ``ros2_control`` XML-tag you can follow those steps:

1. Override the ``virtual std::vector<hardware_interface::InterfaceDescription> export_command_interfaces_2()`` or ``virtual std::vector<hardware_interface::InterfaceDescription> export_state_interfaces_2()``
2. Create the InterfaceDescription for each of the Interfaces you want to create in the override ``export_command_interfaces_2()`` or ``export_state_interfaces_2()`` function, add it to a vector and return the vector:
2. Create the InterfaceDescription for each of the interfaces you want to create in the override ``export_command_interfaces_2()`` or ``export_state_interfaces_2()`` function, add it to a vector and return the vector:

.. code-block:: c++

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InterfaceInfo unlisted_interface;
unlisted_interface.name = "some_unlisted_interface";
unlisted_interface.min = "-5.0";
unlisted_interface.data_type = "5.0";
unlisted_interface.data_type = "1.0";
unlisted_interface.data_type = "double";
my_unlisted_interfaces.push_back(InterfaceDescription(info_.name, unlisted_interface));

return my_unlisted_interfaces;

3. The unlisted interface will then be stored in either the ``unlisted_command_interfaces_`` or ``unlisted_state_interfaces_`` map depending in which function they are created.
4. You can access it like any other interface with the ``get_state(name)``, ``set_state(name, value)``, ``get_command(name)`` or ``set_command(name, value)``. E.g. ``get_state("some_unlisted_interface")``.
3. The unlisted interface will then be stored in either the ``unlisted_command_interfaces_`` or ``unlisted_state_interfaces_`` map depending in which function they are created.
4. You can access it like any other interface with the ``get_state(name)``, ``set_state(name, value)``, ``get_command(name)`` or ``set_command(name, value)``. E.g. ``get_state("some_unlisted_interface")``.

Custom exportation of Command-/StateInterfaces
----------------------------------------------
In case the default implementation (``on_export_command_interfaces()`` or ``on_export_state_interfaces()`` ) for exporting the ``Command-/StateInterfaces`` is not enough you can override them. You should however consider the following things:

* If you want to have unlisted interfaces available you need to call the ``export_command_interfaces_2()`` or ``export_state_interfaces_2()`` and add them to the ``unlisted_command_interfaces_`` or ``unlisted_state_interfaces_``.
* Don't forget to store the created ``Command-/StateInterfaces`` internally as you only return shared_ptrs and the resource manager will not provide access to the created ``Command-/StateInterfaces`` for the hardware. So you must take care of storing them yourself.
* Don't forget to store the created ``Command-/StateInterfaces`` internally as you only return ``shared_ptrs`` and the resource manager will not provide access to the created ``Command-/StateInterfaces`` for the hardware. So you must take care of storing them yourself.
* Names must be unique!
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