rx_service_tools: 1.0.1-1 in 'melodic/distribution.yaml' [bloom]

[Timple]

Increasing version of package(s) in repository rx_service_tools to 1.0.1-1:

• upstream repository: https://github.com/nobleo/rx_service_tools.git
• release repository: https://github.com/nobleo/rx_service_tools-release.git
• distro file: melodic/distribution.yaml
• bloom version: 0.10.0
• previous version for package: null

rx_service_tools

* Roslaunch compatible by allowing unkown arguments (#1 <https://github.com/nobleo/rx_service_tools/issues/1>)
  Only parse known arguments as roslaunch tends to add arguments like __name:= and __log:=
* feat: Interactive service server GUI
  Based on the actionlib/axserver.py. Works exactly the same but for
  services instead of actions.
* Contributors: Felix Widmaier, Tim Clephas

[clalancette]

This package is a fork of the existing rx_service_tools from @Timple, so before going forward with this I'd want to make sure that is OK with the original author.

Further, could you explain briefly how this is different/better than the ability to call services from the rqt tools?

[clalancette]

This package is a fork of the existing rx_service_tools from @Timple, so before going forward with this I'd want to make sure that is OK with the original author.

Oh, ha. Sorry, @Timple you are the author. Why the fork?

Further, could you explain briefly how this is different/better than the ability to call services from the rqt tools?

I'm still interested in this.

[Timple]

Why the fork?

I wanted to transfer maintenance to the company. Probably didn't realise at the time a github transfer would have been nicer.

how this is different/better than the ability to call services from the rqt tools?

I didn't know rqt tools had these abilities. A quick search shows https://github.com/ros-visualization/rqt_service_caller but that does the exact opposite. Is there an rqt tool to answer service calls?

[Timple]

I've looked into it. But rqt only provides methods of calling services. This is about answering services. Identical to axserver.py from actionlib.

[clalancette]

I didn't know rqt tools had these abilities. A quick search shows https://github.com/ros-visualization/rqt_service_caller but that does the exact opposite. Is there an rqt tool to answer service calls?

I see. I misunderstood what this package did. No problem then.

I wanted to transfer maintenance to the company. Probably didn't realise at the time a github transfer would have been nicer.

Yeah, that would be nicer. In particular, when we perform due diligence on incoming packages, we vastly prefer a non-forked repository. One of the reasons is to ensure that this isn't a "hostile" takeover of a package without the original owners knowledge. So in this case, if you don't mind transferring it over, it would just make our lives easier.

[Timple]

Done

[nuclearsandwich]

It seems like the issues with this release are resolving but we're still going to hold it temporarily for the Melodic sync.