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roscpp node handles convention

asked 2014-09-10 13:42:41 -0600

Pototo gravatar image

I want to know what is the convention for creating ROS node handles. I have my ROS nodes, but I realized that for every subscriber/publisher in my node I have created an individual node handle.

I am doing this in one node/program, for example:

ros::NodeHandle motor_nh;
ros::NodeHandle velocity_nh;
ros::NodeHandle vel_callback_nh;
ros::NodeHandle imu_nh;
ros::NodeHandle alarm_sound_nh;

I am not sure if that is the correct usage, or am I supposed to have one single node handle for the entire node/program?

Thanks

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answered 2014-09-10 13:47:33 -0600

Tom Moore gravatar image

You can use the same node handle for all of your publishers and subscribers.

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You basically already use one node handle because all your variables are effectively using the same instance behind the scene.

Dirk Thomas gravatar image Dirk Thomas  ( 2014-09-10 14:04:49 -0600 )edit

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