Package Summary

rosnodejs is a pure Node.js implementation of ROS. It provides a client library that enables Node.js programmers to quickly interface with ROS Topics, Services, and Parameters.

• Maintainer status: maintained

• Maintainer: Chris Smith <csmith AT rethinkrobotics DOT com>

• Author: Chris Smith, Ian McMahon

• McMahon

• License: Apache 2.0

• Source: git https://github.com/RethinkRobotics-opensource/rosnodejs.git (branch: kinetic-devel)

Installation

Prerequisites

For rosnodejs to function, it depends on both ROS and Nodejs to be installed on a users workstation. ROS is required for Javascript message generation, and Nodejs to install and execute rosnodejs scripts.

• Nodejs Installation Instructions: https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/

• ROS Installation (only ROS Kinetic is currently supported): http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Installation

Install rosnodejs

rosnodejs is hosted by Nodejs' package manager, npm - https://www.npmjs.com/package/rosnodejs. To install:

$ npm install rosnodejs

Tutorials

If you're familiar with catkin workspaces and ROS packages, start with rosnodejs examples.

Usage

See the rosnodejs overview to get started with the rosnodejs API.

Bugs/Requests

Bugs and feature requests can be filed on github.