/clock publisher in Player

ros2bag/ros2bag/verb/play.py

@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
 import yaml
 
 
+def positive_float(arg: str) -> float:
+    value = float(arg)
+    if value <= 0:
+        raise ValueError(f'Value {value} is less than or equal to zero.')
+    return value
+
+
 class PlayVerb(VerbExtension):
     """Play back ROS data from a bag."""
 
@@ -71,6 +78,10 @@ def add_arguments(self, parser, cli_name):  # noqa: D102
                  '  pragmas: [\"<setting_name>\" = <setting_value>]'
                  'Note that applicable settings are limited to read-only for ros2 bag play.'
                  'For a list of sqlite3 settings, refer to sqlite3 documentation')
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--clock', type=positive_float, nargs='?', const=40, default=0,
+            help='Publish to /clock at a specific frequency in Hz, to act as a ROS Time Source. '
+                 'Value must be positive. Defaults to not publishing.')
 
     def main(self, *, args):  # noqa: D102
         qos_profile_overrides = {}  # Specify a valid default
@@ -104,6 +115,7 @@ def main(self, *, args):  # noqa: D102
         play_options.topic_qos_profile_overrides = qos_profile_overrides
         play_options.loop = args.loop
         play_options.topic_remapping_options = topic_remapping
+        play_options.clock_publish_frequency = args.clock
 
         player = Player()
         player.play(storage_options, play_options)

rosbag2_py/src/rosbag2_py/_transport.cpp

@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(_transport, m) {
     &PlayOptions::setTopicQoSProfileOverrides)
   .def_readwrite("loop", &PlayOptions::loop)
   .def_readwrite("topic_remapping_options", &PlayOptions::topic_remapping_options)
+  .def_readwrite("clock_publish_frequency", &PlayOptions::clock_publish_frequency)
   ;
 
   py::class_<RecordOptions>(m, "RecordOptions")

rosbag2_transport/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ function(create_tests_for_rmw_implementation)
     ${SKIP_TEST}
     LINK_LIBS rosbag2_transport
     AMENT_DEPS rosbag2_cpp rosbag2_storage test_msgs rosbag2_test_common)
+
+  rosbag2_transport_add_gmock(test_play_publish_clock
+    test/rosbag2_transport/test_play_publish_clock.cpp
+    ${SKIP_TEST}
+    LINK_LIBS rosbag2_transport
+    AMENT_DEPS rosbag2_cpp rosbag2_storage test_msgs rosbag2_test_common)
 endfunction()
 
 if(BUILD_TESTING)

rosbag2_transport/include/rosbag2_transport/play_options.hpp

@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ struct PlayOptions
   std::unordered_map<std::string, rclcpp::QoS> topic_qos_profile_overrides = {};
   bool loop = false;
   std::vector<std::string> topic_remapping_options = {};
+
+  // Rate in Hz at which to publish to /clock.
+  // 0 (or negative) means that no publisher will be created
+  double clock_publish_frequency = 0.0;
 };
 
 }  // namespace rosbag2_transport

rosbag2_transport/src/rosbag2_transport/player.cpp

@@ -222,6 +222,22 @@ void Player::prepare_clock(const PlayOptions & options, rcutils_time_point_value
 {
   double rate = options.rate > 0.0 ? options.rate : 1.0;
   clock_ = std::make_unique<rosbag2_cpp::TimeControllerClock>(starting_time, rate);
+
+  // Create /clock publisher
+  if (options.clock_publish_frequency > 0.f) {
+    const auto publish_period = std::chrono::nanoseconds(
+      static_cast<uint64_t>(RCUTILS_S_TO_NS(1) / options.clock_publish_frequency));
+    // NOTE: PlayerClock does not own this publisher because rosbag2_cpp
+    // should not own transport-based functionality
+    clock_publisher_ = transport_node_->create_publisher<rosgraph_msgs::msg::Clock>(
+      "/clock", rclcpp::ClockQoS());
+    clock_publish_timer_ = transport_node_->create_wall_timer(
+      publish_period, [this]() {
+        auto msg = rosgraph_msgs::msg::Clock();
+        msg.clock = rclcpp::Time(clock_->now());
+        clock_publisher_->publish(msg);
+      });
+  }
 }
 
 }  // namespace rosbag2_transport

rosbag2_transport/src/rosbag2_transport/player.hpp

@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@
 #include "moodycamel/readerwriterqueue.h"
 
 #include "rclcpp/node.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/publisher.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/qos.hpp"
 
 #include "rosbag2_cpp/clocks/player_clock.hpp"
 #include "rosbag2_storage/serialized_bag_message.hpp"
 #include "rosbag2_transport/play_options.hpp"
+#include "rosgraph_msgs/msg/clock.hpp"
 
 namespace rosbag2_cpp
 {
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ class Player
   std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::GenericPublisher>> publishers_;
   std::unordered_map<std::string, rclcpp::QoS> topic_qos_profile_overrides_;
   std::unique_ptr<rosbag2_cpp::PlayerClock> clock_;
+  rclcpp::Publisher<rosgraph_msgs::msg::Clock>::SharedPtr clock_publisher_;
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::TimerBase> clock_publish_timer_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace rosbag2_transport

rosbag2_transport/src/rosbag2_transport/rosbag2_transport.cpp

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp"
 
+#include "rcpputils/scope_exit.hpp"
 #include "rcutils/time.h"
 
 #include "rosbag2_cpp/reader.hpp"
@@ -89,9 +90,20 @@ std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Node> Rosbag2Transport::setup_node(
 void Rosbag2Transport::play(
   const rosbag2_storage::StorageOptions & storage_options, const PlayOptions & play_options)
 {
+  auto transport_node =
+    setup_node(play_options.node_prefix, play_options.topic_remapping_options);
+  rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor exec;
+  exec.add_node(transport_node);
+  auto spin_thread = std::thread(
+    [&exec]() {
+      exec.spin();
+    });
+  auto exit = rcpputils::scope_exit(
+    [&exec, &spin_thread]() {
+      exec.cancel();
+      spin_thread.join();
+    });
   try {
-    auto transport_node =
-      setup_node(play_options.node_prefix, play_options.topic_remapping_options);
     Player player(reader_, transport_node);
     do {
       reader_->open(storage_options, {"", rmw_get_serialization_format()});

rosbag2_transport/test/rosbag2_transport/rosbag2_play_test_fixture.hpp

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 
+#include "rosbag2_test_common/subscription_manager.hpp"
 #include "rosbag2_transport_test_fixture.hpp"
 
 class RosBag2PlayTestFixture : public Rosbag2TransportTestFixture

rosbag2_transport/test/rosbag2_transport/test_play_publish_clock.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "rosbag2_transport/rosbag2_transport.hpp"
+#include "rosgraph_msgs/msg/clock.hpp"
+#include "test_msgs/message_fixtures.hpp"
+
+#include "rosbag2_play_test_fixture.hpp"
+
+using namespace ::testing;  // NOLINT
+
+namespace
+{
+rcutils_duration_value_t period_for_frequency(double frequency)
+{
+  return static_cast<rcutils_duration_value_t>(RCUTILS_S_TO_NS(1) / frequency);
+}
+}  // namespace
+
+class ClockPublishFixture : public RosBag2PlayTestFixture
+{
+public:
+  ClockPublishFixture()
+  : RosBag2PlayTestFixture()
+  {
+    // Fake bag setup
+    auto topic_types = std::vector<rosbag2_storage::TopicMetadata>{
+      {"topic1", "test_msgs/BasicTypes", "", ""},
+    };
+
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<rosbag2_storage::SerializedBagMessage>> messages;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < messages_to_play_; i++) {
+      auto message = get_messages_basic_types()[0];
+      message->int32_value = static_cast<int32_t>(i);
+      messages.push_back(
+        serialize_test_message("topic1", milliseconds_between_messages_ * i, message));
+    }
+
+    // Player setup
+    auto prepared_mock_reader = std::make_unique<MockSequentialReader>();
+    prepared_mock_reader->prepare(messages, topic_types);
+    reader_ = std::make_unique<rosbag2_cpp::Reader>(std::move(prepared_mock_reader));
+
+    sub_->add_subscription<rosgraph_msgs::msg::Clock>(
+      "/clock", expected_clock_messages_, rclcpp::ClockQoS());
+  }
+
+  void run_test()
+  {
+    auto await_received_messages = sub_->spin_subscriptions();
+    rosbag2_transport::Rosbag2Transport rosbag2_transport(reader_, writer_);
+    rosbag2_transport.play(storage_options_, play_options_);
+    await_received_messages.get();
+
+    // Check that we got enough messages
+    auto received_clock = sub_->get_received_messages<rosgraph_msgs::msg::Clock>("/clock");
+    EXPECT_THAT(received_clock, SizeIs(Ge(expected_clock_messages_)));
+
+    // Check time deltas between messages
+    const auto expect_clock_delta =
+      period_for_frequency(play_options_.clock_publish_frequency) * play_options_.rate;
+    const auto allowed_error = static_cast<rcutils_duration_value_t>(
+      expect_clock_delta * error_tolerance_);
+    // On Windows, publishing seems to take time to "warm up", ignore the first couple messages
+    const auto start_message = 2;
+    for (size_t i = start_message; i < expected_clock_messages_ - 1; i++) {
+      auto current = rclcpp::Time(received_clock[i]->clock).nanoseconds();
+      auto next = rclcpp::Time(received_clock[i + 1]->clock).nanoseconds();
+      auto delta = next - current;
+      auto error = std::abs(delta - expect_clock_delta);
+      EXPECT_LE(error, allowed_error) << "Message was too far from next: " << i;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Number of bag messages to publish
+  size_t messages_to_play_ = 10;
+  const int64_t milliseconds_between_messages_ = 50;
+
+  // Amount of error allowed between expected and actual clock deltas (expected to be much smaller)
+  const double error_tolerance_ = 0.3;
+
+  // Wait for just a few clock messages, we're checking the time between them, not the total count
+  size_t expected_clock_messages_ = 6;
+};
+
+TEST_F(ClockPublishFixture, clock_is_published_at_chosen_frequency)
+{
+  play_options_.clock_publish_frequency = 20;
+  run_test();
+}
+
+TEST_F(ClockPublishFixture, clock_respects_playback_rate)
+{
+  play_options_.clock_publish_frequency = 20;
+  play_options_.rate = 0.5;
+  messages_to_play_ = 5;
+  run_test();
+}