[Rock-dev] Naming of generated ROS messages

[Sylvain Joyeux]

In the ROS integration within oroGen, oroGen generates ROS messages for 
oroGen-registered types (you also have the option of reusing an existing 
ROS messages, but that's not the subject here).

The issue is how to name this message: ROS has no notion of namespace. 
ROS messages are named package_name/MessageName and that's all. 
Moreover, the package_name "namespace" really has to be a single package 
(you can't generate messages in the blabla_msg from two different 
packages). oroGen has a notion of namespace ... So.

The current scheme would be to transform the_namespace/of_a_type/Type into

   typekit_name/TheNamespaceOfATypeType

the only sane alternative I personally see being

   typekit_name/the_namespace_of_a_typeType

Any preference (if you do care) ?

-- 
Sylvain Joyeux (Dr.Ing.)
Senior Researcher

Space & Security Robotics
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