ros2-pkg-gen-helper

Interactive shell script that asks for user input and generates ROS2 workspace, package, node and folder structure

usage: execute following command from your terminal [notice the "." before the shell script filename]:

. make-pkg.sh

Inputs required:

1. ROS DISTRO Name e.g. foxy
2. workspace name without _ws suffix e.g. test [will generate workspace folder named test_ws]
3. package name
4. node name
5. build type or programming language - python or cpp [defaults to python]

Output and folder structure generated

for inputs listed below:

ROS DISTRO name=foxy

workspace name=test

package name=testpkg

node name=mybot

build type=python

following folder structure will be generated test_ws

src

    testpkg
    
        launch
        
        resource
        
        test
        
        testpkg
        
            __init__.py
            
            mybot.py
        
        world
        
        package.xml
        
        setup.cfg
        
        setup.py

in addition colcon build will be run after sourcing the ROS environment from ROS DISTRO specified

if you want to use the shell script from anywhere in your machine do following steps:

1. Copy it to a folder without the .sh extension with whatever name you like

2. chmod -R 755 [name of your executable file]

3. add the folder where the file is located to your ~/.bashrc file at the end like this:

    PATH=[path_to_your_file]:$PATH