akpub 0.1.0

A generic ROS2 publisher for numbers, strings, images, and video.

akpub

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A generic ROS2 publisher that can publish numbers, strings, images, or video frames with minimal setup.



Installation

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First, make sure you have a working ROS2 environment with `rclpy` and `cv_bridge` installed.



Then clone this repository and install:



    git clone https://github.com/yourname/akpub.git

    cd akpub

    pip install .



Usage

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Example Python usage:



    import akpub



    akpub.metadata(

        mode=None,           # Auto-detect from datatype

        datatype="Float64",  # e.g., "String", "Int32", "Image"

        node_name="num_publisher",

        topic_name="number",

        value=42.5,          # Can be number, string, or image frame

        queue=10,

        delay=1.0

        # video_source=0     # Only needed for video mode

    )



Supported Datatypes

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- String (std_msgs.msg.String)

- Int32 (std_msgs.msg.Int32)

- Float32 (std_msgs.msg.Float32)

- Float64 (std_msgs.msg.Float64)

- Bool (std_msgs.msg.Bool)

- Image (sensor_msgs.msg.Image)



Notes

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- `mode` can be "number", "string", "image", "video", or None for auto-detect.

- For video mode, set `video_source` to a camera index (e.g., 0) or a video file path.

- Requires `rclpy` and `cv_bridge` to be installed in your ROS2 Python environment.