ros2-systemd-manager 0.1.0

YAML-driven ROS2 systemd service manager

ROS2 Systemd Manager

ROS2 Systemd Manager is a YAML-driven tool to manage ROS2 launch tasks as systemd services.

What It Does

• Bootstrap local files with ros2-systemd-manager init
• Install units with install
• Install + start + enable with apply
• Remove units with uninstall
• Run synchronized update flow with stale-unit cleanup via update
• Regenerate Makefile only with makefile

CLI

ros2-systemd-manager [action] [--config PATH] [--workspace-key KEY] [--previous-makefile PATH]

Supported actions:

• init
• install
• apply
• uninstall
• update
• makefile

Init Output

Run in an empty directory:

ros2-systemd-manager init

Generated files:

• ./ros2_services.yaml
• ./Makefile

YAML Keys

Required:

• systemd
• runtime
• workspaces

Optional:

• actions (default action is apply)
• makefile

Generated Makefile

Primary targets:

• make install
• make apply
• make uninstall
• make update
• make makefile
• make start|stop|restart|status|enable|disable
• make logs / make logs-follow

Config behavior:

• No hardcoded absolute config path.
• Auto-discovery in current directory: ./ros2_services.yaml, then first ./*.yaml.
• Override manually:

make apply CONFIG=./my_services.yaml

Safety

• Use trusted launch commands only.
• Validate workspace paths and setup scripts before apply or update.
• Prefer install first for new services.