Node Manager

By default the settings and history files are stored in $(HOME)/.config/ros.fkie/node_manager folder.

Settings parameter:

Ask for reload launch
Each time node manager is focused the loaded launch files are checked for changes. If file change is detected is asks to reload launch file. If this parameter is set to False node manger reloads the launch file without ask the user. (Default: True)

Autoupdate
By default node manager updates the current state on changes. You can deactivate this behavior to reduce the network load. If autoupdate is deactivated you must refresh the state manually. (Default: True)

Check for nodelets at start
Test the startlist for nodelet manager and all nodelets. If one of the nodes is not in the list a dialog is displayed with proposal to start other nodes, too. (Default: True)

Colorize hosts
Determine automatic a default color for each host if True. Manually setted color will be prefered. You can select the color by double-click on hostname in description panel. To remove a setted color delete it manually from $HOME/.config/ros.fkie/node_manager/settings.ini. (Default: True)

Confirm exit when closing
Shows on closing of node_manager a dialog to stop all ROS nodes if this option is set to true. (Default: True)

Default user
The username for access remote hosts. (Default: robot)

Group nodes by namespace
Split namespace of the node by / and create groups for each name part. (Default: True)

Highlight xml blocks
Highlights the current selected XML block, while editing ROS launch file. (Default: True)

Launch history length
The count of displayed files in the root of Launch Dock. (Default: 6)

Max time difference
Shows a warning if the time difference to remote host is greater than this value. (Default: 0.5)

Movable dock widgets
On false you can't reorganize docking widgets. (Default: True)

Param history length
The length of the history of values entered in any dialog window. (Default: 12)

Robot icon path
The default search path for an image with robot name. If an image file is found, it will be shown in Host Description Panel. (Default: $(find node_manager_fkie)/images)

Settings path
The path to store this settings and history files. The default path will not be removed but a redirection to new path is created in. (Default: $(HOME)/.config/ros.fkie/node_manager)

Show domain suffix
Shows the domain suffix of the host in the host description panel and node tree view. (Default: False)

Show file extensions
While browsing in Launch Dock all folders which not contain a file with here defined extension is skipped. If you can't find your folder you can add your file extension to this parameter. (Default: '.launch', '.yaml', '.conf', '.cfg', '.iface', '.nmprofile', '.sync', '.test', '.xacro')

Start sync with discovery
Sets 'start sync' in 'Start' master discovery dialog to True, if this option is set to true. (Default: True)

Store windows layout
Stores the position and size of Node Manager window and dialogs (Default: True)

Sysmon default interval
Interval in seconds to get system monitor diagnostics from each remote host. (Default: 10sec)

Timeout close dialog
Timeout in seconds to close dialog while closing Node Manager. 0 disables autoclose functionality. (Default: 30sec)

Timeout for GRPC requests
Timeout in seconds for GRPC requests to daemon. (Default: 15sec)

Transpose pub/sub description
Transpose publisher/subscriber in description dock. (Default: True)

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