slider_publisher
- Software
- Middleware
- Tool
A ROS 2 node that shows sliders, checkboxes and text inputs driven by a YAML file, and publishes any message or calls any service from them.
Source on GitHub: github.com/oKermorgant/slider_publisher (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit ee79ad1 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- MIT (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (MIT) at commit ee79ad1 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Works like joint_state_publisher but can publish any message type, not only joint states.
- Each topic or service is described in a YAML file, mapping input keys to message fields.
- Fields can be set with min, max and default values; without bounds the input is text.
- Quaternions can be entered as roll, pitch and yaw and are converted before publishing.
- Service types make the matching slider call the service after waiting for the server.
- Publication rate is set with the rate parameter, from 0 to 100 Hz.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit ee79ad1.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 26 Aug 2026 on ros2
- Latest release
- None published on GitHub
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots that can run it
No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.
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