Add normalize_remap_rule and types

launch_ros/launch_ros/actions/node.py

@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
 from launch.utilities import normalize_to_list_of_substitutions
 from launch.utilities import perform_substitutions
 
+from launch_ros.remap_rule_type import SomeRemapRules
 from launch_ros.substitutions import ExecutableInPackage
+from launch_ros.utilities import normalize_remap_rules
 
 from rclpy.validate_namespace import validate_namespace
 from rclpy.validate_node_name import validate_node_name
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ def __init__(
         node_name: Optional[SomeSubstitutionsType] = None,
         node_namespace: Optional[SomeSubstitutionsType] = None,
         parameters: Optional[List[SomeSubstitutionsType]] = None,
-        remappings: Optional[List[Tuple[SomeSubstitutionsType, SomeSubstitutionsType]]] = None,
+        remappings: Optional[SomeRemapRules] = None,
         arguments: Optional[Iterable[SomeSubstitutionsType]] = None,
         **kwargs
     ) -> None:
@@ -148,10 +150,8 @@ def __init__(
                     description='parameter {}'.format(i))]
                 ros_args_index += 1
         if remappings is not None:
-            ensure_argument_type(remappings, (list), 'remappings', 'Node')
             i = 0
-            for remapping in remappings:
-                ensure_argument_type(remapping, (tuple), 'remappings[{}]'.format(i), 'Node')
+            for remapping in normalize_remap_rules(remappings):
                 k, v = remapping
                 i += 1
                 cmd += [LocalSubstitution(

launch_ros/launch_ros/remap_rule_type.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Module for remap rule types."""
+
+from typing import Iterable
+from typing import Tuple
+
+from launch.some_substitutions_type import SomeSubstitutionsType
+from launch.substitution import Substitution
+
+
+SomeRemapRule = Tuple[SomeSubstitutionsType, SomeSubstitutionsType]
+SomeRemapRules = Iterable[SomeRemapRule]
+RemapRule = Tuple[Tuple[Substitution, ...], Tuple[Substitution, ...]]
+RemapRules = Iterable[RemapRule]

launch_ros/launch_ros/utilities/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""
+Module for descriptions of launchable entities.
+
+Descriptions are not executable and are immutable so they can be reused by launch entities.
+"""
+
+from .normalize_remap_rule import normalize_remap_rule
+from .normalize_remap_rule import normalize_remap_rules
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    'normalize_remap_rule',
+    'normalize_remap_rules',
+]

launch_ros/launch_ros/utilities/normalize_remap_rule.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Module for normalize_remap_rule utility."""
+
+from launch.utilities import ensure_argument_type
+from launch.utilities import normalize_to_list_of_substitutions
+
+from ..remap_rule_type import RemapRule
+from ..remap_rule_type import RemapRules
+from ..remap_rule_type import SomeRemapRule
+from ..remap_rule_type import SomeRemapRules
+
+
+def normalize_remap_rule(remap_rule: SomeRemapRule) -> RemapRule:
+    """Normalize a remap rule to a specific type."""
+    ensure_argument_type(remap_rule, (tuple), 'remap_rule')
+    if len(remap_rule) != 2:
+        raise TypeError(
+            'remap_rule must be a tuple of length 2, got length {}'.format(len(remap_rule)))
+    from_sub = tuple(normalize_to_list_of_substitutions(remap_rule[0]))
+    to_sub = tuple(normalize_to_list_of_substitutions(remap_rule[1]))
+    return from_sub, to_sub
+
+
+def normalize_remap_rules(remap_rules: SomeRemapRules) -> RemapRules:
+    """Normalize multiple remap rules."""
+    yield from map(normalize_remap_rule, remap_rules)