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getStatus

Get execution status of specific goal sent by ROS 2 action client

Since R2023a

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Syntax

status = getStatus(client,goalHandle)

Description

status = getStatus(client,goalHandle) returns the status of execution of the goal specified by goalHandle. The goal must be sent by the action client client.

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Examples

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Open Live Script

This example shows how to create a ROS 2 action client and execute the action. Action types must be set up beforehand with an action server running. This example uses the /fibonacci action. Follow these steps to set up the action server:

  1. Create a ROS 2 package with the action definition. For instructions on setting up a /fibonacci action, see Creating an Action.

  2. Create a ROS 2 package with the action server implementation. For more information on setting up the /fibonacci action server, see Writing an Action Server.

  3. Use the ros2genmsg function for the ROS 2 package with action definition from Step 1, and generate action messages in MATLAB®.

To run the /fibonacci action server, use this command on the ROS 2 system:

ros2 run action_tutorials_cpp fibonacci_action_server

Set Up ROS 2 Action Client

List the actions available on the network. The /fibonacci action must be on the list.

ros2 action list
/fibonacci

Get the action type for the /fibonacci action.

ros2 action type /fibonacci
action_tutorials_interfaces/Fibonacci

Create a ROS 2 node.

node = ros2node("/node_1");

Create an action client by specifying the node, action name, and action type. Set the quality of service (QoS) parameters.

[client,goalMsg] = ros2actionclient(node,"fibonacci",...
"action_tutorials_interfaces/Fibonacci", ...
CancelServiceQoS=struct(Depth=200,History="keeplast"), ...
FeedbackTopicQoS=struct(Depth=200,History="keepall"));

Wait for the action client to connect to the server.

status = waitForServer(client)
status = logical
   1

The /fibonacci action will calculate the Fibonacci sequence for a given order specified in the goal message. The goal message was returned when creating the action client and can be modified to send goals to the ROS action server. Set the order to an int32 value of 8. If the input requires a 1-D array, set it as a column vector. 

goalMsg.order = int32(8);

Send Goal and Execute Action

Before sending the goal, define the callback options framework for the goal execution process. In this example, you specify a callback function to execute when the server returns a feedback response and the final result using the name-value arguments.

callbackOpts = ros2ActionSendGoalOptions(FeedbackFcn=@helperFeedbackCallback,ResultFcn=@helperResultCallback);

Send the goal to the action server using the sendGoal function. Specify the callback options. During goal execution, you see outputs from the feedback and result callbacks displayed on the MATLAB® command window.

goalHandle = sendGoal(client,goalMsg,callbackOpts);
Goal with GoalUUID 3d10ab880f960666fde5666f45f621a accepted by server, waiting for result!
Partial sequence feedback for goal 3d10ab880f960666fde5666f45f621a is 0  1  1
Partial sequence feedback for goal 3d10ab880f960666fde5666f45f621a is 0  1  1  2
Partial sequence feedback for goal 3d10ab880f960666fde5666f45f621a is 0  1  1  2  3
Partial sequence feedback for goal 3d10ab880f960666fde5666f45f621a is 0  1  1  2  3  5
Partial sequence feedback for goal 3d10ab880f960666fde5666f45f621a is 0  1  1  2  3  5  8
Partial sequence feedback for goal 3d10ab880f960666fde5666f45f621a is 0   1   1   2   3   5   8  13
Partial sequence feedback for goal 3d10ab880f960666fde5666f45f621a is 0   1   1   2   3   5   8  13  21
Full sequence result for goal 3d10ab880f960666fde5666f45f621a is 0   1   1   2   3   5   8  13  21

Get the status of goal execution.

exStatus = getStatus(client,goalHandle)
exStatus = int8
    2

Get the result using the action client and goal handle inputs. Display the result. The getResult function returns the sequence as a column vector.

resultMsg = getResult(client,goalHandle);
rosShowDetails(resultMsg)
ans = 
    '
       MessageType :  action_tutorials_interfaces/FibonacciResult
       sequence    :  [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21]'

Alternatively, you can only use the goal handle as input to get the result.

resultMsg = getResult(goalHandle);
rosShowDetails(resultMsg)
ans = 
    '
       MessageType :  action_tutorials_interfaces/FibonacciResult
       sequence    :  [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21]'

Helper Functions

helperFeedbackCallback defines the callback function to execute when the client receives a feedback response from the action server.

function helperFeedbackCallback(goalHandle,feedbackMsg)
    seq = feedbackMsg.partial_sequence;
    disp(['Partial sequence feedback for goal ',goalHandle.GoalUUID,' is ',num2str(seq')])
end

helperResultCallback defines the callback function to execute when the client receives the result message from the action server.

function helperResultCallback(goalHandle,wrappedResultMsg)
    seq = wrappedResultMsg.result.sequence;
    disp(['Full sequence result for goal ',goalHandle.GoalUUID,' is ',num2str(seq')])
end

Input Arguments

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ROS 2 action client, specified as a ros2actionclient object handle.

Action client goal handle, specified as an ActionClientGoalHandle object.

Output Arguments

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This property is read-only.

Execution status of the associated goal, returned as a nonnegative integer. Each integer denotes a specific status as defined in the action_msgs/msg/GoalStatus ROS 2 message definition:

  • 0 — Unknown

  • 1 — Accepted

  • 2 — Executing

  • 3 — Canceling

  • 4 — Succeeded

  • 5 — Canceled

  • 6 — Aborted

Data Types: int8

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using MATLAB® Coder™.

Version History

Introduced in R2023a

See Also

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