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MetricsMessageSubscriber QML Type

Subscribes to statistics_msgs::msg::MetricsMessage messages — A generic metrics message providing statistics for measurements from different sources. For example, measure a system's CPU % for a given window yields the following data points over a window of time:. More...

Import Statement: import QtRos2.StatisticsMsgs
Inherits:

SubscriberBase

Status: Experimental Extension

Properties

Signals

Detailed Description

  • average cpu %
  • std deviation
  • min
  • max
  • sample count

These are all represented as different 'StatisticDataPoint's.

MetricsMessageSubscriber receives metricsMessage values from a ROS 2 topic. Set the topic and node properties, then connect to the messageReceived() signal.

See also MetricsMessagePublisher and metricsMessage.

Property Documentation

measurementSourceName : string

The measurementSourceName field of the last received message. Updated whenever a new message arrives. measurementSourceNameChanged is emitted on every update.

message : metricsMessage

The last message received on topic. Updated whenever a new message arrives.

metricsSource : string

The metricsSource field of the last received message. Updated whenever a new message arrives. metricsSourceChanged is emitted on every update.

statistics : list<statisticDataPoint>

The statistics field of the last received message. Updated whenever a new message arrives. statisticsChanged is emitted on every update.

unit : string

The unit field of the last received message. Updated whenever a new message arrives. unitChanged is emitted on every update.

windowStart : time

The windowStart field of the last received message. Updated whenever a new message arrives. windowStartChanged is emitted on every update.

windowStop : time

The windowStop field of the last received message. Updated whenever a new message arrives. windowStopChanged is emitted on every update.

Signal Documentation

messageReceived(metricsMessage msg)

Emitted when a new metricsMessage arrives on topic. msg contains the received value.

Note: The corresponding handler is onMessageReceived.

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