(fix) Removes setproctitle as a hard dependency

README.md

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ A [Component](https://automatika-robotics.github.io/ros-sugar/design/component.h
 
 Install python dependencies using pip as follows:
 
-`pip install 'attrs>=23.2.0' msgpack-numpy numpy-quaternion setproctitle`
+`pip install 'attrs>=23.2.0' msgpack-numpy`
 
 Grab your favorite deb package from the [release page](https://github.com/automatika-robotics/ros-sugar/releases) and install it as follows:
 

package.xml

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   <depend>python3-opencv</depend>
   <depend>python3-jinja2</depend>
   <depend>python3-msgpack</depend>
+  <depend>python-numpy-quaternion-pip</depend>
 
   <test_depend>ament_cmake_pytest</test_depend>
   <test_depend>ament_index_python</test_depend>

ros_sugar/launch/executable.py

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from typing import Optional, List, Type, Tuple
 
 import rclpy
-import setproctitle
 from rclpy.executors import MultiThreadedExecutor
 from rclpy.utilities import try_shutdown
 
@@ -189,8 +188,13 @@ def main(args=None):
     if not component_name:
         raise ValueError("Cannot launch component without specifying a name")
 
-    # SET PROCESS NAME
-    setproctitle.setproctitle(component_name)
+    # TODO: add setproctitle as install dependancy when available in rosdep
+    # SET PROCESS NAME (if setproctitle is available)
+    try:
+        import setproctitle
+        setproctitle.setproctitle(component_name)
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
 
     config = _parse_component_config(args, list_of_configs)
 

ros_sugar/launch/launcher.py

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import msgpack_numpy as m_pack
 import launch
 import rclpy
-import setproctitle
 from launch import LaunchDescription, LaunchIntrospector, LaunchService
 from launch.action import Action as ROSLaunchAction
 from launch.actions import (
@@ -802,8 +801,13 @@ def setup_launch_description(
     ):
         self._check_duplicate_names()
 
-        # SET PROCESS NAME
-        setproctitle.setproctitle(logger.name)
+        # TODO: add setproctitle as install dependancy when available in rosdep
+        # SET PROCESS NAME (if setproctitle is available)
+        try:
+            import setproctitle
+            setproctitle.setproctitle(logger.name)
+        except ImportError:
+            pass
 
         self._setup_monitor_node()