util

Utility functions for LinuxPTP monitoring.

Functions:

• get_hostname –

  Get the system hostname.

• hostname_to_node_name –

  Convert a hostname to a valid ROS 2 node name.

get_hostname

get_hostname() -> str

Get the system hostname.

Raises:

• RuntimeError –

  If hostname cannot be determined.

Returns:

• str –

  The system hostname.

hostname_to_node_name

hostname_to_node_name(hostname: str) -> str

Convert a hostname to a valid ROS 2 node name.

Replaces unsupported characters. A ROS 2 node name must match ^[A-z][A-z0-9_]*$.

See Also

https://wiki.ros.org/Names