16.0.16

Signed-off-by: Alejandro Hernandez Cordero <ahcorde@gmail.com>

rclcpp/CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@
 Changelog for package rclcpp
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+16.0.16 (2025-11-18)
+--------------------
+* Fix REP url locations (backport `#2987 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2987>`_) (`#2991 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2991>`_)
+* Contributors: mergify[bot]
+
+16.0.15 (2025-09-11)
+--------------------
+* Allow for implicitly convertable loggers as well (`#2922 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2922>`_) (`#2936 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2936>`_) (`#2938 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2938>`_)
+* Fix: improve exception context for parameter_value_from (backport `#2917 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2917>`_) (`#2921 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2921>`_)
+* Removed warning test_qos (`#2859 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2859>`_) (`#2925 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2925>`_)
+* Add qos parameter for wait_for_message function (`#2903 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2903>`_) (`#2907 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2907>`_)
+* Contributors: mergify[bot]
+
 16.0.14 (2025-07-16)
 --------------------
 * fix test_publisher_with_system_default_qos. (backport `#2881 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2881>`_) (`#2882 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2882>`_)

rclcpp/QUALITY_DECLARATION.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-This document is a declaration of software quality for the `rclcpp` package, based on the guidelines in [REP-2004](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2004.html).
+This document is a declaration of software quality for the `rclcpp` package, based on the guidelines in [REP-2004](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2004/).
 
 # rclcpp Quality Declaration
 
 The package `rclcpp` claims to be in the **Quality Level 1** category when it is used with a **Quality Level 1** middleware.
 
-Below are the rationales, notes, and caveats for this claim, organized by each requirement listed in the [Package Quality Categories in REP-2004](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2004.html) of the ROS2 developer guide.
+Below are the rationales, notes, and caveats for this claim, organized by each requirement listed in the [Package Quality Categories in REP-2004](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2004/) of the ROS2 developer guide.
 
 ## Version Policy [1]
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ All pull requests will be peer-reviewed, check [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://d
 
 ### Continuous Integration [2.iv]
 
-All pull requests must pass CI on all [tier 1 platforms](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2000.html#support-tiers)
+All pull requests must pass CI on all [tier 1 platforms](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2000/#support-tiers)
 
 Currently nightly results can be seen here:
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ It is **Quality Level 1**, see its [Quality Declaration document](https://gitlab
 
 ## Platform Support [6]
 
-`rclcpp` supports all of the tier 1 platforms as described in [REP-2000](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2000.html#support-tiers), and tests each change against all of them.
+`rclcpp` supports all of the tier 1 platforms as described in [REP-2000](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2000/#support-tiers), and tests each change against all of them.
 
 Currently nightly build status can be seen here:
 * [linux-aarch64_release](https://ci.ros2.org/view/nightly/job/nightly_linux-aarch64_release/lastBuild/rclcpp/)
@@ -225,4 +225,4 @@ Currently nightly build status can be seen here:
 
 ### Vulnerability Disclosure Policy [7.i]
 
-This package conforms to the Vulnerability Disclosure Policy in [REP-2006](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2006.html).
+This package conforms to the Vulnerability Disclosure Policy in [REP-2006](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2006/).

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/wait_for_message.hpp

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef RCLCPP__WAIT_FOR_MESSAGE_HPP_
 #define RCLCPP__WAIT_FOR_MESSAGE_HPP_
 
+#include <future>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "rclcpp/node.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/wait_set.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/qos.hpp"
 
 namespace rclcpp
 {
@@ -79,10 +81,11 @@ bool wait_for_message(
 /**
  * Wait for the next incoming message to arrive on a specified topic before the specified timeout.
  *
- * \param[out] out is the message to be filled when a new message is arriving.
+ * \param[out] out is the message to be filled when a new message is arriving
  * \param[in] node the node pointer to initialize the subscription on.
  * \param[in] topic the topic to wait for messages.
  * \param[in] time_to_wait parameter specifying the timeout before returning.
+ * \param[in] qos parameter specifying QoS settings for the subscription.
  * \return true if a message was successfully received, false if message could not
  * be obtained or shutdown was triggered asynchronously on the context.
  */
@@ -91,9 +94,10 @@ bool wait_for_message(
   MsgT & out,
   rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr node,
   const std::string & topic,
-  std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period> time_to_wait = std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period>(-1))
+  std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period> time_to_wait = std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period>(-1),
+  const rclcpp::QoS & qos = rclcpp::SystemDefaultsQoS())
 {
-  auto sub = node->create_subscription<MsgT>(topic, 1, [](const std::shared_ptr<const MsgT>) {});
+  auto sub = node->create_subscription<MsgT>(topic, qos, [](const std::shared_ptr<const MsgT>) {});
   return wait_for_message<MsgT, Rep, Period>(
     out, sub, node->get_node_options().context(), time_to_wait);
 }

rclcpp/package.xml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format2.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="2">
   <name>rclcpp</name>
-  <version>16.0.14</version>
+  <version>16.0.16</version>
   <description>The ROS client library in C++.</description>
   <maintainer email="ivanpauno@ekumenlabs.com">Ivan Paunovic</maintainer>
   <maintainer email="jacob@openrobotics.org">Jacob Perron</maintainer>

rclcpp/resource/logging.hpp.em

@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ def get_rclcpp_suffix_from_features(features):
 ) \
   do { \
     static_assert( \
-      ::std::is_same<typename std::remove_cv_t<typename std::remove_reference_t<decltype(logger)>>, \
-      typename ::rclcpp::Logger>::value, \
+      ::std::is_convertible_v<decltype(logger), ::rclcpp::Logger>, \
       "First argument to logging macros must be an rclcpp::Logger"); \
 @[ if 'throttle' in feature_combination]@ \
     auto get_time_point = [&c=clock](rcutils_time_point_value_t * time_point) -> rcutils_ret_t { \

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/parameter_map.cpp

@@ -81,7 +81,15 @@ rclcpp::parameter_map_from(const rcl_params_t * const c_params, const char * nod
         throw InvalidParametersException(message);
       }
       const rcl_variant_t * const c_param_value = &(c_params_node->parameter_values[p]);
-      params_node.emplace_back(c_param_name, parameter_value_from(c_param_value));
+      ParameterValue value;
+      try {
+        value = parameter_value_from(c_param_value);
+      } catch (const InvalidParameterValueException & e) {
+        throw InvalidParameterValueException(
+                std::string("parameter_value_from failed for parameter '") +
+                c_param_name + "': " + e.what());
+      }
+      params_node.emplace_back(c_param_name, value);
     }
   }
 

rclcpp/test/rclcpp/test_logging.cpp

@@ -253,9 +253,19 @@ bool log_function_const_ref(const rclcpp::Logger & logger)
   return true;
 }
 
+class DerivedLogger : public rclcpp::Logger
+{
+public:
+  explicit DerivedLogger(const rclcpp::Logger & logger)
+  : rclcpp::Logger(logger) {}
+};
+
 TEST_F(TestLoggingMacros, test_log_from_node) {
   auto logger = rclcpp::get_logger("test_logging_logger");
   EXPECT_TRUE(log_function(logger));
   EXPECT_TRUE(log_function_const(logger));
   EXPECT_TRUE(log_function_const_ref(logger));
+
+  DerivedLogger derived_logger(logger);
+  RCLCPP_INFO(derived_logger, "successful log from derived logger");
 }

rclcpp/test/rclcpp/test_qos.cpp

@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ TEST(TestQoS, from_rmw_validity)
 {
   rmw_qos_profile_t invalid_qos;
   memset(&invalid_qos, 0, sizeof(invalid_qos));
-  reinterpret_cast<uint32_t &>(invalid_qos.history) = 999;
+  unsigned int n = 999;
+  memcpy(&invalid_qos.history, &n, sizeof(n));
 
   EXPECT_THROW(
   {

rclcpp/test/rclcpp/test_wait_for_message.cpp

@@ -108,3 +108,29 @@ TEST(TestUtilities, wait_for_message_twice_one_sub) {
 
   rclcpp::shutdown();
 }
+
+TEST(TestUtilities, wait_for_last_message) {
+  rclcpp::init(0, nullptr);
+
+  auto node = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Node>("wait_for_last_message_node");
+  auto qos = rclcpp::QoS(1).reliable().transient_local();
+
+  using MsgT = test_msgs::msg::Strings;
+  auto pub = node->create_publisher<MsgT>("wait_for_last_message_topic", qos);
+  pub->publish(*get_messages_strings()[0]);
+
+  MsgT out;
+  auto received = false;
+  auto wait = std::async(
+    [&]() {
+      auto ret = rclcpp::wait_for_message(out, node, "wait_for_last_message_topic", 5s, qos);
+      EXPECT_TRUE(ret);
+      received = true;
+    });
+
+  ASSERT_NO_THROW(wait.get());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(received);
+  EXPECT_EQ(out, *get_messages_strings()[0]);
+
+  rclcpp::shutdown();
+}

rclcpp_action/CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ Changelog for package rclcpp_action
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 
+16.0.16 (2025-11-18)
+--------------------
+* Fix REP url locations (backport `#2987 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2987>`_) (`#2991 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2991>`_)
+* Contributors: mergify[bot]
+
+16.0.15 (2025-09-11)
+--------------------
+
 16.0.14 (2025-07-16)
 --------------------
 

rclcpp_action/QUALITY_DECLARATION.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-This document is a declaration of software quality for the `rclcpp_action` package, based on the guidelines in [REP-2004](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2004.html).
+This document is a declaration of software quality for the `rclcpp_action` package, based on the guidelines in [REP-2004](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2004/).
 
 # rclcpp_action Quality Declaration
 
 The package `rclcpp_action` claims to be in the **Quality Level 1** category when it is used with a **Quality Level 1** middleware.
 
-Below are the rationales, notes, and caveats for this claim, organized by each requirement listed in the [Package Quality Categories in REP-2004](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2004.html) of the ROS2 developer guide.
+Below are the rationales, notes, and caveats for this claim, organized by each requirement listed in the [Package Quality Categories in REP-2004](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2004/) of the ROS2 developer guide.
 
 ## Version Policy [1]
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ All pull requests will be peer-reviewed, check [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://d
 
 ### Continuous Integration [2.iv]
 
-All pull requests must pass CI on all [tier 1 platforms](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2000.html#support-tiers)
+All pull requests must pass CI on all [tier 1 platforms](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2000/#support-tiers)
 
 Currently nightly results can be seen here:
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ It is **Quality Level 1**, see its [Quality Declaration document](https://github
 
 ## Platform Support [6]
 
-`rclcpp_action` supports all of the tier 1 platforms as described in [REP-2000](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2000.html#support-tiers), and tests each change against all of them.
+`rclcpp_action` supports all of the tier 1 platforms as described in [REP-2000](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2000/#support-tiers), and tests each change against all of them.
 
 Currently nightly build status can be seen here:
 * [linux-aarch64_release](https://ci.ros2.org/view/nightly/job/nightly_linux-aarch64_release/lastBuild/rclcpp_action/)
@@ -191,4 +191,4 @@ Currently nightly build status can be seen here:
 
 ### Vulnerability Disclosure Policy [7.i]
 
-This package conforms to the Vulnerability Disclosure Policy in [REP-2006](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2006.html).
+This package conforms to the Vulnerability Disclosure Policy in [REP-2006](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2006/).

rclcpp_action/package.xml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format2.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="2">
   <name>rclcpp_action</name>
-  <version>16.0.14</version>
+  <version>16.0.16</version>
   <description>Adds action APIs for C++.</description>
   <maintainer email="ivanpauno@ekumenlabs.com">Ivan Paunovic</maintainer>
   <maintainer email="jacob@openrobotics.org">Jacob Perron</maintainer>

rclcpp_components/CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 Changelog for package rclcpp_components
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+16.0.16 (2025-11-18)
+--------------------
+* Fix REP url locations (backport `#2987 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2987>`_) (`#2991 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2991>`_)
+* Contributors: mergify[bot]
+
+16.0.15 (2025-09-11)
+--------------------
+
 16.0.14 (2025-07-16)
 --------------------
 

rclcpp_components/QUALITY_DECLARATION.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-This document is a declaration of software quality for the `rclcpp_components` package, based on the guidelines in [REP-2004](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2004.html).
+This document is a declaration of software quality for the `rclcpp_components` package, based on the guidelines in [REP-2004](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2004/).
 
 # rclcpp_components Quality Declaration
 
 The package `rclcpp_components` claims to be in the **Quality Level 1** category.
 
-Below are the rationales, notes, and caveats for this claim, organized by each requirement listed in the [Package Quality Categories in REP-2004](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2004.html) of the ROS2 developer guide.
+Below are the rationales, notes, and caveats for this claim, organized by each requirement listed in the [Package Quality Categories in REP-2004](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2004/) of the ROS2 developer guide.
 
 ## Version Policy [1]
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ All pull requests will be peer-reviewed, check [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://d
 
 ### Continuous Integration [2.iv]
 
-All pull requests must pass CI on all [tier 1 platforms](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2000.html#support-tiers)
+All pull requests must pass CI on all [tier 1 platforms](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2000/#support-tiers)
 
 Currently nightly results can be seen here:
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ It is **Quality Level 1**, see its [Quality Declaration document](https://github
 
 ## Platform Support [6]
 
-`rclcpp_components` supports all of the tier 1 platforms as described in [REP-2000](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2000.html#support-tiers), and tests each change against all of them.
+`rclcpp_components` supports all of the tier 1 platforms as described in [REP-2000](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2000/#support-tiers), and tests each change against all of them.
 
 Currently nightly build status can be seen here:
 * [linux-aarch64_release](https://ci.ros2.org/view/nightly/job/nightly_linux-aarch64_release/lastBuild/rclcpp_components/)
@@ -203,4 +203,4 @@ Currently nightly build status can be seen here:
 
 ### Vulnerability Disclosure Policy [7.i]
 
-This package conforms to the Vulnerability Disclosure Policy in [REP-2006](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2006.html).
+This package conforms to the Vulnerability Disclosure Policy in [REP-2006](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2006/).

rclcpp_components/package.xml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format2.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="2">
   <name>rclcpp_components</name>
-  <version>16.0.14</version>
+  <version>16.0.16</version>
   <description>Package containing tools for dynamically loadable components</description>
   <maintainer email="ivanpauno@ekumenlabs.com">Ivan Paunovic</maintainer>
   <maintainer email="jacob@openrobotics.org">Jacob Perron</maintainer>

rclcpp_lifecycle/CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ Changelog for package rclcpp_lifecycle
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 
+16.0.16 (2025-11-18)
+--------------------
+* Fix REP url locations (backport `#2987 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2987>`_) (`#2991 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2991>`_)
+* Add get_parameter_or overload returning value or alternative (`#2973 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2973>`_) (`#2978 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2978>`_)
+* Contributors: mergify[bot]
+
+16.0.15 (2025-09-11)
+--------------------
+* Add a clearer warning message, the old one lacked information and was misleading (`#2924 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/2924>`_)
+* Contributors: Peter Mitrano (AR)
+
 16.0.14 (2025-07-16)
 --------------------
 

rclcpp_lifecycle/QUALITY_DECLARATION.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-This document is a declaration of software quality for the `rclcpp_lifecycle` package, based on the guidelines in [REP-2004](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2004.html).
+This document is a declaration of software quality for the `rclcpp_lifecycle` package, based on the guidelines in [REP-2004](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2004/).
 
 # rclcpp_lifecycle Quality Declaration
 
 The package `rclcpp_lifecycle` claims to be in the **Quality Level 1** category when used with a **Quality Level 1** middleware.
 
-Below are the rationales, notes, and caveats for this claim, organized by each requirement listed in the [Package Quality Categories in REP-2004](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2004.html) of the ROS2 developer guide.
+Below are the rationales, notes, and caveats for this claim, organized by each requirement listed in the [Package Quality Categories in REP-2004](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2004/) of the ROS2 developer guide.
 
 ## Version Policy [1]
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ All pull requests will be peer-reviewed, check [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://d
 
 ### Continuous Integration [2.iv]
 
-All pull requests must pass CI on all [tier 1 platforms](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2000.html#support-tiers)
+All pull requests must pass CI on all [tier 1 platforms](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2000/#support-tiers)
 
 Currently nightly results can be seen here:
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ It is **Quality Level 1**, see its [Quality Declaration document](https://github
 
 ## Platform Support [6]
 
-`rclcpp_lifecycle` supports all of the tier 1 platforms as described in [REP-2000](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2000.html#support-tiers), and tests each change against all of them.
+`rclcpp_lifecycle` supports all of the tier 1 platforms as described in [REP-2000](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2000/#support-tiers), and tests each change against all of them.
 
 Currently nightly build status can be seen here:
 * [linux-aarch64_release](https://ci.ros2.org/view/nightly/job/nightly_linux-aarch64_release/lastBuild/rclcpp_lifecycle/)
@@ -203,4 +203,4 @@ Currently nightly build status can be seen here:
 
 ### Vulnerability Disclosure Policy [7.i]
 
-This package conforms to the Vulnerability Disclosure Policy in [REP-2006](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2006.html).
+This package conforms to the Vulnerability Disclosure Policy in [REP-2006](https://reps.openrobotics.org/rep-2006/).

rclcpp_lifecycle/include/rclcpp_lifecycle/lifecycle_node.hpp

@@ -458,6 +458,16 @@ public:
     ParameterT & value,
     const ParameterT & alternative_value) const;
 
+  /// Return the parameter value, or the "alternative_value" if not set.
+  /**
+   * \sa rclcpp::Node::get_parameter_or
+   */
+  template<typename ParameterT>
+  ParameterT
+  get_parameter_or(
+    const std::string & name,
+    const ParameterT & alternative_value) const;
+
   /// Return the parameters by the given parameter names.
   /**
    * \sa rclcpp::Node::get_parameters

rclcpp_lifecycle/include/rclcpp_lifecycle/lifecycle_node_impl.hpp

@@ -294,5 +294,16 @@ LifecycleNode::get_parameter_or(
   return got_parameter;
 }
 
+template<typename ParameterT>
+ParameterT
+LifecycleNode::get_parameter_or(
+  const std::string & name,
+  const ParameterT & alternative_value) const
+{
+  ParameterT parameter;
+  get_parameter_or(name, parameter, alternative_value);
+  return parameter;
+}
+
 }  // namespace rclcpp_lifecycle
 #endif  // RCLCPP_LIFECYCLE__LIFECYCLE_NODE_IMPL_HPP_

rclcpp_lifecycle/package.xml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format2.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="2">
   <name>rclcpp_lifecycle</name>
-  <version>16.0.14</version>
+  <version>16.0.16</version>
   <description>Package containing a prototype for lifecycle implementation</description>
   <maintainer email="ivanpauno@ekumenlabs.com">Ivan Paunovic</maintainer>
   <maintainer email="jacob@openrobotics.org">Jacob Perron</maintainer>

rclcpp_lifecycle/src/lifecycle_node_interface_impl.hpp

@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ public:
     constexpr bool publish_update = true;
     State initial_state;
     unsigned int current_state_id;
+    rcl_lifecycle_transition_t const * original_transition{nullptr};
 
     {
       std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(state_machine_mutex_);
@@ -414,6 +415,9 @@ public:
       // keep the initial state to pass to a transition callback
       initial_state = State(state_machine_.current_state);
 
+      original_transition =
+        rcl_lifecycle_get_transition_by_id(state_machine_.current_state, transition_id);
+
       if (
         rcl_lifecycle_trigger_transition_by_id(
           &state_machine_, transition_id, publish_update) != RCL_RET_OK)
@@ -458,12 +462,14 @@ public:
       current_state_id = state_machine_.current_state->id;
     }
 
-    // error handling ?!
+    // error handling
     // TODO(karsten1987): iterate over possible ret value
     if (cb_return_code == node_interfaces::LifecycleNodeInterface::CallbackReturn::ERROR) {
-      RCLCPP_WARN(
-        node_logging_interface_->get_logger(),
-        "Error occurred while doing error handling.");
+      if (original_transition) {
+        RCLCPP_WARN(
+          node_logging_interface_->get_logger(),
+          "Callback returned ERROR during the transition: %s", original_transition->label);
+      }
 
       auto error_cb_code = execute_callback(current_state_id, initial_state);
       auto error_cb_label = get_label_for_return_code(error_cb_code);

rclcpp_lifecycle/test/test_lifecycle_node.cpp

@@ -771,6 +771,26 @@ TEST_F(TestDefaultStateMachine, check_parameters) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(parameter.as_bool());
 }
 
+TEST_F(TestDefaultStateMachine, test_get_parameter_or) {
+  auto test_node = std::make_shared<EmptyLifecycleNode>("testnode");
+
+  const std::string param_name = "test_param";
+  int param_int = -999;
+
+  // Parameter does not exist, should return "or" value
+  EXPECT_FALSE(test_node->get_parameter_or(param_name, param_int, 123));
+  EXPECT_EQ(param_int, 123);
+  EXPECT_EQ(test_node->get_parameter_or(param_name, 456), 456);
+
+  // Declare param_int
+  test_node->declare_parameter(param_name, rclcpp::ParameterValue(789));
+
+  // Parameter exists, should return existing value
+  EXPECT_TRUE(test_node->get_parameter_or(param_name, param_int, 123));
+  EXPECT_EQ(param_int, 789);
+  EXPECT_EQ(test_node->get_parameter_or(param_name, 456), 789);
+}
+
 TEST_F(TestDefaultStateMachine, test_getters) {
   auto test_node = std::make_shared<EmptyLifecycleNode>("testnode");
   auto options = test_node->get_node_options();