14.1.0

Signed-off-by: Chris Lalancette <clalancette@openrobotics.org>

README.md

@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ Visit the [rclcpp API documentation](http://docs.ros2.org/latest/api/rclcpp/) fo
 
 ### Examples
 
-The ROS 2 tutorials [Writing a simple publisher and subscriber](https://index.ros.org/doc/ros2/Tutorials/Writing-A-Simple-Cpp-Publisher-And-Subscriber/)
-and [Writing a simple service and client](https://index.ros.org/doc/ros2/Tutorials/Writing-A-Simple-Cpp-Service-And-Client/)
+The ROS 2 tutorials [Writing a simple publisher and subscriber](https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Tutorials/Writing-A-Simple-Cpp-Publisher-And-Subscriber.html).
+and [Writing a simple service and client](https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Tutorials/Writing-A-Simple-Cpp-Service-And-Client.html)
 contain some examples of rclcpp APIs in use.

rclcpp/CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -2,6 +2,197 @@
 Changelog for package rclcpp
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+14.1.0 (2022-01-05)
+-------------------
+* Use UninitializedStaticallyTypedParameterException (`#1689 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1689>`_)
+* Add wait_for_all_acked support (`#1662 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1662>`_)
+* Add tests for function templates of declare_parameter (`#1747 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1747>`_)
+* Contributors: Barry Xu, Bi0T1N, M. Mostafa Farzan
+
+14.0.0 (2021-12-17)
+-------------------
+* Fixes for uncrustify 0.72 (`#1844 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1844>`_)
+* use private member to keep the all reference underneath. (`#1845 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1845>`_)
+* Make node base sharable (`#1832 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1832>`_)
+* Add Clock::sleep_for() (`#1828 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1828>`_)
+* Synchronize rcl and std::chrono steady clocks in Clock::sleep_until (`#1830 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1830>`_)
+* Use rclcpp::guard_condition (`#1612 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1612>`_)
+* Call CMake function to generate version header (`#1805 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1805>`_)
+* Use parantheses around logging macro parameter (`#1820 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1820>`_)
+* Remove author by request (`#1818 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1818>`_)
+* Update maintainers (`#1817 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1817>`_)
+* min_forward & min_backward thresholds must not be disabled (`#1815 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1815>`_)
+* Re-add Clock::sleep_until (`#1814 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1814>`_)
+* Fix lifetime of context so it remains alive while its dependent node handles are still in use (`#1754 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1754>`_)
+* Add the interface for pre-shutdown callback (`#1714 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1714>`_)
+* Take message ownership from moved LoanedMessage (`#1808 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1808>`_)
+* Suppress clang dead-store warnings in the benchmarks. (`#1802 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1802>`_)
+* Wait for publisher and subscription to match (`#1777 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1777>`_)
+* Fix unused QoS profile for clock subscription and make ClockQoS the default (`#1801 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1801>`_)
+* Contributors: Abrar Rahman Protyasha, Barry Xu, Chen Lihui, Chris Lalancette, Grey, Jacob Perron, Nikolai Morin, Shane Loretz, Tomoya Fujita, mauropasse
+
+13.1.0 (2021-10-18)
+-------------------
+* Fix dangerous std::bind capture in TimeSource implementation. (`#1768 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1768>`_)
+* Fix dangerous std::bind capture in ParameterEventHandler implementation. (`#1770 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1770>`_)
+* Handle sigterm, in the same way sigint is being handled. (`#1771 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1771>`_)
+* rclcpp::Node copy constructor: make copy of node_waitables\_ member. (`#1799 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1799>`_)
+* Extend NodeGraph to match what rcl provides. (`#1484 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1484>`_)
+* Context::sleep_for(): replace recursion with do-while to avoid potential stack-overflow. (`#1765 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1765>`_)
+* extend_sub_namespace(): Verify string::empty() before calling string::front(). (`#1764 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1764>`_)
+* Deprecate the `void shared_ptr<MessageT>` subscription callback signatures. (`#1713 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1713>`_)
+* Contributors: Abrar Rahman Protyasha, Chris Lalancette, Emerson Knapp, Geoffrey Biggs, Ivan Santiago Paunovic, Jorge Perez, Tomoya Fujita, William Woodall, Yong-Hao Zou, livanov93
+
+13.0.0 (2021-08-23)
+-------------------
+* Remove can_be_nullptr assignment check for QNX case. (`#1752 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1752>`_)
+* Update client API to be able to remove pending requests. (`#1734 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1734>`_)
+* Fix: Allow to add a node while spinning in the StaticSingleThreadedExecutor. (`#1690 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1690>`_)
+* Add tracing instrumentation for executor and message taking. (`#1738 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1738>`_)
+* Fix: Reset timer trigger time before execute in StaticSingleThreadedExecutor. (`#1739 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1739>`_)
+* Use FindPython3 and make python3 dependency explicit. (`#1745 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1745>`_)
+* Use rosidl_get_typesupport_target(). (`#1729 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1729>`_)
+* Fix returning invalid namespace if sub_namespace is empty. (`#1658 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1658>`_)
+* Add free function to wait for a subscription message. (`#1705 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1705>`_)
+* Use rcpputils/scope_exit.hpp and remove rclcpp/scope_exit.hpp. (`#1727 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1727>`_)
+* Contributors: Ahmed Sobhy, Christophe Bedard, Ivan Santiago Paunovic, Karsten Knese, M. Hofstätter, Mauro Passerino, Shane Loretz, mauropasse
+
+12.0.0 (2021-07-26)
+-------------------
+* Remove unsafe get_callback_groups API.
+  Callers should change to using for_each_callback_group(), or
+  store the callback groups they need internally.
+* Add in callback_groups_for_each.
+  The main reason to add this method in is to make accesses to the
+  callback_groups\_ vector thread-safe.  By having a
+  callback_groups_for_each that accepts a std::function, we can
+  just have the callers give us the callback they are interested
+  in, and we can take care of the locking.
+  The rest of this fairly large PR is cleaning up all of the places
+  that use get_callback_groups() to instead use
+  callback_groups_for_each().
+* Use a different mechanism to avoid timers being scheduled multiple times by the MultiThreadedExecutor (`#1692 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1692>`_)
+* Fix windows CI (`#1726 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1726>`_)
+  Fix bug in AnyServiceCallback introduced in `#1709 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1709>`_.
+* Contributors: Chris Lalancette, Ivan Santiago Paunovic
+
+11.2.0 (2021-07-21)
+-------------------
+* Support to defer to send a response in services. (`#1709 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1709>`_)
+  Signed-off-by: Ivan Santiago Paunovic <ivanpauno@ekumenlabs.com>
+* Fix documentation bug. (`#1719 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1719>`_)
+  Signed-off-by: William Woodall <william@osrfoundation.org>
+* Contributors: Ivan Santiago Paunovic, William Woodall
+
+11.1.0 (2021-07-13)
+-------------------
+* Removed left over ``is_initialized()`` implementation (`#1711 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1711>`_)
+  Leftover from https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/pull/1622
+* Fixed declare parameter methods for int and float vectors (`#1696 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1696>`_)
+* Cleaned up implementation of the intra-process manager (`#1695 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1695>`_)
+* Added the node name to an executor ``runtime_error`` (`#1686 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1686>`_)
+* Fixed a typo "Attack" -> "Attach" (`#1687 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1687>`_)
+* Removed use of std::allocator<>::rebind (`#1678 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1678>`_)
+  rebind is deprecated in c++17 and removed in c++20
+* Contributors: Alberto Soragna, Chen Lihui, Chris Lalancette, Petter Nilsson, Steve Macenski, William Woodall
+
+11.0.0 (2021-05-18)
+-------------------
+* Allow declare uninitialized parameters (`#1673 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1673>`_)
+* Fix syntax issue with gcc (`#1674 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1674>`_)
+* [service] Don't use a weak_ptr to avoid leaking (`#1668 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1668>`_)
+* Contributors: Ivan Santiago Paunovic, Jacob Perron, William Woodall
+
+10.0.0 (2021-05-11)
+-------------------
+* Fix doc typo (`#1663 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1663>`_)
+* [rclcpp] Type Adaptation feature (`#1557 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1557>`_)
+* Do not attempt to use void allocators for memory allocation. (`#1657 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1657>`_)
+* Keep custom allocator in publisher and subscription options alive. (`#1647 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1647>`_)
+* Fix get_publishers_subscriptions_info_by_topic test in test_node.cpp (`#1648 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1648>`_)
+* Use OnShutdown callback handle instead of OnShutdown callback (`#1639 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1639>`_)
+* use dynamic_pointer_cast to detect allocator mismatch in intra process manager (`#1643 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1643>`_)
+* Increase cppcheck timeout to 500s (`#1634 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1634>`_)
+* Clarify node parameters docs (`#1631 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1631>`_)
+* Contributors: Audrow Nash, Barry Xu, Jacob Perron, Michel Hidalgo, Shane Loretz, William Woodall
+
+9.0.2 (2021-04-14)
+------------------
+* Avoid returning loan when none was obtained. (`#1629 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1629>`_)
+* Use a different implementation of mutex two priorities (`#1628 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1628>`_)
+* Do not test the value of the history policy when testing the get_publishers/subscriptions_info_by_topic() methods (`#1626 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1626>`_)
+* Check first parameter type and range before calling the user validation callbacks (`#1627 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1627>`_)
+* Contributors: Ivan Santiago Paunovic, Miguel Company
+
+9.0.1 (2021-04-12)
+------------------
+* Restore test exception for Connext (`#1625 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1625>`_)
+* Fix race condition in TimeSource clock thread setup (`#1623 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1623>`_)
+* Contributors: Andrea Sorbini, Michel Hidalgo
+
+9.0.0 (2021-04-06)
+------------------
+* remove deprecated code which was deprecated in foxy and should be removed in galactic (`#1622 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1622>`_)
+* Change index.ros.org -> docs.ros.org. (`#1620 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1620>`_)
+* Unique network flows (`#1496 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1496>`_)
+* Add spin_some support to the StaticSingleThreadedExecutor (`#1338 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1338>`_)
+* Add publishing instrumentation (`#1600 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1600>`_)
+* Create load_parameters and delete_parameters methods (`#1596 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1596>`_)
+* refactor AnySubscriptionCallback and add/deprecate callback signatures (`#1598 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1598>`_)
+* Add generic publisher and generic subscription for serialized messages (`#1452 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1452>`_)
+* use context from `node_base\_` for clock executor. (`#1617 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1617>`_)
+* updating quality declaration links (re: `ros2/docs.ros2.org#52 <https://github.com/ros2/docs.ros2.org/issues/52>`_) (`#1615 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1615>`_)
+* Contributors: Ananya Muddukrishna, BriceRenaudeau, Chris Lalancette, Christophe Bedard, Nikolai Morin, Tomoya Fujita, William Woodall, mauropasse, shonigmann
+
+8.2.0 (2021-03-31)
+------------------
+* Initialize integers in test_parameter_event_handler.cpp to avoid undefined behavior (`#1609 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1609>`_)
+* Namespace tracetools C++ functions (`#1608 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1608>`_)
+* Revert "Namespace tracetools C++ functions (`#1603 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1603>`_)" (`#1607 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1607>`_)
+* Namespace tracetools C++ functions (`#1603 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1603>`_)
+* Clock subscription callback group spins in its own thread (`#1556 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1556>`_)
+* Contributors: Chris Lalancette, Christophe Bedard, Ivan Santiago Paunovic, anaelle-sw
+
+8.1.0 (2021-03-25)
+------------------
+* Remove rmw_connext_cpp references. (`#1595 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1595>`_)
+* Add API for checking QoS profile compatibility (`#1554 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1554>`_)
+* Document misuse of parameters callback (`#1590 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1590>`_)
+* use const auto & to iterate over parameters (`#1593 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1593>`_)
+* Contributors: Chris Lalancette, Jacob Perron, Karsten Knese
+
+8.0.0 (2021-03-23)
+------------------
+* Guard against integer overflow in duration conversion (`#1584 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1584>`_)
+* Contributors: Jacob Perron
+
+7.0.1 (2021-03-22)
+------------------
+* get_parameters service should return empty if undeclared parameters are allowed (`#1514 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1514>`_)
+* Made 'Context::shutdown_reason' function a const function (`#1578 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1578>`_)
+* Contributors: Tomoya Fujita, suab321321
+
+7.0.0 (2021-03-18)
+------------------
+* Document design decisions that were made for statically typed parameters (`#1568 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1568>`_)
+* Fix doc typo in CallbackGroup constructor (`#1582 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1582>`_)
+* Enable qos parameter overrides for the /parameter_events topic  (`#1532 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1532>`_)
+* Add support for rmw_connextdds (`#1574 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1574>`_)
+* Remove 'struct' from the rcl_time_jump_t. (`#1577 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1577>`_)
+* Add tests for declaring statically typed parameters when undeclared parameters are allowed (`#1575 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1575>`_)
+* Quiet clang memory leak warning on "DoNotOptimize". (`#1571 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1571>`_)
+* Add ParameterEventsSubscriber class (`#829 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/829>`_)
+* When a parameter change is rejected, the parameters map shouldn't be updated. (`#1567 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/pull/1567>`_)
+* Fix when to throw the NoParameterOverrideProvided exception. (`#1567 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/pull/1567>`_)
+* Fix SEGV caused by order of destruction of Node sub-interfaces (`#1469 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1469>`_)
+* Fix benchmark test failure introduced in `#1522 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1522>`_ (`#1564 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1564>`_)
+* Fix documented example in create_publisher (`#1558 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1558>`_)
+* Enforce static parameter types (`#1522 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1522>`_)
+* Allow timers to keep up the intended rate in MultiThreadedExecutor (`#1516 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1516>`_)
+* Fix UBSAN warnings in any_subscription_callback. (`#1551 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1551>`_)
+* Fix runtime error: reference binding to null pointer of type (`#1547 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1547>`_)
+* Contributors: Andrea Sorbini, Chris Lalancette, Colin MacKenzie, Ivan Santiago Paunovic, Jacob Perron, Steven! Ragnarök, bpwilcox, tomoya
+
 6.3.1 (2021-02-08)
 ------------------
 * Reference test resources directly from source tree (`#1543 <https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1543>`_)

rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 
 project(rclcpp)
 
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
 find_package(ament_cmake_ros REQUIRED)
+find_package(ament_index_cpp REQUIRED)
 find_package(builtin_interfaces REQUIRED)
 find_package(libstatistics_collector REQUIRED)
 find_package(rcl REQUIRED)
@@ -20,9 +21,10 @@ find_package(rosidl_typesupport_cpp REQUIRED)
 find_package(statistics_msgs REQUIRED)
 find_package(tracetools REQUIRED)
 
-# Default to C++14
+# TODO(wjwwood): remove this when gtest can build on its own, when using target_compile_features()
+# Default to C++17
 if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 endif()
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
   # About -Wno-sign-conversion: With Clang, -Wconversion implies -Wsign-conversion. There are a number of
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ set(${PROJECT_NAME}_SRCS
   src/rclcpp/clock.cpp
   src/rclcpp/context.cpp
   src/rclcpp/contexts/default_context.cpp
+  src/rclcpp/detail/add_guard_condition_to_rcl_wait_set.cpp
+  src/rclcpp/detail/resolve_parameter_overrides.cpp
   src/rclcpp/detail/rmw_implementation_specific_payload.cpp
   src/rclcpp/detail/rmw_implementation_specific_publisher_payload.cpp
   src/rclcpp/detail/rmw_implementation_specific_subscription_payload.cpp
@@ -49,12 +53,14 @@ set(${PROJECT_NAME}_SRCS
   src/rclcpp/executable_list.cpp
   src/rclcpp/executor.cpp
   src/rclcpp/executors.cpp
-  src/rclcpp/expand_topic_or_service_name.cpp
   src/rclcpp/executors/multi_threaded_executor.cpp
   src/rclcpp/executors/single_threaded_executor.cpp
   src/rclcpp/executors/static_executor_entities_collector.cpp
   src/rclcpp/executors/static_single_threaded_executor.cpp
+  src/rclcpp/expand_topic_or_service_name.cpp
   src/rclcpp/future_return_code.cpp
+  src/rclcpp/generic_publisher.cpp
+  src/rclcpp/generic_subscription.cpp
   src/rclcpp/graph_listener.cpp
   src/rclcpp/guard_condition.cpp
   src/rclcpp/init_options.cpp
@@ -64,8 +70,8 @@ set(${PROJECT_NAME}_SRCS
   src/rclcpp/memory_strategies.cpp
   src/rclcpp/memory_strategy.cpp
   src/rclcpp/message_info.cpp
+  src/rclcpp/network_flow_endpoint.cpp
   src/rclcpp/node.cpp
-  src/rclcpp/node_options.cpp
   src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_base.cpp
   src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_clock.cpp
   src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_graph.cpp
@@ -76,12 +82,14 @@ set(${PROJECT_NAME}_SRCS
   src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_timers.cpp
   src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_topics.cpp
   src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_waitables.cpp
+  src/rclcpp/node_options.cpp
   src/rclcpp/parameter.cpp
-  src/rclcpp/parameter_value.cpp
   src/rclcpp/parameter_client.cpp
+  src/rclcpp/parameter_event_handler.cpp
   src/rclcpp/parameter_events_filter.cpp
   src/rclcpp/parameter_map.cpp
   src/rclcpp/parameter_service.cpp
+  src/rclcpp/parameter_value.cpp
   src/rclcpp/publisher_base.cpp
   src/rclcpp/qos.cpp
   src/rclcpp/qos_event.cpp
@@ -96,11 +104,14 @@ set(${PROJECT_NAME}_SRCS
   src/rclcpp/time_source.cpp
   src/rclcpp/timer.cpp
   src/rclcpp/type_support.cpp
+  src/rclcpp/typesupport_helpers.cpp
   src/rclcpp/utilities.cpp
   src/rclcpp/wait_set_policies/detail/write_preferring_read_write_lock.cpp
   src/rclcpp/waitable.cpp
 )
 
+find_package(Python3 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter)
+
 # "watch" template for changes
 configure_file(
   "resource/logging.hpp.em"
@@ -114,7 +125,7 @@ set(python_code_logging
 string(REPLACE ";" "$<SEMICOLON>" python_code_logging "${python_code_logging}")
 add_custom_command(OUTPUT include/rclcpp/logging.hpp
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "include/rclcpp"
-  COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ARGS -c "${python_code_logging}"
+  COMMAND Python3::Interpreter ARGS -c "${python_code_logging}"
   DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/logging.hpp.em.watch"
   COMMENT "Expanding logging.hpp.em"
   VERBATIM
@@ -138,7 +149,7 @@ foreach(interface_file ${interface_files})
   string(REPLACE ";" "$<SEMICOLON>" python_${interface_name}_traits "${python_${interface_name}_traits}")
   add_custom_command(OUTPUT include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/${interface_name}_traits.hpp
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "include/rclcpp/node_interfaces"
-    COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ARGS -c "${python_${interface_name}_traits}"
+    COMMAND Python3::Interpreter ARGS -c "${python_${interface_name}_traits}"
     DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${interface_name}_traits.hpp.em.watch"
     COMMENT "Expanding interface_traits.hpp.em into ${interface_name}_traits.hpp"
     VERBATIM
@@ -158,7 +169,7 @@ foreach(interface_file ${interface_files})
   string(REPLACE ";" "$<SEMICOLON>" python_get_${interface_name} "${python_get_${interface_name}}")
   add_custom_command(OUTPUT include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/get_${interface_name}.hpp
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "include/rclcpp/node_interfaces"
-    COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ARGS -c "${python_get_${interface_name}}"
+    COMMAND Python3::Interpreter ARGS -c "${python_get_${interface_name}}"
     DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/get_${interface_name}.hpp.em.watch"
     COMMENT "Expanding get_interface.hpp.em into get_${interface_file}.hpp"
     VERBATIM
@@ -167,8 +178,12 @@ foreach(interface_file ${interface_files})
     include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/get_${interface_name}.hpp)
 endforeach()
 
-add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}
-  ${${PROJECT_NAME}_SRCS})
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} ${${PROJECT_NAME}_SRCS})
+target_compile_features(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+# TODO(wjwwood): address all deprecation warnings and then remove this
+if(WIN32)
+  target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC "_SILENCE_ALL_CXX17_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS")
+endif()
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
   "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>"
   "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include>"
@@ -176,6 +191,7 @@ target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
 # specific order: dependents before dependencies
 ament_target_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME}
+  "ament_index_cpp"
   "libstatistics_collector"
   "rcl"
   "rcl_yaml_param_parser"
@@ -206,6 +222,7 @@ ament_export_include_directories(include)
 ament_export_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME})
 ament_export_targets(${PROJECT_NAME})
 
+ament_export_dependencies(ament_index_cpp)
 ament_export_dependencies(libstatistics_collector)
 ament_export_dependencies(rcl)
 ament_export_dependencies(rcpputils)
@@ -232,3 +249,10 @@ install(
   DIRECTORY include/ ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/
   DESTINATION include
 )
+
+if(TEST cppcheck)
+  # must set the property after ament_package()
+  set_tests_properties(cppcheck PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 500)
+endif()
+
+ament_cmake_gen_version_h()

rclcpp/QUALITY_DECLARATION.md

@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ This document is a declaration of software quality for the `rclcpp` package, bas
 
 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://index.ros.org/doc/ros2/Contributing/Developer-Guide/#package-quality-categories) 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://www.ros.org/reps/rep-2004.html) of the ROS2 developer guide.
 
 ## Version Policy [1]
 
 ### Version Scheme [1.i]
 
-`rclcpp` uses `semver` according to the recommendation for ROS Core packages in the [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://index.ros.org/doc/ros2/Contributing/Developer-Guide/#versioning).
+`rclcpp` uses `semver` according to the recommendation for ROS Core packages in the [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Contributing/Developer-Guide.html#versioning).
 
 ### Version Stability [1.ii]
 
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ Headers under the folder `detail` are not considered part of the public API and
 
 ## Change Control Process [2]
 
-`rclcpp` follows the recommended guidelines for ROS Core packages in the [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://index.ros.org/doc/ros2/Contributing/Developer-Guide/#change-control-process).
+`rclcpp` follows the recommended guidelines for ROS Core packages in the [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Contributing/Developer-Guide.html#change-control-process).
 
 ### Change Requests [2.i]
 
-All changes will occur through a pull request, check [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://index.ros.org/doc/ros2/Contributing/Developer-Guide/#change-control-process) for additional information.
+All changes will occur through a pull request, check [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Contributing/Developer-Guide.html#change-control-process) for additional information.
 
 ### Contributor Origin [2.ii]
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ This package uses DCO as its confirmation of contributor origin policy. More inf
 
 ### Peer Review Policy [2.iii]
 
-All pull requests will be peer-reviewed, check [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://index.ros.org/doc/ros2/Contributing/Developer-Guide/#change-control-process) for additional information.
+All pull requests will be peer-reviewed, check [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Contributing/Developer-Guide.html#change-control-process) for additional information.
 
 ### Continuous Integration [2.iv]
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ The tests aim to cover both typical usage and corner cases, but are quantified b
 
 ### Coverage [4.iii]
 
-`rclcpp` follows the recommendations for ROS Core packages in the [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://index.ros.org/doc/ros2/Contributing/Developer-Guide/#code-coverage), and opts to use line coverage instead of branch coverage.
+`rclcpp` follows the recommendations for ROS Core packages in the [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Contributing/Developer-Guide.html#code-coverage), and opts to use line coverage instead of branch coverage.
 
 This includes:
 
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ This includes:
 
 Changes are required to make a best effort to keep or increase coverage before being accepted, but decreases are allowed if properly justified and accepted by reviewers.
 
-Current coverage statistics can be viewed [here](https://ci.ros2.org/job/nightly_linux_coverage/lastCompletedBuild/cobertura/src_ros2_rclcpp_rclcpp_src_rclcpp/). A description of how coverage statistics are calculated is summarized in this page ["ROS 2 Onboarding Guide"](https://index.ros.org/doc/ros2/Contributing/ROS-2-On-boarding-Guide/#note-on-coverage-runs).
+Current coverage statistics can be viewed [here](https://ci.ros2.org/job/nightly_linux_coverage/lastCompletedBuild/cobertura/src_ros2_rclcpp_rclcpp_src_rclcpp/). A description of how coverage statistics are calculated is summarized in this page ["ROS 2 Onboarding Guide"](https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Contributing/Developer-Guide.html#note-on-coverage-runs).
 
 `rclcpp` has a line coverage `>= 95%`, which is calculated over all directories within `rclcpp` with the exception of the `experimental` directory.
 
 ### Performance [4.iv]
 
-`rclcpp` follows the recommendations for performance testing of C/C++ code in the [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://index.ros.org/doc/ros2/Contributing/Developer-Guide/#performance), and opts to do performance analysis on each release rather than each change.
+`rclcpp` follows the recommendations for performance testing of C/C++ code in the [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Contributing/Developer-Guide.html#performance), and opts to do performance analysis on each release rather than each change.
 
 The performance tests of `rclcpp` are located in the [test/benchmark directory](https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/tree/master/rclcpp/test/benchmark).
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Changes that introduce regressions in performance must be adequately justified i
 
 ### Linters and Static Analysis [4.v]
 
-`rclcpp` uses and passes all the ROS2 standard linters and static analysis tools for a C++ package as described in the [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://index.ros.org/doc/ros2/Contributing/Developer-Guide/#linters-and-static-analysis). Passing implies there are no linter/static errors when testing against CI of supported platforms.
+`rclcpp` uses and passes all the ROS2 standard linters and static analysis tools for a C++ package as described in the [ROS 2 Developer Guide](https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Contributing/Developer-Guide.html#linters-and-static-analysis). Passing implies there are no linter/static errors when testing against CI of supported platforms.
 
 Currently nightly test results can be seen here:
 * [linux-aarch64_release](https://ci.ros2.org/view/nightly/job/nightly_linux-aarch64_release/lastBuild/testReport/rclcpp/)

rclcpp/doc/notes_on_statically_typed_parameters.md

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+# Notes on statically typed parameters
+
+## Introduction
+
+Until ROS 2 Foxy, all parameters could change type anytime, except if the user installed a parameter callback to reject a change.
+This could generate confusing errors, for example:
+
+```
+$ ros2 run demo_nodes_py listener &
+$ ros2 param set /listener use_sim_time not_a_boolean
+[ERROR] [1614712713.233733147] [listener]: use_sim_time parameter set to something besides a bool
+Set parameter successful
+$ ros2 param get /listener use_sim_time
+String value is: not_a_boolean
+```
+
+For most use cases, having static parameter types is enough.
+This article documents some of the decisions that were made when implementing static parameter types enforcement in:
+
+* https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/pull/1522
+* https://github.com/ros2/rclpy/pull/683
+
+## Allowing dynamically typed parameters
+
+There might be some scenarios where dynamic typing is desired, so a `dynamic_typing` field was added to the [parameter descriptor](https://github.com/ros2/rcl_interfaces/blob/09b5ed93a733adb9deddc47f9a4a8c6e9f584667/rcl_interfaces/msg/ParameterDescriptor.msg#L25).
+It defaults to `false`.
+
+For example:
+
+```cpp
+rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor descriptor;
+descriptor.dynamic_typing = true;
+
+node->declare_parameter("dynamically_typed_parameter", rclcpp::ParameterValue{}, descriptor);
+```
+
+```py
+rcl_interfaces.msg.ParameterDescriptor descriptor;
+descriptor.dynamic_typing = True;
+
+node.declare_parameter("dynamically_typed_parameter", None, descriptor);
+```
+
+## How is the parameter type specified?
+
+The parameter type will be inferred from the default value provided when declaring it.
+
+## Statically typed parameters when allowing undeclared parameters
+
+When undeclared parameters are allowed and a parameter is set without a previous declaration, the parameter will be dynamically typed.
+This is consistent with other allowed behaviors when undeclared parameters are allowed, e.g. trying to get an undeclared parameter returns "NOT_SET".
+Parameter declarations will remain special and dynamic or static typing will be used based on the parameter descriptor (default to static).
+
+## Declaring a parameter without a default value
+
+There might be cases were a default value does not make sense and the user must always provide an override.
+In those cases, the parameter type can be specified explicitly:
+
+```cpp
+// method signature
+template<typename T>
+Node::declare_parameter<T>(std::string name, rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor = rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor{});
+// or alternatively
+Node::declare_parameter(std::string name, rclcpp::ParameterType type, rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor = rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor{});
+
+// examples
+node->declare_parameter<int64_t>("my_integer_parameter");  // declare an integer parameter
+node->declare_parameter("another_integer_parameter", rclcpp::ParameterType::PARAMETER_INTEGER);  // another way to do the same
+```
+
+```py
+# method signature
+Node.declare_parameter(name: str, param_type: rclpy.Parameter.Type, descriptor: rcl_interfaces.msg.ParameterDescriptor = rcl_interfaces.msg.ParameterDescriptor())
+
+# example
+node.declare_parameter('my_integer_parameter', rclpy.Parameter.Type.INTEGER);  # declare an integer parameter
+```
+
+If the parameter may be unused, but when used requires a parameter override, then you could conditionally declare it:
+
+```cpp
+auto mode = node->declare_parameter("mode", "modeA");  // "mode" parameter is an string
+if (mode == "modeB") {
+    node->declare_parameter<int64_t>("param_needed_when_mode_b");  // when "modeB", the user must provide "param_needed_when_mode_b"
+}
+```
+
+## Other migration notes
+
+Declaring a parameter with only a name is deprecated:
+
+```cpp
+node->declare_parameter("my_param");  // this generates a build warning
+```
+
+```py
+node.declare_parameter("my_param");  # this generates a python user warning
+```
+
+Before, you could initialize a parameter with the "NOT SET" value (in cpp `rclcpp::ParameterValue{}`, in python `None`).
+Now this will throw an exception in both cases:
+
+```cpp
+node->declare_parameter("my_param", rclcpp::ParameterValue{});  // not valid, will throw exception
+```
+
+```py
+node.declare_parameter("my_param", None);  # not valid, will raise error
+```
+
+## Possible improvements
+
+### Easier way to declare dynamically typed parameters
+
+Declaring a dynamically typed parameter in `rclcpp` could be considered to be a bit verbose:
+
+```cpp
+rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor descriptor;
+descriptor.dynamic_typing = true;
+
+node->declare_parameter(name, rclcpp::ParameterValue{}, descriptor);
+```
+
+the following ways could be supported to make it simpler:
+
+```cpp
+node->declare_parameter(name, rclcpp::PARAMETER_DYNAMIC);
+node->declare_parameter(name, default_value, rclcpp::PARAMETER_DYNAMIC);
+```
+
+or alternatively:
+
+```cpp
+node->declare_parameter(name, default_value, rclcpp::ParameterDescriptor{}.dynamic_typing());
+```
+
+For `rclpy`, there's already a short way to do it:
+
+```py
+node.declare_parameter(name, default_value, rclpy.ParameterDescriptor(dynamic_typing=true));
+```

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/allocator/allocator_deleter.hpp

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void set_allocator_for_deleter(AllocatorDeleter<T> * deleter, Alloc * alloc)
 template<typename Alloc, typename T>
 using Deleter = typename std::conditional<
   std::is_same<typename std::allocator_traits<Alloc>::template rebind_alloc<T>,
-  typename std::allocator<void>::template rebind<T>::other>::value,
+  std::allocator<T>>::value,
   std::default_delete<T>,
   AllocatorDeleter<Alloc>
   >::type;

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/any_executable.hpp

@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@ struct AnyExecutable
   std::shared_ptr<void> data;
 };
 
-namespace executor
-{
-
-using AnyExecutable [[deprecated("use rclcpp::AnyExecutable instead")]] = AnyExecutable;
-
-}  // namespace executor
 }  // namespace rclcpp
 
 #endif  // RCLCPP__ANY_EXECUTABLE_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/any_service_callback.hpp

@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
 #ifndef RCLCPP__ANY_SERVICE_CALLBACK_HPP_
 #define RCLCPP__ANY_SERVICE_CALLBACK_HPP_
 
+#include <variant>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
 
 #include "rclcpp/function_traits.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
@@ -29,93 +31,204 @@
 namespace rclcpp
 {
 
+namespace detail
+{
+template<typename T, typename = void>
+struct can_be_nullptr : std::false_type {};
+
+// Some lambdas define a comparison with nullptr,
+// but we see a warning that they can never be null when using it.
+// We also test if `T &` can be assigned to `nullptr` to avoid the issue.
+template<typename T>
+#ifdef __QNXNTO__
+struct can_be_nullptr<T, std::void_t<
+    decltype(std::declval<T>() == nullptr)>>: std::true_type {};
+#else
+struct can_be_nullptr<T, std::void_t<
+    decltype(std::declval<T>() == nullptr), decltype(std::declval<T &>() = nullptr)>>
+  : std::true_type {};
+#endif
+}  // namespace detail
+
+// Forward declare
+template<typename ServiceT>
+class Service;
+
 template<typename ServiceT>
 class AnyServiceCallback
 {
-private:
-  using SharedPtrCallback = std::function<
-    void (
-      const std::shared_ptr<typename ServiceT::Request>,
-      std::shared_ptr<typename ServiceT::Response>
-    )>;
-  using SharedPtrWithRequestHeaderCallback = std::function<
-    void (
-      const std::shared_ptr<rmw_request_id_t>,
-      const std::shared_ptr<typename ServiceT::Request>,
-      std::shared_ptr<typename ServiceT::Response>
-    )>;
-
-  SharedPtrCallback shared_ptr_callback_;
-  SharedPtrWithRequestHeaderCallback shared_ptr_with_request_header_callback_;
-
 public:
   AnyServiceCallback()
-  : shared_ptr_callback_(nullptr), shared_ptr_with_request_header_callback_(nullptr)
+  : callback_(std::monostate{})
   {}
 
-  AnyServiceCallback(const AnyServiceCallback &) = default;
-
   template<
     typename CallbackT,
-    typename std::enable_if<
+    typename std::enable_if_t<!detail::can_be_nullptr<CallbackT>::value, int> = 0>
+  void
+  set(CallbackT && callback)
+  {
+    // Workaround Windows issue with std::bind
+    if constexpr (
       rclcpp::function_traits::same_arguments<
         CallbackT,
         SharedPtrCallback
-      >::value
-    >::type * = nullptr
-  >
-  void set(CallbackT callback)
-  {
-    shared_ptr_callback_ = callback;
+      >::value)
+    {
+      callback_.template emplace<SharedPtrCallback>(callback);
+    } else if constexpr (  // NOLINT, can't satisfy both cpplint and uncrustify
+      rclcpp::function_traits::same_arguments<
+        CallbackT,
+        SharedPtrWithRequestHeaderCallback
+      >::value)
+    {
+      callback_.template emplace<SharedPtrWithRequestHeaderCallback>(callback);
+    } else if constexpr (  // NOLINT
+      rclcpp::function_traits::same_arguments<
+        CallbackT,
+        SharedPtrDeferResponseCallback
+      >::value)
+    {
+      callback_.template emplace<SharedPtrDeferResponseCallback>(callback);
+    } else if constexpr (  // NOLINT
+      rclcpp::function_traits::same_arguments<
+        CallbackT,
+        SharedPtrDeferResponseCallbackWithServiceHandle
+      >::value)
+    {
+      callback_.template emplace<SharedPtrDeferResponseCallbackWithServiceHandle>(callback);
+    } else {
+      // the else clause is not needed, but anyways we should only be doing this instead
+      // of all the above workaround ...
+      callback_ = std::forward<CallbackT>(callback);
+    }
   }
 
   template<
     typename CallbackT,
-    typename std::enable_if<
+    typename std::enable_if_t<detail::can_be_nullptr<CallbackT>::value, int> = 0>
+  void
+  set(CallbackT && callback)
+  {
+    if (!callback) {
+      throw std::invalid_argument("AnyServiceCallback::set(): callback cannot be nullptr");
+    }
+    // Workaround Windows issue with std::bind
+    if constexpr (
+      rclcpp::function_traits::same_arguments<
+        CallbackT,
+        SharedPtrCallback
+      >::value)
+    {
+      callback_.template emplace<SharedPtrCallback>(callback);
+    } else if constexpr (  // NOLINT
       rclcpp::function_traits::same_arguments<
         CallbackT,
         SharedPtrWithRequestHeaderCallback
-      >::value
-    >::type * = nullptr
-  >
-  void set(CallbackT callback)
-  {
-    shared_ptr_with_request_header_callback_ = callback;
+      >::value)
+    {
+      callback_.template emplace<SharedPtrWithRequestHeaderCallback>(callback);
+    } else if constexpr (  // NOLINT
+      rclcpp::function_traits::same_arguments<
+        CallbackT,
+        SharedPtrDeferResponseCallback
+      >::value)
+    {
+      callback_.template emplace<SharedPtrDeferResponseCallback>(callback);
+    } else if constexpr (  // NOLINT
+      rclcpp::function_traits::same_arguments<
+        CallbackT,
+        SharedPtrDeferResponseCallbackWithServiceHandle
+      >::value)
+    {
+      callback_.template emplace<SharedPtrDeferResponseCallbackWithServiceHandle>(callback);
+    } else {
+      // the else clause is not needed, but anyways we should only be doing this instead
+      // of all the above workaround ...
+      callback_ = std::forward<CallbackT>(callback);
+    }
   }
 
-  void dispatch(
-    std::shared_ptr<rmw_request_id_t> request_header,
-    std::shared_ptr<typename ServiceT::Request> request,
-    std::shared_ptr<typename ServiceT::Response> response)
+  // template<typename Allocator = std::allocator<typename ServiceT::Response>>
+  std::shared_ptr<typename ServiceT::Response>
+  dispatch(
+    const std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Service<ServiceT>> & service_handle,
+    const std::shared_ptr<rmw_request_id_t> & request_header,
+    std::shared_ptr<typename ServiceT::Request> request)
   {
     TRACEPOINT(callback_start, static_cast<const void *>(this), false);
-    if (shared_ptr_callback_ != nullptr) {
+    if (std::holds_alternative<std::monostate>(callback_)) {
+      // TODO(ivanpauno): Remove the set method, and force the users of this class
+      // to pass a callback at construnciton.
+      throw std::runtime_error{"unexpected request without any callback set"};
+    }
+    if (std::holds_alternative<SharedPtrDeferResponseCallback>(callback_)) {
+      const auto & cb = std::get<SharedPtrDeferResponseCallback>(callback_);
+      cb(request_header, std::move(request));
+      return nullptr;
+    }
+    if (std::holds_alternative<SharedPtrDeferResponseCallbackWithServiceHandle>(callback_)) {
+      const auto & cb = std::get<SharedPtrDeferResponseCallbackWithServiceHandle>(callback_);
+      cb(service_handle, request_header, std::move(request));
+      return nullptr;
+    }
+    // auto response = allocate_shared<typename ServiceT::Response, Allocator>();
+    auto response = std::make_shared<typename ServiceT::Response>();
+    if (std::holds_alternative<SharedPtrCallback>(callback_)) {
       (void)request_header;
-      shared_ptr_callback_(request, response);
-    } else if (shared_ptr_with_request_header_callback_ != nullptr) {
-      shared_ptr_with_request_header_callback_(request_header, request, response);
-    } else {
-      throw std::runtime_error("unexpected request without any callback set");
+      const auto & cb = std::get<SharedPtrCallback>(callback_);
+      cb(std::move(request), response);
+    } else if (std::holds_alternative<SharedPtrWithRequestHeaderCallback>(callback_)) {
+      const auto & cb = std::get<SharedPtrWithRequestHeaderCallback>(callback_);
+      cb(request_header, std::move(request), response);
     }
     TRACEPOINT(callback_end, static_cast<const void *>(this));
+    return response;
   }
 
   void register_callback_for_tracing()
   {
 #ifndef TRACETOOLS_DISABLED
-    if (shared_ptr_callback_) {
-      TRACEPOINT(
-        rclcpp_callback_register,
-        static_cast<const void *>(this),
-        get_symbol(shared_ptr_callback_));
-    } else if (shared_ptr_with_request_header_callback_) {
-      TRACEPOINT(
-        rclcpp_callback_register,
-        static_cast<const void *>(this),
-        get_symbol(shared_ptr_with_request_header_callback_));
-    }
+    std::visit(
+      [this](auto && arg) {
+        TRACEPOINT(
+          rclcpp_callback_register,
+          static_cast<const void *>(this),
+          tracetools::get_symbol(arg));
+      }, callback_);
 #endif  // TRACETOOLS_DISABLED
   }
+
+private:
+  using SharedPtrCallback = std::function<
+    void (
+      std::shared_ptr<typename ServiceT::Request>,
+      std::shared_ptr<typename ServiceT::Response>
+    )>;
+  using SharedPtrWithRequestHeaderCallback = std::function<
+    void (
+      std::shared_ptr<rmw_request_id_t>,
+      std::shared_ptr<typename ServiceT::Request>,
+      std::shared_ptr<typename ServiceT::Response>
+    )>;
+  using SharedPtrDeferResponseCallback = std::function<
+    void (
+      std::shared_ptr<rmw_request_id_t>,
+      std::shared_ptr<typename ServiceT::Request>
+    )>;
+  using SharedPtrDeferResponseCallbackWithServiceHandle = std::function<
+    void (
+      std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Service<ServiceT>>,
+      std::shared_ptr<rmw_request_id_t>,
+      std::shared_ptr<typename ServiceT::Request>
+    )>;
+
+  std::variant<
+    std::monostate,
+    SharedPtrCallback,
+    SharedPtrWithRequestHeaderCallback,
+    SharedPtrDeferResponseCallback,
+    SharedPtrDeferResponseCallbackWithServiceHandle> callback_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace rclcpp

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/callback_group.hpp

@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ public:
    * group, or after, is irrelevant; the callback group will be automatically
    * added to the executor in either case.
    *
-   * \param[in] group_type They type of the callback group.
-   * \param[in] automatically_add_to_executor_with_node a boolean which
+   * \param[in] group_type The type of the callback group.
+   * \param[in] automatically_add_to_executor_with_node A boolean that
    *   determines whether a callback group is automatically added to an executor
    *   with the node with which it is associated.
    */
@@ -222,13 +222,6 @@ private:
   }
 };
 
-namespace callback_group
-{
-
-using CallbackGroupType [[deprecated("use rclcpp::CallbackGroupType instead")]] = CallbackGroupType;
-using CallbackGroup [[deprecated("use rclcpp::CallbackGroup instead")]] = CallbackGroup;
-
-}  // namespace callback_group
 }  // namespace rclcpp
 
 #endif  // RCLCPP__CALLBACK_GROUP_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/client.hpp

@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <future>
-#include <map>
+#include <unordered_map>
 #include <memory>
+#include <optional>  // NOLINT, cpplint doesn't think this is a cpp std header
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <tuple>
 #include <utility>
+#include <variant>  // NOLINT
+#include <vector>
 
 #include "rcl/client.h"
 #include "rcl/error_handling.h"
@@ -45,6 +48,68 @@
 namespace rclcpp
 {
 
+namespace detail
+{
+template<typename FutureT>
+struct FutureAndRequestId
+{
+  FutureT future;
+  int64_t request_id;
+
+  FutureAndRequestId(FutureT impl, int64_t req_id)
+  : future(std::move(impl)), request_id(req_id)
+  {}
+
+  /// Allow implicit conversions to `std::future` by reference.
+  operator FutureT &() {return this->future;}
+
+  /// Deprecated, use the `future` member variable instead.
+  /**
+   * Allow implicit conversions to `std::future` by value.
+   * \deprecated
+   */
+  [[deprecated("FutureAndRequestId: use .future instead of an implicit conversion")]]
+  operator FutureT() {return this->future;}
+
+  // delegate future like methods in the std::future impl_
+
+  /// See std::future::get().
+  auto get() {return this->future.get();}
+  /// See std::future::valid().
+  bool valid() const noexcept {return this->future.valid();}
+  /// See std::future::wait().
+  void wait() const {return this->future.wait();}
+  /// See std::future::wait_for().
+  template<class Rep, class Period>
+  std::future_status wait_for(
+    const std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period> & timeout_duration) const
+  {
+    return this->future.wait_for(timeout_duration);
+  }
+  /// See std::future::wait_until().
+  template<class Clock, class Duration>
+  std::future_status wait_until(
+    const std::chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration> & timeout_time) const
+  {
+    return this->future.wait_until(timeout_time);
+  }
+
+  // Rule of five, we could use the rule of zero here, but better be explicit as some of the
+  // methods are deleted.
+
+  /// Move constructor.
+  FutureAndRequestId(FutureAndRequestId && other) noexcept = default;
+  /// Deleted copy constructor, each instance is a unique owner of the future.
+  FutureAndRequestId(const FutureAndRequestId & other) = delete;
+  /// Move assignment.
+  FutureAndRequestId & operator=(FutureAndRequestId && other) noexcept = default;
+  /// Deleted copy assignment, each instance is a unique owner of the future.
+  FutureAndRequestId & operator=(const FutureAndRequestId & other) = delete;
+  /// Destructor.
+  ~FutureAndRequestId() = default;
+};
+}  // namespace detail
+
 namespace node_interfaces
 {
 class NodeBaseInterface;
@@ -178,6 +243,9 @@ template<typename ServiceT>
 class Client : public ClientBase
 {
 public:
+  using Request = typename ServiceT::Request;
+  using Response = typename ServiceT::Response;
+
   using SharedRequest = typename ServiceT::Request::SharedPtr;
   using SharedResponse = typename ServiceT::Response::SharedPtr;
 
@@ -187,6 +255,7 @@ public:
   using SharedPromise = std::shared_ptr<Promise>;
   using SharedPromiseWithRequest = std::shared_ptr<PromiseWithRequest>;
 
+  using Future = std::future<SharedResponse>;
   using SharedFuture = std::shared_future<SharedResponse>;
   using SharedFutureWithRequest = std::shared_future<std::pair<SharedRequest, SharedResponse>>;
 
@@ -195,6 +264,64 @@ public:
 
   RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_DEFINITIONS(Client)
 
+  /// A convenient Client::Future and request id pair.
+  /**
+   * Public members:
+   * - future: a std::future<SharedResponse>.
+   * - request_id: the request id associated with the future.
+   *
+   * All the other methods are equivalent to the ones std::future provides.
+   */
+  struct FutureAndRequestId
+    : detail::FutureAndRequestId<std::future<SharedResponse>>
+  {
+    using detail::FutureAndRequestId<std::future<SharedResponse>>::FutureAndRequestId;
+
+    /// Deprecated, use `.future.share()` instead.
+    /**
+     * Allow implicit conversions to `std::shared_future` by value.
+     * \deprecated
+     */
+    [[deprecated(
+      "FutureAndRequestId: use .future.share() instead of an implicit conversion")]]
+    operator SharedFuture() {return this->future.share();}
+
+    // delegate future like methods in the std::future impl_
+
+    /// See std::future::share().
+    SharedFuture share() noexcept {return this->future.share();}
+  };
+
+  /// A convenient Client::SharedFuture and request id pair.
+  /**
+   * Public members:
+   * - future: a std::shared_future<SharedResponse>.
+   * - request_id: the request id associated with the future.
+   *
+   * All the other methods are equivalent to the ones std::shared_future provides.
+   */
+  struct SharedFutureAndRequestId
+    : detail::FutureAndRequestId<std::shared_future<SharedResponse>>
+  {
+    using detail::FutureAndRequestId<std::shared_future<SharedResponse>>::FutureAndRequestId;
+  };
+
+  /// A convenient Client::SharedFutureWithRequest and request id pair.
+  /**
+   * Public members:
+   * - future: a std::shared_future<SharedResponse>.
+   * - request_id: the request id associated with the future.
+   *
+   * All the other methods are equivalent to the ones std::shared_future provides.
+   */
+  struct SharedFutureWithRequestAndRequestId
+    : detail::FutureAndRequestId<std::shared_future<std::pair<SharedRequest, SharedResponse>>>
+  {
+    using detail::FutureAndRequestId<
+      std::shared_future<std::pair<SharedRequest, SharedResponse>>
+    >::FutureAndRequestId;
+  };
+
   /// Default constructor.
   /**
    * The constructor for a Client is almost never called directly.
@@ -292,34 +419,89 @@ public:
     std::shared_ptr<rmw_request_id_t> request_header,
     std::shared_ptr<void> response) override
   {
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(pending_requests_mutex_);
-    auto typed_response = std::static_pointer_cast<typename ServiceT::Response>(response);
-    int64_t sequence_number = request_header->sequence_number;
-    // TODO(esteve) this should throw instead since it is not expected to happen in the first place
-    if (this->pending_requests_.count(sequence_number) == 0) {
-      RCUTILS_LOG_ERROR_NAMED(
-        "rclcpp",
-        "Received invalid sequence number. Ignoring...");
+    std::optional<CallbackInfoVariant>
+    optional_pending_request = this->get_and_erase_pending_request(request_header->sequence_number);
+    if (!optional_pending_request) {
       return;
     }
-    auto tuple = this->pending_requests_[sequence_number];
-    auto call_promise = std::get<0>(tuple);
-    auto callback = std::get<1>(tuple);
-    auto future = std::get<2>(tuple);
-    this->pending_requests_.erase(sequence_number);
-    // Unlock here to allow the service to be called recursively from one of its callbacks.
-    lock.unlock();
-
-    call_promise->set_value(typed_response);
-    callback(future);
+    auto & value = *optional_pending_request;
+    auto typed_response = std::static_pointer_cast<typename ServiceT::Response>(
+      std::move(response));
+    if (std::holds_alternative<Promise>(value)) {
+      auto & promise = std::get<Promise>(value);
+      promise.set_value(std::move(typed_response));
+    } else if (std::holds_alternative<CallbackTypeValueVariant>(value)) {
+      auto & inner = std::get<CallbackTypeValueVariant>(value);
+      const auto & callback = std::get<CallbackType>(inner);
+      auto & promise = std::get<Promise>(inner);
+      auto & future = std::get<SharedFuture>(inner);
+      promise.set_value(std::move(typed_response));
+      callback(std::move(future));
+    } else if (std::holds_alternative<CallbackWithRequestTypeValueVariant>(value)) {
+      auto & inner = std::get<CallbackWithRequestTypeValueVariant>(value);
+      const auto & callback = std::get<CallbackWithRequestType>(inner);
+      auto & promise = std::get<PromiseWithRequest>(inner);
+      auto & future = std::get<SharedFutureWithRequest>(inner);
+      auto & request = std::get<SharedRequest>(inner);
+      promise.set_value(std::make_pair(std::move(request), std::move(typed_response)));
+      callback(std::move(future));
+    }
   }
 
-  SharedFuture
+  /// Send a request to the service server.
+  /**
+   * This method returns a `FutureAndRequestId` instance
+   * that can be passed to Executor::spin_until_future_complete() to
+   * wait until it has been completed.
+   *
+   * If the future never completes,
+   * e.g. the call to Executor::spin_until_future_complete() times out,
+   * Client::remove_pending_request() must be called to clean the client internal state.
+   * Not doing so will make the `Client` instance to use more memory each time a response is not
+   * received from the service server.
+   *
+   * ```cpp
+   * auto future = client->async_send_request(my_request);
+   * if (
+   *   rclcpp::FutureReturnCode::TIMEOUT ==
+   *   executor->spin_until_future_complete(future, timeout))
+   * {
+   *   client->remove_pending_request(future);
+   *   // handle timeout
+   * } else {
+   *   handle_response(future.get());
+   * }
+   * ```
+   *
+   * \param[in] request request to be send.
+   * \return a FutureAndRequestId instance.
+   */
+  FutureAndRequestId
   async_send_request(SharedRequest request)
   {
-    return async_send_request(request, [](SharedFuture) {});
+    Promise promise;
+    auto future = promise.get_future();
+    auto req_id = async_send_request_impl(
+      *request,
+      std::move(promise));
+    return FutureAndRequestId(std::move(future), req_id);
   }
 
+  /// Send a request to the service server and schedule a callback in the executor.
+  /**
+   * Similar to the previous overload, but a callback will automatically be called when a response is received.
+   *
+   * If the callback is never called, because we never got a reply for the service server, remove_pending_request()
+   * has to be called with the returned request id or prune_pending_requests().
+   * Not doing so will make the `Client` instance use more memory each time a response is not
+   * received from the service server.
+   * In this case, it's convenient to setup a timer to cleanup the pending requests.
+   * See for example the `examples_rclcpp_async_client` package in https://github.com/ros2/examples.
+   *
+   * \param[in] request request to be send.
+   * \param[in] cb callback that will be called when we get a response for this request.
+   * \return the request id representing the request just sent.
+   */
   template<
     typename CallbackT,
     typename std::enable_if<
@@ -329,23 +511,28 @@ public:
       >::value
     >::type * = nullptr
   >
-  SharedFuture
+  SharedFutureAndRequestId
   async_send_request(SharedRequest request, CallbackT && cb)
   {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(pending_requests_mutex_);
-    int64_t sequence_number;
-    rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_send_request(get_client_handle().get(), request.get(), &sequence_number);
-    if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
-      rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error(ret, "failed to send request");
-    }
-
-    SharedPromise call_promise = std::make_shared<Promise>();
-    SharedFuture f(call_promise->get_future());
-    pending_requests_[sequence_number] =
-      std::make_tuple(call_promise, std::forward<CallbackType>(cb), f);
-    return f;
+    Promise promise;
+    auto shared_future = promise.get_future().share();
+    auto req_id = async_send_request_impl(
+      *request,
+      std::make_tuple(
+        CallbackType{std::forward<CallbackT>(cb)},
+        shared_future,
+        std::move(promise)));
+    return SharedFutureAndRequestId{std::move(shared_future), req_id};
   }
 
+  /// Send a request to the service server and schedule a callback in the executor.
+  /**
+   * Similar to the previous method, but you can get both the request and response in the callback.
+   *
+   * \param[in] request request to be send.
+   * \param[in] cb callback that will be called when we get a response for this request.
+   * \return the request id representing the request just sent.
+   */
   template<
     typename CallbackT,
     typename std::enable_if<
@@ -355,28 +542,165 @@ public:
       >::value
     >::type * = nullptr
   >
-  SharedFutureWithRequest
+  SharedFutureWithRequestAndRequestId
   async_send_request(SharedRequest request, CallbackT && cb)
   {
-    SharedPromiseWithRequest promise = std::make_shared<PromiseWithRequest>();
-    SharedFutureWithRequest future_with_request(promise->get_future());
-
-    auto wrapping_cb = [future_with_request, promise, request,
-        cb = std::forward<CallbackWithRequestType>(cb)](SharedFuture future) {
-        auto response = future.get();
-        promise->set_value(std::make_pair(request, response));
-        cb(future_with_request);
-      };
-
-    async_send_request(request, wrapping_cb);
-
-    return future_with_request;
+    PromiseWithRequest promise;
+    auto shared_future = promise.get_future().share();
+    auto req_id = async_send_request_impl(
+      *request,
+      std::make_tuple(
+        CallbackWithRequestType{std::forward<CallbackT>(cb)},
+        request,
+        shared_future,
+        std::move(promise)));
+    return SharedFutureWithRequestAndRequestId{std::move(shared_future), req_id};
+  }
+
+  /// Cleanup a pending request.
+  /**
+   * This notifies the client that we have waited long enough for a response from the server
+   * to come, we have given up and we are not waiting for a response anymore.
+   *
+   * Not calling this will make the client start using more memory for each request
+   * that never got a reply from the server.
+   *
+   * \param[in] request_id request id returned by async_send_request().
+   * \return true when a pending request was removed, false if not (e.g. a response was received).
+   */
+  bool
+  remove_pending_request(int64_t request_id)
+  {
+    std::lock_guard guard(pending_requests_mutex_);
+    return pending_requests_.erase(request_id) != 0u;
+  }
+
+  /// Cleanup a pending request.
+  /**
+   * Convenient overload, same as:
+   *
+   * `Client::remove_pending_request(this, future.request_id)`.
+   */
+  bool
+  remove_pending_request(const FutureAndRequestId & future)
+  {
+    return this->remove_pending_request(future.request_id);
+  }
+
+  /// Cleanup a pending request.
+  /**
+   * Convenient overload, same as:
+   *
+   * `Client::remove_pending_request(this, future.request_id)`.
+   */
+  bool
+  remove_pending_request(const SharedFutureAndRequestId & future)
+  {
+    return this->remove_pending_request(future.request_id);
+  }
+
+  /// Cleanup a pending request.
+  /**
+   * Convenient overload, same as:
+   *
+   * `Client::remove_pending_request(this, future.request_id)`.
+   */
+  bool
+  remove_pending_request(const SharedFutureWithRequestAndRequestId & future)
+  {
+    return this->remove_pending_request(future.request_id);
+  }
+
+  /// Clean all pending requests.
+  /**
+   * \return number of pending requests that were removed.
+   */
+  size_t
+  prune_pending_requests()
+  {
+    std::lock_guard guard(pending_requests_mutex_);
+    auto ret = pending_requests_.size();
+    pending_requests_.clear();
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  /// Clean all pending requests older than a time_point.
+  /**
+   * \param[in] time_point Requests that were sent before this point are going to be removed.
+   * \param[inout] pruned_requests Removed requests id will be pushed to the vector
+   *  if a pointer is provided.
+   * \return number of pending requests that were removed.
+   */
+  template<typename AllocatorT = std::allocator<int64_t>>
+  size_t
+  prune_requests_older_than(
+    std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> time_point,
+    std::vector<int64_t, AllocatorT> * pruned_requests = nullptr)
+  {
+    std::lock_guard guard(pending_requests_mutex_);
+    auto old_size = pending_requests_.size();
+    for (auto it = pending_requests_.begin(), last = pending_requests_.end(); it != last; ) {
+      if (it->second.first < time_point) {
+        pruned_requests->push_back(it->first);
+        it = pending_requests_.erase(it);
+      } else {
+        ++it;
+      }
+    }
+    return old_size - pending_requests_.size();
+  }
+
+protected:
+  using CallbackTypeValueVariant = std::tuple<CallbackType, SharedFuture, Promise>;
+  using CallbackWithRequestTypeValueVariant = std::tuple<
+    CallbackWithRequestType, SharedRequest, SharedFutureWithRequest, PromiseWithRequest>;
+
+  using CallbackInfoVariant = std::variant<
+    std::promise<SharedResponse>,
+    CallbackTypeValueVariant,
+    CallbackWithRequestTypeValueVariant>;
+
+  int64_t
+  async_send_request_impl(const Request & request, CallbackInfoVariant value)
+  {
+    int64_t sequence_number;
+    rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_send_request(get_client_handle().get(), &request, &sequence_number);
+    if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
+      rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error(ret, "failed to send request");
+    }
+    {
+      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(pending_requests_mutex_);
+      pending_requests_.try_emplace(
+        sequence_number,
+        std::make_pair(std::chrono::system_clock::now(), std::move(value)));
+    }
+    return sequence_number;
+  }
+
+  std::optional<CallbackInfoVariant>
+  get_and_erase_pending_request(int64_t request_number)
+  {
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(pending_requests_mutex_);
+    auto it = this->pending_requests_.find(request_number);
+    if (it == this->pending_requests_.end()) {
+      RCUTILS_LOG_DEBUG_NAMED(
+        "rclcpp",
+        "Received invalid sequence number. Ignoring...");
+      return std::nullopt;
+    }
+    auto value = std::move(it->second.second);
+    this->pending_requests_.erase(request_number);
+    return value;
   }
 
-private:
   RCLCPP_DISABLE_COPY(Client)
 
-  std::map<int64_t, std::tuple<SharedPromise, CallbackType, SharedFuture>> pending_requests_;
+  std::unordered_map<
+    int64_t,
+    std::pair<
+      std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock>,
+      CallbackInfoVariant>>
+  pending_requests_;
   std::mutex pending_requests_mutex_;
 };
 

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/clock.hpp

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
 
+#include "rclcpp/contexts/default_context.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/macros.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/time.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
@@ -78,6 +79,64 @@ public:
   Time
   now();
 
+  /**
+   * Sleep until a specified Time, according to clock type.
+   *
+   * Notes for RCL_ROS_TIME clock type:
+   *   - Can sleep forever if ros time is active and received clock never reaches `until`
+   *   - If ROS time enabled state changes during the sleep, this method will immediately return
+   *     false. There is not a consistent choice of sleeping time when the time source changes,
+   *     so this is up to the caller to call again if needed.
+   *
+   * \warning When using gcc < 10 or when using gcc >= 10 and pthreads lacks the function
+   *    `pthread_cond_clockwait`, steady clocks may sleep using the system clock.
+   *    If so, steady clock sleep times can be affected by system clock time jumps.
+   *    Depending on the steady clock's epoch and resolution in comparison to the system clock's,
+   *    an overflow when converting steady clock durations to system clock times may cause
+   *    undefined behavior.
+   *    For more info see these issues:
+   *    https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41861
+   *    https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58931
+   *
+   * \param until absolute time according to current clock type to sleep until.
+   * \param context the rclcpp context the clock should use to check that ROS is still initialized.
+   * \return true immediately if `until` is in the past
+   * \return true when the time `until` is reached
+   * \return false if time cannot be reached reliably, for example from shutdown or a change
+   *    of time source.
+   * \throws std::runtime_error if the context is invalid
+   * \throws std::runtime_error if `until` has a different clock type from this clock
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  bool
+  sleep_until(
+    Time until,
+    Context::SharedPtr context = contexts::get_global_default_context());
+
+  /**
+   * Sleep for a specified Duration.
+   *
+   * Equivalent to
+   *
+   * ```cpp
+   * clock->sleep_until(clock->now() + rel_time, context)
+   * ```
+   *
+   * The function will return immediately if `rel_time` is zero or negative.
+   *
+   * \param rel_time the length of time to sleep for.
+   * \param context the rclcpp context the clock should use to check that ROS is still initialized.
+   * \return true when the end time is reached
+   * \return false if time cannot be reached reliably, for example from shutdown or a change
+   *    of time source.
+   * \throws std::runtime_error if the context is invalid
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  bool
+  sleep_for(
+    Duration rel_time,
+    Context::SharedPtr context = contexts::get_global_default_context());
+
   /**
    * Returns the clock of the type `RCL_ROS_TIME` is active.
    *
@@ -136,7 +195,7 @@ private:
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   static void
   on_time_jump(
-    const struct rcl_time_jump_t * time_jump,
+    const rcl_time_jump_t * time_jump,
     bool before_jump,
     void * user_data);
 

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/context.hpp

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <typeindex>
 #include <typeinfo>
 #include <unordered_map>
+#include <unordered_set>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -47,6 +48,20 @@ public:
 /// Forward declare WeakContextsWrapper
 class WeakContextsWrapper;
 
+class ShutdownCallbackHandle
+{
+  friend class Context;
+
+public:
+  using ShutdownCallbackType = std::function<void ()>;
+
+private:
+  std::weak_ptr<ShutdownCallbackType> callback;
+};
+
+using OnShutdownCallbackHandle = ShutdownCallbackHandle;
+using PreShutdownCallbackHandle = ShutdownCallbackHandle;
+
 /// Context which encapsulates shared state between nodes and other similar entities.
 /**
  * A context also represents the lifecycle between init and shutdown of rclcpp.
@@ -63,7 +78,7 @@ public:
    * Every context which is constructed is added to a global vector of contexts,
    * which is used by the signal handler to conditionally shutdown each context
    * on SIGINT.
-   * See the shutdown_on_sigint option in the InitOptions class.
+   * See the shutdown_on_signal option in the InitOptions class.
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   Context();
@@ -80,8 +95,8 @@ public:
    *
    * Note that this function does not setup any signal handlers, so if you want
    * it to be shutdown by the signal handler, then you need to either install
-   * them manually with rclcpp::install_signal_handers() or use rclcpp::init().
-   * In addition to installing the signal handlers, the shutdown_on_sigint
+   * them manually with rclcpp::install_signal_handlers() or use rclcpp::init().
+   * In addition to installing the signal handlers, the shutdown_on_signal
    * of the InitOptions needs to be `true` for this context to be shutdown by
    * the signal handler, otherwise it will be passed over.
    *
@@ -150,7 +165,7 @@ public:
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   std::string
-  shutdown_reason();
+  shutdown_reason() const;
 
   /// Shutdown the context, making it uninitialized and therefore invalid for derived entities.
   /**
@@ -177,7 +192,7 @@ public:
   bool
   shutdown(const std::string & reason);
 
-  using OnShutdownCallback = std::function<void ()>;
+  using OnShutdownCallback = OnShutdownCallbackHandle::ShutdownCallbackType;
 
   /// Add a on_shutdown callback to be called when shutdown is called for this context.
   /**
@@ -185,7 +200,7 @@ public:
    * to last step in shutdown().
    *
    * When shutdown occurs due to the signal handler, these callbacks are run
-   * asynchronoulsy in the dedicated singal handling thread.
+   * asynchronously in the dedicated singal handling thread.
    *
    * Also, shutdown() may be called from the destructor of this function.
    * Therefore, it is not safe to throw exceptions from these callbacks.
@@ -203,23 +218,82 @@ public:
   OnShutdownCallback
   on_shutdown(OnShutdownCallback callback);
 
-  /// Return the shutdown callbacks as const.
+  /// Add a on_shutdown callback to be called when shutdown is called for this context.
   /**
-   * Using the returned reference is not thread-safe with calls that modify
-   * the list of "on shutdown" callbacks, i.e. on_shutdown().
+   * These callbacks will be called in the order they are added as the second
+   * to last step in shutdown().
+   *
+   * When shutdown occurs due to the signal handler, these callbacks are run
+   * asynchronously in the dedicated signal handling thread.
+   *
+   * Also, shutdown() may be called from the destructor of this function.
+   * Therefore, it is not safe to throw exceptions from these callbacks.
+   * Instead, log errors or use some other mechanism to indicate an error has
+   * occurred.
+   *
+   * On shutdown callbacks may be registered before init and after shutdown,
+   * and persist on repeated init's.
+   *
+   * \param[in] callback the on_shutdown callback to be registered
+   * \return the created callback handle
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  const std::vector<OnShutdownCallback> &
-  get_on_shutdown_callbacks() const;
+  virtual
+  OnShutdownCallbackHandle
+  add_on_shutdown_callback(OnShutdownCallback callback);
+
+  /// Remove an registered on_shutdown callbacks.
+  /**
+   * \param[in] callback_handle the on_shutdown callback handle to be removed.
+   * \return true if the callback is found and removed, otherwise false.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  virtual
+  bool
+  remove_on_shutdown_callback(const OnShutdownCallbackHandle & callback_handle);
+
+  using PreShutdownCallback = PreShutdownCallbackHandle::ShutdownCallbackType;
+
+  /// Add a pre_shutdown callback to be called before shutdown is called for this context.
+  /**
+   * These callbacks will be called in the order they are added.
+   *
+   * When shutdown occurs due to the signal handler, these callbacks are run
+   * asynchronously in the dedicated signal handling thread.
+   *
+   * \param[in] callback the pre_shutdown callback to be registered
+   * \return the created callback handle
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  virtual
+  PreShutdownCallbackHandle
+  add_pre_shutdown_callback(PreShutdownCallback callback);
+
+  /// Remove an registered pre_shutdown callback.
+  /**
+   * \param[in] callback_handle the pre_shutdown callback handle to be removed.
+   * \return true if the callback is found and removed, otherwise false.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  virtual
+  bool
+  remove_pre_shutdown_callback(const PreShutdownCallbackHandle & callback_handle);
 
   /// Return the shutdown callbacks.
   /**
-   * Using the returned reference is not thread-safe with calls that modify
-   * the list of "on shutdown" callbacks, i.e. on_shutdown().
+   * Returned callbacks are a copy of the registered callbacks.
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  std::vector<OnShutdownCallback> &
-  get_on_shutdown_callbacks();
+  std::vector<OnShutdownCallback>
+  get_on_shutdown_callbacks() const;
+
+  /// Return the pre-shutdown callbacks.
+  /**
+   * Returned callbacks are a copy of the registered callbacks.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  std::vector<PreShutdownCallback>
+  get_pre_shutdown_callbacks() const;
 
   /// Return the internal rcl context.
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
@@ -232,7 +306,7 @@ public:
    *
    *   - this context is shutdown()
    *   - this context is destructed (resulting in shutdown)
-   *   - this context has shutdown_on_sigint=true and SIGINT occurs (resulting in shutdown)
+   *   - this context has shutdown_on_signal=true and SIGINT/SIGTERM occurs (resulting in shutdown)
    *   - interrupt_all_sleep_for() is called
    *
    * \param[in] nanoseconds A std::chrono::duration representing how long to sleep for.
@@ -286,7 +360,7 @@ private:
 
   // This mutex is recursive so that the destructor can ensure atomicity
   // between is_initialized and shutdown.
-  std::recursive_mutex init_mutex_;
+  mutable std::recursive_mutex init_mutex_;
   std::shared_ptr<rcl_context_t> rcl_context_;
   rclcpp::InitOptions init_options_;
   std::string shutdown_reason_;
@@ -299,8 +373,11 @@ private:
   // attempt to acquire another sub context.
   std::recursive_mutex sub_contexts_mutex_;
 
-  std::vector<OnShutdownCallback> on_shutdown_callbacks_;
-  std::mutex on_shutdown_callbacks_mutex_;
+  std::unordered_set<std::shared_ptr<OnShutdownCallback>> on_shutdown_callbacks_;
+  mutable std::mutex on_shutdown_callbacks_mutex_;
+
+  std::unordered_set<std::shared_ptr<PreShutdownCallback>> pre_shutdown_callbacks_;
+  mutable std::mutex pre_shutdown_callbacks_mutex_;
 
   /// Condition variable for timed sleep (see sleep_for).
   std::condition_variable interrupt_condition_variable_;
@@ -309,6 +386,29 @@ private:
 
   /// Keep shared ownership of global vector of weak contexts
   std::shared_ptr<WeakContextsWrapper> weak_contexts_;
+
+  enum class ShutdownType
+  {
+    pre_shutdown,
+    on_shutdown
+  };
+
+  using ShutdownCallback = ShutdownCallbackHandle::ShutdownCallbackType;
+
+  RCLCPP_LOCAL
+  ShutdownCallbackHandle
+  add_shutdown_callback(
+    ShutdownType shutdown_type,
+    ShutdownCallback callback);
+
+  RCLCPP_LOCAL
+  bool
+  remove_shutdown_callback(
+    ShutdownType shutdown_type,
+    const ShutdownCallbackHandle & callback_handle);
+
+  std::vector<rclcpp::Context::ShutdownCallback>
+  get_shutdown_callback(ShutdownType shutdown_type) const;
 };
 
 /// Return a copy of the list of context shared pointers.

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/contexts/default_context.hpp

@@ -36,22 +36,6 @@ RCLCPP_PUBLIC
 DefaultContext::SharedPtr
 get_global_default_context();
 
-namespace default_context
-{
-
-using DefaultContext
-[[deprecated("use rclcpp::contexts::DefaultContext instead")]] = DefaultContext;
-
-[[deprecated("use rclcpp::contexts::get_global_default_context() instead")]]
-RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-inline
-DefaultContext::SharedPtr
-get_global_default_context()
-{
-  return rclcpp::contexts::get_global_default_context();
-}
-
-}  // namespace default_context
 }  // namespace contexts
 }  // namespace rclcpp
 

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/create_generic_publisher.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright 2020, Apex.AI Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP__CREATE_GENERIC_PUBLISHER_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP__CREATE_GENERIC_PUBLISHER_HPP_
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "rclcpp/generic_publisher.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_topics_interface.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/publisher_options.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/qos.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/typesupport_helpers.hpp"
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+
+/// Create and return a GenericPublisher.
+/**
+ * The returned pointer will never be empty, but this function can throw various exceptions, for
+ * instance when the message's package can not be found on the AMENT_PREFIX_PATH.
+ *
+ * \param topics_interface NodeTopicsInterface pointer used in parts of the setup
+ * \param topic_name Topic name
+ * \param topic_type Topic type
+ * \param qos %QoS settings
+ * \param options %Publisher options.
+ * Not all publisher options are currently respected, the only relevant options for this
+ * publisher are `event_callbacks`, `use_default_callbacks`, and `%callback_group`.
+ */
+template<typename AllocatorT = std::allocator<void>>
+std::shared_ptr<GenericPublisher> create_generic_publisher(
+  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeTopicsInterface::SharedPtr topics_interface,
+  const std::string & topic_name,
+  const std::string & topic_type,
+  const rclcpp::QoS & qos,
+  const rclcpp::PublisherOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT> & options = (
+    rclcpp::PublisherOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT>()
+  )
+)
+{
+  auto ts_lib = rclcpp::get_typesupport_library(topic_type, "rosidl_typesupport_cpp");
+  auto pub = std::make_shared<GenericPublisher>(
+    topics_interface->get_node_base_interface(),
+    std::move(ts_lib),
+    topic_name,
+    topic_type,
+    qos,
+    options);
+  topics_interface->add_publisher(pub, options.callback_group);
+  return pub;
+}
+
+}  // namespace rclcpp
+
+#endif  // RCLCPP__CREATE_GENERIC_PUBLISHER_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/create_generic_subscription.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Copyright 2020, Apex.AI Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP__CREATE_GENERIC_SUBSCRIPTION_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP__CREATE_GENERIC_SUBSCRIPTION_HPP_
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "rcl/subscription.h"
+#include "rclcpp/generic_subscription.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_topics_interface.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/qos.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/serialized_message.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/subscription_options.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/typesupport_helpers.hpp"
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+
+/// Create and return a GenericSubscription.
+/**
+ * The returned pointer will never be empty, but this function can throw various exceptions, for
+ * instance when the message's package can not be found on the AMENT_PREFIX_PATH.
+ *
+ * \param topics_interface NodeTopicsInterface pointer used in parts of the setup.
+ * \param topic_name Topic name
+ * \param topic_type Topic type
+ * \param qos %QoS settings
+ * \param callback Callback for new messages of serialized form
+ * \param options %Publisher options.
+ * Not all publisher options are currently respected, the only relevant options for this
+ * publisher are `event_callbacks`, `use_default_callbacks`, and `%callback_group`.
+ */
+template<typename AllocatorT = std::allocator<void>>
+std::shared_ptr<GenericSubscription> create_generic_subscription(
+  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeTopicsInterface::SharedPtr topics_interface,
+  const std::string & topic_name,
+  const std::string & topic_type,
+  const rclcpp::QoS & qos,
+  std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::SerializedMessage>)> callback,
+  const rclcpp::SubscriptionOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT> & options = (
+    rclcpp::SubscriptionOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT>()
+  )
+)
+{
+  auto ts_lib = rclcpp::get_typesupport_library(
+    topic_type, "rosidl_typesupport_cpp");
+
+  auto subscription = std::make_shared<GenericSubscription>(
+    topics_interface->get_node_base_interface(),
+    std::move(ts_lib),
+    topic_name,
+    topic_type,
+    qos,
+    callback,
+    options);
+
+  topics_interface->add_subscription(subscription, options.callback_group);
+
+  return subscription;
+}
+
+}  // namespace rclcpp
+
+#endif  // RCLCPP__CREATE_GENERIC_SUBSCRIPTION_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/create_subscription.hpp

@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ template<
   typename MessageT,
   typename CallbackT,
   typename AllocatorT,
-  typename CallbackMessageT,
   typename SubscriptionT,
   typename MessageMemoryStrategyT,
   typename NodeParametersT,
-  typename NodeTopicsT>
+  typename NodeTopicsT,
+  typename ROSMessageType = typename SubscriptionT::ROSMessageType>
 typename std::shared_ptr<SubscriptionT>
 create_subscription(
   NodeParametersT & node_parameters,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ create_subscription(
   using rclcpp::node_interfaces::get_node_topics_interface;
   auto node_topics_interface = get_node_topics_interface(node_topics);
 
-  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::topic_statistics::SubscriptionTopicStatistics<CallbackMessageT>>
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::topic_statistics::SubscriptionTopicStatistics<ROSMessageType>>
   subscription_topic_stats = nullptr;
 
   if (rclcpp::detail::resolve_enable_topic_statistics(
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ create_subscription(
       qos);
 
     subscription_topic_stats = std::make_shared<
-      rclcpp::topic_statistics::SubscriptionTopicStatistics<CallbackMessageT>
+      rclcpp::topic_statistics::SubscriptionTopicStatistics<ROSMessageType>
       >(node_topics_interface->get_node_base_interface()->get_name(), publisher);
 
     std::weak_ptr<
-      rclcpp::topic_statistics::SubscriptionTopicStatistics<CallbackMessageT>
+      rclcpp::topic_statistics::SubscriptionTopicStatistics<ROSMessageType>
     > weak_subscription_topic_stats(subscription_topic_stats);
     auto sub_call_back = [weak_subscription_topic_stats]() {
         auto subscription_topic_stats = weak_subscription_topic_stats.lock();
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ create_subscription(
  * \tparam MessageT
  * \tparam CallbackT
  * \tparam AllocatorT
- * \tparam CallbackMessageT
  * \tparam SubscriptionT
  * \tparam MessageMemoryStrategyT
  * \tparam NodeT
@@ -171,13 +170,8 @@ template<
   typename MessageT,
   typename CallbackT,
   typename AllocatorT = std::allocator<void>,
-  typename CallbackMessageT =
-  typename rclcpp::subscription_traits::has_message_type<CallbackT>::type,
-  typename SubscriptionT = rclcpp::Subscription<CallbackMessageT, AllocatorT>,
-  typename MessageMemoryStrategyT = rclcpp::message_memory_strategy::MessageMemoryStrategy<
-    CallbackMessageT,
-    AllocatorT
-  >,
+  typename SubscriptionT = rclcpp::Subscription<MessageT, AllocatorT>,
+  typename MessageMemoryStrategyT = typename SubscriptionT::MessageMemoryStrategyType,
   typename NodeT>
 typename std::shared_ptr<SubscriptionT>
 create_subscription(
@@ -194,7 +188,7 @@ create_subscription(
 )
 {
   return rclcpp::detail::create_subscription<
-    MessageT, CallbackT, AllocatorT, CallbackMessageT, SubscriptionT, MessageMemoryStrategyT>(
+    MessageT, CallbackT, AllocatorT, SubscriptionT, MessageMemoryStrategyT>(
     node, node, topic_name, qos, std::forward<CallbackT>(callback), options, msg_mem_strat);
 }
 
@@ -206,13 +200,8 @@ template<
   typename MessageT,
   typename CallbackT,
   typename AllocatorT = std::allocator<void>,
-  typename CallbackMessageT =
-  typename rclcpp::subscription_traits::has_message_type<CallbackT>::type,
-  typename SubscriptionT = rclcpp::Subscription<CallbackMessageT, AllocatorT>,
-  typename MessageMemoryStrategyT = rclcpp::message_memory_strategy::MessageMemoryStrategy<
-    CallbackMessageT,
-    AllocatorT
-  >>
+  typename SubscriptionT = rclcpp::Subscription<MessageT, AllocatorT>,
+  typename MessageMemoryStrategyT = typename SubscriptionT::MessageMemoryStrategyType>
 typename std::shared_ptr<SubscriptionT>
 create_subscription(
   rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeParametersInterface::SharedPtr & node_parameters,
@@ -229,7 +218,7 @@ create_subscription(
 )
 {
   return rclcpp::detail::create_subscription<
-    MessageT, CallbackT, AllocatorT, CallbackMessageT, SubscriptionT, MessageMemoryStrategyT>(
+    MessageT, CallbackT, AllocatorT, SubscriptionT, MessageMemoryStrategyT>(
     node_parameters, node_topics, topic_name, qos,
     std::forward<CallbackT>(callback), options, msg_mem_strat);
 }

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/detail/add_guard_condition_to_rcl_wait_set.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP__DETAIL__ADD_GUARD_CONDITION_TO_RCL_WAIT_SET_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP__DETAIL__ADD_GUARD_CONDITION_TO_RCL_WAIT_SET_HPP_
+
+#include "rclcpp/guard_condition.hpp"
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+namespace detail
+{
+
+/// Adds the guard condition to a waitset
+/**
+ * \param[in] wait_set reference to a wait set where to add the guard condition
+ * \param[in] guard_condition reference to the guard_condition to be added
+ */
+RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+void
+add_guard_condition_to_rcl_wait_set(
+  rcl_wait_set_t & wait_set,
+  const rclcpp::GuardCondition & guard_condition);
+
+}  // namespace detail
+}  // namespace rclcpp
+
+#endif  // RCLCPP__DETAIL__ADD_GUARD_CONDITION_TO_RCL_WAIT_SET_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/detail/subscription_callback_type_helper.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP__DETAIL__SUBSCRIPTION_CALLBACK_TYPE_HELPER_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP__DETAIL__SUBSCRIPTION_CALLBACK_TYPE_HELPER_HPP_
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+#include "rclcpp/function_traits.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/message_info.hpp"
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+namespace detail
+{
+
+/// Template metaprogramming helper used to resolve the callback argument into a std::function.
+/**
+ * Sometimes the CallbackT is a std::function already, but it could also be a
+ * function pointer, lambda, bind, or some variant of those.
+ * In some cases, like a lambda where the arguments can be converted between one
+ * another, e.g. std::function<void (shared_ptr<...>)> and
+ * std::function<void (unique_ptr<...>)>, you need to make that not ambiguous
+ * by checking the arguments independently using function traits rather than
+ * rely on overloading the two std::function types.
+ *
+ * This issue, with the lambda's, can be demonstrated with this minimal program:
+ *
+ *   #include <functional>
+ *   #include <memory>
+ *
+ *   void f(std::function<void (std::shared_ptr<int>)>) {}
+ *   void f(std::function<void (std::unique_ptr<int>)>) {}
+ *
+ *   int main() {
+ *     // Fails to compile with an "ambiguous call" error.
+ *     f([](std::shared_ptr<int>){});
+ *
+ *     // Works.
+ *     std::function<void (std::shared_ptr<int>)> cb = [](std::shared_ptr<int>){};
+ *     f(cb);
+ *   }
+ *
+ * If this program ever starts working in a future version of C++, this class
+ * may become redundant.
+ *
+ * This helper works by using SFINAE with rclcpp::function_traits::same_arguments<>
+ * to narrow down the exact std::function<> type for the given CallbackT.
+ */
+template<typename MessageT, typename CallbackT, typename Enable = void>
+struct SubscriptionCallbackTypeHelper
+{
+  using callback_type = typename rclcpp::function_traits::as_std_function<CallbackT>::type;
+};
+
+template<typename MessageT, typename CallbackT>
+struct SubscriptionCallbackTypeHelper<
+  MessageT,
+  CallbackT,
+  typename std::enable_if_t<
+    rclcpp::function_traits::same_arguments<
+      CallbackT,
+      std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<const MessageT>)>
+    >::value
+  >
+>
+{
+  using callback_type = std::function<void (std::shared_ptr<const MessageT>)>;
+};
+
+template<typename MessageT, typename CallbackT>
+struct SubscriptionCallbackTypeHelper<
+  MessageT,
+  CallbackT,
+  typename std::enable_if_t<
+    rclcpp::function_traits::same_arguments<
+      CallbackT,
+      std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<const MessageT>, const rclcpp::MessageInfo &)>
+    >::value
+  >
+>
+{
+  using callback_type =
+    std::function<void (std::shared_ptr<const MessageT>, const rclcpp::MessageInfo &)>;
+};
+
+template<typename MessageT, typename CallbackT>
+struct SubscriptionCallbackTypeHelper<
+  MessageT,
+  CallbackT,
+  typename std::enable_if_t<
+    rclcpp::function_traits::same_arguments<
+      CallbackT,
+      std::function<void(const std::shared_ptr<const MessageT> &)>
+    >::value
+  >
+>
+{
+  using callback_type = std::function<void (const std::shared_ptr<const MessageT> &)>;
+};
+
+template<typename MessageT, typename CallbackT>
+struct SubscriptionCallbackTypeHelper<
+  MessageT,
+  CallbackT,
+  typename std::enable_if_t<
+    rclcpp::function_traits::same_arguments<
+      CallbackT,
+      std::function<void(const std::shared_ptr<const MessageT> &, const rclcpp::MessageInfo &)>
+    >::value
+  >
+>
+{
+  using callback_type =
+    std::function<void (const std::shared_ptr<const MessageT> &, const rclcpp::MessageInfo &)>;
+};
+
+template<typename MessageT, typename CallbackT>
+struct SubscriptionCallbackTypeHelper<
+  MessageT,
+  CallbackT,
+  typename std::enable_if_t<
+    rclcpp::function_traits::same_arguments<
+      CallbackT,
+      std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<MessageT>)>
+    >::value
+  >
+>
+{
+  using callback_type = std::function<void (std::shared_ptr<MessageT>)>;
+};
+
+template<typename MessageT, typename CallbackT>
+struct SubscriptionCallbackTypeHelper<
+  MessageT,
+  CallbackT,
+  typename std::enable_if_t<
+    rclcpp::function_traits::same_arguments<
+      CallbackT,
+      std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<MessageT>, const rclcpp::MessageInfo &)>
+    >::value
+  >
+>
+{
+  using callback_type =
+    std::function<void (std::shared_ptr<MessageT>, const rclcpp::MessageInfo &)>;
+};
+
+}  // namespace detail
+}  // namespace rclcpp
+
+#endif  // RCLCPP__DETAIL__SUBSCRIPTION_CALLBACK_TYPE_HELPER_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/exceptions/exceptions.hpp

@@ -254,6 +254,23 @@ public:
   {}
 };
 
+/// Thrown if user attempts to create an uninitialized statically typed parameter
+/**
+ * (see https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1691)
+ */
+class UninitializedStaticallyTypedParameterException : public std::runtime_error
+{
+public:
+  /// Construct an instance.
+  /**
+   * \param[in] name the name of the parameter.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  explicit UninitializedStaticallyTypedParameterException(const std::string & name)
+  : std::runtime_error("Statically typed parameter '" + name + "' must be initialized.")
+  {}
+};
+
 /// Thrown if parameter is already declared.
 class ParameterAlreadyDeclaredException : public std::runtime_error
 {
@@ -282,6 +299,20 @@ class ParameterModifiedInCallbackException : public std::runtime_error
   using std::runtime_error::runtime_error;
 };
 
+/// Thrown when an uninitialized parameter is accessed.
+class ParameterUninitializedException : public std::runtime_error
+{
+public:
+  /// Construct an instance.
+  /**
+   * \param[in] name the name of the parameter.
+   * \param[in] message custom exception message.
+   */
+  explicit ParameterUninitializedException(const std::string & name)
+  : std::runtime_error("parameter '" + name + "' is not initialized")
+  {}
+};
+
 /// Thrown if the QoS overrides provided aren't valid.
 class InvalidQosOverridesException : public std::runtime_error
 {
@@ -289,6 +320,13 @@ class InvalidQosOverridesException : public std::runtime_error
   using std::runtime_error::runtime_error;
 };
 
+/// Thrown if a QoS compatibility check fails.
+class QoSCheckCompatibleException : public std::runtime_error
+{
+  // Inherit constructors from runtime_error.
+  using std::runtime_error::runtime_error;
+};
+
 }  // namespace exceptions
 }  // namespace rclcpp
 

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executor.hpp

@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
 
 #include "rcl/guard_condition.h"
 #include "rcl/wait.h"
+#include "rcpputils/scope_exit.hpp"
 
+#include "rclcpp/context.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/contexts/default_context.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/guard_condition.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/executor_options.hpp"
@@ -39,7 +41,6 @@
 #include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_base_interface.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/utilities.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
-#include "rclcpp/scope_exit.hpp"
 
 namespace rclcpp
 {
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@ public:
     if (spinning.exchange(true)) {
       throw std::runtime_error("spin_until_future_complete() called while already spinning");
     }
-    RCLCPP_SCOPE_EXIT(this->spinning.store(false); );
+    RCPPUTILS_SCOPE_EXIT(this->spinning.store(false); );
     while (rclcpp::ok(this->context_) && spinning.load()) {
       // Do one item of work.
       spin_once_impl(timeout_left);
@@ -524,7 +525,7 @@ protected:
   std::atomic_bool spinning;
 
   /// Guard condition for signaling the rmw layer to wake up for special events.
-  rcl_guard_condition_t interrupt_guard_condition_ = rcl_get_zero_initialized_guard_condition();
+  rclcpp::GuardCondition interrupt_guard_condition_;
 
   std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::GuardCondition> shutdown_guard_condition_;
 
@@ -544,11 +545,11 @@ protected:
   RCLCPP_DISABLE_COPY(Executor)
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  void
+  virtual void
   spin_once_impl(std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout);
 
   typedef std::map<rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::WeakPtr,
-      const rcl_guard_condition_t *,
+      const rclcpp::GuardCondition *,
       std::owner_less<rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::WeakPtr>>
     WeakNodesToGuardConditionsMap;
 
@@ -571,14 +572,11 @@ protected:
   /// nodes that are associated with the executor
   std::list<rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::WeakPtr>
   weak_nodes_ RCPPUTILS_TSA_GUARDED_BY(mutex_);
+
+  /// shutdown callback handle registered to Context
+  rclcpp::OnShutdownCallbackHandle shutdown_callback_handle_;
 };
 
-namespace executor
-{
-
-using Executor [[deprecated("use rclcpp::Executor instead")]] = rclcpp::Executor;
-
-}  // namespace executor
 }  // namespace rclcpp
 
 #endif  // RCLCPP__EXECUTOR_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executor_options.hpp

@@ -38,20 +38,6 @@ struct ExecutorOptions
   size_t max_conditions;
 };
 
-namespace executor
-{
-
-using ExecutorArgs [[deprecated("use rclcpp::ExecutorOptions instead")]] = ExecutorOptions;
-
-[[deprecated("use rclcpp::ExecutorOptions() instead")]]
-inline
-rclcpp::ExecutorOptions
-create_default_executor_arguments()
-{
-  return rclcpp::ExecutorOptions();
-}
-
-}  // namespace executor
 }  // namespace rclcpp
 
 #endif  // RCLCPP__EXECUTOR_OPTIONS_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executors/multi_threaded_executor.hpp

@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ private:
   size_t number_of_threads_;
   bool yield_before_execute_;
   std::chrono::nanoseconds next_exec_timeout_;
-
-  std::set<TimerBase::SharedPtr> scheduled_timers_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace executors

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executors/static_executor_entities_collector.hpp

@@ -57,17 +57,19 @@ public:
   /**
    * \param p_wait_set A reference to the wait set to be used in the executor
    * \param memory_strategy Shared pointer to the memory strategy to set.
-   * \param executor_guard_condition executor's guard condition
    * \throws std::runtime_error if memory strategy is null
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void
   init(
     rcl_wait_set_t * p_wait_set,
-    rclcpp::memory_strategy::MemoryStrategy::SharedPtr memory_strategy,
-    rcl_guard_condition_t * executor_guard_condition);
+    rclcpp::memory_strategy::MemoryStrategy::SharedPtr memory_strategy);
 
   /// Finalize StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector to clear resources
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  bool
+  is_init() {return initialized_;}
+
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void
   fini();
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ public:
    * \throws std::runtime_error if it couldn't add guard condition to wait set
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  bool
+  void
   add_to_wait_set(rcl_wait_set_t * wait_set) override;
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
@@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ private:
   WeakCallbackGroupsToNodesMap weak_groups_to_nodes_associated_with_executor_;
 
   typedef std::map<rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::WeakPtr,
-      const rcl_guard_condition_t *,
+      const rclcpp::GuardCondition *,
       std::owner_less<rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::WeakPtr>>
     WeakNodesToGuardConditionsMap;
   WeakNodesToGuardConditionsMap weak_nodes_to_guard_conditions_;
@@ -334,11 +336,18 @@ private:
   /// List of weak nodes registered in the static executor
   std::list<rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::WeakPtr> weak_nodes_;
 
+  // Mutex to protect vector of new nodes.
+  std::mutex new_nodes_mutex_;
+  std::vector<rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::WeakPtr> new_nodes_;
+
   /// Wait set for managing entities that the rmw layer waits on.
   rcl_wait_set_t * p_wait_set_ = nullptr;
 
   /// Executable list: timers, subscribers, clients, services and waitables
   rclcpp::experimental::ExecutableList exec_list_;
+
+  /// Bool to check if the entities collector has been initialized
+  bool initialized_ = false;
 };
 
 }  // namespace executors

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executors/static_single_threaded_executor.hpp

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef RCLCPP__EXECUTORS__STATIC_SINGLE_THREADED_EXECUTOR_HPP_
 #define RCLCPP__EXECUTORS__STATIC_SINGLE_THREADED_EXECUTOR_HPP_
 
+#include <chrono>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <memory>
@@ -78,6 +79,42 @@ public:
   void
   spin() override;
 
+  /// Static executor implementation of spin some
+  /**
+   * This non-blocking function will execute entities that
+   * were ready when this API was called, until timeout or no
+   * more work available. Entities that got ready while
+   * executing work, won't be taken into account here.
+   *
+   * Example:
+   *   while(condition) {
+   *     spin_some();
+   *     sleep(); // User should have some sync work or
+   *              // sleep to avoid a 100% CPU usage
+   *   }
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  void
+  spin_some(std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration = std::chrono::nanoseconds(0)) override;
+
+  /// Static executor implementation of spin all
+  /**
+   * This non-blocking function will execute entities until
+   * timeout or no more work available. If new entities get ready
+   * while executing work available, they will be executed
+   * as long as the timeout hasn't expired.
+   *
+   * Example:
+   *   while(condition) {
+   *     spin_all();
+   *     sleep(); // User should have some sync work or
+   *              // sleep to avoid a 100% CPU usage
+   *   }
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  void
+  spin_all(std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration) override;
+
   /// Add a callback group to an executor.
   /**
    * \sa rclcpp::Executor::add_callback_group
@@ -155,113 +192,23 @@ public:
   std::vector<rclcpp::CallbackGroup::WeakPtr>
   get_automatically_added_callback_groups_from_nodes() override;
 
-  /// Spin (blocking) until the future is complete, it times out waiting, or rclcpp is interrupted.
-  /**
-   * \param[in] future The future to wait on. If this function returns SUCCESS, the future can be
-   *   accessed without blocking (though it may still throw an exception).
-   * \param[in] timeout Optional timeout parameter, which gets passed to
-   *    Executor::execute_ready_executables.
-   *   `-1` is block forever, `0` is non-blocking.
-   *   If the time spent inside the blocking loop exceeds this timeout, return a TIMEOUT return
-   *   code.
-   * \return The return code, one of `SUCCESS`, `INTERRUPTED`, or `TIMEOUT`.
-   *
-   *  Example usage:
-   *  rclcpp::executors::StaticSingleThreadedExecutor exec;
-   *  // ... other part of code like creating node
-   *  // define future
-   *  exec.add_node(node);
-   *  exec.spin_until_future_complete(future);
-   */
-  template<typename FutureT, typename TimeRepT = int64_t, typename TimeT = std::milli>
-  rclcpp::FutureReturnCode
-  spin_until_future_complete(
-    FutureT & future,
-    std::chrono::duration<TimeRepT, TimeT> timeout = std::chrono::duration<TimeRepT, TimeT>(-1))
-  {
-    std::future_status status = future.wait_for(std::chrono::seconds(0));
-    if (status == std::future_status::ready) {
-      return rclcpp::FutureReturnCode::SUCCESS;
-    }
-
-    auto end_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-    std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout_ns = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(
-      timeout);
-    if (timeout_ns > std::chrono::nanoseconds::zero()) {
-      end_time += timeout_ns;
-    }
-    std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout_left = timeout_ns;
-
-    entities_collector_->init(&wait_set_, memory_strategy_, &interrupt_guard_condition_);
-    RCLCPP_SCOPE_EXIT(entities_collector_->fini());
-
-    while (rclcpp::ok(this->context_)) {
-      // Do one set of work.
-      entities_collector_->refresh_wait_set(timeout_left);
-      execute_ready_executables();
-      // Check if the future is set, return SUCCESS if it is.
-      status = future.wait_for(std::chrono::seconds(0));
-      if (status == std::future_status::ready) {
-        return rclcpp::FutureReturnCode::SUCCESS;
-      }
-      // If the original timeout is < 0, then this is blocking, never TIMEOUT.
-      if (timeout_ns < std::chrono::nanoseconds::zero()) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      // Otherwise check if we still have time to wait, return TIMEOUT if not.
-      auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-      if (now >= end_time) {
-        return rclcpp::FutureReturnCode::TIMEOUT;
-      }
-      // Subtract the elapsed time from the original timeout.
-      timeout_left = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(end_time - now);
-    }
-
-    // The future did not complete before ok() returned false, return INTERRUPTED.
-    return rclcpp::FutureReturnCode::INTERRUPTED;
-  }
-
-  /// Not yet implemented, see https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1219 for tracking
-  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  void
-  spin_some(std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration = std::chrono::nanoseconds(0)) override
-  {
-    (void)max_duration;
-    throw rclcpp::exceptions::UnimplementedError(
-            "spin_some is not implemented for StaticSingleThreadedExecutor, use spin or "
-            "spin_until_future_complete");
-  }
-
-  /// Not yet implemented, see https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1219 for tracking
-  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  void
-  spin_all(std::chrono::nanoseconds) override
-  {
-    throw rclcpp::exceptions::UnimplementedError(
-            "spin_all is not implemented for StaticSingleThreadedExecutor, use spin or "
-            "spin_until_future_complete");
-  }
-
-  /// Not yet implemented, see https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/1219 for tracking
-  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  void
-  spin_once(std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout = std::chrono::nanoseconds(-1)) override
-  {
-    (void)timeout;
-    throw rclcpp::exceptions::UnimplementedError(
-            "spin_once is not implemented for StaticSingleThreadedExecutor, use spin or "
-            "spin_until_future_complete");
-  }
-
 protected:
-  /// Check which executables in ExecutableList struct are ready from wait_set and execute them.
   /**
-   * \param[in] exec_list Structure that can hold subscriptionbases, timerbases, etc
-   * \param[in] timeout Optional timeout parameter.
+   * @brief Executes ready executables from wait set.
+   * @param spin_once if true executes only the first ready executable.
+   * @return true if any executable was ready.
    */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  bool
+  execute_ready_executables(bool spin_once = false);
+
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void
-  execute_ready_executables();
+  spin_some_impl(std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration, bool exhaustive);
+
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  void
+  spin_once_impl(std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout) override;
 
 private:
   RCLCPP_DISABLE_COPY(StaticSingleThreadedExecutor)

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/experimental/create_intra_process_buffer.hpp

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "rclcpp/experimental/buffers/intra_process_buffer.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/experimental/buffers/ring_buffer_implementation.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/intra_process_buffer_type.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/qos.hpp"
 
 namespace rclcpp
 {
@@ -37,13 +38,13 @@ template<
 typename rclcpp::experimental::buffers::IntraProcessBuffer<MessageT, Alloc, Deleter>::UniquePtr
 create_intra_process_buffer(
   IntraProcessBufferType buffer_type,
-  rmw_qos_profile_t qos,
+  const rclcpp::QoS & qos,
   std::shared_ptr<Alloc> allocator)
 {
   using MessageSharedPtr = std::shared_ptr<const MessageT>;
   using MessageUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<MessageT, Deleter>;
 
-  size_t buffer_size = qos.depth;
+  size_t buffer_size = qos.depth();
 
   using rclcpp::experimental::buffers::IntraProcessBuffer;
   typename IntraProcessBuffer<MessageT, Alloc, Deleter>::UniquePtr buffer;

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/experimental/intra_process_manager.hpp

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "rclcpp/allocator/allocator_deleter.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/experimental/subscription_intra_process.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/experimental/subscription_intra_process_base.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/experimental/subscription_intra_process_buffer.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/logger.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/logging.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/macros.hpp"
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ public:
   do_intra_process_publish(
     uint64_t intra_process_publisher_id,
     std::unique_ptr<MessageT, Deleter> message,
-    std::shared_ptr<typename allocator::AllocRebind<MessageT, Alloc>::allocator_type> allocator)
+    typename allocator::AllocRebind<MessageT, Alloc>::allocator_type & allocator)
   {
     using MessageAllocTraits = allocator::AllocRebind<MessageT, Alloc>;
     using MessageAllocatorT = typename MessageAllocTraits::allocator_type;
@@ -202,7 +203,8 @@ public:
       // None of the buffers require ownership, so we promote the pointer
       std::shared_ptr<MessageT> msg = std::move(message);
 
-      this->template add_shared_msg_to_buffers<MessageT>(msg, sub_ids.take_shared_subscriptions);
+      this->template add_shared_msg_to_buffers<MessageT, Alloc, Deleter>(
+        msg, sub_ids.take_shared_subscriptions);
     } else if (!sub_ids.take_ownership_subscriptions.empty() && // NOLINT
       sub_ids.take_shared_subscriptions.size() <= 1)
     {
@@ -225,9 +227,9 @@ public:
     {
       // Construct a new shared pointer from the message
       // for the buffers that do not require ownership
-      auto shared_msg = std::allocate_shared<MessageT, MessageAllocatorT>(*allocator, *message);
+      auto shared_msg = std::allocate_shared<MessageT, MessageAllocatorT>(allocator, *message);
 
-      this->template add_shared_msg_to_buffers<MessageT>(
+      this->template add_shared_msg_to_buffers<MessageT, Alloc, Deleter>(
         shared_msg, sub_ids.take_shared_subscriptions);
       this->template add_owned_msg_to_buffers<MessageT, Alloc, Deleter>(
         std::move(message), sub_ids.take_ownership_subscriptions, allocator);
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@ public:
   do_intra_process_publish_and_return_shared(
     uint64_t intra_process_publisher_id,
     std::unique_ptr<MessageT, Deleter> message,
-    std::shared_ptr<typename allocator::AllocRebind<MessageT, Alloc>::allocator_type> allocator)
+    typename allocator::AllocRebind<MessageT, Alloc>::allocator_type & allocator)
   {
     using MessageAllocTraits = allocator::AllocRebind<MessageT, Alloc>;
     using MessageAllocatorT = typename MessageAllocTraits::allocator_type;
@@ -263,17 +265,17 @@ public:
       // If there are no owning, just convert to shared.
       std::shared_ptr<MessageT> shared_msg = std::move(message);
       if (!sub_ids.take_shared_subscriptions.empty()) {
-        this->template add_shared_msg_to_buffers<MessageT>(
+        this->template add_shared_msg_to_buffers<MessageT, Alloc, Deleter>(
           shared_msg, sub_ids.take_shared_subscriptions);
       }
       return shared_msg;
     } else {
       // Construct a new shared pointer from the message for the buffers that
       // do not require ownership and to return.
-      auto shared_msg = std::allocate_shared<MessageT, MessageAllocatorT>(*allocator, *message);
+      auto shared_msg = std::allocate_shared<MessageT, MessageAllocatorT>(allocator, *message);
 
       if (!sub_ids.take_shared_subscriptions.empty()) {
-        this->template add_shared_msg_to_buffers<MessageT>(
+        this->template add_shared_msg_to_buffers<MessageT, Alloc, Deleter>(
           shared_msg,
           sub_ids.take_shared_subscriptions);
       }
@@ -303,25 +305,6 @@ public:
   get_subscription_intra_process(uint64_t intra_process_subscription_id);
 
 private:
-  struct SubscriptionInfo
-  {
-    SubscriptionInfo() = default;
-
-    rclcpp::experimental::SubscriptionIntraProcessBase::WeakPtr subscription;
-    rmw_qos_profile_t qos;
-    const char * topic_name;
-    bool use_take_shared_method;
-  };
-
-  struct PublisherInfo
-  {
-    PublisherInfo() = default;
-
-    rclcpp::PublisherBase::WeakPtr publisher;
-    rmw_qos_profile_t qos;
-    const char * topic_name;
-  };
-
   struct SplittedSubscriptions
   {
     std::vector<uint64_t> take_shared_subscriptions;
@@ -329,10 +312,10 @@ private:
   };
 
   using SubscriptionMap =
-    std::unordered_map<uint64_t, SubscriptionInfo>;
+    std::unordered_map<uint64_t, rclcpp::experimental::SubscriptionIntraProcessBase::WeakPtr>;
 
   using PublisherMap =
-    std::unordered_map<uint64_t, PublisherInfo>;
+    std::unordered_map<uint64_t, rclcpp::PublisherBase::WeakPtr>;
 
   using PublisherToSubscriptionIdsMap =
     std::unordered_map<uint64_t, SplittedSubscriptions>;
@@ -348,9 +331,14 @@ private:
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   bool
-  can_communicate(PublisherInfo pub_info, SubscriptionInfo sub_info) const;
+  can_communicate(
+    rclcpp::PublisherBase::SharedPtr pub,
+    rclcpp::experimental::SubscriptionIntraProcessBase::SharedPtr sub) const;
 
-  template<typename MessageT>
+  template<
+    typename MessageT,
+    typename Alloc,
+    typename Deleter>
   void
   add_shared_msg_to_buffers(
     std::shared_ptr<const MessageT> message,
@@ -361,11 +349,18 @@ private:
       if (subscription_it == subscriptions_.end()) {
         throw std::runtime_error("subscription has unexpectedly gone out of scope");
       }
-      auto subscription_base = subscription_it->second.subscription.lock();
+      auto subscription_base = subscription_it->second.lock();
       if (subscription_base) {
-        auto subscription = std::static_pointer_cast<
-          rclcpp::experimental::SubscriptionIntraProcess<MessageT>
+        auto subscription = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<
+          rclcpp::experimental::SubscriptionIntraProcessBuffer<MessageT, Alloc, Deleter>
           >(subscription_base);
+        if (nullptr == subscription) {
+          throw std::runtime_error(
+                  "failed to dynamic cast SubscriptionIntraProcessBase to "
+                  "SubscriptionIntraProcessBuffer<MessageT, Alloc, Deleter>, which "
+                  "can happen when the publisher and subscription use different "
+                  "allocator types, which is not supported");
+        }
 
         subscription->provide_intra_process_message(message);
       } else {
@@ -382,7 +377,7 @@ private:
   add_owned_msg_to_buffers(
     std::unique_ptr<MessageT, Deleter> message,
     std::vector<uint64_t> subscription_ids,
-    std::shared_ptr<typename allocator::AllocRebind<MessageT, Alloc>::allocator_type> allocator)
+    typename allocator::AllocRebind<MessageT, Alloc>::allocator_type & allocator)
   {
     using MessageAllocTraits = allocator::AllocRebind<MessageT, Alloc>;
     using MessageUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<MessageT, Deleter>;
@@ -392,11 +387,18 @@ private:
       if (subscription_it == subscriptions_.end()) {
         throw std::runtime_error("subscription has unexpectedly gone out of scope");
       }
-      auto subscription_base = subscription_it->second.subscription.lock();
+      auto subscription_base = subscription_it->second.lock();
       if (subscription_base) {
-        auto subscription = std::static_pointer_cast<
-          rclcpp::experimental::SubscriptionIntraProcess<MessageT>
+        auto subscription = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<
+          rclcpp::experimental::SubscriptionIntraProcessBuffer<MessageT, Alloc, Deleter>
           >(subscription_base);
+        if (nullptr == subscription) {
+          throw std::runtime_error(
+                  "failed to dynamic cast SubscriptionIntraProcessBase to "
+                  "SubscriptionIntraProcessBuffer<MessageT, Alloc, Deleter>, which "
+                  "can happen when the publisher and subscription use different "
+                  "allocator types, which is not supported");
+        }
 
         if (std::next(it) == subscription_ids.end()) {
           // If this is the last subscription, give up ownership
@@ -405,8 +407,8 @@ private:
           // Copy the message since we have additional subscriptions to serve
           MessageUniquePtr copy_message;
           Deleter deleter = message.get_deleter();
-          auto ptr = MessageAllocTraits::allocate(*allocator.get(), 1);
-          MessageAllocTraits::construct(*allocator.get(), ptr, *message);
+          auto ptr = MessageAllocTraits::allocate(allocator, 1);
+          MessageAllocTraits::construct(allocator, ptr, *message);
           copy_message = MessageUniquePtr(ptr, deleter);
 
           subscription->provide_intra_process_message(std::move(copy_message));

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/experimental/subscription_intra_process.hpp

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include "rclcpp/experimental/buffers/intra_process_buffer.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/experimental/create_intra_process_buffer.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/experimental/subscription_intra_process_base.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/experimental/subscription_intra_process_buffer.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/qos.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/type_support_decl.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/waitable.hpp"
 #include "tracetools/tracetools.h"
@@ -44,54 +46,43 @@ template<
   typename Alloc = std::allocator<void>,
   typename Deleter = std::default_delete<MessageT>,
   typename CallbackMessageT = MessageT>
-class SubscriptionIntraProcess : public SubscriptionIntraProcessBase
-{
-public:
-  RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_DEFINITIONS(SubscriptionIntraProcess)
-
-  using MessageAllocTraits = allocator::AllocRebind<MessageT, Alloc>;
-  using MessageAlloc = typename MessageAllocTraits::allocator_type;
-  using ConstMessageSharedPtr = std::shared_ptr<const MessageT>;
-  using MessageUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<MessageT, Deleter>;
-
-  using BufferUniquePtr = typename rclcpp::experimental::buffers::IntraProcessBuffer<
+class SubscriptionIntraProcess
+  : public SubscriptionIntraProcessBuffer<
     MessageT,
     Alloc,
     Deleter
-    >::UniquePtr;
+  >
+{
+  using SubscriptionIntraProcessBufferT = SubscriptionIntraProcessBuffer<
+    MessageT,
+    Alloc,
+    Deleter
+  >;
+
+public:
+  RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_DEFINITIONS(SubscriptionIntraProcess)
+
+  using MessageAllocTraits = typename SubscriptionIntraProcessBufferT::MessageAllocTraits;
+  using MessageAlloc = typename SubscriptionIntraProcessBufferT::MessageAlloc;
+  using ConstMessageSharedPtr = typename SubscriptionIntraProcessBufferT::ConstMessageSharedPtr;
+  using MessageUniquePtr = typename SubscriptionIntraProcessBufferT::MessageUniquePtr;
+  using BufferUniquePtr = typename SubscriptionIntraProcessBufferT::BufferUniquePtr;
 
   SubscriptionIntraProcess(
     AnySubscriptionCallback<CallbackMessageT, Alloc> callback,
     std::shared_ptr<Alloc> allocator,
     rclcpp::Context::SharedPtr context,
     const std::string & topic_name,
-    rmw_qos_profile_t qos_profile,
+    const rclcpp::QoS & qos_profile,
     rclcpp::IntraProcessBufferType buffer_type)
-  : SubscriptionIntraProcessBase(topic_name, qos_profile),
+  : SubscriptionIntraProcessBuffer<MessageT, Alloc, Deleter>(
+      allocator,
+      context,
+      topic_name,
+      qos_profile,
+      buffer_type),
     any_callback_(callback)
   {
-    if (!std::is_same<MessageT, CallbackMessageT>::value) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("SubscriptionIntraProcess wrong callback type");
-    }
-
-    // Create the intra-process buffer.
-    buffer_ = rclcpp::experimental::create_intra_process_buffer<MessageT, Alloc, Deleter>(
-      buffer_type,
-      qos_profile,
-      allocator);
-
-    // Create the guard condition.
-    rcl_guard_condition_options_t guard_condition_options =
-      rcl_guard_condition_get_default_options();
-
-    gc_ = rcl_get_zero_initialized_guard_condition();
-    rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_guard_condition_init(
-      &gc_, context->get_rcl_context().get(), guard_condition_options);
-
-    if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("SubscriptionIntraProcess init error initializing guard condition");
-    }
-
     TRACEPOINT(
       rclcpp_subscription_callback_added,
       static_cast<const void *>(this),
@@ -104,22 +95,7 @@ public:
 #endif
   }
 
-  ~SubscriptionIntraProcess()
-  {
-    if (rcl_guard_condition_fini(&gc_) != RCL_RET_OK) {
-      RCUTILS_LOG_ERROR_NAMED(
-        "rclcpp",
-        "Failed to destroy guard condition: %s",
-        rcutils_get_error_string().str);
-    }
-  }
-
-  bool
-  is_ready(rcl_wait_set_t * wait_set)
-  {
-    (void) wait_set;
-    return buffer_->has_data();
-  }
+  virtual ~SubscriptionIntraProcess() = default;
 
   std::shared_ptr<void>
   take_data()
@@ -128,9 +104,9 @@ public:
     MessageUniquePtr unique_msg;
 
     if (any_callback_.use_take_shared_method()) {
-      shared_msg = buffer_->consume_shared();
+      shared_msg = this->buffer_->consume_shared();
     } else {
-      unique_msg = buffer_->consume_unique();
+      unique_msg = this->buffer_->consume_unique();
     }
     return std::static_pointer_cast<void>(
       std::make_shared<std::pair<ConstMessageSharedPtr, MessageUniquePtr>>(
@@ -141,37 +117,10 @@ public:
 
   void execute(std::shared_ptr<void> & data)
   {
-    execute_impl<CallbackMessageT>(data);
-  }
-
-  void
-  provide_intra_process_message(ConstMessageSharedPtr message)
-  {
-    buffer_->add_shared(std::move(message));
-    trigger_guard_condition();
-  }
-
-  void
-  provide_intra_process_message(MessageUniquePtr message)
-  {
-    buffer_->add_unique(std::move(message));
-    trigger_guard_condition();
-  }
-
-  bool
-  use_take_shared_method() const
-  {
-    return buffer_->use_take_shared_method();
-  }
-
-private:
-  void
-  trigger_guard_condition()
-  {
-    rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_trigger_guard_condition(&gc_);
-    (void)ret;
+    execute_impl<MessageT>(data);
   }
 
+protected:
   template<typename T>
   typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<T, rcl_serialized_message_t>::value, void>::type
   execute_impl(std::shared_ptr<void> & data)
@@ -206,7 +155,6 @@ private:
   }
 
   AnySubscriptionCallback<CallbackMessageT, Alloc> any_callback_;
-  BufferUniquePtr buffer_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace experimental

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/experimental/subscription_intra_process_base.hpp

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 #include "rcl/error_handling.h"
 
+#include "rclcpp/guard_condition.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/qos.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/type_support_decl.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/waitable.hpp"
 
@@ -39,8 +41,11 @@ public:
   RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_ALIASES_ONLY(SubscriptionIntraProcessBase)
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  SubscriptionIntraProcessBase(const std::string & topic_name, rmw_qos_profile_t qos_profile)
-  : topic_name_(topic_name), qos_profile_(qos_profile)
+  SubscriptionIntraProcessBase(
+    rclcpp::Context::SharedPtr context,
+    const std::string & topic_name,
+    const rclcpp::QoS & qos_profile)
+  : gc_(context), topic_name_(topic_name), qos_profile_(qos_profile)
   {}
 
   virtual ~SubscriptionIntraProcessBase() = default;
@@ -50,7 +55,7 @@ public:
   get_number_of_ready_guard_conditions() {return 1;}
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  bool
+  void
   add_to_wait_set(rcl_wait_set_t * wait_set);
 
   virtual bool
@@ -71,19 +76,19 @@ public:
   get_topic_name() const;
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  rmw_qos_profile_t
+  QoS
   get_actual_qos() const;
 
 protected:
   std::recursive_mutex reentrant_mutex_;
-  rcl_guard_condition_t gc_;
+  rclcpp::GuardCondition gc_;
 
 private:
   virtual void
   trigger_guard_condition() = 0;
 
   std::string topic_name_;
-  rmw_qos_profile_t qos_profile_;
+  QoS qos_profile_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace experimental

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/experimental/subscription_intra_process_buffer.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP__EXPERIMENTAL__SUBSCRIPTION_INTRA_PROCESS_BUFFER_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP__EXPERIMENTAL__SUBSCRIPTION_INTRA_PROCESS_BUFFER_HPP_
+
+#include <rmw/rmw.h>
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "rcl/error_handling.h"
+
+#include "rclcpp/any_subscription_callback.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/experimental/buffers/intra_process_buffer.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/experimental/create_intra_process_buffer.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/experimental/subscription_intra_process_base.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/qos.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/type_support_decl.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/waitable.hpp"
+#include "tracetools/tracetools.h"
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+namespace experimental
+{
+
+template<
+  typename MessageT,
+  typename Alloc = std::allocator<void>,
+  typename Deleter = std::default_delete<MessageT>
+>
+class SubscriptionIntraProcessBuffer : public SubscriptionIntraProcessBase
+{
+public:
+  RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_DEFINITIONS(SubscriptionIntraProcessBuffer)
+
+  using MessageAllocTraits = allocator::AllocRebind<MessageT, Alloc>;
+  using MessageAlloc = typename MessageAllocTraits::allocator_type;
+  using ConstMessageSharedPtr = std::shared_ptr<const MessageT>;
+  using MessageUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<MessageT, Deleter>;
+
+  using BufferUniquePtr = typename rclcpp::experimental::buffers::IntraProcessBuffer<
+    MessageT,
+    Alloc,
+    Deleter
+    >::UniquePtr;
+
+  SubscriptionIntraProcessBuffer(
+    std::shared_ptr<Alloc> allocator,
+    rclcpp::Context::SharedPtr context,
+    const std::string & topic_name,
+    const rclcpp::QoS & qos_profile,
+    rclcpp::IntraProcessBufferType buffer_type)
+  : SubscriptionIntraProcessBase(context, topic_name, qos_profile)
+  {
+    // Create the intra-process buffer.
+    buffer_ = rclcpp::experimental::create_intra_process_buffer<MessageT, Alloc, Deleter>(
+      buffer_type,
+      qos_profile,
+      allocator);
+  }
+
+  bool
+  is_ready(rcl_wait_set_t * wait_set)
+  {
+    (void) wait_set;
+    return buffer_->has_data();
+  }
+
+  void
+  provide_intra_process_message(ConstMessageSharedPtr message)
+  {
+    buffer_->add_shared(std::move(message));
+    trigger_guard_condition();
+  }
+
+  void
+  provide_intra_process_message(MessageUniquePtr message)
+  {
+    buffer_->add_unique(std::move(message));
+    trigger_guard_condition();
+  }
+
+  bool
+  use_take_shared_method() const
+  {
+    return buffer_->use_take_shared_method();
+  }
+
+protected:
+  void
+  trigger_guard_condition()
+  {
+    gc_.trigger();
+  }
+
+  BufferUniquePtr buffer_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace experimental
+}  // namespace rclcpp
+
+#endif  // RCLCPP__EXPERIMENTAL__SUBSCRIPTION_INTRA_PROCESS_BUFFER_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/function_traits.hpp

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ template<typename ClassT, typename ReturnTypeT, typename ... Args, typename ...
 #if defined _LIBCPP_VERSION  // libc++ (Clang)
 struct function_traits<std::__bind<ReturnTypeT (ClassT::*)(Args ...), FArgs ...>>
 #elif defined _GLIBCXX_RELEASE  // glibc++ (GNU C++ >= 7.1)
-struct function_traits<std::_Bind<ReturnTypeT(ClassT::*(FArgs ...))(Args ...)>>
+struct function_traits<std::_Bind<ReturnTypeT(ClassT::* (FArgs ...))(Args ...)>>
 #elif defined __GLIBCXX__  // glibc++ (GNU C++)
 struct function_traits<std::_Bind<std::_Mem_fn<ReturnTypeT (ClassT::*)(Args ...)>(FArgs ...)>>
 #elif defined _MSC_VER  // MS Visual Studio
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ template<typename ClassT, typename ReturnTypeT, typename ... Args, typename ...
 #if defined _LIBCPP_VERSION  // libc++ (Clang)
 struct function_traits<std::__bind<ReturnTypeT (ClassT::*)(Args ...) const, FArgs ...>>
 #elif defined _GLIBCXX_RELEASE  // glibc++ (GNU C++ >= 7.1)
-struct function_traits<std::_Bind<ReturnTypeT(ClassT::*(FArgs ...))(Args ...) const>>
+struct function_traits<std::_Bind<ReturnTypeT(ClassT::* (FArgs ...))(Args ...) const>>
 #elif defined __GLIBCXX__  // glibc++ (GNU C++)
 struct function_traits<std::_Bind<std::_Mem_fn<ReturnTypeT (ClassT::*)(Args ...) const>(FArgs ...)>>
 #elif defined _MSC_VER  // MS Visual Studio
@@ -162,6 +162,32 @@ struct same_arguments : std::is_same<
 >
 {};
 
+namespace detail
+{
+
+template<typename ReturnTypeT, typename ... Args>
+struct as_std_function_helper;
+
+template<typename ReturnTypeT, typename ... Args>
+struct as_std_function_helper<ReturnTypeT, std::tuple<Args ...>>
+{
+  using type = std::function<ReturnTypeT(Args ...)>;
+};
+
+}  // namespace detail
+
+template<
+  typename FunctorT,
+  typename FunctionTraits = function_traits<FunctorT>
+>
+struct as_std_function
+{
+  using type = typename detail::as_std_function_helper<
+    typename FunctionTraits::return_type,
+    typename FunctionTraits::arguments
+    >::type;
+};
+
 }  // namespace function_traits
 
 }  // namespace rclcpp

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/generic_publisher.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+// Copyright 2018, Bosch Software Innovations GmbH.
+// Copyright 2021, Apex.AI Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP__GENERIC_PUBLISHER_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP__GENERIC_PUBLISHER_HPP_
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "rcpputils/shared_library.hpp"
+
+#include "rclcpp/callback_group.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/macros.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_base_interface.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_topics_interface.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/publisher_base.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/qos.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/serialized_message.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/typesupport_helpers.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+
+/// %Publisher for serialized messages whose type is not known at compile time.
+/**
+ * Since the type is not known at compile time, this is not a template, and the dynamic library
+ * containing type support information has to be identified and loaded based on the type name.
+ *
+ * It does not support intra-process handling.
+ */
+class GenericPublisher : public rclcpp::PublisherBase
+{
+public:
+  // cppcheck-suppress unknownMacro
+  RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_DEFINITIONS(GenericPublisher)
+
+  /// Constructor.
+  /**
+   * In order to properly publish to a topic, this publisher needs to be added to
+   * the node_topic_interface of the node passed into this constructor.
+   *
+   * \sa rclcpp::Node::create_generic_publisher() or rclcpp::create_generic_publisher() for
+   * creating an instance of this class and adding it to the node_topic_interface.
+   *
+   * \param node_base Pointer to parent node's NodeBaseInterface
+   * \param ts_lib Type support library, needs to correspond to topic_type
+   * \param topic_name Topic name
+   * \param topic_type Topic type
+   * \param qos %QoS settings
+   * \param callback Callback for new messages of serialized form
+   * \param options %Publisher options.
+   * Not all publisher options are currently respected, the only relevant options for this
+   * publisher are `event_callbacks`, `use_default_callbacks`, and `%callback_group`.
+   */
+  template<typename AllocatorT = std::allocator<void>>
+  GenericPublisher(
+    rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface * node_base,
+    std::shared_ptr<rcpputils::SharedLibrary> ts_lib,
+    const std::string & topic_name,
+    const std::string & topic_type,
+    const rclcpp::QoS & qos,
+    const rclcpp::PublisherOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT> & options)
+  : rclcpp::PublisherBase(
+      node_base,
+      topic_name,
+      *rclcpp::get_typesupport_handle(topic_type, "rosidl_typesupport_cpp", *ts_lib),
+      options.template to_rcl_publisher_options<rclcpp::SerializedMessage>(qos)),
+    ts_lib_(ts_lib)
+  {
+    // This is unfortunately duplicated with the code in publisher.hpp.
+    // TODO(nnmm): Deduplicate by moving this into PublisherBase.
+    if (options.event_callbacks.deadline_callback) {
+      this->add_event_handler(
+        options.event_callbacks.deadline_callback,
+        RCL_PUBLISHER_OFFERED_DEADLINE_MISSED);
+    }
+    if (options.event_callbacks.liveliness_callback) {
+      this->add_event_handler(
+        options.event_callbacks.liveliness_callback,
+        RCL_PUBLISHER_LIVELINESS_LOST);
+    }
+    if (options.event_callbacks.incompatible_qos_callback) {
+      this->add_event_handler(
+        options.event_callbacks.incompatible_qos_callback,
+        RCL_PUBLISHER_OFFERED_INCOMPATIBLE_QOS);
+    } else if (options.use_default_callbacks) {
+      // Register default callback when not specified
+      try {
+        this->add_event_handler(
+          [this](QOSOfferedIncompatibleQoSInfo & info) {
+            this->default_incompatible_qos_callback(info);
+          },
+          RCL_PUBLISHER_OFFERED_INCOMPATIBLE_QOS);
+      } catch (UnsupportedEventTypeException & /*exc*/) {
+        // pass
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  virtual ~GenericPublisher() = default;
+
+  /// Publish a rclcpp::SerializedMessage.
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  void publish(const rclcpp::SerializedMessage & message);
+
+private:
+  // The type support library should stay loaded, so it is stored in the GenericPublisher
+  std::shared_ptr<rcpputils::SharedLibrary> ts_lib_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace rclcpp
+
+#endif  // RCLCPP__GENERIC_PUBLISHER_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/generic_subscription.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+// Copyright 2018, Bosch Software Innovations GmbH.
+// Copyright 2021, Apex.AI Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP__GENERIC_SUBSCRIPTION_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP__GENERIC_SUBSCRIPTION_HPP_
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "rcpputils/shared_library.hpp"
+
+#include "rclcpp/callback_group.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/macros.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_base_interface.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_topics_interface.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/qos.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/serialized_message.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/subscription_base.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/typesupport_helpers.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+
+/// %Subscription for serialized messages whose type is not known at compile time.
+/**
+ * Since the type is not known at compile time, this is not a template, and the dynamic library
+ * containing type support information has to be identified and loaded based on the type name.
+ *
+ * It does not support intra-process handling.
+ */
+class GenericSubscription : public rclcpp::SubscriptionBase
+{
+public:
+  // cppcheck-suppress unknownMacro
+  RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_DEFINITIONS(GenericSubscription)
+
+  /// Constructor.
+  /**
+   * In order to properly subscribe to a topic, this subscription needs to be added to
+   * the node_topic_interface of the node passed into this constructor.
+   *
+   * \sa rclcpp::Node::create_generic_subscription() or rclcpp::create_generic_subscription() for
+   * creating an instance of this class and adding it to the node_topic_interface.
+   *
+   * \param node_base Pointer to parent node's NodeBaseInterface
+   * \param ts_lib Type support library, needs to correspond to topic_type
+   * \param topic_name Topic name
+   * \param topic_type Topic type
+   * \param qos %QoS settings
+   * \param callback Callback for new messages of serialized form
+   * \param options %Subscription options.
+   * Not all subscription options are currently respected, the only relevant options for this
+   * subscription are `event_callbacks`, `use_default_callbacks`, `ignore_local_publications`, and
+   * `%callback_group`.
+   */
+  template<typename AllocatorT = std::allocator<void>>
+  GenericSubscription(
+    rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface * node_base,
+    const std::shared_ptr<rcpputils::SharedLibrary> ts_lib,
+    const std::string & topic_name,
+    const std::string & topic_type,
+    const rclcpp::QoS & qos,
+    // TODO(nnmm): Add variant for callback with message info. See issue #1604.
+    std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::SerializedMessage>)> callback,
+    const rclcpp::SubscriptionOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT> & options)
+  : SubscriptionBase(
+      node_base,
+      *rclcpp::get_typesupport_handle(topic_type, "rosidl_typesupport_cpp", *ts_lib),
+      topic_name,
+      options.template to_rcl_subscription_options<rclcpp::SerializedMessage>(qos),
+      true),
+    callback_(callback),
+    ts_lib_(ts_lib)
+  {
+    // This is unfortunately duplicated with the code in subscription.hpp.
+    // TODO(nnmm): Deduplicate by moving this into SubscriptionBase.
+    if (options.event_callbacks.deadline_callback) {
+      this->add_event_handler(
+        options.event_callbacks.deadline_callback,
+        RCL_SUBSCRIPTION_REQUESTED_DEADLINE_MISSED);
+    }
+    if (options.event_callbacks.liveliness_callback) {
+      this->add_event_handler(
+        options.event_callbacks.liveliness_callback,
+        RCL_SUBSCRIPTION_LIVELINESS_CHANGED);
+    }
+    if (options.event_callbacks.incompatible_qos_callback) {
+      this->add_event_handler(
+        options.event_callbacks.incompatible_qos_callback,
+        RCL_SUBSCRIPTION_REQUESTED_INCOMPATIBLE_QOS);
+    } else if (options.use_default_callbacks) {
+      // Register default callback when not specified
+      try {
+        this->add_event_handler(
+          [this](QOSRequestedIncompatibleQoSInfo & info) {
+            this->default_incompatible_qos_callback(info);
+          },
+          RCL_SUBSCRIPTION_REQUESTED_INCOMPATIBLE_QOS);
+      } catch (UnsupportedEventTypeException & /*exc*/) {
+        // pass
+      }
+    }
+    if (options.event_callbacks.message_lost_callback) {
+      this->add_event_handler(
+        options.event_callbacks.message_lost_callback,
+        RCL_SUBSCRIPTION_MESSAGE_LOST);
+    }
+  }
+
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  virtual ~GenericSubscription() = default;
+
+  // Same as create_serialized_message() as the subscription is to serialized_messages only
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  std::shared_ptr<void> create_message() override;
+
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::SerializedMessage> create_serialized_message() override;
+
+  /// Cast the message to a rclcpp::SerializedMessage and call the callback.
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  void handle_message(
+    std::shared_ptr<void> & message, const rclcpp::MessageInfo & message_info) override;
+
+  /// Handle dispatching rclcpp::SerializedMessage to user callback.
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  void
+  handle_serialized_message(
+    const std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::SerializedMessage> & serialized_message,
+    const rclcpp::MessageInfo & message_info) override;
+
+  /// This function is currently not implemented.
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  void handle_loaned_message(
+    void * loaned_message, const rclcpp::MessageInfo & message_info) override;
+
+  // Same as return_serialized_message() as the subscription is to serialized_messages only
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  void return_message(std::shared_ptr<void> & message) override;
+
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  void return_serialized_message(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::SerializedMessage> & message) override;
+
+private:
+  RCLCPP_DISABLE_COPY(GenericSubscription)
+
+  std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::SerializedMessage>)> callback_;
+  // The type support library should stay loaded, so it is stored in the GenericSubscription
+  std::shared_ptr<rcpputils::SharedLibrary> ts_lib_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace rclcpp
+
+#endif  // RCLCPP__GENERIC_SUBSCRIPTION_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/get_message_type_support_handle.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP__GET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SUPPORT_HANDLE_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP__GET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SUPPORT_HANDLE_HPP_
+
+#include <type_traits>
+
+#include "rosidl_runtime_cpp/traits.hpp"
+#include "rosidl_runtime_cpp/message_type_support_decl.hpp"
+#include "rosidl_typesupport_cpp/message_type_support.hpp"
+
+#include "rclcpp/type_adapter.hpp"
+
+/// Versions of rosidl_typesupport_cpp::get_message_type_support_handle that handle adapted types.
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+
+/// Specialization for when MessageT is an actual ROS message type.
+template<typename MessageT>
+constexpr
+typename std::enable_if_t<
+  rosidl_generator_traits::is_message<MessageT>::value,
+  const rosidl_message_type_support_t &
+>
+get_message_type_support_handle()
+{
+  auto handle = rosidl_typesupport_cpp::get_message_type_support_handle<MessageT>();
+  if (!handle) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Type support handle unexpectedly nullptr");
+  }
+  return *handle;
+}
+
+/// Specialization for when MessageT is an adapted type using rclcpp::TypeAdapter.
+template<typename AdaptedType>
+constexpr
+typename std::enable_if_t<
+  !rosidl_generator_traits::is_message<AdaptedType>::value &&
+  rclcpp::TypeAdapter<AdaptedType>::is_specialized::value,
+  const rosidl_message_type_support_t &
+>
+get_message_type_support_handle()
+{
+  auto handle = rosidl_typesupport_cpp::get_message_type_support_handle<
+    typename TypeAdapter<AdaptedType>::ros_message_type
+    >();
+  if (!handle) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Type support handle unexpectedly nullptr");
+  }
+  return *handle;
+}
+
+/// Specialization for when MessageT is not a ROS message nor an adapted type.
+/**
+ * This specialization is a pass through runtime check, which allows a better
+ * static_assert to catch this issue further down the line.
+ * This should never get to be called in practice, and is purely defensive.
+ */
+template<
+  typename AdaptedType
+>
+constexpr
+typename std::enable_if_t<
+  !rosidl_generator_traits::is_message<AdaptedType>::value &&
+  !TypeAdapter<AdaptedType>::is_specialized::value,
+  const rosidl_message_type_support_t &
+>
+get_message_type_support_handle()
+{
+  throw std::runtime_error(
+          "this specialization of rclcpp::get_message_type_support_handle() "
+          "should never be called");
+}
+
+}  // namespace rclcpp
+
+#endif  // RCLCPP__GET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SUPPORT_HANDLE_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/graph_listener.hpp

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "rcl/guard_condition.h"
 #include "rcl/wait.h"
 #include "rclcpp/context.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/guard_condition.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/macros.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_graph_interface.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ private:
   mutable std::mutex node_graph_interfaces_mutex_;
   std::vector<rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeGraphInterface *> node_graph_interfaces_;
 
-  rcl_guard_condition_t interrupt_guard_condition_ = rcl_get_zero_initialized_guard_condition();
+  rclcpp::GuardCondition interrupt_guard_condition_;
   rcl_wait_set_t wait_set_ = rcl_get_zero_initialized_wait_set();
 };
 

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/guard_condition.hpp

@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ public:
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   explicit GuardCondition(
     rclcpp::Context::SharedPtr context =
-    rclcpp::contexts::get_global_default_context());
+    rclcpp::contexts::get_global_default_context(),
+    rcl_guard_condition_options_t guard_condition_options =
+    rcl_guard_condition_get_default_options());
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual
@@ -58,6 +60,11 @@ public:
   rclcpp::Context::SharedPtr
   get_context() const;
 
+  /// Return the underlying rcl guard condition structure.
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  rcl_guard_condition_t &
+  get_rcl_guard_condition();
+
   /// Return the underlying rcl guard condition structure.
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   const rcl_guard_condition_t &

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/init_options.hpp

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class InitOptions
 {
 public:
   /// If true, the context will be shutdown on SIGINT by the signal handler (if it was installed).
-  bool shutdown_on_sigint = true;
+  bool shutdown_on_signal = true;
 
   /// Constructor
   /**

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/is_ros_compatible_type.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP__IS_ROS_COMPATIBLE_TYPE_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP__IS_ROS_COMPATIBLE_TYPE_HPP_
+
+#include "rosidl_runtime_cpp/traits.hpp"
+
+#include "rclcpp/type_adapter.hpp"
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+
+template<typename T>
+struct is_ros_compatible_type
+{
+  static constexpr bool value =
+    rosidl_generator_traits::is_message<T>::value ||
+    rclcpp::TypeAdapter<T>::is_specialized::value;
+};
+
+}  // namespace rclcpp
+
+#endif  // RCLCPP__IS_ROS_COMPATIBLE_TYPE_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/loaned_message.hpp

@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ public:
    * \param[in] allocator Allocator instance in case middleware can not allocate messages
    * \throws anything rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error can throw.
    */
+  [[
+    deprecated("used the LoanedMessage constructor that does not use a shared_ptr to the allocator")
+  ]]
   LoanedMessage(
     const rclcpp::PublisherBase * pub,
     std::shared_ptr<std::allocator<MessageT>> allocator)
@@ -114,7 +117,9 @@ public:
   : pub_(std::move(other.pub_)),
     message_(std::move(other.message_)),
     message_allocator_(std::move(other.message_allocator_))
-  {}
+  {
+    other.message_ = nullptr;
+  }
 
   /// Destructor of the LoanedMessage class.
   /**

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/memory_strategy.hpp

@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ public:
   virtual void clear_handles() = 0;
   virtual void remove_null_handles(rcl_wait_set_t * wait_set) = 0;
 
-  virtual void add_guard_condition(const rcl_guard_condition_t * guard_condition) = 0;
+  virtual void
+  add_guard_condition(const rclcpp::GuardCondition & guard_condition) = 0;
 
-  virtual void remove_guard_condition(const rcl_guard_condition_t * guard_condition) = 0;
+  virtual void
+  remove_guard_condition(const rclcpp::GuardCondition * guard_condition) = 0;
 
   virtual void
   get_next_subscription(

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/network_flow_endpoint.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Ericsson AB
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP__NETWORK_FLOW_ENDPOINT_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP__NETWORK_FLOW_ENDPOINT_HPP_
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "rcl/network_flow_endpoints.h"
+
+#include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+
+/// Forward declaration
+class NetworkFlowEndpoint;
+
+/// Check if two NetworkFlowEndpoint instances are equal
+RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+bool operator==(const NetworkFlowEndpoint & left, const NetworkFlowEndpoint & right);
+
+/// Check if two NetworkFlowEndpoint instances are not equal
+RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+bool operator!=(const NetworkFlowEndpoint & left, const NetworkFlowEndpoint & right);
+
+/// Streaming helper for NetworkFlowEndpoint
+RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & os, const NetworkFlowEndpoint & network_flow_endpoint);
+
+/**
+ * Class describes a network flow endpoint based on the counterpart definition
+ * in the RMW layer.
+ */
+class NetworkFlowEndpoint
+{
+public:
+  /// Construct from rcl_network_flow_endpoint_t
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  explicit NetworkFlowEndpoint(const rcl_network_flow_endpoint_t & network_flow_endpoint)
+  : transport_protocol_(
+      rcl_network_flow_endpoint_get_transport_protocol_string(network_flow_endpoint.
+      transport_protocol)),
+    internet_protocol_(
+      rcl_network_flow_endpoint_get_internet_protocol_string(
+        network_flow_endpoint.internet_protocol)),
+    transport_port_(network_flow_endpoint.transport_port),
+    flow_label_(network_flow_endpoint.flow_label),
+    dscp_(network_flow_endpoint.dscp),
+    internet_address_(network_flow_endpoint.internet_address)
+  {
+  }
+
+  /// Get transport protocol
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  const std::string & transport_protocol() const;
+
+  /// Get internet protocol
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  const std::string & internet_protocol() const;
+
+  /// Get transport port
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  uint16_t transport_port() const;
+
+  /// Get flow label
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  uint32_t flow_label() const;
+
+  /// Get DSCP
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  uint8_t dscp() const;
+
+  /// Get internet address
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  const std::string & internet_address() const;
+
+  /// Compare two NetworkFlowEndpoint instances
+  friend bool rclcpp::operator==(
+    const NetworkFlowEndpoint & left,
+    const NetworkFlowEndpoint & right);
+  friend bool rclcpp::operator!=(
+    const NetworkFlowEndpoint & left,
+    const NetworkFlowEndpoint & right);
+
+  /// Streaming helper
+  friend std::ostream & rclcpp::operator<<(
+    std::ostream & os,
+    const NetworkFlowEndpoint & network_flow_endpoint);
+
+private:
+  std::string transport_protocol_;
+  std::string internet_protocol_;
+  uint16_t transport_port_;
+  uint32_t flow_label_;
+  uint8_t dscp_;
+  std::string internet_address_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace rclcpp
+
+#endif  // RCLCPP__NETWORK_FLOW_ENDPOINT_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node.hpp

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <condition_variable>
+#include <functional>
 #include <list>
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@
 #include "rclcpp/clock.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/context.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/event.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/generic_publisher.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/generic_subscription.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/logger.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/macros.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/message_memory_strategy.hpp"
@@ -145,10 +148,16 @@ public:
     rclcpp::CallbackGroupType group_type,
     bool automatically_add_to_executor_with_node = true);
 
-  /// Return the list of callback groups in the node.
+  /// Iterate over the callback groups in the node, calling the given function on each valid one.
+  /**
+   * This method is called in a thread-safe way, and also makes sure to only call the given
+   * function on those items that are still valid.
+   *
+   * \param[in] func The callback function to call on each valid callback group.
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  const std::vector<rclcpp::CallbackGroup::WeakPtr> &
-  get_callback_groups() const;
+  void
+  for_each_callback_group(const node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::CallbackGroupFunction & func);
 
   /// Create and return a Publisher.
   /**
@@ -163,7 +172,7 @@ public:
    * pub = node->create_publisher<MsgT>("chatter", QoS(10));  // implicitly KeepLast
    * pub = node->create_publisher<MsgT>("chatter", QoS(KeepLast(10)));
    * pub = node->create_publisher<MsgT>("chatter", QoS(KeepAll()));
-   * pub = node->create_publisher<MsgT>("chatter", QoS(1).best_effort().volatile());
+   * pub = node->create_publisher<MsgT>("chatter", QoS(1).best_effort().durability_volatile());
    * {
    *   rclcpp::QoS custom_qos(KeepLast(10), rmw_qos_profile_sensor_data);
    *   pub = node->create_publisher<MsgT>("chatter", custom_qos);
@@ -203,13 +212,8 @@ public:
     typename MessageT,
     typename CallbackT,
     typename AllocatorT = std::allocator<void>,
-    typename CallbackMessageT =
-    typename rclcpp::subscription_traits::has_message_type<CallbackT>::type,
-    typename SubscriptionT = rclcpp::Subscription<CallbackMessageT, AllocatorT>,
-    typename MessageMemoryStrategyT = rclcpp::message_memory_strategy::MessageMemoryStrategy<
-      CallbackMessageT,
-      AllocatorT
-    >
+    typename SubscriptionT = rclcpp::Subscription<MessageT, AllocatorT>,
+    typename MessageMemoryStrategyT = typename SubscriptionT::MessageMemoryStrategyType
   >
   std::shared_ptr<SubscriptionT>
   create_subscription(
@@ -266,6 +270,55 @@ public:
     const rmw_qos_profile_t & qos_profile = rmw_qos_profile_services_default,
     rclcpp::CallbackGroup::SharedPtr group = nullptr);
 
+  /// Create and return a GenericPublisher.
+  /**
+   * The returned pointer will never be empty, but this function can throw various exceptions, for
+   * instance when the message's package can not be found on the AMENT_PREFIX_PATH.
+   *
+   * \param[in] topic_name Topic name
+   * \param[in] topic_type Topic type
+   * \param[in] qos %QoS settings
+   * \param options %Publisher options.
+   * Not all publisher options are currently respected, the only relevant options for this
+   * publisher are `event_callbacks`, `use_default_callbacks`, and `%callback_group`.
+   * \return Shared pointer to the created generic publisher.
+   */
+  template<typename AllocatorT = std::allocator<void>>
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::GenericPublisher> create_generic_publisher(
+    const std::string & topic_name,
+    const std::string & topic_type,
+    const rclcpp::QoS & qos,
+    const rclcpp::PublisherOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT> & options = (
+      rclcpp::PublisherOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT>()
+    )
+  );
+
+  /// Create and return a GenericSubscription.
+  /**
+   * The returned pointer will never be empty, but this function can throw various exceptions, for
+   * instance when the message's package can not be found on the AMENT_PREFIX_PATH.
+   *
+   * \param[in] topic_name Topic name
+   * \param[in] topic_type Topic type
+   * \param[in] qos %QoS settings
+   * \param[in] callback Callback for new messages of serialized form
+   * \param[in] options %Subscription options.
+   * Not all subscription options are currently respected, the only relevant options for this
+ * subscription are `event_callbacks`, `use_default_callbacks`, `ignore_local_publications`, and
+ * `%callback_group`.
+   * \return Shared pointer to the created generic subscription.
+   */
+  template<typename AllocatorT = std::allocator<void>>
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::GenericSubscription> create_generic_subscription(
+    const std::string & topic_name,
+    const std::string & topic_type,
+    const rclcpp::QoS & qos,
+    std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::SerializedMessage>)> callback,
+    const rclcpp::SubscriptionOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT> & options = (
+      rclcpp::SubscriptionOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT>()
+    )
+  );
+
   /// Declare and initialize a parameter, return the effective value.
   /**
    * This method is used to declare that a parameter exists on this node.
@@ -305,16 +358,59 @@ public:
    *   name is invalid.
    * \throws rclcpp::exceptions::InvalidParameterValueException if initial
    *   value fails to be set.
+   * \throws rclcpp::exceptions::InvalidParameterTypeException
+   *   if the type of the default value or override is wrong.
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   const rclcpp::ParameterValue &
   declare_parameter(
     const std::string & name,
-    const rclcpp::ParameterValue & default_value = rclcpp::ParameterValue(),
+    const rclcpp::ParameterValue & default_value,
     const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor & parameter_descriptor =
     rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor(),
     bool ignore_override = false);
 
+  /// Declare and initialize a parameter, return the effective value.
+  /**
+   * Same as the previous one, but a default value is not provided and the user
+   * must provide a parameter override of the correct type.
+   *
+   * \param[in] name The name of the parameter.
+   * \param[in] type Desired type of the parameter, which will enforced at runtime.
+   * \param[in] parameter_descriptor An optional, custom description for
+   *   the parameter.
+   * \param[in] ignore_override When `true`, the parameter override is ignored.
+   *    Default to `false`.
+   * \return A const reference to the value of the parameter.
+   * \throws Same as the previous overload taking a default value.
+   * \throws rclcpp::exceptions::InvalidParameterTypeException
+   *   if an override is not provided or the provided override is of the wrong type.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  const rclcpp::ParameterValue &
+  declare_parameter(
+    const std::string & name,
+    rclcpp::ParameterType type,
+    const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor & parameter_descriptor =
+    rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor{},
+    bool ignore_override = false);
+
+  /// Declare a parameter
+  [[deprecated(
+    "declare_parameter() with only a name is deprecated and will be deleted in the future.\n" \
+    "If you want to declare a parameter that won't change type without a default value use:\n" \
+    "`node->declare_parameter<ParameterT>(name)`, where e.g. ParameterT=int64_t.\n\n" \
+    "If you want to declare a parameter that can dynamically change type use:\n" \
+    "```\n" \
+    "rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor descriptor;\n" \
+    "descriptor.dynamic_typing = true;\n" \
+    "node->declare_parameter(name, rclcpp::ParameterValue{}, descriptor);\n" \
+    "```"
+  )]]
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  const rclcpp::ParameterValue &
+  declare_parameter(const std::string & name);
+
   /// Declare and initialize a parameter with a type.
   /**
    * See the non-templated declare_parameter() on this class for details.
@@ -345,6 +441,18 @@ public:
     rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor(),
     bool ignore_override = false);
 
+  /// Declare and initialize a parameter with a type.
+  /**
+   * See the non-templated declare_parameter() on this class for details.
+   */
+  template<typename ParameterT>
+  auto
+  declare_parameter(
+    const std::string & name,
+    const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor & parameter_descriptor =
+    rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor(),
+    bool ignore_override = false);
+
   /// Declare and initialize several parameters with the same namespace and type.
   /**
    * For each key in the map, a parameter with a name of "namespace.key"
@@ -785,6 +893,9 @@ public:
    *
    * This allows the node developer to control which parameters may be changed.
    *
+   * It is considered bad practice to reject changes for "unknown" parameters as this prevents
+   * other parts of the node (that may be aware of these parameters) from handling them.
+   *
    * Note that the callback is called when declare_parameter() and its variants
    * are called, and so you cannot assume the parameter has been set before
    * this callback, so when checking a new value against the existing one, you
@@ -874,12 +985,15 @@ public:
   std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>
   get_service_names_and_types() const;
 
-  /// Return the number of publishers that are advertised on a given topic.
+  /// Return a map of existing service names to list of service types for a specific node.
   /**
-   * \param[in] node_name the node_name on which to count the publishers.
-   * \param[in] namespace_ the namespace of the node associated with the name
-   * \return number of publishers that are advertised on a given topic.
-   * \throws std::runtime_error if publishers could not be counted
+   * This function only considers services - not clients.
+   * The returned names are the actual names used and do not have remap rules applied.
+   *
+   * \param[in] node_name name of the node.
+   * \param[in] namespace_ namespace of the node.
+   * \return a map of existing service names to list of service types.
+   * \throws std::runtime_error anything that rcl_error can throw.
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_impl.hpp

@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@
 
 #include "rclcpp/contexts/default_context.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/create_client.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/create_generic_publisher.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/create_generic_subscription.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/create_publisher.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/create_service.hpp"
-#include "rclcpp/create_timer.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/create_subscription.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/create_timer.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/detail/resolve_enable_topic_statistics.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/parameter.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/qos.hpp"
@@ -84,7 +86,6 @@ template<
   typename MessageT,
   typename CallbackT,
   typename AllocatorT,
-  typename CallbackMessageT,
   typename SubscriptionT,
   typename MessageMemoryStrategyT>
 std::shared_ptr<SubscriptionT>
@@ -152,6 +153,43 @@ Node::create_service(
     group);
 }
 
+template<typename AllocatorT>
+std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::GenericPublisher>
+Node::create_generic_publisher(
+  const std::string & topic_name,
+  const std::string & topic_type,
+  const rclcpp::QoS & qos,
+  const rclcpp::PublisherOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT> & options)
+{
+  return rclcpp::create_generic_publisher(
+    node_topics_,
+    extend_name_with_sub_namespace(topic_name, this->get_sub_namespace()),
+    topic_type,
+    qos,
+    options
+  );
+}
+
+template<typename AllocatorT>
+std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::GenericSubscription>
+Node::create_generic_subscription(
+  const std::string & topic_name,
+  const std::string & topic_type,
+  const rclcpp::QoS & qos,
+  std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::SerializedMessage>)> callback,
+  const rclcpp::SubscriptionOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT> & options)
+{
+  return rclcpp::create_generic_subscription(
+    node_topics_,
+    extend_name_with_sub_namespace(topic_name, this->get_sub_namespace()),
+    topic_type,
+    qos,
+    std::move(callback),
+    options
+  );
+}
+
+
 template<typename ParameterT>
 auto
 Node::declare_parameter(
@@ -172,6 +210,28 @@ Node::declare_parameter(
   }
 }
 
+template<typename ParameterT>
+auto
+Node::declare_parameter(
+  const std::string & name,
+  const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor & parameter_descriptor,
+  bool ignore_override)
+{
+  // get advantage of parameter value template magic to get
+  // the correct rclcpp::ParameterType from ParameterT
+  rclcpp::ParameterValue value{ParameterT{}};
+  try {
+    return this->declare_parameter(
+      name,
+      value.get_type(),
+      parameter_descriptor,
+      ignore_override
+    ).get<ParameterT>();
+  } catch (const ParameterTypeException &) {
+    throw exceptions::UninitializedStaticallyTypedParameterException(name);
+  }
+}
+
 template<typename ParameterT>
 std::vector<ParameterT>
 Node::declare_parameters(

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_base.hpp

@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@
 #ifndef RCLCPP__NODE_INTERFACES__NODE_BASE_HPP_
 #define RCLCPP__NODE_INTERFACES__NODE_BASE_HPP_
 
+#include <functional>
 #include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "rcl/node.h"
+#include "rclcpp/callback_group.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/context.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/macros.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_base_interface.hpp"
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ namespace node_interfaces
 {
 
 /// Implementation of the NodeBase part of the Node API.
-class NodeBase : public NodeBaseInterface
+class NodeBase : public NodeBaseInterface, public std::enable_shared_from_this<NodeBase>
 {
 public:
   RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_ALIASES_ONLY(NodeBase)
@@ -95,22 +98,25 @@ public:
   bool
   callback_group_in_node(rclcpp::CallbackGroup::SharedPtr group) override;
 
+  /// Iterate over the stored callback groups, calling the given function on each valid one.
+  /**
+   * This method is called in a thread-safe way, and also makes sure to only call the given
+   * function on those items that are still valid.
+   *
+   * \param[in] func The callback function to call on each valid callback group.
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  const std::vector<rclcpp::CallbackGroup::WeakPtr> &
-  get_callback_groups() const override;
+  void
+  for_each_callback_group(const CallbackGroupFunction & func) override;
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   std::atomic_bool &
   get_associated_with_executor_atomic() override;
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  rcl_guard_condition_t *
+  rclcpp::GuardCondition &
   get_notify_guard_condition() override;
 
-  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  std::unique_lock<std::recursive_mutex>
-  acquire_notify_guard_condition_lock() const override;
-
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   bool
   get_use_intra_process_default() const override;
@@ -132,13 +138,14 @@ private:
   std::shared_ptr<rcl_node_t> node_handle_;
 
   rclcpp::CallbackGroup::SharedPtr default_callback_group_;
+  std::mutex callback_groups_mutex_;
   std::vector<rclcpp::CallbackGroup::WeakPtr> callback_groups_;
 
   std::atomic_bool associated_with_executor_;
 
   /// Guard condition for notifying the Executor of changes to this node.
   mutable std::recursive_mutex notify_guard_condition_mutex_;
-  rcl_guard_condition_t notify_guard_condition_ = rcl_get_zero_initialized_guard_condition();
+  rclcpp::GuardCondition notify_guard_condition_;
   bool notify_guard_condition_is_valid_;
 };
 

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_base_interface.hpp

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "rclcpp/callback_group.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/context.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/guard_condition.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/macros.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
 
@@ -122,11 +123,19 @@ public:
   bool
   callback_group_in_node(rclcpp::CallbackGroup::SharedPtr group) = 0;
 
-  /// Return list of callback groups associated with this node.
+  using CallbackGroupFunction = std::function<void (rclcpp::CallbackGroup::SharedPtr)>;
+
+  /// Iterate over the stored callback groups, calling the given function on each valid one.
+  /**
+   * This method is called in a thread-safe way, and also makes sure to only call the given
+   * function on those items that are still valid.
+   *
+   * \param[in] func The callback function to call on each valid callback group.
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual
-  const std::vector<rclcpp::CallbackGroup::WeakPtr> &
-  get_callback_groups() const = 0;
+  void
+  for_each_callback_group(const CallbackGroupFunction & func) = 0;
 
   /// Return the atomic bool which is used to ensure only one executor is used.
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
@@ -134,24 +143,17 @@ public:
   std::atomic_bool &
   get_associated_with_executor_atomic() = 0;
 
-  /// Return guard condition that should be notified when the internal node state changes.
+  /// Return a guard condition that should be notified when the internal node state changes.
   /**
    * For example, this should be notified when a publisher is added or removed.
    *
-   * \return the rcl_guard_condition_t if it is valid, else nullptr
+   * \return the GuardCondition if it is valid, else thow runtime error
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual
-  rcl_guard_condition_t *
+  rclcpp::GuardCondition &
   get_notify_guard_condition() = 0;
 
-  /// Acquire and return a scoped lock that protects the notify guard condition.
-  /** This should be used when triggering the notify guard condition. */
-  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  virtual
-  std::unique_lock<std::recursive_mutex>
-  acquire_notify_guard_condition_lock() const = 0;
-
   /// Return the default preference for using intra process communication.
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_graph.hpp

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <string>
+#include <tuple>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -70,10 +71,34 @@ public:
     const std::string & node_name,
     const std::string & namespace_) const override;
 
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>
+  get_client_names_and_types_by_node(
+    const std::string & node_name,
+    const std::string & namespace_) const override;
+
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>
+  get_publisher_names_and_types_by_node(
+    const std::string & node_name,
+    const std::string & namespace_,
+    bool no_demangle = false) const override;
+
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>
+  get_subscriber_names_and_types_by_node(
+    const std::string & node_name,
+    const std::string & namespace_,
+    bool no_demangle = false) const override;
+
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   std::vector<std::string>
   get_node_names() const override;
 
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  std::vector<std::tuple<std::string, std::string, std::string>>
+  get_node_names_with_enclaves() const override;
+
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>>
   get_node_names_and_namespaces() const override;

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_graph_interface.hpp

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
+#include <tuple>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -146,7 +147,9 @@ public:
   /**
    * A topic is considered to exist when at least one publisher or subscriber
    * exists for it, whether they be local or remote to this process.
-   * The returned names are the actual names used and do not have remap rules applied.
+   * The returned names are the actual names of the topics, either announced by another nodes or by this one.
+   * Attempting to create publishers or subscribers using names returned by this function may not
+   * result in the desired topic name being used depending on the remap rules in use.
    *
    * \param[in] no_demangle if true, topic names and types are not demangled
    */
@@ -160,7 +163,9 @@ public:
    * A service is considered to exist when at least one service server or
    * service client exists for it, whether they be local or remote to this
    * process.
-   * The returned names are the actual names used and do not have remap rules applied.
+   * The returned names are the actual names of the services, either announced by another nodes or by this one.
+   * Attempting to create clients or services using names returned by this function may not result in
+   * the desired service name being used depending on the remap rules in use.
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual
@@ -170,7 +175,9 @@ public:
   /// Return a map of existing service names to list of service types for a specific node.
   /**
    * This function only considers services - not clients.
-   * The returned names are the actual names used and do not have remap rules applied.
+   * The returned names are the actual names after remap rules applied.
+   * Attempting to create service clients using names returned by this function may not
+   * result in the desired service name being used depending on the remap rules in use.
    *
    * \param[in] node_name name of the node
    * \param[in] namespace_ namespace of the node
@@ -182,18 +189,85 @@ public:
     const std::string & node_name,
     const std::string & namespace_) const = 0;
 
+  /// Return a map of existing service names and types with a specific node.
+  /**
+   * This function only considers clients - not service servers.
+   * The returned names are the actual names after remap rules applied.
+   * Attempting to create service servers using names returned by this function may not
+   * result in the desired service name being used depending on the remap rules in use.
+   *
+   * \param[in] node_name name of the node
+   * \param[in] namespace_ namespace of the node
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  virtual
+  std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>
+  get_client_names_and_types_by_node(
+    const std::string & node_name,
+    const std::string & namespace_) const = 0;
+
+  /// Return a map of existing topic names to list of topic types for a specific node.
+  /**
+   * This function only considers publishers - not subscribers.
+   * The returned names are the actual names after remap rules applied.
+   * Attempting to create publishers or subscribers using names returned by this function may not
+   * result in the desired topic name being used depending on the remap rules in use.
+   *
+   * \param[in] node_name name of the node
+   * \param[in] namespace_ namespace of the node
+   * \param[in] no_demangle if true, topic names and types are not demangled
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  virtual
+  std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>
+  get_publisher_names_and_types_by_node(
+    const std::string & node_name,
+    const std::string & namespace_,
+    bool no_demangle = false) const = 0;
+
+  /// Return a map of existing topic names to list of topic types for a specific node.
+  /**
+   * This function only considers subscribers - not publishers.
+   * The returned names are the actual names after remap rules applied.
+   * Attempting to create publishers or subscribers using names returned by this function may not
+   * result in the desired topic name being used depending on the remap rules in use.
+   *
+   * \param[in] node_name name of the node
+   * \param[in] namespace_ namespace of the node
+   * \param[in] no_demangle if true, topic names and types are not demangled
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  virtual
+  std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>
+  get_subscriber_names_and_types_by_node(
+    const std::string & node_name,
+    const std::string & namespace_,
+    bool no_demangle = false) const = 0;
+
   /// Return a vector of existing node names (string).
   /*
-   * The returned names are the actual names used and do not have remap rules applied.
+   * The returned names are the actual names after remap rules applied.
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual
   std::vector<std::string>
   get_node_names() const = 0;
 
+  /// Return a vector of existing node names, namespaces and enclaves (tuple of string).
+  /*
+   * The returned names are the actual names after remap rules applied.
+   * The enclaves contain the runtime security artifacts, those can be
+   * used to establish secured network.
+   * See https://design.ros2.org/articles/ros2_security_enclaves.html
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  virtual
+  std::vector<std::tuple<std::string, std::string, std::string>>
+  get_node_names_with_enclaves() const = 0;
+
   /// Return a vector of existing node names and namespaces (pair of string).
   /*
-   * The returned names are the actual names used and do not have remap rules applied.
+   * The returned names are the actual names after remap rules applied.
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.hpp

@@ -103,13 +103,42 @@ public:
   virtual
   ~NodeParameters();
 
+// This is overriding a deprecated method, so we need to ignore the deprecation warning here.
+// Users of the method will still get a warning!
+#ifndef _WIN32
+# pragma GCC diagnostic push
+# pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+#else
+# pragma warning(push)
+# pragma warning(disable: 4996)
+#endif
+  [[deprecated(RCLCPP_INTERNAL_NODE_PARAMETERS_INTERFACE_DEPRECATE_DECLARE)]]
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  const rclcpp::ParameterValue &
+  declare_parameter(const std::string & name) override;
+#ifndef _WIN32
+# pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#else
+# pragma warning(pop)
+#endif
+
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   const rclcpp::ParameterValue &
   declare_parameter(
     const std::string & name,
     const rclcpp::ParameterValue & default_value,
-    const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor & parameter_descriptor,
-    bool ignore_override) override;
+    const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor & parameter_descriptor =
+    rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor{},
+    bool ignore_override = false) override;
+
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  const rclcpp::ParameterValue &
+  declare_parameter(
+    const std::string & name,
+    rclcpp::ParameterType type,
+    const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor & parameter_descriptor =
+    rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor(),
+    bool ignore_override = false) override;
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters_interface.hpp

@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ struct OnSetParametersCallbackHandle
   OnParametersSetCallbackType callback;
 };
 
+#define RCLCPP_INTERNAL_NODE_PARAMETERS_INTERFACE_DEPRECATE_DECLARE \
+  "declare_parameter() with only a name is deprecated and will be deleted in the future.\n" \
+  "If you want to declare a parameter that won't change type without a default value use:\n" \
+  "`node_params->declare_parameter(name, type)`, with e.g. type=rclcpp::PARAMETER_INTEGER.\n\n" \
+  "If you want to declare a parameter that can dynamically change type use:\n" \
+  "```\n" \
+  "rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor descriptor;\n" \
+  "descriptor.dynamic_typing = true;\n" \
+  "node_params->declare_parameter(name, rclcpp::ParameterValue{}, descriptor);\n" \
+  "```"
+
 /// Pure virtual interface class for the NodeParameters part of the Node API.
 class NodeParametersInterface
 {
@@ -55,6 +66,15 @@ public:
   virtual
   ~NodeParametersInterface() = default;
 
+  /// Declare a parameter.
+  /**
+   * \sa rclcpp::Node::declare_parameter
+   */
+  [[deprecated(RCLCPP_INTERNAL_NODE_PARAMETERS_INTERFACE_DEPRECATE_DECLARE)]]
+  virtual
+  const rclcpp::ParameterValue &
+  declare_parameter(const std::string & name) = 0;
+
   /// Declare and initialize a parameter.
   /**
    * \sa rclcpp::Node::declare_parameter
@@ -64,7 +84,21 @@ public:
   const rclcpp::ParameterValue &
   declare_parameter(
     const std::string & name,
-    const rclcpp::ParameterValue & default_value = rclcpp::ParameterValue(),
+    const rclcpp::ParameterValue & default_value,
+    const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor & parameter_descriptor =
+    rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor(),
+    bool ignore_override = false) = 0;
+
+  /// Declare a parameter.
+  /**
+   * \sa rclcpp::Node::declare_parameter
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  virtual
+  const rclcpp::ParameterValue &
+  declare_parameter(
+    const std::string & name,
+    rclcpp::ParameterType type,
     const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor & parameter_descriptor =
     rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor(),
     bool ignore_override = false) = 0;
@@ -96,7 +130,7 @@ public:
   std::vector<rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult>
   set_parameters(const std::vector<rclcpp::Parameter> & parameters) = 0;
 
-  /// Set and initialize a parameter, all at once.
+  /// Set one or more parameters, all at once.
   /**
    * \sa rclcpp::Node::set_parameters_atomically
    */

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_time_source.hpp

@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ public:
     rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeLoggingInterface::SharedPtr node_logging,
     rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeClockInterface::SharedPtr node_clock,
     rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeParametersInterface::SharedPtr node_parameters,
-    const rclcpp::QoS & qos = rclcpp::RosoutQoS()
+    const rclcpp::QoS & qos = rclcpp::ClockQoS(),
+    bool use_clock_thread = true
   );
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_options.hpp

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
    *   - start_parameter_services = true
    *   - start_parameter_event_publisher = true
    *   - clock_qos = rclcpp::ClockQoS()
+   *   - use_clock_thread = true
    *   - rosout_qos = rclcpp::RosoutQoS()
    *   - parameter_event_qos = rclcpp::ParameterEventQoS
    *     - with history setting and depth from rmw_qos_profile_parameter_events
@@ -258,6 +259,20 @@ public:
   NodeOptions &
   clock_qos(const rclcpp::QoS & clock_qos);
 
+
+  /// Return the use_clock_thread flag.
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  bool
+  use_clock_thread() const;
+
+  /// Set the use_clock_thread flag, return this for parameter idiom.
+  /**
+   * If true, a dedicated thread will be used to subscribe to "/clock" topic.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  NodeOptions &
+  use_clock_thread(bool use_clock_thread);
+
   /// Return a reference to the parameter_event_qos QoS.
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   const rclcpp::QoS &
@@ -334,6 +349,9 @@ public:
    * global arguments (e.g. parameter overrides from a YAML file), which are
    * not explicitly declared will not appear on the node at all, even if
    * `allow_undeclared_parameters` is true.
+   * Parameter declaration from overrides is done in the node's base constructor,
+   * so the user must take care to check if the parameter is already (e.g.
+   * automatically) declared before declaring it themselves.
    * Already declared parameters will not be re-declared, and parameters
    * declared in this way will use the default constructed ParameterDescriptor.
    */
@@ -384,6 +402,8 @@ private:
 
   rclcpp::QoS clock_qos_ = rclcpp::ClockQoS();
 
+  bool use_clock_thread_ {true};
+
   rclcpp::QoS parameter_event_qos_ = rclcpp::ParameterEventsQoS(
     rclcpp::QoSInitialization::from_rmw(rmw_qos_profile_parameter_events)
   );

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/parameter_client.hpp

@@ -31,11 +31,14 @@
 #include "rcl_interfaces/srv/list_parameters.hpp"
 #include "rcl_interfaces/srv/set_parameters.hpp"
 #include "rcl_interfaces/srv/set_parameters_atomically.hpp"
+#include "rcl_yaml_param_parser/parser.h"
+#include "rclcpp/exceptions.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/executors.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/create_subscription.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/macros.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/node.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/parameter.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/parameter_map.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/type_support_decl.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
 #include "rmw/rmw.h"
@@ -154,6 +157,42 @@ public:
       void(std::shared_future<rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult>)
     > callback = nullptr);
 
+  /// Delete several parameters at once.
+  /**
+   * This function behaves like command-line tool `ros2 param delete` would.
+   *
+   * \param parameters_names vector of parameters names
+   * \return the future of the set_parameter service used to delete the parameters
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  std::shared_future<std::vector<rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult>>
+  delete_parameters(
+    const std::vector<std::string> & parameters_names);
+
+  /// Load parameters from yaml file.
+  /**
+   * This function behaves like command-line tool `ros2 param load` would.
+   *
+   * \param yaml_filename the full name of the yaml file
+   * \return the future of the set_parameter service used to load the parameters
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  std::shared_future<std::vector<rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult>>
+  load_parameters(
+    const std::string & yaml_filename);
+
+  /// Load parameters from parameter map.
+  /**
+   * This function filters the parameters to be set based on the node name.
+   *
+   * \param yaml_filename the full name of the yaml file
+   * \return the future of the set_parameter service used to load the parameters
+   * \throw InvalidParametersException if there is no parameter to set
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  std::shared_future<std::vector<rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult>>
+  load_parameters(const rclcpp::ParameterMap & parameter_map);
+
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   std::shared_future<rcl_interfaces::msg::ListParametersResult>
   list_parameters(
@@ -444,6 +483,46 @@ public:
     );
   }
 
+  /// Delete several parameters at once.
+  /**
+   * This function behaves like command-line tool `ros2 param delete` would.
+   *
+   * \param parameters_names vector of parameters names
+   * \param timeout for the spin used to make it synchronous
+   * \return the future of the set_parameter service used to delete the parameters
+   */
+  template<typename RepT = int64_t, typename RatioT = std::milli>
+  std::vector<rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult>
+  delete_parameters(
+    const std::vector<std::string> & parameters_names,
+    std::chrono::duration<RepT, RatioT> timeout = std::chrono::duration<RepT, RatioT>(-1))
+  {
+    return delete_parameters(
+      parameters_names,
+      std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(timeout)
+    );
+  }
+
+  /// Load parameters from yaml file.
+  /**
+   * This function behaves like command-line tool `ros2 param load` would.
+   *
+   * \param yaml_filename the full name of the yaml file
+   * \param timeout for the spin used to make it synchronous
+   * \return the future of the set_parameter service used to load the parameters
+   */
+  template<typename RepT = int64_t, typename RatioT = std::milli>
+  std::vector<rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult>
+  load_parameters(
+    const std::string & yaml_filename,
+    std::chrono::duration<RepT, RatioT> timeout = std::chrono::duration<RepT, RatioT>(-1))
+  {
+    return load_parameters(
+      yaml_filename,
+      std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(timeout)
+    );
+  }
+
   template<typename RepT = int64_t, typename RatioT = std::milli>
   rcl_interfaces::msg::ListParametersResult
   list_parameters(
@@ -524,6 +603,18 @@ protected:
     const std::vector<rclcpp::Parameter> & parameters,
     std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout);
 
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  std::vector<rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult>
+  delete_parameters(
+    const std::vector<std::string> & parameters_names,
+    std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout);
+
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  std::vector<rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult>
+  load_parameters(
+    const std::string & yaml_filename,
+    std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout);
+
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult
   set_parameters_atomically(

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/parameter_event_handler.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,347 @@
+// Copyright 2019 Intel Corporation
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP__PARAMETER_EVENT_HANDLER_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP__PARAMETER_EVENT_HANDLER_HPP_
+
+#include <list>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "rclcpp/create_subscription.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/get_node_base_interface.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/get_node_topics_interface.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_base_interface.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_topics_interface.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/parameter.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/qos.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/subscription.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
+#include "rcl_interfaces/msg/parameter_event.hpp"
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+
+struct ParameterCallbackHandle
+{
+  RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_DEFINITIONS(ParameterCallbackHandle)
+
+  using ParameterCallbackType = std::function<void (const rclcpp::Parameter &)>;
+
+  std::string parameter_name;
+  std::string node_name;
+  ParameterCallbackType callback;
+};
+
+struct ParameterEventCallbackHandle
+{
+  RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_DEFINITIONS(ParameterEventCallbackHandle)
+
+  using ParameterEventCallbackType =
+    std::function<void (const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent &)>;
+
+  ParameterEventCallbackType callback;
+};
+
+/// A class used to "handle" (monitor and respond to) changes to parameters.
+/**
+ * The ParameterEventHandler class allows for the monitoring of changes to node parameters,
+ * either a node's own parameters or parameters owned by other nodes in the system.
+ * Multiple parameter callbacks can be set and will be invoked when the specified parameter
+ * changes.
+ *
+ * The first step is to instantiate a ParameterEventHandler, providing a ROS node to use
+ * to create any required subscriptions:
+ *
+ *   auto param_handler = std::make_shared<rclcpp::ParameterEventHandler>(node);
+ *
+ * Next, you can supply a callback to the add_parameter_callback method, as follows:
+ *
+ *   auto cb1 = [&node](const rclcpp::Parameter & p) {
+ *      RCLCPP_INFO(
+ *        node->get_logger(),
+ *        "cb1: Received an update to parameter \"%s\" of type %s: \"%ld\"",
+ *        p.get_name().c_str(),
+ *        p.get_type_name().c_str(),
+ *        p.as_int());
+ *   };
+ *   auto handle1 = param_handler->add_parameter_callback("an_int_param", cb1);
+ *
+ * In this case, we didn't supply a node name (the third, optional, parameter) so the
+ * default will be to monitor for changes to the "an_int_param" parameter associated with
+ * the ROS node supplied in the ParameterEventHandler constructor.
+ * The callback, a lambda function in this case, simply prints out the value of the parameter.
+ *
+ * You may also monitor for changes to parameters in other nodes by supplying the node
+ * name to add_parameter_callback:
+ *
+ *   auto cb2 = [&node](const rclcpp::Parameter & p) {
+ *       RCLCPP_INFO(
+ *         node->get_logger(),
+ *         "cb2: Received an update to parameter \"%s\" of type: %s: \"%s\"",
+ *         p.get_name().c_str(),
+ *         p.get_type_name().c_str(),
+ *         p.as_string().c_str());
+ *     };
+ *   auto handle2 = param_handler->add_parameter_callback(
+ *     "some_remote_param_name", cb2, "some_remote_node_name");
+ *
+ * In this case, the callback will be invoked whenever "some_remote_param_name" changes
+ * on remote node "some_remote_node_name".
+ *
+ * To remove a parameter callback, call remove_parameter_callback, passing the handle returned
+ * from add_parameter_callback:
+ *
+ *   param_handler->remove_parameter_callback(handle2);
+ *
+ * You can also monitor for *all* parameter changes, using add_parameter_event_callback.
+ * In this case, the callback will be invoked whenever any parameter changes in the system.
+ * You are likely interested in a subset of these parameter changes, so in the callback it
+ * is convenient to use a regular expression on the node names or namespaces of interest.
+ * For example:
+ *
+ *   auto cb3 =
+ *     [fqn, remote_param_name, &node](const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent & event) {
+ *       // Look for any updates to parameters in "/a_namespace" as well as any parameter changes
+ *       // to our own node ("this_node")
+ *       std::regex re("(/a_namespace/.*)|(/this_node)");
+ *       if (regex_match(event.node, re)) {
+ *         // Now that we know the event matches the regular expression we scanned for, we can
+ *         // use 'get_parameter_from_event' to get a specific parameter name that we're looking for
+ *         rclcpp::Parameter p;
+ *         if (rclcpp::ParameterEventsSubscriber::get_parameter_from_event(
+ *             event, p, remote_param_name, fqn))
+ *         {
+ *           RCLCPP_INFO(
+ *             node->get_logger(),
+ *             "cb3: Received an update to parameter \"%s\" of type: %s: \"%s\"",
+ *             p.get_name().c_str(),
+ *             p.get_type_name().c_str(),
+ *             p.as_string().c_str());
+ *         }
+ *
+ *         // You can also use 'get_parameter*s*_from_event' to enumerate all changes that came
+ *         // in on this event
+ *         auto params = rclcpp::ParameterEventsSubscriber::get_parameters_from_event(event);
+ *         for (auto & p : params) {
+ *           RCLCPP_INFO(
+ *             node->get_logger(),
+ *             "cb3: Received an update to parameter \"%s\" of type: %s: \"%s\"",
+ *             p.get_name().c_str(),
+ *             p.get_type_name().c_str(),
+ *             p.value_to_string().c_str());
+ *         }
+ *       }
+ *     };
+ *   auto handle3 = param_handler->add_parameter_event_callback(cb3);
+ *
+ * For both parameter callbacks and parameter event callbacks, when multiple callbacks are added,
+ * the callbacks are invoked last-in, first-called order (LIFO).
+ *
+ * To remove a parameter event callback, use:
+ *
+ *   param_handler->remove_event_parameter_callback(handle);
+ */
+class ParameterEventHandler
+{
+public:
+  /// Construct a parameter events monitor.
+  /**
+   * \param[in] node The node to use to create any required subscribers.
+   * \param[in] qos The QoS settings to use for any subscriptions.
+   */
+  template<typename NodeT>
+  ParameterEventHandler(
+    NodeT node,
+    const rclcpp::QoS & qos =
+    rclcpp::QoS(rclcpp::QoSInitialization::from_rmw(rmw_qos_profile_parameter_events)))
+  : node_base_(rclcpp::node_interfaces::get_node_base_interface(node))
+  {
+    auto node_topics = rclcpp::node_interfaces::get_node_topics_interface(node);
+
+    callbacks_ = std::make_shared<Callbacks>();
+
+    event_subscription_ = rclcpp::create_subscription<rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent>(
+      node_topics, "/parameter_events", qos,
+      [callbacks = callbacks_](const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent & event) {
+        callbacks->event_callback(event);
+      });
+  }
+
+  using ParameterEventCallbackType =
+    ParameterEventCallbackHandle::ParameterEventCallbackType;
+
+  /// Set a callback for all parameter events.
+  /**
+   * This function may be called multiple times to set multiple parameter event callbacks.
+   *
+   * \param[in] callback Function callback to be invoked on parameter updates.
+   * \returns A handle used to refer to the callback.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  ParameterEventCallbackHandle::SharedPtr
+  add_parameter_event_callback(
+    ParameterEventCallbackType callback);
+
+  /// Remove parameter event callback registered with add_parameter_event_callback.
+  /**
+   * \param[in] callback_handle Handle of the callback to remove.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  void
+  remove_parameter_event_callback(
+    ParameterEventCallbackHandle::SharedPtr callback_handle);
+
+  using ParameterCallbackType = ParameterCallbackHandle::ParameterCallbackType;
+
+  /// Add a callback for a specified parameter.
+  /**
+   * If a node_name is not provided, defaults to the current node.
+   *
+   * \param[in] parameter_name Name of parameter to monitor.
+   * \param[in] callback Function callback to be invoked upon parameter update.
+   * \param[in] node_name Name of node which hosts the parameter.
+   * \returns A handle used to refer to the callback.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  ParameterCallbackHandle::SharedPtr
+  add_parameter_callback(
+    const std::string & parameter_name,
+    ParameterCallbackType callback,
+    const std::string & node_name = "");
+
+  /// Remove a parameter callback registered with add_parameter_callback.
+  /**
+   * The parameter name and node name are inspected from the callback handle. The callback handle
+   * is erased from the list of callback handles on the {parameter_name, node_name} in the map.
+   * An error is thrown if the handle does not exist and/or was already removed.
+   *
+   * \param[in] callback_handle Handle of the callback to remove.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  void
+  remove_parameter_callback(
+    ParameterCallbackHandle::SharedPtr callback_handle);
+
+  /// Get an rclcpp::Parameter from a parameter event.
+  /**
+   * If a node_name is not provided, defaults to the current node.
+   *
+   * \param[in] event Event msg to be inspected.
+   * \param[out] parameter Reference to rclcpp::Parameter to be assigned.
+   * \param[in] parameter_name Name of parameter.
+   * \param[in] node_name Name of node which hosts the parameter.
+   * \returns Output parameter is set with requested parameter info and returns true if
+   * requested parameter name and node is in event. Otherwise, returns false.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  static bool
+  get_parameter_from_event(
+    const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent & event,
+    rclcpp::Parameter & parameter,
+    const std::string & parameter_name,
+    const std::string & node_name = "");
+
+  /// Get an rclcpp::Parameter from parameter event
+  /**
+   * If a node_name is not provided, defaults to the current node.
+   *
+   * The user is responsible to check if the returned parameter has been properly assigned.
+   * By default, if the requested parameter is not found in the event, the returned parameter
+   * has parameter value of type rclcpp::PARAMETER_NOT_SET.
+   *
+   * \param[in] event Event msg to be inspected.
+   * \param[in] parameter_name Name of parameter.
+   * \param[in] node_name Name of node which hosts the parameter.
+   * \returns The resultant rclcpp::Parameter from the event.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  static rclcpp::Parameter
+  get_parameter_from_event(
+    const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent & event,
+    const std::string & parameter_name,
+    const std::string & node_name = "");
+
+  /// Get all rclcpp::Parameter values from a parameter event
+  /**
+   * \param[in] event Event msg to be inspected.
+   * \returns A vector rclcpp::Parameter values from the event.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  static std::vector<rclcpp::Parameter>
+  get_parameters_from_event(
+    const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent & event);
+
+  using CallbacksContainerType = std::list<ParameterCallbackHandle::WeakPtr>;
+
+protected:
+  // *INDENT-OFF* Uncrustify doesn't handle indented public/private labels
+  // Hash function for string pair required in std::unordered_map
+  // See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35985960/c-why-is-boosthash-combine-the-best-way-to-combine-hash-values
+  class StringPairHash
+  {
+  public:
+    template<typename T>
+    inline void hash_combine(std::size_t & seed, const T & v) const
+    {
+      std::hash<T> hasher;
+      seed ^= hasher(v) + 0x9e3779b9 + (seed << 6) + (seed >> 2);
+    }
+
+    inline size_t operator()(const std::pair<std::string, std::string> & s) const
+    {
+      size_t seed = 0;
+      hash_combine(seed, s.first);
+      hash_combine(seed, s.second);
+      return seed;
+    }
+  };
+  // *INDENT-ON*
+
+  struct Callbacks
+  {
+    std::recursive_mutex mutex_;
+
+    // Map container for registered parameters
+    std::unordered_map<
+      std::pair<std::string, std::string>,
+      CallbacksContainerType,
+      StringPairHash
+    > parameter_callbacks_;
+
+    std::list<ParameterEventCallbackHandle::WeakPtr> event_callbacks_;
+
+    /// Callback for parameter events subscriptions.
+    RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+    void
+    event_callback(const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent & event);
+  };
+
+  std::shared_ptr<Callbacks> callbacks_;
+
+  // Utility function for resolving node path.
+  std::string resolve_path(const std::string & path);
+
+  // Node interface used for base functionality
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface> node_base_;
+
+  rclcpp::Subscription<rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent>::SharedPtr event_subscription_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace rclcpp
+
+#endif  // RCLCPP__PARAMETER_EVENT_HANDLER_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/parameter_events_filter.hpp

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
   RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_DEFINITIONS(ParameterEventsFilter)
   enum class EventType {NEW, DELETED, CHANGED};  ///< An enum for the type of event.
   /// Used for the listed results
-  using EventPair = std::pair<EventType, rcl_interfaces::msg::Parameter *>;
+  using EventPair = std::pair<EventType, const rcl_interfaces::msg::Parameter *>;
 
   /// Construct a filtered view of a parameter event.
   /**
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public:
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   ParameterEventsFilter(
-    rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent::SharedPtr event,
+    std::shared_ptr<const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent> event,
     const std::vector<std::string> & names,
     const std::vector<EventType> & types);
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
 private:
   // access only allowed via const accessor.
   std::vector<EventPair> result_;  ///< Storage of the resultant vector
-  rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent::SharedPtr event_;  ///< Keep event in scope
+  std::shared_ptr<const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent> event_;  ///< Keep event in scope
 };
 
 }  // namespace rclcpp

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/parameter_map.hpp

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef RCLCPP__PARAMETER_MAP_HPP_
 #define RCLCPP__PARAMETER_MAP_HPP_
 
+#include <rcl_yaml_param_parser/parser.h>
 #include <rcl_yaml_param_parser/types.h>
 
 #include <string>
@@ -48,6 +49,14 @@ RCLCPP_PUBLIC
 ParameterValue
 parameter_value_from(const rcl_variant_t * const c_value);
 
+/// Get the ParameterMap from a yaml file.
+/// \param[in] yaml_filename full name of the yaml file.
+/// \returns an instance of a parameter map
+/// \throws from rcl error of rcl_parse_yaml_file()
+RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+ParameterMap
+parameter_map_from_yaml_file(const std::string & yaml_filename);
+
 }  // namespace rclcpp
 
 #endif  // RCLCPP__PARAMETER_MAP_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/parameter_value.hpp

@@ -301,6 +301,16 @@ public:
     return get<ParameterType::PARAMETER_BOOL_ARRAY>();
   }
 
+  template<typename type>
+  constexpr
+  typename std::enable_if<
+    std::is_convertible<
+      type, const std::vector<int> &>::value, const std::vector<int64_t> &>::type
+  get() const
+  {
+    return get<ParameterType::PARAMETER_INTEGER_ARRAY>();
+  }
+
   template<typename type>
   constexpr
   typename std::enable_if<
@@ -311,6 +321,16 @@ public:
     return get<ParameterType::PARAMETER_INTEGER_ARRAY>();
   }
 
+  template<typename type>
+  constexpr
+  typename std::enable_if<
+    std::is_convertible<
+      type, const std::vector<float> &>::value, const std::vector<double> &>::type
+  get() const
+  {
+    return get<ParameterType::PARAMETER_DOUBLE_ARRAY>();
+  }
+
   template<typename type>
   constexpr
   typename std::enable_if<

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/publisher.hpp

@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 #ifndef RCLCPP__PUBLISHER_HPP_
 #define RCLCPP__PUBLISHER_HPP_
 
-#include <rmw/error_handling.h>
-#include <rmw/rmw.h>
-
 #include <functional>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
@@ -27,19 +24,26 @@
 
 #include "rcl/error_handling.h"
 #include "rcl/publisher.h"
+#include "rmw/error_handling.h"
+#include "rmw/rmw.h"
 
 #include "rclcpp/allocator/allocator_common.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/allocator/allocator_deleter.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/detail/resolve_use_intra_process.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/experimental/intra_process_manager.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/get_message_type_support_handle.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/is_ros_compatible_type.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/loaned_message.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/macros.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_base_interface.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/publisher_base.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/publisher_options.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/type_adapter.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/type_support_decl.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
 
+#include "tracetools/tracetools.h"
+
 namespace rclcpp
 {
 
@@ -47,15 +51,62 @@ template<typename MessageT, typename AllocatorT>
 class LoanedMessage;
 
 /// A publisher publishes messages of any type to a topic.
+/**
+ * MessageT must be a:
+ *
+ * - ROS message type with its own type support (e.g. std_msgs::msgs::String), or a
+ * - rclcpp::TypeAdapter<CustomType, ROSMessageType>
+ *   (e.g. rclcpp::TypeAdapter<std::string, std_msgs::msg::String), or a
+ * - custom type that has been setup as the implicit type for a ROS type using
+ *   RCLCPP_USING_CUSTOM_TYPE_AS_ROS_MESSAGE_TYPE(custom_type, ros_message_type)
+ *
+ * In the case that MessageT is ROS message type (e.g. std_msgs::msg::String),
+ * both PublishedType and ROSMessageType will be that type.
+ * In the case that MessageT is a TypeAdapter<CustomType, ROSMessageType> type
+ * (e.g. TypeAdapter<std::string, std_msgs::msg::String>), PublishedType will
+ * be the custom type, and ROSMessageType will be the ros message type.
+ *
+ * This is achieved because of the "identity specialization" for TypeAdapter,
+ * which returns itself if it is already a TypeAdapter, and the default
+ * specialization which allows ROSMessageType to be void.
+ * \sa rclcpp::TypeAdapter for more details.
+ */
 template<typename MessageT, typename AllocatorT = std::allocator<void>>
 class Publisher : public PublisherBase
 {
 public:
-  using MessageAllocatorTraits = allocator::AllocRebind<MessageT, AllocatorT>;
-  using MessageAllocator = typename MessageAllocatorTraits::allocator_type;
-  using MessageDeleter = allocator::Deleter<MessageAllocator, MessageT>;
-  using MessageUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<MessageT, MessageDeleter>;
-  using MessageSharedPtr = std::shared_ptr<const MessageT>;
+  static_assert(
+    rclcpp::is_ros_compatible_type<MessageT>::value,
+    "given message type is not compatible with ROS and cannot be used with a Publisher");
+
+  /// MessageT::custom_type if MessageT is a TypeAdapter, otherwise just MessageT.
+  using PublishedType = typename rclcpp::TypeAdapter<MessageT>::custom_type;
+  /// MessageT::ros_message_type if MessageT is a TypeAdapter, otherwise just MessageT.
+  using ROSMessageType = typename rclcpp::TypeAdapter<MessageT>::ros_message_type;
+
+  using PublishedTypeAllocatorTraits = allocator::AllocRebind<PublishedType, AllocatorT>;
+  using PublishedTypeAllocator = typename PublishedTypeAllocatorTraits::allocator_type;
+  using PublishedTypeDeleter = allocator::Deleter<PublishedTypeAllocator, PublishedType>;
+
+  using ROSMessageTypeAllocatorTraits = allocator::AllocRebind<ROSMessageType, AllocatorT>;
+  using ROSMessageTypeAllocator = typename ROSMessageTypeAllocatorTraits::allocator_type;
+  using ROSMessageTypeDeleter = allocator::Deleter<ROSMessageTypeAllocator, ROSMessageType>;
+
+  using MessageAllocatorTraits
+  [[deprecated("use PublishedTypeAllocatorTraits")]] =
+    PublishedTypeAllocatorTraits;
+  using MessageAllocator
+  [[deprecated("use PublishedTypeAllocator")]] =
+    PublishedTypeAllocator;
+  using MessageDeleter
+  [[deprecated("use PublishedTypeDeleter")]] =
+    PublishedTypeDeleter;
+  using MessageUniquePtr
+  [[deprecated("use std::unique_ptr<PublishedType, PublishedTypeDeleter>")]] =
+    std::unique_ptr<PublishedType, PublishedTypeDeleter>;
+  using MessageSharedPtr
+  [[deprecated("use std::shared_ptr<const PublishedType>")]] =
+    std::shared_ptr<const PublishedType>;
 
   RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_DEFINITIONS(Publisher<MessageT, AllocatorT>)
 
@@ -78,12 +129,14 @@ public:
   : PublisherBase(
       node_base,
       topic,
-      *rosidl_typesupport_cpp::get_message_type_support_handle<MessageT>(),
+      rclcpp::get_message_type_support_handle<MessageT>(),
       options.template to_rcl_publisher_options<MessageT>(qos)),
     options_(options),
-    message_allocator_(new MessageAllocator(*options.get_allocator().get()))
+    published_type_allocator_(*options.get_allocator()),
+    ros_message_type_allocator_(*options.get_allocator())
   {
-    allocator::set_allocator_for_deleter(&message_deleter_, message_allocator_.get());
+    allocator::set_allocator_for_deleter(&published_type_deleter_, &published_type_allocator_);
+    allocator::set_allocator_for_deleter(&ros_message_type_deleter_, &ros_message_type_allocator_);
 
     if (options_.event_callbacks.deadline_callback) {
       this->add_event_handler(
@@ -133,15 +186,15 @@ public:
       // Get the intra process manager instance for this context.
       auto ipm = context->get_sub_context<rclcpp::experimental::IntraProcessManager>();
       // Register the publisher with the intra process manager.
-      if (qos.get_rmw_qos_profile().history == RMW_QOS_POLICY_HISTORY_KEEP_ALL) {
+      if (qos.history() != rclcpp::HistoryPolicy::KeepLast) {
         throw std::invalid_argument(
-                "intraprocess communication is not allowed with keep all history qos policy");
+                "intraprocess communication allowed only with keep last history qos policy");
       }
-      if (qos.get_rmw_qos_profile().depth == 0) {
+      if (qos.depth() == 0) {
         throw std::invalid_argument(
                 "intraprocess communication is not allowed with a zero qos history depth value");
       }
-      if (qos.get_rmw_qos_profile().durability != RMW_QOS_POLICY_DURABILITY_VOLATILE) {
+      if (qos.durability() != rclcpp::DurabilityPolicy::Volatile) {
         throw std::invalid_argument(
                 "intraprocess communication allowed only with volatile durability");
       }
@@ -168,21 +221,33 @@ public:
    * allocator.
    * \sa rclcpp::LoanedMessage for details of the LoanedMessage class.
    *
-   * \return LoanedMessage containing memory for a ROS message of type MessageT
+   * \return LoanedMessage containing memory for a ROS message of type ROSMessageType
    */
-  rclcpp::LoanedMessage<MessageT, AllocatorT>
+  rclcpp::LoanedMessage<ROSMessageType, AllocatorT>
   borrow_loaned_message()
   {
-    return rclcpp::LoanedMessage<MessageT, AllocatorT>(this, this->get_allocator());
+    return rclcpp::LoanedMessage<ROSMessageType, AllocatorT>(
+      *this,
+      this->get_ros_message_type_allocator());
   }
 
-  /// Send a message to the topic for this publisher.
+  /// Publish a message on the topic.
   /**
-   * This function is templated on the input message type, MessageT.
-   * \param[in] msg A shared pointer to the message to send.
+   * This signature is enabled if the element_type of the std::unique_ptr is
+   * a ROS message type, as opposed to the custom_type of a TypeAdapter, and
+   * that type matches the type given when creating the publisher.
+   *
+   * This signature allows the user to give ownership of the message to rclcpp,
+   * allowing for more efficient intra-process communication optimizations.
+   *
+   * \param[in] msg A unique pointer to the message to send.
    */
-  virtual void
-  publish(std::unique_ptr<MessageT, MessageDeleter> msg)
+  template<typename T>
+  typename std::enable_if_t<
+    rosidl_generator_traits::is_message<T>::value &&
+    std::is_same<T, ROSMessageType>::value
+  >
+  publish(std::unique_ptr<T, ROSMessageTypeDeleter> msg)
   {
     if (!intra_process_is_enabled_) {
       this->do_inter_process_publish(*msg);
@@ -205,8 +270,24 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
-  virtual void
-  publish(const MessageT & msg)
+  /// Publish a message on the topic.
+  /**
+   * This signature is enabled if the object being published is
+   * a ROS message type, as opposed to the custom_type of a TypeAdapter, and
+   * that type matches the type given when creating the publisher.
+   *
+   * This signature allows the user to give a reference to a message, which is
+   * copied onto the heap without modification so that a copy can be owned by
+   * rclcpp and ownership of the copy can be moved later if needed.
+   *
+   * \param[in] msg A const reference to the message to send.
+   */
+  template<typename T>
+  typename std::enable_if_t<
+    rosidl_generator_traits::is_message<T>::value &&
+    std::is_same<T, ROSMessageType>::value
+  >
+  publish(const T & msg)
   {
     // Avoid allocating when not using intra process.
     if (!intra_process_is_enabled_) {
@@ -216,12 +297,77 @@ public:
     // Otherwise we have to allocate memory in a unique_ptr and pass it along.
     // As the message is not const, a copy should be made.
     // A shared_ptr<const MessageT> could also be constructed here.
-    auto ptr = MessageAllocatorTraits::allocate(*message_allocator_.get(), 1);
-    MessageAllocatorTraits::construct(*message_allocator_.get(), ptr, msg);
-    MessageUniquePtr unique_msg(ptr, message_deleter_);
+    auto unique_msg = this->duplicate_ros_message_as_unique_ptr(msg);
     this->publish(std::move(unique_msg));
   }
 
+  /// Publish a message on the topic.
+  /**
+   * This signature is enabled if this class was created with a TypeAdapter and
+   * the element_type of the std::unique_ptr matches the custom_type for the
+   * TypeAdapter used with this class.
+   *
+   * This signature allows the user to give ownership of the message to rclcpp,
+   * allowing for more efficient intra-process communication optimizations.
+   *
+   * \param[in] msg A unique pointer to the message to send.
+   */
+  template<typename T>
+  typename std::enable_if_t<
+    rclcpp::TypeAdapter<MessageT>::is_specialized::value &&
+    std::is_same<T, PublishedType>::value
+  >
+  publish(std::unique_ptr<T, PublishedTypeDeleter> msg)
+  {
+    // TODO(wjwwood): later update this to give the unique_ptr to the intra
+    // process manager and let it decide if it needs to be converted or not.
+    // For now, convert it unconditionally and pass it the ROSMessageType
+    // publish function specialization.
+    auto unique_ros_msg = this->create_ros_message_unique_ptr();
+    rclcpp::TypeAdapter<MessageT>::convert_to_ros_message(*msg, *unique_ros_msg);
+    this->publish(std::move(unique_ros_msg));
+  }
+
+  /// Publish a message on the topic.
+  /**
+   * This signature is enabled if this class was created with a TypeAdapter and
+   * the given type matches the custom_type of the TypeAdapter.
+   *
+   * This signature allows the user to give a reference to a message, which is
+   * copied onto the heap without modification so that a copy can be owned by
+   * rclcpp and ownership of the copy can be moved later if needed.
+   *
+   * \param[in] msg A const reference to the message to send.
+   */
+  template<typename T>
+  typename std::enable_if_t<
+    rclcpp::TypeAdapter<MessageT>::is_specialized::value &&
+    std::is_same<T, PublishedType>::value
+  >
+  publish(const T & msg)
+  {
+    // TODO(wjwwood): later update this to give the unique_ptr to the intra
+    // process manager and let it decide if it needs to be converted or not.
+    // For now, convert it unconditionally and pass it the ROSMessageType
+    // publish function specialization.
+
+    // Avoid allocating when not using intra process.
+    if (!intra_process_is_enabled_) {
+      // Convert to the ROS message equivalent and publish it.
+      ROSMessageType ros_msg;
+      rclcpp::TypeAdapter<MessageT>::convert_to_ros_message(msg, ros_msg);
+      // In this case we're not using intra process.
+      return this->do_inter_process_publish(ros_msg);
+    }
+    // Otherwise we have to allocate memory in a unique_ptr, convert it,
+    // and pass it along.
+    // As the message is not const, a copy should be made.
+    // A shared_ptr<const MessageT> could also be constructed here.
+    auto unique_ros_msg = this->create_ros_message_unique_ptr();
+    rclcpp::TypeAdapter<MessageT>::convert_to_ros_message(msg, *unique_ros_msg);
+    this->publish(std::move(unique_ros_msg));
+  }
+
   void
   publish(const rcl_serialized_message_t & serialized_msg)
   {
@@ -243,7 +389,7 @@ public:
    * \param loaned_msg The LoanedMessage instance to be published.
    */
   void
-  publish(rclcpp::LoanedMessage<MessageT, AllocatorT> && loaned_msg)
+  publish(rclcpp::LoanedMessage<ROSMessageType, AllocatorT> && loaned_msg)
   {
     if (!loaned_msg.is_valid()) {
       throw std::runtime_error("loaned message is not valid");
@@ -269,16 +415,30 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
-  std::shared_ptr<MessageAllocator>
+  [[deprecated("use get_published_type_allocator() or get_ros_message_type_allocator() instead")]]
+  std::shared_ptr<PublishedTypeAllocator>
   get_allocator() const
   {
-    return message_allocator_;
+    return std::make_shared<PublishedTypeAllocator>(published_type_allocator_);
+  }
+
+  PublishedTypeAllocator
+  get_published_type_allocator() const
+  {
+    return published_type_allocator_;
+  }
+
+  ROSMessageTypeAllocator
+  get_ros_message_type_allocator() const
+  {
+    return ros_message_type_allocator_;
   }
 
 protected:
   void
-  do_inter_process_publish(const MessageT & msg)
+  do_inter_process_publish(const ROSMessageType & msg)
   {
+    TRACEPOINT(rclcpp_publish, nullptr, static_cast<const void *>(&msg));
     auto status = rcl_publish(publisher_handle_.get(), &msg, nullptr);
 
     if (RCL_RET_PUBLISHER_INVALID == status) {
@@ -310,7 +470,8 @@ protected:
   }
 
   void
-  do_loaned_message_publish(std::unique_ptr<MessageT, std::function<void(MessageT *)>> msg)
+  do_loaned_message_publish(
+    std::unique_ptr<ROSMessageType, std::function<void(ROSMessageType *)>> msg)
   {
     auto status = rcl_publish_loaned_message(publisher_handle_.get(), msg.get(), nullptr);
 
@@ -330,7 +491,7 @@ protected:
   }
 
   void
-  do_intra_process_publish(std::unique_ptr<MessageT, MessageDeleter> msg)
+  do_intra_process_publish(std::unique_ptr<ROSMessageType, ROSMessageTypeDeleter> msg)
   {
     auto ipm = weak_ipm_.lock();
     if (!ipm) {
@@ -341,14 +502,15 @@ protected:
       throw std::runtime_error("cannot publish msg which is a null pointer");
     }
 
-    ipm->template do_intra_process_publish<MessageT, AllocatorT>(
+    ipm->template do_intra_process_publish<ROSMessageType, AllocatorT>(
       intra_process_publisher_id_,
       std::move(msg),
-      message_allocator_);
+      ros_message_type_allocator_);
   }
 
-  std::shared_ptr<const MessageT>
-  do_intra_process_publish_and_return_shared(std::unique_ptr<MessageT, MessageDeleter> msg)
+  std::shared_ptr<const ROSMessageType>
+  do_intra_process_publish_and_return_shared(
+    std::unique_ptr<ROSMessageType, ROSMessageTypeDeleter> msg)
   {
     auto ipm = weak_ipm_.lock();
     if (!ipm) {
@@ -359,10 +521,29 @@ protected:
       throw std::runtime_error("cannot publish msg which is a null pointer");
     }
 
-    return ipm->template do_intra_process_publish_and_return_shared<MessageT, AllocatorT>(
+    return ipm->template do_intra_process_publish_and_return_shared<ROSMessageType,
+             AllocatorT>(
       intra_process_publisher_id_,
       std::move(msg),
-      message_allocator_);
+      ros_message_type_allocator_);
+  }
+
+  /// Return a new unique_ptr using the ROSMessageType of the publisher.
+  std::unique_ptr<ROSMessageType, ROSMessageTypeDeleter>
+  create_ros_message_unique_ptr()
+  {
+    auto ptr = ROSMessageTypeAllocatorTraits::allocate(ros_message_type_allocator_, 1);
+    ROSMessageTypeAllocatorTraits::construct(ros_message_type_allocator_, ptr);
+    return std::unique_ptr<ROSMessageType, ROSMessageTypeDeleter>(ptr, ros_message_type_deleter_);
+  }
+
+  /// Duplicate a given ros message as a unique_ptr.
+  std::unique_ptr<ROSMessageType, ROSMessageTypeDeleter>
+  duplicate_ros_message_as_unique_ptr(const ROSMessageType & msg)
+  {
+    auto ptr = ROSMessageTypeAllocatorTraits::allocate(ros_message_type_allocator_, 1);
+    ROSMessageTypeAllocatorTraits::construct(ros_message_type_allocator_, ptr, msg);
+    return std::unique_ptr<ROSMessageType, ROSMessageTypeDeleter>(ptr, ros_message_type_deleter_);
   }
 
   /// Copy of original options passed during construction.
@@ -372,9 +553,10 @@ protected:
    */
   const rclcpp::PublisherOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT> options_;
 
-  std::shared_ptr<MessageAllocator> message_allocator_;
-
-  MessageDeleter message_deleter_;
+  PublishedTypeAllocator published_type_allocator_;
+  PublishedTypeDeleter published_type_deleter_;
+  ROSMessageTypeAllocator ros_message_type_allocator_;
+  ROSMessageTypeDeleter ros_message_type_deleter_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace rclcpp

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/publisher_base.hpp

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <rmw/error_handling.h>
 #include <rmw/rmw.h>
 
+#include <chrono>
 #include <functional>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
@@ -28,10 +29,12 @@
 #include "rcl/publisher.h"
 
 #include "rclcpp/macros.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/network_flow_endpoint.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/qos.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/qos_event.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/type_support_decl.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
+#include "rcpputils/time.hpp"
 
 namespace rclcpp
 {
@@ -193,6 +196,55 @@ public:
     uint64_t intra_process_publisher_id,
     IntraProcessManagerSharedPtr ipm);
 
+  /// Get network flow endpoints
+  /**
+   * Describes network flow endpoints that this publisher is sending messages out on
+   * \return vector of NetworkFlowEndpoint
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  std::vector<rclcpp::NetworkFlowEndpoint>
+  get_network_flow_endpoints() const;
+
+  /// Wait until all published messages are acknowledged or until the specified timeout elapses.
+  /**
+   * This method waits until all published messages are acknowledged by all matching
+   * subscriptions or the given timeout elapses.
+   *
+   * If the timeout is negative then this method will block indefinitely until all published
+   * messages are acknowledged.
+   * If the timeout is zero then this method will not block, it will check if all published
+   * messages are acknowledged and return immediately.
+   * If the timeout is greater than zero, this method will wait until all published messages are
+   * acknowledged or the timeout elapses.
+   *
+   * This method only waits for acknowledgments if the publisher's QoS profile is RELIABLE.
+   * Otherwise this method will immediately return `true`.
+   *
+   * \param[in] timeout the duration to wait for all published messages to be acknowledged.
+   * \return `true` if all published messages were acknowledged before the given timeout
+   *   elapsed, otherwise `false`.
+   * \throws rclcpp::exceptions::RCLError if middleware doesn't support or internal error occurs
+   * \throws std::invalid_argument if timeout is greater than std::chrono::nanoseconds::max() or
+   *   less than std::chrono::nanoseconds::min()
+   */
+  template<typename DurationRepT = int64_t, typename DurationT = std::milli>
+  bool
+  wait_for_all_acked(
+    std::chrono::duration<DurationRepT, DurationT> timeout =
+    std::chrono::duration<DurationRepT, DurationT>(-1)) const
+  {
+    rcl_duration_value_t rcl_timeout = rcpputils::convert_to_nanoseconds(timeout).count();
+
+    rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_publisher_wait_for_all_acked(publisher_handle_.get(), rcl_timeout);
+    if (ret == RCL_RET_OK) {
+      return true;
+    } else if (ret == RCL_RET_TIMEOUT) {
+      return false;
+    } else {
+      rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error(ret);
+    }
+  }
+
 protected:
   template<typename EventCallbackT>
   void

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/publisher_options.hpp

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
+#include <type_traits>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "rcl/publisher.h"
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@ struct PublisherOptionsBase
   /// Whether or not to use default callbacks when user doesn't supply any in event_callbacks
   bool use_default_callbacks = true;
 
+  /// Require middleware to generate unique network flow endpoints
+  /// Disabled by default
+  rmw_unique_network_flow_endpoints_requirement_t require_unique_network_flow_endpoints =
+    RMW_UNIQUE_NETWORK_FLOW_ENDPOINTS_NOT_REQUIRED;
+
   /// Callback group in which the waitable items from the publisher should be placed.
   std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::CallbackGroup> callback_group;
 
@@ -59,6 +65,10 @@ struct PublisherOptionsBase
 template<typename Allocator>
 struct PublisherOptionsWithAllocator : public PublisherOptionsBase
 {
+  static_assert(
+    std::is_void_v<typename std::allocator_traits<Allocator>::value_type>,
+    "Publisher allocator value type must be void");
+
   /// Optional custom allocator.
   std::shared_ptr<Allocator> allocator = nullptr;
 
@@ -75,11 +85,10 @@ struct PublisherOptionsWithAllocator : public PublisherOptionsBase
   to_rcl_publisher_options(const rclcpp::QoS & qos) const
   {
     rcl_publisher_options_t result = rcl_publisher_get_default_options();
-    using AllocatorTraits = std::allocator_traits<Allocator>;
-    using MessageAllocatorT = typename AllocatorTraits::template rebind_alloc<MessageT>;
-    auto message_alloc = std::make_shared<MessageAllocatorT>(*this->get_allocator().get());
-    result.allocator = rclcpp::allocator::get_rcl_allocator<MessageT>(*message_alloc);
+    result.allocator = this->get_rcl_allocator();
     result.qos = qos.get_rmw_qos_profile();
+    result.rmw_publisher_options.require_unique_network_flow_endpoints =
+      this->require_unique_network_flow_endpoints;
 
     // Apply payload to rcl_publisher_options if necessary.
     if (rmw_implementation_payload && rmw_implementation_payload->has_been_customized()) {
@@ -95,15 +104,35 @@ struct PublisherOptionsWithAllocator : public PublisherOptionsBase
   get_allocator() const
   {
     if (!this->allocator) {
-      // TODO(wjwwood): I would like to use the commented line instead, but
-      //   cppcheck 1.89 fails with:
-      //     Syntax Error: AST broken, binary operator '>' doesn't have two operands.
-      // return std::make_shared<Allocator>();
-      std::shared_ptr<Allocator> tmp(new Allocator());
-      return tmp;
+      if (!allocator_storage_) {
+        allocator_storage_ = std::make_shared<Allocator>();
+      }
+      return allocator_storage_;
     }
     return this->allocator;
   }
+
+private:
+  using PlainAllocator =
+    typename std::allocator_traits<Allocator>::template rebind_alloc<char>;
+
+  rcl_allocator_t
+  get_rcl_allocator() const
+  {
+    if (!plain_allocator_storage_) {
+      plain_allocator_storage_ =
+        std::make_shared<PlainAllocator>(*this->get_allocator());
+    }
+    return rclcpp::allocator::get_rcl_allocator<char>(*plain_allocator_storage_);
+  }
+
+  // This is a temporal workaround, to make sure that get_allocator()
+  // always returns a copy of the same allocator.
+  mutable std::shared_ptr<Allocator> allocator_storage_;
+
+  // This is a temporal workaround, to keep the plain allocator that backs
+  // up the rcl allocator returned in rcl_publisher_options_t alive.
+  mutable std::shared_ptr<PlainAllocator> plain_allocator_storage_;
 };
 
 using PublisherOptions = PublisherOptionsWithAllocator<std::allocator<void>>;

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/qos.hpp

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "rclcpp/duration.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/exceptions.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
 #include "rcl/logging_rosout.h"
 #include "rmw/incompatible_qos_events_statuses.h"
@@ -62,6 +63,13 @@ enum class LivelinessPolicy
   Unknown = RMW_QOS_POLICY_LIVELINESS_UNKNOWN,
 };
 
+enum class QoSCompatibility
+{
+  Ok = RMW_QOS_COMPATIBILITY_OK,
+  Warning = RMW_QOS_COMPATIBILITY_WARNING,
+  Error = RMW_QOS_COMPATIBILITY_ERROR,
+};
+
 /// QoS initialization values, cannot be created directly, use KeepAll or KeepLast instead.
 struct RCLCPP_PUBLIC QoSInitialization
 {
@@ -95,8 +103,8 @@ struct RCLCPP_PUBLIC KeepLast : public rclcpp::QoSInitialization
  * and other entities, and includes things like how data is sent or resent,
  * how data is buffered on the publishing and subscribing side, and other things.
  * See:
- *   <a href="https://index.ros.org/doc/ros2/Concepts/About-Quality-of-Service-Settings">
- *     https://index.ros.org/doc/ros2/Concepts/About-Quality-of-Service-Settings
+ *   <a href="https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Concepts/About-Quality-of-Service-Settings.html">
+ *     https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Concepts/About-Quality-of-Service-Settings.html
  *   </a>
  */
 class RCLCPP_PUBLIC QoS
@@ -273,6 +281,61 @@ bool operator==(const QoS & left, const QoS & right);
 RCLCPP_PUBLIC
 bool operator!=(const QoS & left, const QoS & right);
 
+/// Result type for checking QoS compatibility
+/**
+ * \see rclcpp::qos_check_compatible()
+ */
+struct QoSCheckCompatibleResult
+{
+  /// Compatibility result.
+  QoSCompatibility compatibility;
+
+  /// Reason for a (possible) incompatibility.
+  /**
+   * Set if compatiblity is QoSCompatibility::Warning or QoSCompatiblity::Error.
+   * Not set if the QoS profiles are compatible.
+   */
+  std::string reason;
+};
+
+/// Check if two QoS profiles are compatible.
+/**
+ * Two QoS profiles are compatible if a publisher and subcription
+ * using the QoS policies can communicate with each other.
+ *
+ * If any policies have value "system default" or "unknown" then it is possible that
+ * compatiblity cannot be determined.
+ * In this case, the value QoSCompatility::Warning is set as part of
+ * the returned structure.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ *
+ * ```cpp
+ * rclcpp::QoSCheckCompatibleResult result = rclcpp::qos_check_compatible(
+ *   publisher_qos, subscription_qos);
+ * if (rclcpp::QoSCompatibility::Error != result.compatibility) {
+ *   // QoS not compatible ...
+ *   // result.reason contains info about the incompatibility
+ * } else if (rclcpp::QoSCompatibility::Warning != result.compatibility) {
+ *   // QoS may not be compatible ...
+ *   // result.reason contains info about the possible incompatibility
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * \param[in] publisher_qos: The QoS profile for a publisher.
+ * \param[in] subscription_qos: The QoS profile for a subscription.
+ * \return Struct with compatiblity set to QoSCompatibility::Ok if the QoS profiles are
+ *   compatible, or
+ * \return Struct with compatibility set to QoSCompatibility::Warning if there is a chance
+ *   the QoS profiles are not compatible, or
+ * \return Struct with compatibility set to QoSCompatibility::Error if the QoS profiles are
+ *   not compatible.
+ * \throws rclcpp::exceptions::QoSCheckCompatibilityException if an unexpected error occurs.
+ */
+RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+QoSCheckCompatibleResult
+qos_check_compatible(const QoS & publisher_qos, const QoS & subscription_qos);
+
 /**
  * Clock QoS class
  *    - History: Keep last,

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/qos_event.hpp

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public:
 
   /// Add the Waitable to a wait set.
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  bool
+  void
   add_to_wait_set(rcl_wait_set_t * wait_set) override;
 
   /// Check if the Waitable is ready.

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp

@@ -117,6 +117,15 @@
  * - Allocator related items:
  *   - rclcpp/allocator/allocator_common.hpp
  *   - rclcpp/allocator/allocator_deleter.hpp
+ * - Generic publisher
+ *   - rclcpp::Node::create_generic_publisher()
+ *   - rclcpp::GenericPublisher
+ *   - rclcpp::GenericPublisher::publish()
+ *   - rclcpp/generic_publisher.hpp
+ * - Generic subscription
+ *   - rclcpp::Node::create_generic_subscription()
+ *   - rclcpp::GenericSubscription
+ *   - rclcpp/generic_subscription.hpp
  * - Memory management tools:
  *   - rclcpp/memory_strategies.hpp
  *   - rclcpp/memory_strategy.hpp
@@ -131,9 +140,9 @@
  *   - rclcpp/duration.hpp
  *   - rclcpp/function_traits.hpp
  *   - rclcpp/macros.hpp
- *   - rclcpp/scope_exit.hpp
  *   - rclcpp/time.hpp
  *   - rclcpp/utilities.hpp
+ *   - rclcpp/typesupport_helpers.hpp
  *   - rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp
  */
 
@@ -147,14 +156,15 @@
 #include "rclcpp/guard_condition.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/logging.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/node.hpp"
-#include "rclcpp/parameter.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/parameter_client.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/parameter_event_handler.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/parameter.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/parameter_service.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/rate.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/time.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/utilities.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
-#include "rclcpp/wait_set.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/waitable.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/wait_set.hpp"
 
 #endif  // RCLCPP__RCLCPP_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/scope_exit.hpp

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #ifndef RCLCPP__SCOPE_EXIT_HPP_
 #define RCLCPP__SCOPE_EXIT_HPP_
 
+// TODO(christophebedard) remove this header completely in I-turtle
+
+#warning rclcpp/scope_exit.hpp has been deprecated, please use rcpputils/scope_exit.hpp instead
+
 #include <functional>
 
 #include "rclcpp/macros.hpp"

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/serialized_message.hpp

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public:
    * \param[in] initial_capacity The amount of memory to be allocated.
    * \param[in] allocator The allocator to be used for the initialization.
    */
-  SerializedMessage(
+  explicit SerializedMessage(
     size_t initial_capacity,
     const rcl_allocator_t & allocator = rcl_get_default_allocator());
 

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/service.hpp

@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ protected:
 };
 
 template<typename ServiceT>
-class Service : public ServiceBase
+class Service
+  : public ServiceBase,
+  public std::enable_shared_from_this<Service<ServiceT>>
 {
 public:
   using CallbackType = std::function<
@@ -177,25 +179,16 @@ public:
     using rosidl_typesupport_cpp::get_service_type_support_handle;
     auto service_type_support_handle = get_service_type_support_handle<ServiceT>();
 
-    std::weak_ptr<rcl_node_t> weak_node_handle(node_handle_);
     // rcl does the static memory allocation here
     service_handle_ = std::shared_ptr<rcl_service_t>(
-      new rcl_service_t, [weak_node_handle](rcl_service_t * service)
+      new rcl_service_t, [handle = node_handle_, service_name](rcl_service_t * service)
       {
-        auto handle = weak_node_handle.lock();
-        if (handle) {
-          if (rcl_service_fini(service, handle.get()) != RCL_RET_OK) {
-            RCLCPP_ERROR(
-              rclcpp::get_node_logger(handle.get()).get_child("rclcpp"),
-              "Error in destruction of rcl service handle: %s",
-              rcl_get_error_string().str);
-            rcl_reset_error();
-          }
-        } else {
+        if (rcl_service_fini(service, handle.get()) != RCL_RET_OK) {
           RCLCPP_ERROR(
-            rclcpp::get_logger("rclcpp"),
-            "Error in destruction of rcl service handle: "
-            "the Node Handle was destructed too early. You will leak memory");
+            rclcpp::get_node_logger(handle.get()).get_child("rclcpp"),
+            "Error in destruction of rcl service handle: %s",
+            rcl_get_error_string().str);
+          rcl_reset_error();
         }
         delete service;
       });
@@ -344,18 +337,10 @@ public:
     std::shared_ptr<void> request) override
   {
     auto typed_request = std::static_pointer_cast<typename ServiceT::Request>(request);
-    auto response = std::make_shared<typename ServiceT::Response>();
-    any_callback_.dispatch(request_header, typed_request, response);
-    send_response(*request_header, *response);
-  }
-
-  [[deprecated("use the send_response() which takes references instead of shared pointers")]]
-  void
-  send_response(
-    std::shared_ptr<rmw_request_id_t> req_id,
-    std::shared_ptr<typename ServiceT::Response> response)
-  {
-    send_response(*req_id, *response);
+    auto response = any_callback_.dispatch(this->shared_from_this(), request_header, typed_request);
+    if (response) {
+      send_response(*request_header, *response);
+    }
   }
 
   void

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/strategies/allocator_memory_strategy.hpp

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "rcl/allocator.h"
 
 #include "rclcpp/allocator/allocator_common.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/detail/add_guard_condition_to_rcl_wait_set.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/memory_strategy.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/node.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
@@ -61,17 +62,17 @@ public:
     allocator_ = std::make_shared<VoidAlloc>();
   }
 
-  void add_guard_condition(const rcl_guard_condition_t * guard_condition) override
+  void add_guard_condition(const rclcpp::GuardCondition & guard_condition) override
   {
     for (const auto & existing_guard_condition : guard_conditions_) {
-      if (existing_guard_condition == guard_condition) {
+      if (existing_guard_condition == &guard_condition) {
         return;
       }
     }
-    guard_conditions_.push_back(guard_condition);
+    guard_conditions_.push_back(&guard_condition);
   }
 
-  void remove_guard_condition(const rcl_guard_condition_t * guard_condition) override
+  void remove_guard_condition(const rclcpp::GuardCondition * guard_condition) override
   {
     for (auto it = guard_conditions_.begin(); it != guard_conditions_.end(); ++it) {
       if (*it == guard_condition) {
@@ -240,22 +241,11 @@ public:
     }
 
     for (auto guard_condition : guard_conditions_) {
-      if (rcl_wait_set_add_guard_condition(wait_set, guard_condition, NULL) != RCL_RET_OK) {
-        RCUTILS_LOG_ERROR_NAMED(
-          "rclcpp",
-          "Couldn't add guard_condition to wait set: %s",
-          rcl_get_error_string().str);
-        return false;
-      }
+      detail::add_guard_condition_to_rcl_wait_set(*wait_set, *guard_condition);
     }
 
     for (auto waitable : waitable_handles_) {
-      if (!waitable->add_to_wait_set(wait_set)) {
-        RCUTILS_LOG_ERROR_NAMED(
-          "rclcpp",
-          "Couldn't add waitable to wait set: %s", rcl_get_error_string().str);
-        return false;
-      }
+      waitable->add_to_wait_set(wait_set);
     }
     return true;
   }
@@ -388,6 +378,11 @@ public:
           ++it;
           continue;
         }
+        if (!timer->call()) {
+          // timer was cancelled, skip it.
+          ++it;
+          continue;
+        }
         // Otherwise it is safe to set and return the any_exec
         any_exec.timer = timer;
         any_exec.callback_group = group;
@@ -395,7 +390,7 @@ public:
         timer_handles_.erase(it);
         return;
       }
-      // Else, the service is no longer valid, remove it and continue
+      // Else, the timer is no longer valid, remove it and continue
       it = timer_handles_.erase(it);
     }
   }
@@ -504,7 +499,7 @@ private:
   using VectorRebind =
     std::vector<T, typename std::allocator_traits<Alloc>::template rebind_alloc<T>>;
 
-  VectorRebind<const rcl_guard_condition_t *> guard_conditions_;
+  VectorRebind<const rclcpp::GuardCondition *> guard_conditions_;
 
   VectorRebind<std::shared_ptr<const rcl_subscription_t>> subscription_handles_;
   VectorRebind<std::shared_ptr<const rcl_service_t>> service_handles_;

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription.hpp

@@ -60,10 +60,16 @@ class NodeTopicsInterface;
 
 /// Subscription implementation, templated on the type of message this subscription receives.
 template<
-  typename CallbackMessageT,
+  typename MessageT,
   typename AllocatorT = std::allocator<void>,
+  /// MessageT::custom_type if MessageT is a TypeAdapter,
+  /// otherwise just MessageT.
+  typename SubscribedT = typename rclcpp::TypeAdapter<MessageT>::custom_type,
+  /// MessageT::ros_message_type if MessageT is a TypeAdapter,
+  /// otherwise just MessageT.
+  typename ROSMessageT = typename rclcpp::TypeAdapter<MessageT>::ros_message_type,
   typename MessageMemoryStrategyT = rclcpp::message_memory_strategy::MessageMemoryStrategy<
-    CallbackMessageT,
+    ROSMessageT,
     AllocatorT
   >>
 class Subscription : public SubscriptionBase
@@ -71,14 +77,36 @@ class Subscription : public SubscriptionBase
   friend class rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeTopicsInterface;
 
 public:
-  using MessageAllocatorTraits = allocator::AllocRebind<CallbackMessageT, AllocatorT>;
-  using MessageAllocator = typename MessageAllocatorTraits::allocator_type;
-  using MessageDeleter = allocator::Deleter<MessageAllocator, CallbackMessageT>;
-  using ConstMessageSharedPtr = std::shared_ptr<const CallbackMessageT>;
-  using MessageUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<CallbackMessageT, MessageDeleter>;
-  using SubscriptionTopicStatisticsSharedPtr =
-    std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::topic_statistics::SubscriptionTopicStatistics<CallbackMessageT>>;
+  // Redeclare these here to use outside of the class.
+  using SubscribedType = SubscribedT;
+  using ROSMessageType = ROSMessageT;
+  using MessageMemoryStrategyType = MessageMemoryStrategyT;
 
+  using SubscribedTypeAllocatorTraits = allocator::AllocRebind<SubscribedType, AllocatorT>;
+  using SubscribedTypeAllocator = typename SubscribedTypeAllocatorTraits::allocator_type;
+  using SubscribedTypeDeleter = allocator::Deleter<SubscribedTypeAllocator, SubscribedType>;
+
+  using ROSMessageTypeAllocatorTraits = allocator::AllocRebind<ROSMessageType, AllocatorT>;
+  using ROSMessageTypeAllocator = typename ROSMessageTypeAllocatorTraits::allocator_type;
+  using ROSMessageTypeDeleter = allocator::Deleter<ROSMessageTypeAllocator, ROSMessageType>;
+
+  using MessageAllocatorTraits [[deprecated("use ROSMessageTypeAllocatorTraits")]] =
+    ROSMessageTypeAllocatorTraits;
+  using MessageAllocator [[deprecated("use ROSMessageTypeAllocator")]] =
+    ROSMessageTypeAllocator;
+  using MessageDeleter [[deprecated("use ROSMessageTypeDeleter")]] =
+    ROSMessageTypeDeleter;
+
+  using ConstMessageSharedPtr [[deprecated]] = std::shared_ptr<const ROSMessageType>;
+  using MessageUniquePtr
+  [[deprecated("use std::unique_ptr<ROSMessageType, ROSMessageTypeDeleter> instead")]] =
+    std::unique_ptr<ROSMessageType, ROSMessageTypeDeleter>;
+
+private:
+  using SubscriptionTopicStatisticsSharedPtr =
+    std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::topic_statistics::SubscriptionTopicStatistics<ROSMessageType>>;
+
+public:
   RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_DEFINITIONS(Subscription)
 
   /// Default constructor.
@@ -104,7 +132,7 @@ public:
     const rosidl_message_type_support_t & type_support_handle,
     const std::string & topic_name,
     const rclcpp::QoS & qos,
-    AnySubscriptionCallback<CallbackMessageT, AllocatorT> callback,
+    AnySubscriptionCallback<MessageT, AllocatorT> callback,
     const rclcpp::SubscriptionOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT> & options,
     typename MessageMemoryStrategyT::SharedPtr message_memory_strategy,
     SubscriptionTopicStatisticsSharedPtr subscription_topic_statistics = nullptr)
@@ -112,25 +140,25 @@ public:
       node_base,
       type_support_handle,
       topic_name,
-      options.template to_rcl_subscription_options<CallbackMessageT>(qos),
-      rclcpp::subscription_traits::is_serialized_subscription_argument<CallbackMessageT>::value),
+      options.template to_rcl_subscription_options<ROSMessageType>(qos),
+      callback.is_serialized_message_callback()),
     any_callback_(callback),
     options_(options),
     message_memory_strategy_(message_memory_strategy)
   {
-    if (options.event_callbacks.deadline_callback) {
+    if (options_.event_callbacks.deadline_callback) {
       this->add_event_handler(
-        options.event_callbacks.deadline_callback,
+        options_.event_callbacks.deadline_callback,
         RCL_SUBSCRIPTION_REQUESTED_DEADLINE_MISSED);
     }
-    if (options.event_callbacks.liveliness_callback) {
+    if (options_.event_callbacks.liveliness_callback) {
       this->add_event_handler(
-        options.event_callbacks.liveliness_callback,
+        options_.event_callbacks.liveliness_callback,
         RCL_SUBSCRIPTION_LIVELINESS_CHANGED);
     }
-    if (options.event_callbacks.incompatible_qos_callback) {
+    if (options_.event_callbacks.incompatible_qos_callback) {
       this->add_event_handler(
-        options.event_callbacks.incompatible_qos_callback,
+        options_.event_callbacks.incompatible_qos_callback,
         RCL_SUBSCRIPTION_REQUESTED_INCOMPATIBLE_QOS);
     } else if (options_.use_default_callbacks) {
       // Register default callback when not specified
@@ -144,27 +172,27 @@ public:
         // pass
       }
     }
-    if (options.event_callbacks.message_lost_callback) {
+    if (options_.event_callbacks.message_lost_callback) {
       this->add_event_handler(
-        options.event_callbacks.message_lost_callback,
+        options_.event_callbacks.message_lost_callback,
         RCL_SUBSCRIPTION_MESSAGE_LOST);
     }
 
     // Setup intra process publishing if requested.
-    if (rclcpp::detail::resolve_use_intra_process(options, *node_base)) {
+    if (rclcpp::detail::resolve_use_intra_process(options_, *node_base)) {
       using rclcpp::detail::resolve_intra_process_buffer_type;
 
       // Check if the QoS is compatible with intra-process.
-      rmw_qos_profile_t qos_profile = get_actual_qos().get_rmw_qos_profile();
-      if (qos_profile.history == RMW_QOS_POLICY_HISTORY_KEEP_ALL) {
+      auto qos_profile = get_actual_qos();
+      if (qos_profile.history() != rclcpp::HistoryPolicy::KeepLast) {
         throw std::invalid_argument(
-                "intraprocess communication is not allowed with keep all history qos policy");
+                "intraprocess communication allowed only with keep last history qos policy");
       }
-      if (qos_profile.depth == 0) {
+      if (qos_profile.depth() == 0) {
         throw std::invalid_argument(
                 "intraprocess communication is not allowed with 0 depth qos policy");
       }
-      if (qos_profile.durability != RMW_QOS_POLICY_DURABILITY_VOLATILE) {
+      if (qos_profile.durability() != rclcpp::DurabilityPolicy::Volatile) {
         throw std::invalid_argument(
                 "intraprocess communication allowed only with volatile durability");
       }
@@ -173,11 +201,11 @@ public:
       auto context = node_base->get_context();
       subscription_intra_process_ = std::make_shared<SubscriptionIntraProcessT>(
         callback,
-        options.get_allocator(),
+        options_.get_allocator(),
         context,
         this->get_topic_name(),  // important to get like this, as it has the fully-qualified name
         qos_profile,
-        resolve_intra_process_buffer_type(options.intra_process_buffer_type, callback));
+        resolve_intra_process_buffer_type(options_.intra_process_buffer_type, callback));
       TRACEPOINT(
         rclcpp_subscription_init,
         static_cast<const void *>(get_subscription_handle().get()),
@@ -241,11 +269,34 @@ public:
    * \throws any rcl errors from rcl_take, \sa rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error()
    */
   bool
-  take(CallbackMessageT & message_out, rclcpp::MessageInfo & message_info_out)
+  take(ROSMessageType & message_out, rclcpp::MessageInfo & message_info_out)
   {
     return this->take_type_erased(static_cast<void *>(&message_out), message_info_out);
   }
 
+  /// Take the next message from the inter-process subscription.
+  /**
+   * This verison takes a SubscribedType which is different frmo the
+   * ROSMessageType when a rclcpp::TypeAdapter is in used.
+   *
+   * \sa take(ROSMessageType &, rclcpp::MessageInfo &)
+   */
+  template<typename TakeT>
+  std::enable_if_t<
+    !rosidl_generator_traits::is_message<TakeT>::value &&
+    std::is_same_v<TakeT, SubscribedType>,
+    bool
+  >
+  take(TakeT & message_out, rclcpp::MessageInfo & message_info_out)
+  {
+    ROSMessageType local_message;
+    bool taken = this->take_type_erased(static_cast<void *>(&local_message), message_info_out);
+    if (taken) {
+      rclcpp::TypeAdapter<MessageT>::convert_to_custom(local_message, message_out);
+    }
+    return taken;
+  }
+
   std::shared_ptr<void>
   create_message() override
   {
@@ -272,7 +323,7 @@ public:
       // we should ignore this copy of the message.
       return;
     }
-    auto typed_message = std::static_pointer_cast<CallbackMessageT>(message);
+    auto typed_message = std::static_pointer_cast<ROSMessageType>(message);
 
     std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> now;
     if (subscription_topic_statistics_) {
@@ -290,15 +341,24 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
+  void
+  handle_serialized_message(
+    const std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::SerializedMessage> & serialized_message,
+    const rclcpp::MessageInfo & message_info) override
+  {
+    // TODO(wjwwood): enable topic statistics for serialized messages
+    any_callback_.dispatch(serialized_message, message_info);
+  }
+
   void
   handle_loaned_message(
     void * loaned_message,
     const rclcpp::MessageInfo & message_info) override
   {
-    auto typed_message = static_cast<CallbackMessageT *>(loaned_message);
+    auto typed_message = static_cast<ROSMessageType *>(loaned_message);
     // message is loaned, so we have to make sure that the deleter does not deallocate the message
-    auto sptr = std::shared_ptr<CallbackMessageT>(
-      typed_message, [](CallbackMessageT * msg) {(void) msg;});
+    auto sptr = std::shared_ptr<ROSMessageType>(
+      typed_message, [](ROSMessageType * msg) {(void) msg;});
     any_callback_.dispatch(sptr, message_info);
   }
 
@@ -309,7 +369,7 @@ public:
   void
   return_message(std::shared_ptr<void> & message) override
   {
-    auto typed_message = std::static_pointer_cast<CallbackMessageT>(message);
+    auto typed_message = std::static_pointer_cast<ROSMessageType>(message);
     message_memory_strategy_->return_message(typed_message);
   }
 
@@ -332,21 +392,24 @@ public:
 private:
   RCLCPP_DISABLE_COPY(Subscription)
 
-  AnySubscriptionCallback<CallbackMessageT, AllocatorT> any_callback_;
+  AnySubscriptionCallback<MessageT, AllocatorT> any_callback_;
   /// Copy of original options passed during construction.
   /**
    * It is important to save a copy of this so that the rmw payload which it
    * may contain is kept alive for the duration of the subscription.
    */
   const rclcpp::SubscriptionOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT> options_;
-  typename message_memory_strategy::MessageMemoryStrategy<CallbackMessageT, AllocatorT>::SharedPtr
+  typename message_memory_strategy::MessageMemoryStrategy<ROSMessageType, AllocatorT>::SharedPtr
     message_memory_strategy_;
+
   /// Component which computes and publishes topic statistics for this subscriber
   SubscriptionTopicStatisticsSharedPtr subscription_topic_statistics_{nullptr};
+
   using SubscriptionIntraProcessT = rclcpp::experimental::SubscriptionIntraProcess<
-    CallbackMessageT,
+    ROSMessageType,
     AllocatorT,
-    typename MessageUniquePtr::deleter_type>;
+    ROSMessageTypeDeleter,
+    MessageT>;
   std::shared_ptr<SubscriptionIntraProcessT> subscription_intra_process_;
 };
 

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_base.hpp

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "rclcpp/experimental/subscription_intra_process_base.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/macros.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/message_info.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/network_flow_endpoint.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/qos.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/qos_event.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/serialized_message.hpp"
@@ -61,8 +62,11 @@ class SubscriptionBase : public std::enable_shared_from_this<SubscriptionBase>
 public:
   RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_DEFINITIONS_NOT_COPYABLE(SubscriptionBase)
 
-  /// Default constructor.
+  /// Constructor.
   /**
+   * This accepts rcl_subscription_options_t instead of rclcpp::SubscriptionOptions because
+   * rclcpp::SubscriptionOptions::to_rcl_subscription_options depends on the message type.
+   *
    * \param[in] node_base NodeBaseInterface pointer used in parts of the setup.
    * \param[in] type_support_handle rosidl type support struct, for the Message type of the topic.
    * \param[in] topic_name Name of the topic to subscribe to.
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ public:
     const rcl_subscription_options_t & subscription_options,
     bool is_serialized = false);
 
-  /// Default destructor.
+  /// Destructor.
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual ~SubscriptionBase();
 
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ public:
   /// Get the actual QoS settings, after the defaults have been determined.
   /**
    * The actual configuration applied when using RMW_QOS_POLICY_*_SYSTEM_DEFAULT
-   * can only be resolved after the creation of the publisher, and it
+   * can only be resolved after the creation of the subscription, and it
    * depends on the underlying rmw implementation.
    * If the underlying setting in use can't be represented in ROS terms,
    * it will be set to RMW_QOS_POLICY_*_UNKNOWN.
@@ -179,6 +183,13 @@ public:
   void
   handle_message(std::shared_ptr<void> & message, const rclcpp::MessageInfo & message_info) = 0;
 
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  virtual
+  void
+  handle_serialized_message(
+    const std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::SerializedMessage> & serialized_message,
+    const rclcpp::MessageInfo & message_info) = 0;
+
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual
   void
@@ -263,6 +274,15 @@ public:
   bool
   exchange_in_use_by_wait_set_state(void * pointer_to_subscription_part, bool in_use_state);
 
+  /// Get network flow endpoints
+  /**
+   * Describes network flow endpoints that this subscription is receiving messages on
+   * \return vector of NetworkFlowEndpoint
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  std::vector<rclcpp::NetworkFlowEndpoint>
+  get_network_flow_endpoints() const;
+
 protected:
   template<typename EventCallbackT>
   void

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_factory.hpp

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "rosidl_typesupport_cpp/message_type_support.hpp"
 
 #include "rclcpp/any_subscription_callback.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/get_message_type_support_handle.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/intra_process_buffer_type.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_base_interface.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/qos.hpp"
@@ -74,26 +75,23 @@ template<
   typename MessageT,
   typename CallbackT,
   typename AllocatorT,
-  typename CallbackMessageT =
-  typename rclcpp::subscription_traits::has_message_type<CallbackT>::type,
-  typename SubscriptionT = rclcpp::Subscription<CallbackMessageT, AllocatorT>,
-  typename MessageMemoryStrategyT = rclcpp::message_memory_strategy::MessageMemoryStrategy<
-    CallbackMessageT,
-    AllocatorT
-  >>
+  typename SubscriptionT = rclcpp::Subscription<MessageT, AllocatorT>,
+  typename MessageMemoryStrategyT = typename SubscriptionT::MessageMemoryStrategyType,
+  typename ROSMessageType = typename SubscriptionT::ROSMessageType
+>
 SubscriptionFactory
 create_subscription_factory(
   CallbackT && callback,
   const rclcpp::SubscriptionOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT> & options,
   typename MessageMemoryStrategyT::SharedPtr msg_mem_strat,
-  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::topic_statistics::SubscriptionTopicStatistics<CallbackMessageT>>
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::topic_statistics::SubscriptionTopicStatistics<ROSMessageType>>
   subscription_topic_stats = nullptr
 )
 {
   auto allocator = options.get_allocator();
 
   using rclcpp::AnySubscriptionCallback;
-  AnySubscriptionCallback<CallbackMessageT, AllocatorT> any_subscription_callback(allocator);
+  AnySubscriptionCallback<MessageT, AllocatorT> any_subscription_callback(*allocator);
   any_subscription_callback.set(std::forward<CallbackT>(callback));
 
   SubscriptionFactory factory {
@@ -107,9 +105,9 @@ create_subscription_factory(
       using rclcpp::Subscription;
       using rclcpp::SubscriptionBase;
 
-      auto sub = Subscription<CallbackMessageT, AllocatorT>::make_shared(
+      auto sub = Subscription<MessageT, AllocatorT>::make_shared(
         node_base,
-        *rosidl_typesupport_cpp::get_message_type_support_handle<MessageT>(),
+        rclcpp::get_message_type_support_handle<MessageT>(),
         topic_name,
         qos,
         any_subscription_callback,

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_options.hpp

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
+#include <type_traits>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "rclcpp/callback_group.hpp"
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@ struct SubscriptionOptionsBase
   /// True to ignore local publications.
   bool ignore_local_publications = false;
 
+  /// Require middleware to generate unique network flow endpoints
+  /// Disabled by default
+  rmw_unique_network_flow_endpoints_requirement_t require_unique_network_flow_endpoints =
+    RMW_UNIQUE_NETWORK_FLOW_ENDPOINTS_NOT_REQUIRED;
+
   /// The callback group for this subscription. NULL to use the default callback group.
   rclcpp::CallbackGroup::SharedPtr callback_group = nullptr;
 
@@ -81,6 +87,10 @@ struct SubscriptionOptionsBase
 template<typename Allocator>
 struct SubscriptionOptionsWithAllocator : public SubscriptionOptionsBase
 {
+  static_assert(
+    std::is_void_v<typename std::allocator_traits<Allocator>::value_type>,
+    "Subscription allocator value type must be void");
+
   /// Optional custom allocator.
   std::shared_ptr<Allocator> allocator = nullptr;
 
@@ -102,12 +112,11 @@ struct SubscriptionOptionsWithAllocator : public SubscriptionOptionsBase
   to_rcl_subscription_options(const rclcpp::QoS & qos) const
   {
     rcl_subscription_options_t result = rcl_subscription_get_default_options();
-    using AllocatorTraits = std::allocator_traits<Allocator>;
-    using MessageAllocatorT = typename AllocatorTraits::template rebind_alloc<MessageT>;
-    auto message_alloc = std::make_shared<MessageAllocatorT>(*allocator.get());
-    result.allocator = allocator::get_rcl_allocator<MessageT>(*message_alloc);
+    result.allocator = this->get_rcl_allocator();
     result.qos = qos.get_rmw_qos_profile();
     result.rmw_subscription_options.ignore_local_publications = this->ignore_local_publications;
+    result.rmw_subscription_options.require_unique_network_flow_endpoints =
+      this->require_unique_network_flow_endpoints;
 
     // Apply payload to rcl_subscription_options if necessary.
     if (rmw_implementation_payload && rmw_implementation_payload->has_been_customized()) {
@@ -117,15 +126,39 @@ struct SubscriptionOptionsWithAllocator : public SubscriptionOptionsBase
     return result;
   }
 
-  /// Get the allocator, creating one if needed.
   std::shared_ptr<Allocator>
   get_allocator() const
   {
     if (!this->allocator) {
-      return std::make_shared<Allocator>();
+      if (!allocator_storage_) {
+        allocator_storage_ = std::make_shared<Allocator>();
+      }
+      return allocator_storage_;
     }
     return this->allocator;
   }
+
+private:
+  using PlainAllocator =
+    typename std::allocator_traits<Allocator>::template rebind_alloc<char>;
+
+  rcl_allocator_t
+  get_rcl_allocator() const
+  {
+    if (!plain_allocator_storage_) {
+      plain_allocator_storage_ =
+        std::make_shared<PlainAllocator>(*this->get_allocator());
+    }
+    return rclcpp::allocator::get_rcl_allocator<char>(*plain_allocator_storage_);
+  }
+
+  // This is a temporal workaround, to make sure that get_allocator()
+  // always returns a copy of the same allocator.
+  mutable std::shared_ptr<Allocator> allocator_storage_;
+
+  // This is a temporal workaround, to keep the plain allocator that backs
+  // up the rcl allocator returned in rcl_subscription_options_t alive.
+  mutable std::shared_ptr<PlainAllocator> plain_allocator_storage_;
 };
 
 using SubscriptionOptions = SubscriptionOptionsWithAllocator<std::allocator<void>>;

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_traits.hpp

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct is_serialized_callback
 template<typename MessageT>
 struct extract_message_type
 {
-  using type = typename std::remove_cv<MessageT>::type;
+  using type = typename std::remove_cv_t<std::remove_reference_t<MessageT>>;
 };
 
 template<typename MessageT>

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/time_source.hpp

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "rcl_interfaces/msg/parameter_event.hpp"
 
 #include "rclcpp/node.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/executors.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters_interface.hpp"
 
 
@@ -57,7 +58,10 @@ public:
    * \param qos QoS that will be used when creating a `/clock` subscription.
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  explicit TimeSource(rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr node, const rclcpp::QoS & qos = rclcpp::ClockQoS());
+  explicit TimeSource(
+    rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr node,
+    const rclcpp::QoS & qos = rclcpp::ClockQoS(),
+    bool use_clock_thread = true);
 
   /// Empty constructor
   /**
@@ -66,16 +70,26 @@ public:
    * \param qos QoS that will be used when creating a `/clock` subscription.
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  explicit TimeSource(const rclcpp::QoS & qos = rclcpp::ClockQoS());
+  explicit TimeSource(
+    const rclcpp::QoS & qos = rclcpp::ClockQoS(),
+    bool use_clock_thread = true);
 
-  /// Attack node to the time source.
+  // The TimeSource is uncopyable
+  TimeSource(const TimeSource &) = delete;
+  TimeSource & operator=(const TimeSource &) = delete;
+
+  // The TimeSource is moveable
+  TimeSource(TimeSource &&) = default;
+  TimeSource & operator=(TimeSource &&) = default;
+
+  /// Attach node to the time source.
   /**
    * \param node std::shared pointer to a initialized node
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void attachNode(rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr node);
 
-  /// Attack node to the time source.
+  /// Attach node to the time source.
   /**
    * If the parameter `use_sim_time` is `true` then the source time is the simulation time,
    * otherwise the source time is defined by the system.
@@ -110,81 +124,36 @@ public:
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void attachClock(rclcpp::Clock::SharedPtr clock);
 
-  /// Detach a clock to the time source
+  /// Detach a clock from the time source
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void detachClock(rclcpp::Clock::SharedPtr clock);
 
+  /// Get whether a separate clock thread is used or not
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  bool get_use_clock_thread();
+
+  /// Set whether to use a separate clock thread or not
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  void set_use_clock_thread(bool use_clock_thread);
+
+  /// Check if the clock thread is joinable
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  bool clock_thread_is_joinable();
+
   /// TimeSource Destructor
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   ~TimeSource();
 
 private:
-  // Preserve the node reference
-  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::SharedPtr node_base_;
-  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeTopicsInterface::SharedPtr node_topics_;
-  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeGraphInterface::SharedPtr node_graph_;
-  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeServicesInterface::SharedPtr node_services_;
-  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeLoggingInterface::SharedPtr node_logging_;
-  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeClockInterface::SharedPtr node_clock_;
-  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeParametersInterface::SharedPtr node_parameters_;
+  class ClocksState;
+  std::shared_ptr<ClocksState> clocks_state_;
 
-  // Store (and update on node attach) logger for logging.
-  Logger logger_;
+  class NodeState;
+  std::shared_ptr<NodeState> node_state_;
 
-  // QoS of the clock subscription.
-  rclcpp::QoS qos_;
-
-  // The subscription for the clock callback
-  using MessageT = rosgraph_msgs::msg::Clock;
-  using Alloc = std::allocator<void>;
-  using SubscriptionT = rclcpp::Subscription<MessageT, Alloc>;
-  std::shared_ptr<SubscriptionT> clock_subscription_{nullptr};
-  std::mutex clock_sub_lock_;
-
-  // The clock callback itself
-  void clock_cb(const rosgraph_msgs::msg::Clock::SharedPtr msg);
-
-  // Create the subscription for the clock topic
-  void create_clock_sub();
-
-  // Destroy the subscription for the clock topic
-  void destroy_clock_sub();
-
-  // Parameter Event subscription
-  using ParamMessageT = rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent;
-  using ParamSubscriptionT = rclcpp::Subscription<ParamMessageT, Alloc>;
-  std::shared_ptr<ParamSubscriptionT> parameter_subscription_;
-
-  // Callback for parameter updates
-  void on_parameter_event(const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent::SharedPtr event);
-
-  // An enum to hold the parameter state
-  enum UseSimTimeParameterState {UNSET, SET_TRUE, SET_FALSE};
-  UseSimTimeParameterState parameter_state_;
-
-  // An internal method to use in the clock callback that iterates and enables all clocks
-  void enable_ros_time();
-  // An internal method to use in the clock callback that iterates and disables all clocks
-  void disable_ros_time();
-
-  // Internal helper functions used inside iterators
-  static void set_clock(
-    const builtin_interfaces::msg::Time::SharedPtr msg,
-    bool set_ros_time_enabled,
-    rclcpp::Clock::SharedPtr clock);
-
-  // Local storage of validity of ROS time
-  // This is needed when new clocks are added.
-  bool ros_time_active_{false};
-  // Last set message to be passed to newly registered clocks
-  rosgraph_msgs::msg::Clock::SharedPtr last_msg_set_;
-
-  // A lock to protect iterating the associated_clocks_ field.
-  std::mutex clock_list_lock_;
-  // A vector to store references to associated clocks.
-  std::vector<rclcpp::Clock::SharedPtr> associated_clocks_;
-  // A handler for the use_sim_time parameter callback.
-  rclcpp::node_interfaces::OnSetParametersCallbackHandle::SharedPtr sim_time_cb_handler_{nullptr};
+  // Preserve the arguments received by the constructor for reuse at runtime
+  bool constructed_use_clock_thread_;
+  rclcpp::QoS constructed_qos_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace rclcpp

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/timer.hpp

@@ -91,6 +91,17 @@ public:
   void
   reset();
 
+  /// Indicate that we're about to execute the callback.
+  /**
+   * The multithreaded executor takes advantage of this to avoid scheduling
+   * the callback multiple times.
+   *
+   * \return `true` if the callback should be executed, `false` if the timer was canceled.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  virtual bool
+  call() = 0;
+
   /// Call the callback function when the timer signal is emitted.
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual void
@@ -181,7 +192,7 @@ public:
     TRACEPOINT(
       rclcpp_callback_register,
       static_cast<const void *>(&callback_),
-      get_symbol(callback_));
+      tracetools::get_symbol(callback_));
   }
 
   /// Default destructor.
@@ -192,19 +203,28 @@ public:
   }
 
   /**
-   * \sa rclcpp::TimerBase::execute_callback
-   * \throws std::runtime_error if it failed to notify timer that callback occurred
+   * \sa rclcpp::TimerBase::call
+   * \throws std::runtime_error if it failed to notify timer that callback will occurr
    */
-  void
-  execute_callback() override
+  bool
+  call() override
   {
     rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_timer_call(timer_handle_.get());
     if (ret == RCL_RET_TIMER_CANCELED) {
-      return;
+      return false;
     }
     if (ret != RCL_RET_OK) {
       throw std::runtime_error("Failed to notify timer that callback occurred");
     }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \sa rclcpp::TimerBase::execute_callback
+   */
+  void
+  execute_callback() override
+  {
     TRACEPOINT(callback_start, static_cast<const void *>(&callback_), false);
     execute_callback_delegate<>();
     TRACEPOINT(callback_end, static_cast<const void *>(&callback_));

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/type_adapter.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP__TYPE_ADAPTER_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP__TYPE_ADAPTER_HPP_
+
+#include <type_traits>
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+
+/// Template structure used to adapt custom, user-defined types to ROS types.
+/**
+ * Adapting a custom, user-defined type to a ROS type allows that custom type
+ * to be used when publishing and subscribing in ROS.
+ *
+ * In order to adapt a custom type to a ROS type, the user must create a
+ * template specialization of this structure for the custom type.
+ * In that specialization they must:
+ *
+ *   - change `is_specialized` to `std::true_type`,
+ *   - specify the custom type with `using custom_type = ...`,
+ *   - specify the ROS type with `using ros_message_type = ...`,
+ *   - provide static convert functions with the signatures:
+ *     - static void convert_to_ros(const custom_type &, ros_message_type &)
+ *     - static void convert_to_custom(const ros_message_type &, custom_type &)
+ *
+ * The convert functions must convert from one type to the other.
+ *
+ * For example, here is a theoretical example for adapting `std::string` to the
+ * `std_msgs::msg::String` ROS message type:
+ *
+ *     template<>
+ *     struct rclcpp::TypeAdapter<std::string, std_msgs::msg::String>
+ *     {
+ *       using is_specialized = std::true_type;
+ *       using custom_type = std::string;
+ *       using ros_message_type = std_msgs::msg::String;
+ *
+ *       static
+ *       void
+ *       convert_to_ros_message(
+ *         const custom_type & source,
+ *         ros_message_type & destination)
+ *       {
+ *         destination.data = source;
+ *       }
+ *
+ *       static
+ *       void
+ *       convert_to_custom(
+ *         const ros_message_type & source,
+ *         custom_type & destination)
+ *       {
+ *         destination = source.data;
+ *       }
+ *     };
+ *
+ * The adapter can then be used when creating a publisher or subscription,
+ * e.g.:
+ *
+ *     using MyAdaptedType = TypeAdapter<std::string, std_msgs::msg::String>;
+ *     auto pub = node->create_publisher<MyAdaptedType>("topic", 10);
+ *     auto sub = node->create_subscription<MyAdaptedType>(
+ *       "topic",
+ *       10,
+ *       [](const std::string & msg) {...});
+ *
+ * You can also be more declarative by using the adapt_type::as metafunctions,
+ * which are a bit less ambiguous to read:
+ *
+ *     using AdaptedType = rclcpp::adapt_type<std::string>::as<std_msgs::msg::String>;
+ *     auto pub = node->create_publisher<AdaptedType>(...);
+ *
+ * If you wish, you may associate a custom type with a single ROS message type,
+ * allowing you to be a bit more brief when creating entities, e.g.:
+ *
+ *     // First you must declare the association, this is similar to how you
+ *     // would avoid using the namespace in C++ by doing `using std::vector;`.
+ *     RCLCPP_USING_CUSTOM_TYPE_AS_ROS_MESSAGE_TYPE(std::string, std_msgs::msg::String);
+ *
+ *     // Then you can create things with just the custom type, and the ROS
+ *     // message type is implied based on the previous statement.
+ *     auto pub = node->create_publisher<std::string>(...);
+ */
+template<typename CustomType, typename ROSMessageType = void, class Enable = void>
+struct TypeAdapter
+{
+  using is_specialized = std::false_type;
+  using custom_type = CustomType;
+  // In this case, the CustomType is the only thing given, or there is no specialization.
+  // Assign ros_message_type to CustomType for the former case.
+  using ros_message_type = CustomType;
+};
+
+/// Helper template to determine if a type is a TypeAdapter, false specialization.
+template<typename T>
+struct is_type_adapter : std::false_type {};
+
+/// Helper template to determine if a type is a TypeAdapter, true specialization.
+template<typename ... Ts>
+struct is_type_adapter<TypeAdapter<Ts...>>: std::true_type {};
+
+/// Identity specialization for TypeAdapter.
+template<typename T>
+struct TypeAdapter<T, void, std::enable_if_t<is_type_adapter<T>::value>>: T {};
+
+namespace detail
+{
+
+template<typename CustomType, typename ROSMessageType>
+struct assert_type_pair_is_specialized_type_adapter
+{
+  using type_adapter = TypeAdapter<CustomType, ROSMessageType>;
+  static_assert(
+    type_adapter::is_specialized::value,
+    "No type adapter for this custom type/ros message type pair");
+};
+
+}  // namespace detail
+
+/// Template metafunction that can make the type being adapted explicit.
+template<typename CustomType>
+struct adapt_type
+{
+  template<typename ROSMessageType>
+  using as = typename ::rclcpp::detail::assert_type_pair_is_specialized_type_adapter<
+    CustomType,
+    ROSMessageType
+    >::type_adapter;
+};
+
+/// Implicit type adapter used as a short hand way to create something with just the custom type.
+/**
+ * This is used when creating a publisher or subscription using just the custom
+ * type in conjunction with RCLCPP_USING_CUSTOM_TYPE_AS_ROS_MESSAGE_TYPE().
+ * For example:
+ *
+ *     #include "type_adapter_for_std_string_to_std_msgs_String.hpp"
+ *
+ *     RCLCPP_USING_CUSTOM_TYPE_AS_ROS_MESSAGE_TYPE(std::string, std_msgs::msg::String);
+ *
+ *     int main(...) {
+ *       // ...
+ *       auto pub = node->create_publisher<std::string>(...);
+ *     }
+ *
+ * \sa TypeAdapter for more examples.
+ */
+template<typename CustomType>
+struct ImplicitTypeAdapter
+{
+  using is_specialized = std::false_type;
+};
+
+/// Specialization of TypeAdapter for ImplicitTypeAdapter.
+/**
+ * This allows for things like this:
+ *
+ *    RCLCPP_USING_CUSTOM_TYPE_AS_ROS_MESSAGE_TYPE(std::string, std_msgs::msg::String);
+ *    auto pub = node->create_publisher<std::string>("topic", 10);
+ *
+ */
+template<typename T>
+struct TypeAdapter<T, void, std::enable_if_t<ImplicitTypeAdapter<T>::is_specialized::value>>
+  : ImplicitTypeAdapter<T>
+{};
+
+/// Assigns the custom type implicitly to the given custom type/ros message type pair.
+/**
+ * Note: this macro needs to be used in the root namespace.
+ * We cannot use ::rclcpp to protect against this, due to how GCC interprets the
+ * syntax, see: https://stackoverflow.com/a/2781537
+ *
+ * \sa TypeAdapter
+ * \sa ImplicitTypeAdapter
+ */
+#define RCLCPP_USING_CUSTOM_TYPE_AS_ROS_MESSAGE_TYPE(CustomType, ROSMessageType) \
+  template<> \
+  struct rclcpp::ImplicitTypeAdapter<CustomType> \
+    : public rclcpp::TypeAdapter<CustomType, ROSMessageType> \
+  { \
+    static_assert( \
+      is_specialized::value, \
+      "Cannot use custom type as ros type when there is no TypeAdapter for that pair"); \
+  }
+
+}  // namespace rclcpp
+
+#endif  // RCLCPP__TYPE_ADAPTER_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/typesupport_helpers.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright 2018, Bosch Software Innovations GmbH.
+// Copyright 2021, Apex.AI Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP__TYPESUPPORT_HELPERS_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP__TYPESUPPORT_HELPERS_HPP_
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <tuple>
+
+#include "rcpputils/shared_library.hpp"
+#include "rosidl_runtime_cpp/message_type_support_decl.hpp"
+
+#include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+/// Load the type support library for the given type.
+/**
+ * \param[in] type The topic type, e.g. "std_msgs/msg/String"
+ * \param[in] typesupport_identifier Type support identifier, typically "rosidl_typesupport_cpp"
+ * \return A shared library
+ */
+RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+std::shared_ptr<rcpputils::SharedLibrary>
+get_typesupport_library(const std::string & type, const std::string & typesupport_identifier);
+
+/// Extract the type support handle from the library.
+/**
+ * The library needs to match the topic type. The shared library must stay loaded for the lifetime of the result.
+ * \param[in] type The topic type, e.g. "std_msgs/msg/String"
+ * \param[in] typesupport_identifier Type support identifier, typically "rosidl_typesupport_cpp"
+ * \param[in] library The shared type support library
+ * \return A type support handle
+ */
+RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+const rosidl_message_type_support_t *
+get_typesupport_handle(
+  const std::string & type,
+  const std::string & typesupport_identifier,
+  rcpputils::SharedLibrary & library);
+
+}  // namespace rclcpp
+
+#endif  // RCLCPP__TYPESUPPORT_HELPERS_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/utilities.hpp

@@ -42,6 +42,20 @@ std::string to_string(T value)
 
 namespace rclcpp
 {
+
+/// Option to indicate which signal handlers rclcpp should install.
+enum class SignalHandlerOptions
+{
+  /// Install both sigint and sigterm, this is the default behavior.
+  All,
+  /// Install only a sigint handler.
+  SigInt,
+  /// Install only a sigterm handler.
+  SigTerm,
+  /// Do not install any signal handler.
+  None,
+};
+
 /// Initialize communications via the rmw implementation and set up a global signal handler.
 /**
  * Initializes the global context which is accessible via the function
@@ -50,10 +64,16 @@ namespace rclcpp
  * rclcpp::install_signal_handlers().
  *
  * \sa rclcpp::Context::init() for more details on arguments and possible exceptions
+ *
+ * \param signal_handler_options option to indicate which signal handlers should be installed.
  */
 RCLCPP_PUBLIC
 void
-init(int argc, char const * const argv[], const InitOptions & init_options = InitOptions());
+init(
+  int argc,
+  char const * const argv[],
+  const InitOptions & init_options = InitOptions(),
+  SignalHandlerOptions signal_handler_options = SignalHandlerOptions::All);
 
 /// Install the global signal handler for rclcpp.
 /**
@@ -67,17 +87,26 @@ init(int argc, char const * const argv[], const InitOptions & init_options = Ini
  *
  * This function is thread-safe.
  *
+ * \param signal_handler_options option to indicate which signal handlers should be installed.
  * \return true if signal handler was installed by this function, false if already installed.
  */
 RCLCPP_PUBLIC
 bool
-install_signal_handlers();
+install_signal_handlers(SignalHandlerOptions signal_handler_options = SignalHandlerOptions::All);
 
 /// Return true if the signal handlers are installed, otherwise false.
 RCLCPP_PUBLIC
 bool
 signal_handlers_installed();
 
+/// Get the current signal handler options.
+/**
+ * If no signal handler is installed, SignalHandlerOptions::None is returned.
+ */
+RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+SignalHandlerOptions
+get_current_signal_handler_options();
+
 /// Uninstall the global signal handler for rclcpp.
 /**
  * This function does not necessarily need to be called, but can be used to
@@ -143,21 +172,6 @@ RCLCPP_PUBLIC
 bool
 ok(rclcpp::Context::SharedPtr context = nullptr);
 
-/// Return true if init() has already been called for the given context.
-/**
- * If nullptr is given for the context, then the global context is used, i.e.
- * the context initialized by rclcpp::init().
- *
- * Deprecated, as it is no longer different from rcl_ok().
- *
- * \param[in] context Optional check for initialization of this Context.
- * \return true if the context is initialized, and false otherwise
- */
-[[deprecated("use the function ok() instead, which has the same usage.")]]
-RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-bool
-is_initialized(rclcpp::Context::SharedPtr context = nullptr);
-
 /// Shutdown rclcpp context, invalidating it for derived entities.
 /**
  * If nullptr is given for the context, then the global context is used, i.e.

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/wait_for_message.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP__WAIT_FOR_MESSAGE_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP__WAIT_FOR_MESSAGE_HPP_
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "rclcpp/node.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/wait_set.hpp"
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+/// Wait for the next incoming message.
+/**
+ * Given an already initialized subscription,
+ * wait for the next incoming message to arrive before the specified timeout.
+ *
+ * \param[out] out is the message to be filled when a new message is arriving.
+ * \param[in] subscription shared pointer to a previously initialized subscription.
+ * \param[in] context shared pointer to a context to watch for SIGINT requests.
+ * \param[in] time_to_wait parameter specifying the timeout before returning.
+ * \return true if a message was successfully received, false if message could not
+ * be obtained or shutdown was triggered asynchronously on the context.
+ */
+template<class MsgT, class Rep = int64_t, class Period = std::milli>
+bool wait_for_message(
+  MsgT & out,
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Subscription<MsgT>> subscription,
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Context> context,
+  std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period> time_to_wait = std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period>(-1))
+{
+  auto gc = std::make_shared<rclcpp::GuardCondition>(context);
+  auto shutdown_callback_handle = context->add_on_shutdown_callback(
+    [weak_gc = std::weak_ptr<rclcpp::GuardCondition>{gc}]() {
+      auto strong_gc = weak_gc.lock();
+      if (strong_gc) {
+        strong_gc->trigger();
+      }
+    });
+
+  rclcpp::WaitSet wait_set;
+  wait_set.add_subscription(subscription);
+  wait_set.add_guard_condition(gc);
+  auto ret = wait_set.wait(time_to_wait);
+  if (ret.kind() != rclcpp::WaitResultKind::Ready) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (wait_set.get_rcl_wait_set().guard_conditions[0]) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  rclcpp::MessageInfo info;
+  if (!subscription->take(out, info)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+/// Wait for the next incoming 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[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.
+ * \return true if a message was successfully received, false if message could not
+ * be obtained or shutdown was triggered asynchronously on the context.
+ */
+template<class MsgT, class Rep = int64_t, class Period = std::milli>
+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))
+{
+  auto sub = node->create_subscription<MsgT>(topic, 1, [](const std::shared_ptr<const MsgT>) {});
+  return wait_for_message<MsgT, Rep, Period>(
+    out, sub, node->get_node_options().context(), time_to_wait);
+}
+
+}  // namespace rclcpp
+
+#endif  // RCLCPP__WAIT_FOR_MESSAGE_HPP_

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/wait_set_policies/detail/storage_policy_common.hpp

@@ -383,10 +383,7 @@ protected:
         continue;
       }
       rclcpp::Waitable & waitable = *waitable_ptr_pair.second;
-      bool successful = waitable.add_to_wait_set(&rcl_wait_set_);
-      if (!successful) {
-        throw std::runtime_error("waitable unexpectedly failed to be added to wait set");
-      }
+      waitable.add_to_wait_set(&rcl_wait_set_);
     }
   }
 

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/wait_set_policies/sequential_synchronization.hpp

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ protected:
     std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Waitable> && waitable,
     std::shared_ptr<void> && associated_entity,
     std::function<
-      void(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Waitable>&&, std::shared_ptr<void>&&)
+      void(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Waitable>&&, std::shared_ptr<void> &&)
     > add_waitable_function)
   {
     // Explicitly no thread synchronization.

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/wait_set_policies/thread_safe_synchronization.hpp

@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ protected:
     std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Waitable> && waitable,
     std::shared_ptr<void> && associated_entity,
     std::function<
-      void(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Waitable>&&, std::shared_ptr<void>&&)
+      void(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Waitable>&&, std::shared_ptr<void> &&)
     > add_waitable_function)
   {
     using rclcpp::wait_set_policies::detail::WritePreferringReadWriteLock;

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/wait_set_template.hpp

@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 #include <utility>
 
 #include "rcl/wait.h"
+#include "rcpputils/scope_exit.hpp"
 
 #include "rclcpp/client.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/context.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/contexts/default_context.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/guard_condition.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/macros.hpp"
-#include "rclcpp/scope_exit.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/service.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/subscription_base.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/subscription_wait_set_mask.hpp"
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ public:
 
     // ensure the ownership of the entities in the wait set is shared for the duration of wait
     this->storage_acquire_ownerships();
-    RCLCPP_SCOPE_EXIT({this->storage_release_ownerships();});
+    RCPPUTILS_SCOPE_EXIT({this->storage_release_ownerships();});
 
     // this method comes from the SynchronizationPolicy
     return this->template sync_wait<WaitResult<WaitSetTemplate>>(

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/waitable.hpp

@@ -103,12 +103,11 @@ public:
   /// Add the Waitable to a wait set.
   /**
    * \param[in] wait_set A handle to the wait set to add the Waitable to.
-   * \return `true` if the Waitable is added successfully, `false` otherwise.
    * \throws rclcpp::execptions::RCLError from rcl_wait_set_add_*()
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual
-  bool
+  void
   add_to_wait_set(rcl_wait_set_t * wait_set) = 0;
 
   /// Check if the Waitable is ready.
@@ -145,8 +144,7 @@ public:
    * ```cpp
    * // ... create a wait set and a Waitable
    * // Add the Waitable to the wait set
-   * bool add_ret = waitable.add_to_wait_set(wait_set);
-   * // ... error handling
+   * waitable.add_to_wait_set(wait_set);
    * // Wait
    * rcl_ret_t wait_ret = rcl_wait(wait_set);
    * // ... error handling
@@ -172,8 +170,7 @@ public:
    * ```cpp
    * // ... create a wait set and a Waitable
    * // Add the Waitable to the wait set
-   * bool add_ret = waitable.add_to_wait_set(wait_set);
-   * // ... error handling
+   * waitable.add_to_wait_set(wait_set);
    * // Wait
    * rcl_ret_t wait_ret = rcl_wait(wait_set);
    * // ... error handling

rclcpp/package.xml

@@ -2,22 +2,26 @@
 <?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>6.3.1</version>
+  <version>14.1.0</version>
   <description>The ROS client library in C++.</description>
   <maintainer email="ivanpauno@ekumenlabs.com">Ivan Paunovic</maintainer>
-  <maintainer email="mabel@openrobotics.org">Mabel Zhang</maintainer>
+  <maintainer email="jacob@openrobotics.org">Jacob Perron</maintainer>
   <maintainer email="william@openrobotics.org">William Woodall</maintainer>
   <license>Apache License 2.0</license>
   <author email="dthomas@openrobotics.org">Dirk Thomas</author>
 
   <buildtool_depend>ament_cmake_ros</buildtool_depend>
+  <buildtool_depend>ament_cmake_gen_version_h</buildtool_depend>
+  <buildtool_depend>python3</buildtool_depend>
 
+  <build_depend>ament_index_cpp</build_depend>
   <build_depend>builtin_interfaces</build_depend>
   <build_depend>rcl_interfaces</build_depend>
   <build_depend>rosgraph_msgs</build_depend>
   <build_depend>rosidl_runtime_cpp</build_depend>
   <build_depend>rosidl_typesupport_c</build_depend>
   <build_depend>rosidl_typesupport_cpp</build_depend>
+  <build_export_depend>ament_index_cpp</build_export_depend>
   <build_export_depend>builtin_interfaces</build_export_depend>
   <build_export_depend>rcl_interfaces</build_export_depend>
   <build_export_depend>rosgraph_msgs</build_export_depend>

rclcpp/resource/logging.hpp.em

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def get_rclcpp_suffix_from_features(features):
 @[ if params]@
 @(''.join(['      ' + p + ', \\\n' for p in params if p != stream_arg]))@
 @[ end if]@
-      logger.get_name(), \
+      (logger).get_name(), \
 @[ if 'stream' not in feature_combination]@
       __VA_ARGS__); \
 @[ else]@

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/clock.cpp

@@ -14,11 +14,14 @@
 
 #include "rclcpp/clock.hpp"
 
+#include <condition_variable>
 #include <memory>
 #include <thread>
 
 #include "rclcpp/exceptions.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/utilities.hpp"
 
+#include "rcpputils/scope_exit.hpp"
 #include "rcutils/logging_macros.h"
 
 namespace rclcpp
@@ -76,6 +79,109 @@ Clock::now()
   return now;
 }
 
+bool
+Clock::sleep_until(Time until, Context::SharedPtr context)
+{
+  if (!context || !context->is_valid()) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("context cannot be slept with because it's invalid");
+  }
+  const auto this_clock_type = get_clock_type();
+  if (until.get_clock_type() != this_clock_type) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("until's clock type does not match this clock's type");
+  }
+  bool time_source_changed = false;
+
+  std::condition_variable cv;
+
+  // Wake this thread if the context is shutdown
+  rclcpp::OnShutdownCallbackHandle shutdown_cb_handle = context->add_on_shutdown_callback(
+    [&cv]() {
+      cv.notify_one();
+    });
+  // No longer need the shutdown callback when this function exits
+  auto callback_remover = rcpputils::scope_exit(
+    [context, &shutdown_cb_handle]() {
+      context->remove_on_shutdown_callback(shutdown_cb_handle);
+    });
+
+  if (this_clock_type == RCL_STEADY_TIME) {
+    // Synchronize because RCL steady clock epoch might differ from chrono::steady_clock epoch
+    const Time rcl_entry = now();
+    const std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point chrono_entry = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    const Duration delta_t = until - rcl_entry;
+    const std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point chrono_until =
+      chrono_entry + std::chrono::nanoseconds(delta_t.nanoseconds());
+
+    // loop over spurious wakeups but notice shutdown
+    std::unique_lock lock(impl_->clock_mutex_);
+    while (now() < until && context->is_valid()) {
+      cv.wait_until(lock, chrono_until);
+    }
+  } else if (this_clock_type == RCL_SYSTEM_TIME) {
+    auto system_time = std::chrono::system_clock::time_point(
+      // Cast because system clock resolution is too big for nanoseconds on some systems
+      std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::system_clock::duration>(
+        std::chrono::nanoseconds(until.nanoseconds())));
+
+    // loop over spurious wakeups but notice shutdown
+    std::unique_lock lock(impl_->clock_mutex_);
+    while (now() < until && context->is_valid()) {
+      cv.wait_until(lock, system_time);
+    }
+  } else if (this_clock_type == RCL_ROS_TIME) {
+    // Install jump handler for any amount of time change, for two purposes:
+    // - if ROS time is active, check if time reached on each new clock sample
+    // - Trigger via on_clock_change to detect if time source changes, to invalidate sleep
+    rcl_jump_threshold_t threshold;
+    threshold.on_clock_change = true;
+    // 0 is disable, so -1 and 1 are smallest possible time changes
+    threshold.min_backward.nanoseconds = -1;
+    threshold.min_forward.nanoseconds = 1;
+    auto clock_handler = create_jump_callback(
+      nullptr,
+      [&cv, &time_source_changed](const rcl_time_jump_t & jump) {
+        if (jump.clock_change != RCL_ROS_TIME_NO_CHANGE) {
+          time_source_changed = true;
+        }
+        cv.notify_one();
+      },
+      threshold);
+
+    if (!ros_time_is_active()) {
+      auto system_time = std::chrono::system_clock::time_point(
+        // Cast because system clock resolution is too big for nanoseconds on some systems
+        std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::system_clock::duration>(
+          std::chrono::nanoseconds(until.nanoseconds())));
+
+      // loop over spurious wakeups but notice shutdown or time source change
+      std::unique_lock lock(impl_->clock_mutex_);
+      while (now() < until && context->is_valid() && !time_source_changed) {
+        cv.wait_until(lock, system_time);
+      }
+    } else {
+      // RCL_ROS_TIME with ros_time_is_active.
+      // Just wait without "until" because installed
+      // jump callbacks wake the cv on every new sample.
+      std::unique_lock lock(impl_->clock_mutex_);
+      while (now() < until && context->is_valid() && !time_source_changed) {
+        cv.wait(lock);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!context->is_valid() || time_source_changed) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return now() >= until;
+}
+
+bool
+Clock::sleep_for(Duration rel_time, Context::SharedPtr context)
+{
+  return sleep_until(now() + rel_time, context);
+}
+
 bool
 Clock::ros_time_is_active()
 {
@@ -113,7 +219,7 @@ Clock::get_clock_mutex() noexcept
 
 void
 Clock::on_time_jump(
-  const struct rcl_time_jump_t * time_jump,
+  const rcl_time_jump_t * time_jump,
   bool before_jump,
   void * user_data)
 {

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/context.cpp

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include <unordered_set>
 #include <utility>
 
 #include "rcl/init.h"
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ Context::get_domain_id() const
 }
 
 std::string
-Context::shutdown_reason()
+Context::shutdown_reason() const
 {
   std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(init_mutex_);
   return shutdown_reason_;
@@ -307,6 +308,15 @@ Context::shutdown(const std::string & reason)
     // if it is not valid, then it cannot be shutdown
     return false;
   }
+
+  // call each pre-shutdown callback
+  {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock{pre_shutdown_callbacks_mutex_};
+    for (const auto & callback : pre_shutdown_callbacks_) {
+      (*callback)();
+    }
+  }
+
   // rcl shutdown
   rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_shutdown(rcl_context_.get());
   if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
@@ -315,9 +325,13 @@ Context::shutdown(const std::string & reason)
   // set shutdown reason
   shutdown_reason_ = reason;
   // call each shutdown callback
-  for (const auto & callback : on_shutdown_callbacks_) {
-    callback();
+  {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(on_shutdown_callbacks_mutex_);
+    for (const auto & callback : on_shutdown_callbacks_) {
+      (*callback)();
+    }
   }
+
   // interrupt all blocking sleep_for() and all blocking executors or wait sets
   this->interrupt_all_sleep_for();
   // remove self from the global contexts
@@ -344,20 +358,130 @@ Context::shutdown(const std::string & reason)
 rclcpp::Context::OnShutdownCallback
 Context::on_shutdown(OnShutdownCallback callback)
 {
-  on_shutdown_callbacks_.push_back(callback);
+  add_on_shutdown_callback(callback);
   return callback;
 }
 
-const std::vector<rclcpp::Context::OnShutdownCallback> &
-Context::get_on_shutdown_callbacks() const
+rclcpp::OnShutdownCallbackHandle
+Context::add_on_shutdown_callback(OnShutdownCallback callback)
 {
-  return on_shutdown_callbacks_;
+  return add_shutdown_callback(ShutdownType::on_shutdown, callback);
 }
 
-std::vector<rclcpp::Context::OnShutdownCallback> &
-Context::get_on_shutdown_callbacks()
+bool
+Context::remove_on_shutdown_callback(const OnShutdownCallbackHandle & callback_handle)
 {
-  return on_shutdown_callbacks_;
+  return remove_shutdown_callback(ShutdownType::on_shutdown, callback_handle);
+}
+
+rclcpp::PreShutdownCallbackHandle
+Context::add_pre_shutdown_callback(PreShutdownCallback callback)
+{
+  return add_shutdown_callback(ShutdownType::pre_shutdown, callback);
+}
+
+bool
+Context::remove_pre_shutdown_callback(
+  const PreShutdownCallbackHandle & callback_handle)
+{
+  return remove_shutdown_callback(ShutdownType::pre_shutdown, callback_handle);
+}
+
+rclcpp::ShutdownCallbackHandle
+Context::add_shutdown_callback(
+  ShutdownType shutdown_type,
+  ShutdownCallback callback)
+{
+  auto callback_shared_ptr =
+    std::make_shared<ShutdownCallbackHandle::ShutdownCallbackType>(callback);
+
+  switch (shutdown_type) {
+    case ShutdownType::pre_shutdown:
+      {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(pre_shutdown_callbacks_mutex_);
+        pre_shutdown_callbacks_.emplace(callback_shared_ptr);
+      }
+      break;
+    case ShutdownType::on_shutdown:
+      {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(on_shutdown_callbacks_mutex_);
+        on_shutdown_callbacks_.emplace(callback_shared_ptr);
+      }
+      break;
+  }
+
+  ShutdownCallbackHandle callback_handle;
+  callback_handle.callback = callback_shared_ptr;
+  return callback_handle;
+}
+
+bool
+Context::remove_shutdown_callback(
+  ShutdownType shutdown_type,
+  const ShutdownCallbackHandle & callback_handle)
+{
+  std::mutex * mutex_ptr = nullptr;
+  std::unordered_set<
+    std::shared_ptr<ShutdownCallbackHandle::ShutdownCallbackType>> * callback_list_ptr;
+
+  switch (shutdown_type) {
+    case ShutdownType::pre_shutdown:
+      mutex_ptr = &pre_shutdown_callbacks_mutex_;
+      callback_list_ptr = &pre_shutdown_callbacks_;
+      break;
+    case ShutdownType::on_shutdown:
+      mutex_ptr = &on_shutdown_callbacks_mutex_;
+      callback_list_ptr = &on_shutdown_callbacks_;
+      break;
+  }
+
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(*mutex_ptr);
+  auto callback_shared_ptr = callback_handle.callback.lock();
+  if (callback_shared_ptr == nullptr) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return callback_list_ptr->erase(callback_shared_ptr) == 1;
+}
+
+std::vector<rclcpp::Context::OnShutdownCallback>
+Context::get_on_shutdown_callbacks() const
+{
+  return get_shutdown_callback(ShutdownType::on_shutdown);
+}
+
+std::vector<rclcpp::Context::PreShutdownCallback>
+Context::get_pre_shutdown_callbacks() const
+{
+  return get_shutdown_callback(ShutdownType::pre_shutdown);
+}
+
+std::vector<rclcpp::Context::ShutdownCallback>
+Context::get_shutdown_callback(ShutdownType shutdown_type) const
+{
+  std::mutex * mutex_ptr = nullptr;
+  const std::unordered_set<
+    std::shared_ptr<ShutdownCallbackHandle::ShutdownCallbackType>> * callback_list_ptr;
+
+  switch (shutdown_type) {
+    case ShutdownType::pre_shutdown:
+      mutex_ptr = &pre_shutdown_callbacks_mutex_;
+      callback_list_ptr = &pre_shutdown_callbacks_;
+      break;
+    case ShutdownType::on_shutdown:
+      mutex_ptr = &on_shutdown_callbacks_mutex_;
+      callback_list_ptr = &on_shutdown_callbacks_;
+      break;
+  }
+
+  std::vector<rclcpp::Context::ShutdownCallback> callbacks;
+  {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(*mutex_ptr);
+    for (auto & iter : *callback_list_ptr) {
+      callbacks.emplace_back(*iter);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return callbacks;
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<rcl_context_t>
@@ -370,16 +494,15 @@ bool
 Context::sleep_for(const std::chrono::nanoseconds & nanoseconds)
 {
   std::chrono::nanoseconds time_left = nanoseconds;
-  {
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(interrupt_mutex_);
-    auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-    // this will release the lock while waiting
-    interrupt_condition_variable_.wait_for(lock, nanoseconds);
-    time_left -= std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start;
-  }
-  if (time_left > std::chrono::nanoseconds::zero() && this->is_valid()) {
-    return sleep_for(time_left);
-  }
+  do {
+    {
+      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(interrupt_mutex_);
+      auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+      // this will release the lock while waiting
+      interrupt_condition_variable_.wait_for(lock, nanoseconds);
+      time_left -= std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start;
+    }
+  } while (time_left > std::chrono::nanoseconds::zero() && this->is_valid());
   // Return true if the timeout elapsed successfully, otherwise false.
   return this->is_valid();
 }

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/detail/add_guard_condition_to_rcl_wait_set.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "rclcpp/detail/add_guard_condition_to_rcl_wait_set.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/exceptions.hpp"
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+namespace detail
+{
+
+void
+add_guard_condition_to_rcl_wait_set(
+  rcl_wait_set_t & wait_set,
+  const rclcpp::GuardCondition & guard_condition)
+{
+  const auto & gc = guard_condition.get_rcl_guard_condition();
+
+  rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_wait_set_add_guard_condition(&wait_set, &gc, NULL);
+
+  if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
+    rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error(
+      ret, "failed to add guard condition to wait set");
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace detail
+}  // namespace rclcpp

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/detail/resolve_parameter_overrides.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "./resolve_parameter_overrides.hpp"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "rcl_yaml_param_parser/parser.h"
+#include "rcpputils/scope_exit.hpp"
+
+#include "rclcpp/parameter_map.hpp"
+
+std::map<std::string, rclcpp::ParameterValue>
+rclcpp::detail::resolve_parameter_overrides(
+  const std::string & node_fqn,
+  const std::vector<rclcpp::Parameter> & parameter_overrides,
+  const rcl_arguments_t * local_args,
+  const rcl_arguments_t * global_args)
+{
+  std::map<std::string, rclcpp::ParameterValue> result;
+
+  // global before local so that local overwrites global
+  std::array<const rcl_arguments_t *, 2> argument_sources = {global_args, local_args};
+
+  // Get fully qualified node name post-remapping to use to find node's params in yaml files
+
+  for (const rcl_arguments_t * source : argument_sources) {
+    if (!source) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    rcl_params_t * params = NULL;
+    rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_arguments_get_param_overrides(source, &params);
+    if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
+      rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error(ret);
+    }
+    if (params) {
+      auto cleanup_params = rcpputils::make_scope_exit(
+        [params]() {
+          rcl_yaml_node_struct_fini(params);
+        });
+      rclcpp::ParameterMap initial_map = rclcpp::parameter_map_from(params);
+
+      // Enforce wildcard matching precedence
+      // TODO(cottsay) implement further wildcard matching
+      const std::array<std::string, 2> node_matching_names{"/**", node_fqn};
+      for (const auto & node_name : node_matching_names) {
+        if (initial_map.count(node_name) > 0) {
+          // Combine parameter yaml files, overwriting values in older ones
+          for (const rclcpp::Parameter & param : initial_map.at(node_name)) {
+            result[param.get_name()] =
+              rclcpp::ParameterValue(param.get_value_message());
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // parameter overrides passed to constructor will overwrite overrides from yaml file sources
+  for (auto & param : parameter_overrides) {
+    result[param.get_name()] =
+      rclcpp::ParameterValue(param.get_value_message());
+  }
+  return result;
+}

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/detail/resolve_parameter_overrides.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef RCLCPP__DETAIL__RESOLVE_PARAMETER_OVERRIDES_HPP_
+#define RCLCPP__DETAIL__RESOLVE_PARAMETER_OVERRIDES_HPP_
+
+#include <string>
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "rcl/arguments.h"
+
+#include "rclcpp/parameter.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/parameter_value.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/visibility_control.hpp"
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+namespace detail
+{
+/// \internal Get the parameter overrides from the arguments.
+RCLCPP_LOCAL
+std::map<std::string, rclcpp::ParameterValue>
+resolve_parameter_overrides(
+  const std::string & node_name,
+  const std::vector<rclcpp::Parameter> & parameter_overrides,
+  const rcl_arguments_t * local_args,
+  const rcl_arguments_t * global_args);
+
+}  // namespace detail
+}  // namespace rclcpp
+
+#endif  // RCLCPP__DETAIL__RESOLVE_PARAMETER_OVERRIDES_HPP_

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/duration.cpp

@@ -67,13 +67,27 @@ Duration::operator builtin_interfaces::msg::Duration() const
 {
   builtin_interfaces::msg::Duration msg_duration;
   constexpr rcl_duration_value_t kDivisor = RCL_S_TO_NS(1);
+  constexpr int32_t max_s = std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max();
+  constexpr int32_t min_s = std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::min();
+  constexpr uint32_t max_ns = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
   const auto result = std::div(rcl_duration_.nanoseconds, kDivisor);
   if (result.rem >= 0) {
-    msg_duration.sec = static_cast<std::int32_t>(result.quot);
-    msg_duration.nanosec = static_cast<std::uint32_t>(result.rem);
+    // saturate if we will overflow
+    if (result.quot > max_s) {
+      msg_duration.sec = max_s;
+      msg_duration.nanosec = max_ns;
+    } else {
+      msg_duration.sec = static_cast<int32_t>(result.quot);
+      msg_duration.nanosec = static_cast<uint32_t>(result.rem);
+    }
   } else {
-    msg_duration.sec = static_cast<std::int32_t>(result.quot - 1);
-    msg_duration.nanosec = static_cast<std::uint32_t>(kDivisor + result.rem);
+    if (result.quot <= min_s) {
+      msg_duration.sec = min_s;
+      msg_duration.nanosec = 0u;
+    } else {
+      msg_duration.sec = static_cast<int32_t>(result.quot - 1);
+      msg_duration.nanosec = static_cast<uint32_t>(kDivisor + result.rem);
+    }
   }
   return msg_duration;
 }
@@ -238,11 +252,14 @@ Duration::to_rmw_time() const
     throw std::runtime_error("rmw_time_t cannot be negative");
   }
 
-  // reuse conversion logic from msg creation
-  builtin_interfaces::msg::Duration msg = *this;
+  // Purposefully avoid creating from builtin_interfaces::msg::Duration
+  // to avoid possible overflow converting from int64_t to int32_t, then back to uint64_t
   rmw_time_t result;
-  result.sec = static_cast<uint64_t>(msg.sec);
-  result.nsec = static_cast<uint64_t>(msg.nanosec);
+  constexpr rcl_duration_value_t kDivisor = RCL_S_TO_NS(1);
+  const auto div_result = std::div(rcl_duration_.nanoseconds, kDivisor);
+  result.sec = static_cast<uint64_t>(div_result.quot);
+  result.nsec = static_cast<uint64_t>(div_result.rem);
+
   return result;
 }
 

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executor.cpp

@@ -22,17 +22,19 @@
 
 #include "rcl/allocator.h"
 #include "rcl/error_handling.h"
+#include "rcpputils/scope_exit.hpp"
 
 #include "rclcpp/exceptions.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/executor.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/guard_condition.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/memory_strategy.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/node.hpp"
-#include "rclcpp/scope_exit.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/utilities.hpp"
 
 #include "rcutils/logging_macros.h"
 
+#include "tracetools/tracetools.h"
+
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
 using rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error;
@@ -43,20 +45,14 @@ using rclcpp::FutureReturnCode;
 
 Executor::Executor(const rclcpp::ExecutorOptions & options)
 : spinning(false),
+  interrupt_guard_condition_(options.context),
   shutdown_guard_condition_(std::make_shared<rclcpp::GuardCondition>(options.context)),
   memory_strategy_(options.memory_strategy)
 {
   // Store the context for later use.
   context_ = options.context;
 
-  rcl_guard_condition_options_t guard_condition_options = rcl_guard_condition_get_default_options();
-  rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_guard_condition_init(
-    &interrupt_guard_condition_, context_->get_rcl_context().get(), guard_condition_options);
-  if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
-    throw_from_rcl_error(ret, "Failed to create interrupt guard condition in Executor constructor");
-  }
-
-  context_->on_shutdown(
+  shutdown_callback_handle_ = context_->add_on_shutdown_callback(
     [weak_gc = std::weak_ptr<rclcpp::GuardCondition>{shutdown_guard_condition_}]() {
       auto strong_gc = weak_gc.lock();
       if (strong_gc) {
@@ -66,13 +62,13 @@ Executor::Executor(const rclcpp::ExecutorOptions & options)
 
   // The number of guard conditions is always at least 2: 1 for the ctrl-c guard cond,
   // and one for the executor's guard cond (interrupt_guard_condition_)
-  memory_strategy_->add_guard_condition(&shutdown_guard_condition_->get_rcl_guard_condition());
+  memory_strategy_->add_guard_condition(*shutdown_guard_condition_.get());
 
   // Put the executor's guard condition in
-  memory_strategy_->add_guard_condition(&interrupt_guard_condition_);
+  memory_strategy_->add_guard_condition(interrupt_guard_condition_);
   rcl_allocator_t allocator = memory_strategy_->get_allocator();
 
-  ret = rcl_wait_set_init(
+  rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_wait_set_init(
     &wait_set_,
     0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0,
     context_->get_rcl_context().get(),
@@ -82,12 +78,6 @@ Executor::Executor(const rclcpp::ExecutorOptions & options)
       "rclcpp",
       "failed to create wait set: %s", rcl_get_error_string().str);
     rcl_reset_error();
-    if (rcl_guard_condition_fini(&interrupt_guard_condition_) != RCL_RET_OK) {
-      RCUTILS_LOG_ERROR_NAMED(
-        "rclcpp",
-        "failed to destroy guard condition: %s", rcl_get_error_string().str);
-      rcl_reset_error();
-    }
     throw_from_rcl_error(ret, "Failed to create wait set in Executor constructor");
   }
 }
@@ -117,7 +107,7 @@ Executor::~Executor()
   weak_groups_to_nodes_associated_with_executor_.clear();
   weak_groups_to_nodes_.clear();
   for (const auto & pair : weak_nodes_to_guard_conditions_) {
-    auto & guard_condition = pair.second;
+    auto guard_condition = pair.second;
     memory_strategy_->remove_guard_condition(guard_condition);
   }
   weak_nodes_to_guard_conditions_.clear();
@@ -129,15 +119,17 @@ Executor::~Executor()
       "failed to destroy wait set: %s", rcl_get_error_string().str);
     rcl_reset_error();
   }
-  // Finalize the interrupt guard condition.
-  if (rcl_guard_condition_fini(&interrupt_guard_condition_) != RCL_RET_OK) {
+  // Remove and release the sigint guard condition
+  memory_strategy_->remove_guard_condition(shutdown_guard_condition_.get());
+  memory_strategy_->remove_guard_condition(&interrupt_guard_condition_);
+
+  // Remove shutdown callback handle registered to Context
+  if (!context_->remove_on_shutdown_callback(shutdown_callback_handle_)) {
     RCUTILS_LOG_ERROR_NAMED(
       "rclcpp",
-      "failed to destroy guard condition: %s", rcl_get_error_string().str);
+      "failed to remove registered on_shutdown callback");
     rcl_reset_error();
   }
-  // Remove and release the sigint guard condition
-  memory_strategy_->remove_guard_condition(&shutdown_guard_condition_->get_rcl_guard_condition());
 }
 
 std::vector<rclcpp::CallbackGroup::WeakPtr>
@@ -182,14 +174,12 @@ Executor::add_callback_groups_from_nodes_associated_to_executor()
   for (auto & weak_node : weak_nodes_) {
     auto node = weak_node.lock();
     if (node) {
-      auto group_ptrs = node->get_callback_groups();
-      std::for_each(
-        group_ptrs.begin(), group_ptrs.end(),
-        [this, node](rclcpp::CallbackGroup::WeakPtr group_ptr)
+      node->for_each_callback_group(
+        [this, node](rclcpp::CallbackGroup::SharedPtr shared_group_ptr)
         {
-          auto shared_group_ptr = group_ptr.lock();
-          if (shared_group_ptr && shared_group_ptr->automatically_add_to_executor_with_node() &&
-          !shared_group_ptr->get_associated_with_executor_atomic().load())
+          if (
+            shared_group_ptr->automatically_add_to_executor_with_node() &&
+            !shared_group_ptr->get_associated_with_executor_atomic().load())
           {
             this->add_callback_group_to_map(
               shared_group_ptr,
@@ -226,17 +216,20 @@ Executor::add_callback_group_to_map(
   // Also add to the map that contains all callback groups
   weak_groups_to_nodes_.insert(std::make_pair(weak_group_ptr, node_ptr));
   if (is_new_node) {
-    rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::WeakPtr node_weak_ptr(node_ptr);
-    weak_nodes_to_guard_conditions_[node_weak_ptr] = node_ptr->get_notify_guard_condition();
+    const auto & gc = node_ptr->get_notify_guard_condition();
+    weak_nodes_to_guard_conditions_[node_ptr] = &gc;
     if (notify) {
       // Interrupt waiting to handle new node
-      rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_trigger_guard_condition(&interrupt_guard_condition_);
-      if (ret != RCL_RET_OK) {
-        throw_from_rcl_error(ret, "Failed to trigger guard condition on callback group add");
+      try {
+        interrupt_guard_condition_.trigger();
+      } catch (const rclcpp::exceptions::RCLError & ex) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+                std::string(
+                  "Failed to trigger guard condition on callback group add: ") + ex.what());
       }
     }
     // Add the node's notify condition to the guard condition handles
-    memory_strategy_->add_guard_condition(node_ptr->get_notify_guard_condition());
+    memory_strategy_->add_guard_condition(gc);
   }
 }
 
@@ -260,21 +253,25 @@ Executor::add_node(rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::SharedPtr node_pt
   // If the node already has an executor
   std::atomic_bool & has_executor = node_ptr->get_associated_with_executor_atomic();
   if (has_executor.exchange(true)) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("Node has already been added to an executor.");
+    throw std::runtime_error(
+            std::string("Node '") + node_ptr->get_fully_qualified_name() +
+            "' has already been added to an executor.");
   }
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard{mutex_};
-  for (auto & weak_group : node_ptr->get_callback_groups()) {
-    auto group_ptr = weak_group.lock();
-    if (group_ptr != nullptr && !group_ptr->get_associated_with_executor_atomic().load() &&
-      group_ptr->automatically_add_to_executor_with_node())
+  node_ptr->for_each_callback_group(
+    [this, node_ptr, notify](rclcpp::CallbackGroup::SharedPtr group_ptr)
     {
-      this->add_callback_group_to_map(
-        group_ptr,
-        node_ptr,
-        weak_groups_to_nodes_associated_with_executor_,
-        notify);
-    }
-  }
+      if (!group_ptr->get_associated_with_executor_atomic().load() &&
+      group_ptr->automatically_add_to_executor_with_node())
+      {
+        this->add_callback_group_to_map(
+          group_ptr,
+          node_ptr,
+          weak_groups_to_nodes_associated_with_executor_,
+          notify);
+      }
+    });
+
   weak_nodes_.push_back(node_ptr);
 }
 
@@ -303,15 +300,17 @@ Executor::remove_callback_group_from_map(
   if (!has_node(node_ptr, weak_groups_to_nodes_associated_with_executor_) &&
     !has_node(node_ptr, weak_groups_associated_with_executor_to_nodes_))
   {
-    rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::WeakPtr node_weak_ptr(node_ptr);
-    weak_nodes_to_guard_conditions_.erase(node_weak_ptr);
+    weak_nodes_to_guard_conditions_.erase(node_ptr);
     if (notify) {
-      rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_trigger_guard_condition(&interrupt_guard_condition_);
-      if (ret != RCL_RET_OK) {
-        throw_from_rcl_error(ret, "Failed to trigger guard condition on callback group remove");
+      try {
+        interrupt_guard_condition_.trigger();
+      } catch (const rclcpp::exceptions::RCLError & ex) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+                std::string(
+                  "Failed to trigger guard condition on callback group remove: ") + ex.what());
       }
     }
-    memory_strategy_->remove_guard_condition(node_ptr->get_notify_guard_condition());
+    memory_strategy_->remove_guard_condition(&node_ptr->get_notify_guard_condition());
   }
 }
 
@@ -440,7 +439,7 @@ Executor::spin_some_impl(std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration, bool exhaustive)
   if (spinning.exchange(true)) {
     throw std::runtime_error("spin_some() called while already spinning");
   }
-  RCLCPP_SCOPE_EXIT(this->spinning.store(false); );
+  RCPPUTILS_SCOPE_EXIT(this->spinning.store(false); );
   bool work_available = false;
   while (rclcpp::ok(context_) && spinning.load() && max_duration_not_elapsed()) {
     AnyExecutable any_exec;
@@ -474,7 +473,7 @@ Executor::spin_once(std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout)
   if (spinning.exchange(true)) {
     throw std::runtime_error("spin_once() called while already spinning");
   }
-  RCLCPP_SCOPE_EXIT(this->spinning.store(false); );
+  RCPPUTILS_SCOPE_EXIT(this->spinning.store(false); );
   spin_once_impl(timeout);
 }
 
@@ -482,9 +481,11 @@ void
 Executor::cancel()
 {
   spinning.store(false);
-  rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_trigger_guard_condition(&interrupt_guard_condition_);
-  if (ret != RCL_RET_OK) {
-    throw_from_rcl_error(ret, "Failed to trigger guard condition in cancel");
+  try {
+    interrupt_guard_condition_.trigger();
+  } catch (const rclcpp::exceptions::RCLError & ex) {
+    throw std::runtime_error(
+            std::string("Failed to trigger guard condition in cancel: ") + ex.what());
   }
 }
 
@@ -505,9 +506,15 @@ Executor::execute_any_executable(AnyExecutable & any_exec)
     return;
   }
   if (any_exec.timer) {
+    TRACEPOINT(
+      rclcpp_executor_execute,
+      static_cast<const void *>(any_exec.timer->get_timer_handle().get()));
     execute_timer(any_exec.timer);
   }
   if (any_exec.subscription) {
+    TRACEPOINT(
+      rclcpp_executor_execute,
+      static_cast<const void *>(any_exec.subscription->get_subscription_handle().get()));
     execute_subscription(any_exec.subscription);
   }
   if (any_exec.service) {
@@ -523,9 +530,12 @@ Executor::execute_any_executable(AnyExecutable & any_exec)
   any_exec.callback_group->can_be_taken_from().store(true);
   // Wake the wait, because it may need to be recalculated or work that
   // was previously blocked is now available.
-  rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_trigger_guard_condition(&interrupt_guard_condition_);
-  if (ret != RCL_RET_OK) {
-    throw_from_rcl_error(ret, "Failed to trigger guard condition from execute_any_executable");
+  try {
+    interrupt_guard_condition_.trigger();
+  } catch (const rclcpp::exceptions::RCLError & ex) {
+    throw std::runtime_error(
+            std::string(
+              "Failed to trigger guard condition from execute_any_executable: ") + ex.what());
   }
 }
 
@@ -581,8 +591,7 @@ Executor::execute_subscription(rclcpp::SubscriptionBase::SharedPtr subscription)
       [&]() {return subscription->take_serialized(*serialized_msg.get(), message_info);},
       [&]()
       {
-        auto void_serialized_msg = std::static_pointer_cast<void>(serialized_msg);
-        subscription->handle_message(void_serialized_msg, message_info);
+        subscription->handle_serialized_message(serialized_msg, message_info);
       });
     subscription->return_serialized_message(serialized_msg);
   } else if (subscription->can_loan_messages()) {
@@ -610,16 +619,18 @@ Executor::execute_subscription(rclcpp::SubscriptionBase::SharedPtr subscription)
         return true;
       },
       [&]() {subscription->handle_loaned_message(loaned_msg, message_info);});
-    rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_return_loaned_message_from_subscription(
-      subscription->get_subscription_handle().get(),
-      loaned_msg);
-    if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
-      RCLCPP_ERROR(
-        rclcpp::get_logger("rclcpp"),
-        "rcl_return_loaned_message_from_subscription() failed for subscription on topic '%s': %s",
-        subscription->get_topic_name(), rcl_get_error_string().str);
+    if (nullptr != loaned_msg) {
+      rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_return_loaned_message_from_subscription(
+        subscription->get_subscription_handle().get(),
+        loaned_msg);
+      if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
+        RCLCPP_ERROR(
+          rclcpp::get_logger("rclcpp"),
+          "rcl_return_loaned_message_from_subscription() failed for subscription on topic '%s': %s",
+          subscription->get_topic_name(), rcl_get_error_string().str);
+      }
+      loaned_msg = nullptr;
     }
-    loaned_msg = nullptr;
   } else {
     // This case is taking a copy of the message data from the middleware via
     // inter-process communication.
@@ -667,6 +678,7 @@ Executor::execute_client(
 void
 Executor::wait_for_work(std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout)
 {
+  TRACEPOINT(rclcpp_executor_wait_for_work, timeout.count());
   {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(mutex_);
 
@@ -816,6 +828,7 @@ Executor::get_next_ready_executable_from_map(
   const rclcpp::memory_strategy::MemoryStrategy::WeakCallbackGroupsToNodesMap &
   weak_groups_to_nodes)
 {
+  TRACEPOINT(rclcpp_executor_get_next_ready);
   bool success = false;
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard{mutex_};
   // Check the timers to see if there are any that are ready

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executors/multi_threaded_executor.cpp

@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "rcpputils/scope_exit.hpp"
+
 #include "rclcpp/utilities.hpp"
-#include "rclcpp/scope_exit.hpp"
 
 using rclcpp::executors::MultiThreadedExecutor;
 
@@ -47,11 +48,11 @@ MultiThreadedExecutor::spin()
   if (spinning.exchange(true)) {
     throw std::runtime_error("spin() called while already spinning");
   }
-  RCLCPP_SCOPE_EXIT(this->spinning.store(false); );
+  RCPPUTILS_SCOPE_EXIT(this->spinning.store(false); );
   std::vector<std::thread> threads;
   size_t thread_id = 0;
   {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> wait_lock(wait_mutex_);
+    std::lock_guard wait_lock{wait_mutex_};
     for (; thread_id < number_of_threads_ - 1; ++thread_id) {
       auto func = std::bind(&MultiThreadedExecutor::run, this, thread_id);
       threads.emplace_back(func);
@@ -76,25 +77,13 @@ MultiThreadedExecutor::run(size_t)
   while (rclcpp::ok(this->context_) && spinning.load()) {
     rclcpp::AnyExecutable any_exec;
     {
-      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> wait_lock(wait_mutex_);
+      std::lock_guard wait_lock{wait_mutex_};
       if (!rclcpp::ok(this->context_) || !spinning.load()) {
         return;
       }
       if (!get_next_executable(any_exec, next_exec_timeout_)) {
         continue;
       }
-      if (any_exec.timer) {
-        // Guard against multiple threads getting the same timer.
-        if (scheduled_timers_.count(any_exec.timer) != 0) {
-          // Make sure that any_exec's callback group is reset before
-          // the lock is released.
-          if (any_exec.callback_group) {
-            any_exec.callback_group->can_be_taken_from().store(true);
-          }
-          continue;
-        }
-        scheduled_timers_.insert(any_exec.timer);
-      }
     }
     if (yield_before_execute_) {
       std::this_thread::yield();
@@ -102,13 +91,6 @@ MultiThreadedExecutor::run(size_t)
 
     execute_any_executable(any_exec);
 
-    if (any_exec.timer) {
-      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> wait_lock(wait_mutex_);
-      auto it = scheduled_timers_.find(any_exec.timer);
-      if (it != scheduled_timers_.end()) {
-        scheduled_timers_.erase(it);
-      }
-    }
     // Clear the callback_group to prevent the AnyExecutable destructor from
     // resetting the callback group `can_be_taken_from`
     any_exec.callback_group.reset();

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executors/single_threaded_executor.cpp

@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+#include "rcpputils/scope_exit.hpp"
+
 #include "rclcpp/executors/single_threaded_executor.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/any_executable.hpp"
-#include "rclcpp/scope_exit.hpp"
 
 using rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor;
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ SingleThreadedExecutor::spin()
   if (spinning.exchange(true)) {
     throw std::runtime_error("spin() called while already spinning");
   }
-  RCLCPP_SCOPE_EXIT(this->spinning.store(false); );
+  RCPPUTILS_SCOPE_EXIT(this->spinning.store(false); );
   while (rclcpp::ok(this->context_) && spinning.load()) {
     rclcpp::AnyExecutable any_executable;
     if (get_next_executable(any_executable)) {

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executors/static_executor_entities_collector.cpp

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "rclcpp/memory_strategy.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/executors/static_single_threaded_executor.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/detail/add_guard_condition_to_rcl_wait_set.hpp"
 
 using rclcpp::executors::StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector;
 
@@ -61,8 +62,7 @@ StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector::~StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector()
 void
 StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector::init(
   rcl_wait_set_t * p_wait_set,
-  rclcpp::memory_strategy::MemoryStrategy::SharedPtr memory_strategy,
-  rcl_guard_condition_t * executor_guard_condition)
+  rclcpp::memory_strategy::MemoryStrategy::SharedPtr memory_strategy)
 {
   // Empty initialize executable list
   exec_list_ = rclcpp::experimental::ExecutableList();
@@ -74,11 +74,12 @@ StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector::init(
   }
   memory_strategy_ = memory_strategy;
 
-  // Add executor's guard condition
-  memory_strategy_->add_guard_condition(executor_guard_condition);
   // Get memory strategy and executable list. Prepare wait_set_
   std::shared_ptr<void> shared_ptr;
   execute(shared_ptr);
+
+  // The entities collector is now initialized
+  initialized_ = true;
 }
 
 void
@@ -104,6 +105,15 @@ StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector::execute(std::shared_ptr<void> & data)
   fill_executable_list();
   // Resize the wait_set_ based on memory_strategy handles (rcl_wait_set_resize)
   prepare_wait_set();
+  // Add new nodes guard conditions to map
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard{new_nodes_mutex_};
+  for (const auto & weak_node : new_nodes_) {
+    if (auto node_ptr = weak_node.lock()) {
+      const auto & gc = node_ptr->get_notify_guard_condition();
+      weak_nodes_to_guard_conditions_[node_ptr] = &gc;
+    }
+  }
+  new_nodes_.clear();
 }
 
 void
@@ -257,23 +267,20 @@ StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector::refresh_wait_set(std::chrono::nanoseconds timeo
   }
 }
 
-bool
+void
 StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector::add_to_wait_set(rcl_wait_set_t * wait_set)
 {
   // Add waitable guard conditions (one for each registered node) into the wait set.
   for (const auto & pair : weak_nodes_to_guard_conditions_) {
     auto & gc = pair.second;
-    rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_wait_set_add_guard_condition(wait_set, gc, NULL);
-    if (ret != RCL_RET_OK) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("Executor waitable: couldn't add guard condition to wait set");
-    }
+    detail::add_guard_condition_to_rcl_wait_set(*wait_set, *gc);
   }
-  return true;
 }
 
 size_t StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector::get_number_of_ready_guard_conditions()
 {
-  return weak_nodes_to_guard_conditions_.size();
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard{new_nodes_mutex_};
+  return weak_nodes_to_guard_conditions_.size() + new_nodes_.size();
 }
 
 bool
@@ -286,18 +293,20 @@ StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector::add_node(
   if (has_executor.exchange(true)) {
     throw std::runtime_error("Node has already been added to an executor.");
   }
-  for (const auto & weak_group : node_ptr->get_callback_groups()) {
-    auto group_ptr = weak_group.lock();
-    if (group_ptr != nullptr && !group_ptr->get_associated_with_executor_atomic().load() &&
-      group_ptr->automatically_add_to_executor_with_node())
+  node_ptr->for_each_callback_group(
+    [this, node_ptr, &is_new_node](rclcpp::CallbackGroup::SharedPtr group_ptr)
     {
-      is_new_node = (add_callback_group(
+      if (
+        !group_ptr->get_associated_with_executor_atomic().load() &&
+        group_ptr->automatically_add_to_executor_with_node())
+      {
+        is_new_node = (add_callback_group(
           group_ptr,
           node_ptr,
           weak_groups_to_nodes_associated_with_executor_) ||
         is_new_node);
-    }
-  }
+      }
+    });
   weak_nodes_.push_back(node_ptr);
   return is_new_node;
 }
@@ -323,7 +332,8 @@ StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector::add_callback_group(
     throw std::runtime_error("Callback group was already added to executor.");
   }
   if (is_new_node) {
-    weak_nodes_to_guard_conditions_[node_ptr] = node_ptr->get_notify_guard_condition();
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard{new_nodes_mutex_};
+    new_nodes_.push_back(node_ptr);
     return true;
   }
   return false;
@@ -429,8 +439,9 @@ StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector::is_ready(rcl_wait_set_t * p_wait_set)
       auto found_guard_condition = std::find_if(
         weak_nodes_to_guard_conditions_.begin(), weak_nodes_to_guard_conditions_.end(),
         [&](std::pair<rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::WeakPtr,
-        const rcl_guard_condition_t *> pair) -> bool {
-          return pair.second == p_wait_set->guard_conditions[i];
+        const GuardCondition *> pair) -> bool {
+          const rcl_guard_condition_t & rcl_gc = pair.second->get_rcl_guard_condition();
+          return &rcl_gc == p_wait_set->guard_conditions[i];
         });
       if (found_guard_condition != weak_nodes_to_guard_conditions_.end()) {
         return true;
@@ -463,13 +474,10 @@ StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector::add_callback_groups_from_nodes_associated_to_ex
   for (const auto & weak_node : weak_nodes_) {
     auto node = weak_node.lock();
     if (node) {
-      auto group_ptrs = node->get_callback_groups();
-      std::for_each(
-        group_ptrs.begin(), group_ptrs.end(),
-        [this, node](rclcpp::CallbackGroup::WeakPtr group_ptr)
+      node->for_each_callback_group(
+        [this, node](rclcpp::CallbackGroup::SharedPtr shared_group_ptr)
         {
-          auto shared_group_ptr = group_ptr.lock();
-          if (shared_group_ptr && shared_group_ptr->automatically_add_to_executor_with_node() &&
+          if (shared_group_ptr->automatically_add_to_executor_with_node() &&
           !shared_group_ptr->get_associated_with_executor_atomic().load())
           {
             add_callback_group(

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executors/static_single_threaded_executor.cpp

@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
 
 #include "rclcpp/executors/static_single_threaded_executor.hpp"
 
+#include <chrono>
 #include <memory>
+#include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "rclcpp/scope_exit.hpp"
+#include "rcpputils/scope_exit.hpp"
 
 using rclcpp::executors::StaticSingleThreadedExecutor;
 using rclcpp::experimental::ExecutableList;
@@ -29,7 +31,12 @@ StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::StaticSingleThreadedExecutor(
   entities_collector_ = std::make_shared<StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector>();
 }
 
-StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::~StaticSingleThreadedExecutor() {}
+StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::~StaticSingleThreadedExecutor()
+{
+  if (entities_collector_->is_init()) {
+    entities_collector_->fini();
+  }
+}
 
 void
 StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::spin()
@@ -37,12 +44,11 @@ StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::spin()
   if (spinning.exchange(true)) {
     throw std::runtime_error("spin() called while already spinning");
   }
-  RCLCPP_SCOPE_EXIT(this->spinning.store(false); );
+  RCPPUTILS_SCOPE_EXIT(this->spinning.store(false); );
 
   // Set memory_strategy_ and exec_list_ based on weak_nodes_
   // Prepare wait_set_ based on memory_strategy_
-  entities_collector_->init(&wait_set_, memory_strategy_, &interrupt_guard_condition_);
-  RCLCPP_SCOPE_EXIT(entities_collector_->fini());
+  entities_collector_->init(&wait_set_, memory_strategy_);
 
   while (rclcpp::ok(this->context_) && spinning.load()) {
     // Refresh wait set and wait for work
@@ -51,6 +57,79 @@ StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::spin()
   }
 }
 
+void
+StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::spin_some(std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration)
+{
+  // In this context a 0 input max_duration means no duration limit
+  if (std::chrono::nanoseconds(0) == max_duration) {
+    max_duration = std::chrono::nanoseconds::max();
+  }
+
+  return this->spin_some_impl(max_duration, false);
+}
+
+void
+StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::spin_all(std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration)
+{
+  if (max_duration <= std::chrono::nanoseconds(0)) {
+    throw std::invalid_argument("max_duration must be positive");
+  }
+  return this->spin_some_impl(max_duration, true);
+}
+
+void
+StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::spin_some_impl(std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration, bool exhaustive)
+{
+  // Make sure the entities collector has been initialized
+  if (!entities_collector_->is_init()) {
+    entities_collector_->init(&wait_set_, memory_strategy_);
+  }
+
+  auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+  auto max_duration_not_elapsed = [max_duration, start]() {
+      if (std::chrono::nanoseconds(0) == max_duration) {
+        // told to spin forever if need be
+        return true;
+      } else if (std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start < max_duration) {
+        // told to spin only for some maximum amount of time
+        return true;
+      }
+      // spun too long
+      return false;
+    };
+
+  if (spinning.exchange(true)) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("spin_some() called while already spinning");
+  }
+  RCPPUTILS_SCOPE_EXIT(this->spinning.store(false); );
+
+  while (rclcpp::ok(context_) && spinning.load() && max_duration_not_elapsed()) {
+    // Get executables that are ready now
+    entities_collector_->refresh_wait_set(std::chrono::milliseconds::zero());
+    // Execute ready executables
+    bool work_available = execute_ready_executables();
+    if (!work_available || !exhaustive) {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void
+StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::spin_once_impl(std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout)
+{
+  // Make sure the entities collector has been initialized
+  if (!entities_collector_->is_init()) {
+    entities_collector_->init(&wait_set_, memory_strategy_);
+  }
+
+  if (rclcpp::ok(context_) && spinning.load()) {
+    // Wait until we have a ready entity or timeout expired
+    entities_collector_->refresh_wait_set(timeout);
+    // Execute ready executables
+    execute_ready_executables(true);
+  }
+}
+
 void
 StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::add_callback_group(
   rclcpp::CallbackGroup::SharedPtr group_ptr,
@@ -60,9 +139,7 @@ StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::add_callback_group(
   bool is_new_node = entities_collector_->add_callback_group(group_ptr, node_ptr);
   if (is_new_node && notify) {
     // Interrupt waiting to handle new node
-    if (rcl_trigger_guard_condition(&interrupt_guard_condition_) != RCL_RET_OK) {
-      throw std::runtime_error(rcl_get_error_string().str);
-    }
+    interrupt_guard_condition_.trigger();
   }
 }
 
@@ -73,9 +150,7 @@ StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::add_node(
   bool is_new_node = entities_collector_->add_node(node_ptr);
   if (is_new_node && notify) {
     // Interrupt waiting to handle new node
-    if (rcl_trigger_guard_condition(&interrupt_guard_condition_) != RCL_RET_OK) {
-      throw std::runtime_error(rcl_get_error_string().str);
-    }
+    interrupt_guard_condition_.trigger();
   }
 }
 
@@ -92,9 +167,7 @@ StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::remove_callback_group(
   bool node_removed = entities_collector_->remove_callback_group(group_ptr);
   // If the node was matched and removed, interrupt waiting
   if (node_removed && notify) {
-    if (rcl_trigger_guard_condition(&interrupt_guard_condition_) != RCL_RET_OK) {
-      throw std::runtime_error(rcl_get_error_string().str);
-    }
+    interrupt_guard_condition_.trigger();
   }
 }
 
@@ -108,9 +181,7 @@ StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::remove_node(
   }
   // If the node was matched and removed, interrupt waiting
   if (notify) {
-    if (rcl_trigger_guard_condition(&interrupt_guard_condition_) != RCL_RET_OK) {
-      throw std::runtime_error(rcl_get_error_string().str);
-    }
+    interrupt_guard_condition_.trigger();
   }
 }
 
@@ -138,14 +209,20 @@ StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::remove_node(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Node> node_ptr
   this->remove_node(node_ptr->get_node_base_interface(), notify);
 }
 
-void
-StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::execute_ready_executables()
+bool
+StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::execute_ready_executables(bool spin_once)
 {
+  bool any_ready_executable = false;
+
   // Execute all the ready subscriptions
   for (size_t i = 0; i < wait_set_.size_of_subscriptions; ++i) {
     if (i < entities_collector_->get_number_of_subscriptions()) {
       if (wait_set_.subscriptions[i]) {
         execute_subscription(entities_collector_->get_subscription(i));
+        if (spin_once) {
+          return true;
+        }
+        any_ready_executable = true;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -153,7 +230,13 @@ StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::execute_ready_executables()
   for (size_t i = 0; i < wait_set_.size_of_timers; ++i) {
     if (i < entities_collector_->get_number_of_timers()) {
       if (wait_set_.timers[i] && entities_collector_->get_timer(i)->is_ready()) {
-        execute_timer(entities_collector_->get_timer(i));
+        auto timer = entities_collector_->get_timer(i);
+        timer->call();
+        execute_timer(std::move(timer));
+        if (spin_once) {
+          return true;
+        }
+        any_ready_executable = true;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -162,6 +245,10 @@ StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::execute_ready_executables()
     if (i < entities_collector_->get_number_of_services()) {
       if (wait_set_.services[i]) {
         execute_service(entities_collector_->get_service(i));
+        if (spin_once) {
+          return true;
+        }
+        any_ready_executable = true;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -170,6 +257,10 @@ StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::execute_ready_executables()
     if (i < entities_collector_->get_number_of_clients()) {
       if (wait_set_.clients[i]) {
         execute_client(entities_collector_->get_client(i));
+        if (spin_once) {
+          return true;
+        }
+        any_ready_executable = true;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -179,6 +270,11 @@ StaticSingleThreadedExecutor::execute_ready_executables()
     if (waitable->is_ready(&wait_set_)) {
       auto data = waitable->take_data();
       waitable->execute(data);
+      if (spin_once) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      any_ready_executable = true;
     }
   }
+  return any_ready_executable;
 }

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/expand_topic_or_service_name.cpp

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "rcl/expand_topic_name.h"
 #include "rcl/validate_topic_name.h"
 #include "rclcpp/exceptions.hpp"
-#include "rclcpp/scope_exit.hpp"
 #include "rcutils/logging_macros.h"
 #include "rcutils/types/string_map.h"
 #include "rmw/error_handling.h"

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/generic_publisher.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright 2018, Bosch Software Innovations GmbH.
+// Copyright 2021, Apex.AI Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "rclcpp/generic_publisher.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+
+void GenericPublisher::publish(const rclcpp::SerializedMessage & message)
+{
+  auto return_code = rcl_publish_serialized_message(
+    get_publisher_handle().get(), &message.get_rcl_serialized_message(), NULL);
+
+  if (return_code != RCL_RET_OK) {
+    rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error(return_code, "failed to publish serialized message");
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace rclcpp

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/generic_subscription.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// Copyright 2018, Bosch Software Innovations GmbH.
+// Copyright 2021, Apex.AI Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "rclcpp/generic_subscription.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "rcl/subscription.h"
+
+#include "rclcpp/exceptions.hpp"
+
+namespace rclcpp
+{
+
+std::shared_ptr<void> GenericSubscription::create_message()
+{
+  return create_serialized_message();
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::SerializedMessage> GenericSubscription::create_serialized_message()
+{
+  return std::make_shared<rclcpp::SerializedMessage>(0);
+}
+
+void GenericSubscription::handle_message(
+  std::shared_ptr<void> &,
+  const rclcpp::MessageInfo &)
+{
+  throw rclcpp::exceptions::UnimplementedError(
+          "handle_message is not implemented for GenericSubscription");
+}
+
+void
+GenericSubscription::handle_serialized_message(
+  const std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::SerializedMessage> & message,
+  const rclcpp::MessageInfo &)
+{
+  callback_(message);
+}
+
+void GenericSubscription::handle_loaned_message(
+  void * message, const rclcpp::MessageInfo & message_info)
+{
+  (void) message;
+  (void) message_info;
+  throw rclcpp::exceptions::UnimplementedError(
+          "handle_loaned_message is not implemented for GenericSubscription");
+}
+
+void GenericSubscription::return_message(std::shared_ptr<void> & message)
+{
+  auto typed_message = std::static_pointer_cast<rclcpp::SerializedMessage>(message);
+  return_serialized_message(typed_message);
+}
+
+void GenericSubscription::return_serialized_message(
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::SerializedMessage> & message)
+{
+  message.reset();
+}
+
+}  // namespace rclcpp

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/graph_listener.cpp

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "rcl/error_handling.h"
 #include "rcl/types.h"
+#include "rclcpp/detail/add_guard_condition_to_rcl_wait_set.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/exceptions.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/logging.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/node.hpp"
@@ -40,19 +41,9 @@ GraphListener::GraphListener(const std::shared_ptr<Context> & parent_context)
 : weak_parent_context_(parent_context),
   rcl_parent_context_(parent_context->get_rcl_context()),
   is_started_(false),
-  is_shutdown_(false)
+  is_shutdown_(false),
+  interrupt_guard_condition_(parent_context)
 {
-  // TODO(wjwwood): make a guard condition class in rclcpp so this can be tracked
-  //   automatically with the rcl guard condition
-  // hold on to this context to prevent it from going out of scope while this
-  // guard condition is using it.
-  rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_guard_condition_init(
-    &interrupt_guard_condition_,
-    rcl_parent_context_.get(),
-    rcl_guard_condition_get_default_options());
-  if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
-    throw_from_rcl_error(ret, "failed to create interrupt guard condition");
-  }
 }
 
 GraphListener::~GraphListener()
@@ -159,10 +150,7 @@ GraphListener::run_loop()
       throw_from_rcl_error(ret, "failed to clear wait set");
     }
     // Put the interrupt guard condition in the wait set.
-    ret = rcl_wait_set_add_guard_condition(&wait_set_, &interrupt_guard_condition_, NULL);
-    if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
-      throw_from_rcl_error(ret, "failed to add interrupt guard condition to wait set");
-    }
+    detail::add_guard_condition_to_rcl_wait_set(wait_set_, interrupt_guard_condition_);
 
     // Put graph guard conditions for each node into the wait set.
     std::vector<size_t> graph_gc_indexes(node_graph_interfaces_size, 0u);
@@ -211,19 +199,16 @@ GraphListener::run_loop()
 }
 
 static void
-interrupt_(rcl_guard_condition_t * interrupt_guard_condition)
+interrupt_(GuardCondition * interrupt_guard_condition)
 {
-  rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_trigger_guard_condition(interrupt_guard_condition);
-  if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
-    throw_from_rcl_error(ret, "failed to trigger the interrupt guard condition");
-  }
+  interrupt_guard_condition->trigger();
 }
 
 static void
 acquire_nodes_lock_(
   std::mutex * node_graph_interfaces_barrier_mutex,
   std::mutex * node_graph_interfaces_mutex,
-  rcl_guard_condition_t * interrupt_guard_condition)
+  GuardCondition * interrupt_guard_condition)
 {
   {
     // Acquire this lock to prevent the run loop from re-locking the
@@ -351,10 +336,6 @@ GraphListener::__shutdown()
       interrupt_(&interrupt_guard_condition_);
       listener_thread_.join();
     }
-    rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_guard_condition_fini(&interrupt_guard_condition_);
-    if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
-      throw_from_rcl_error(ret, "failed to finalize interrupt guard condition");
-    }
     if (is_started_) {
       cleanup_wait_set();
     }

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/guard_condition.cpp

@@ -20,19 +20,20 @@
 namespace rclcpp
 {
 
-GuardCondition::GuardCondition(rclcpp::Context::SharedPtr context)
+GuardCondition::GuardCondition(
+  rclcpp::Context::SharedPtr context,
+  rcl_guard_condition_options_t guard_condition_options)
 : context_(context), rcl_guard_condition_{rcl_get_zero_initialized_guard_condition()}
 {
   if (!context_) {
     throw std::invalid_argument("context argument unexpectedly nullptr");
   }
-  rcl_guard_condition_options_t guard_condition_options = rcl_guard_condition_get_default_options();
   rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_guard_condition_init(
     &this->rcl_guard_condition_,
     context_->get_rcl_context().get(),
     guard_condition_options);
   if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
-    rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error(ret);
+    rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error(ret, "failed to create guard condition");
   }
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ GuardCondition::~GuardCondition()
     } catch (const std::exception & exception) {
       RCLCPP_ERROR(
         rclcpp::get_logger("rclcpp"),
-        "Error in destruction of rcl guard condition: %s", exception.what());
+        "failed to finalize guard condition: %s", exception.what());
     }
   }
 }
@@ -56,6 +57,12 @@ GuardCondition::get_context() const
   return context_;
 }
 
+rcl_guard_condition_t &
+GuardCondition::get_rcl_guard_condition()
+{
+  return rcl_guard_condition_;
+}
+
 const rcl_guard_condition_t &
 GuardCondition::get_rcl_guard_condition() const
 {