{"id":2983,"date":"2025-07-23T12:06:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/?p=2983"},"modified":"2026-01-10T22:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T22:15:00","slug":"how-to-build-and-test-a-ros-2-service-server-in-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/how-to-build-and-test-a-ros-2-service-server-in-python\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build and Test a ROS 2 Service Server in Python"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2983\" class=\"elementor elementor-2983\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e28ab35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e28ab35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"content\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ab6e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62ab6e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ab203 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"62ab203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-2c98363 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">ROS 2<\/span>, <span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Tutorials<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0650e10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0650e10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac19582 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ac19582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" viewBox=\"0 0 75 75\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M74.9999 75H13.1889V73.0002H71.5859L0.460938 1.87521L1.87515 0.460999L73.0001 71.586V13.1889H74.9999V75Z\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server.webp 1920w, https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server-1320x743.webp 1320w, https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server-600x338.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc31ca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bc31ca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"667\">In robotics, especially with ROS 2, it\u2019s common for different nodes to interact and collaborate to accomplish tasks. So far, we\u2019ve used the publisher\/subscriber model to communicate between them \u2014 which works well for data streaming. But what if you just need to trigger a specific operation and get a result back?<\/p><p data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"851\">That\u2019s where <strong data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"694\">Services<\/strong> in ROS 2 come into play. They allow one node to offer a specific functionality and other nodes to access it <strong data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"816\">on demand<\/strong> using a request-response protocol.<\/p><p data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"1073\">In this tutorial, we\u2019ll explore the <strong data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"904\">server side<\/strong> of services in ROS 2 using Python. We\u2019ll build a service that <strong data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"988\">sums two integers<\/strong>, exposing the logic as a reusable node that other nodes can call any time they need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a4ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12a4ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1112\">\ud83e\udd14 Why use services in ROS 2?<\/h3><p data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1266\">Imagine this: you\u2019ve already built a face detection feature for your robot in one node. Later, you write another node that needs the same functionality.<\/p><p data-start=\"1268\" data-end=\"1456\">Copy-pasting the same face detection code into multiple files might sound like a quick fix, but it introduces risk and maintenance headaches \u2014 especially if the code needs to change later.<\/p><p data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1644\">Instead, you can <strong data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1507\">wrap that logic in a service<\/strong>, turning it into a callable unit. This way, other nodes just send a request, get a response, and stay decoupled from the implementation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ca195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5ca195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server-1024x576.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3040\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server-1024x576.gif 1024w, https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server-300x169.gif 300w, https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server-768x432.gif 768w, https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server-1536x864.gif 1536w, https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server-18x10.gif 18w, https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server-1320x743.gif 1320w, https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Services-Server-600x338.gif 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324d52d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"324d52d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"1809\">\ud83e\udde0 How Services Work in ROS 2<\/h3><p data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"1859\">ROS 2 services follow a <strong data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"1858\">client-server model<\/strong>:<br \/><br \/><\/p><ol data-start=\"1861\" data-end=\"2079\"><li data-start=\"1861\" data-end=\"1940\"><p data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"1940\">A <strong data-start=\"1866\" data-end=\"1884\">Service Server<\/strong> node offers functionality (e.g., summing two numbers)<br \/><br \/><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1941\" data-end=\"2011\"><p data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"2011\">A <strong data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"1964\">Service Client<\/strong> node requests that functionality when needed<br \/><br \/><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2012\" data-end=\"2079\"><p data-start=\"2015\" data-end=\"2079\">The server processes the request and sends a <strong data-start=\"2060\" data-end=\"2072\">response<\/strong> back<br \/><br \/><\/p><\/li><\/ol><p data-start=\"2081\" data-end=\"2226\">This is fundamentally different from topics. Topics are about continuous data streams. Services are about one-time actions with expected outputs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6f0fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c6f0fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2395\">\ud83e\uddf1 Step 1: Define the Service Interface<\/h3><p data-start=\"2397\" data-end=\"2475\">Before building the service, we must define the message structure it will use.<\/p><p data-start=\"2477\" data-end=\"2503\">Each service in ROS 2 has:<\/p><ol><li data-start=\"2506\" data-end=\"2527\">A <strong data-start=\"2508\" data-end=\"2519\">request<\/strong> message<\/li><li data-start=\"2506\" data-end=\"2527\">A <strong data-start=\"2532\" data-end=\"2544\">response<\/strong> message<\/li><\/ol><p data-start=\"2554\" data-end=\"2607\">Let\u2019s define a simple service that adds two integers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4dd17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d4dd17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>\ud83d\udce6 Create a new package for messages<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b7353d elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"5b7353d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>cd ~\/arduinobot_ws\/src\r\nros2 pkg create --build-type ament_cmake arduinobot_msgs\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1cac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e1cac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Create the interface folder and file:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3703481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"3703481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>mkdir -p arduinobot_msgs\/srv\r\nnano arduinobot_msgs\/srv\/AddTwoInts.srv\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952f9ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"952f9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Add the request\/response structure:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7f57d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"b7f57d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp># Request\r\nint64 a\r\nint64 b\r\n---\r\n# Response\r\nint64 sum\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1852e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1852e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Update <code data-start=\"2972\" data-end=\"2988\">CMakeLists.txt<\/code>:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e82bb3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"e82bb3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>find_package(rosidl_default_generators REQUIRED)\r\nfind_package(std_msgs REQUIRED)\r\n\r\nrosidl_generate_interfaces(${PROJECT_NAME}\r\n  \"srv\/AddTwoInts.srv\"\r\n)\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8966d58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8966d58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Update <code data-start=\"3162\" data-end=\"3175\">package.xml<\/code>:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f63df6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"4f63df6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp><build_depend>rosidl_default_generators<\/build_depend>\r\n<exec_depend>rosidl_default_runtime<\/exec_depend>\r\n<depend>std_msgs<\/depend>\r\n<member_of_group>rosidl_interface_packages<\/member_of_group>\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b49413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b49413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Build the workspace:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633d36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"633d36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>cd ~\/arduinobot_ws\r\ncolcon build\r\n. install\/setup.bash\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd95e0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd95e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"3475\" data-end=\"3506\">\ud83e\udde0 The Full Code<\/h3><p data-start=\"3508\" data-end=\"3685\">Now that we\u2019ve defined the service interface, let\u2019s create the actual <strong data-start=\"3578\" data-end=\"3593\">Python node<\/strong> that will act as the server. Here&#8217;s the full code, followed by an explanation of each part.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d9afa elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"66d9afa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>import rclpy\r\nfrom rclpy.node import Node\r\nfrom arduinobot_msgs.srv import AddTwoInts\r\n\r\nclass SimpleServiceServer(Node):\r\n    def __init__(self):\r\n        super().__init__('simple_service_server')\r\n        self.service_ = self.create_service(AddTwoInts, 'add_two_ints', self.serviceCallback)\r\n        self.get_logger().info('Service add_two_ints Ready')\r\n\r\n    def serviceCallback(self, req, res):\r\n        self.get_logger().info(f\"New Request Received: a={req.a}, b={req.b}\")\r\n        res.sum = req.a + req.b\r\n        self.get_logger().info(f\"Returning sum: {res.sum}\")\r\n        return res\r\n\r\ndef main():\r\n    rclpy.init()\r\n    server = SimpleServiceServer()\r\n    rclpy.spin(server)\r\n    server.destroy_node()\r\n    rclpy.shutdown()\r\n\r\nif __name__ == '__main__':\r\n    main()\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b5438c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b5438c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"3475\" data-end=\"3506\">\ud83e\udde0 Let\u2019s break down the code<\/h3><p data-start=\"3508\" data-end=\"3685\">Let\u2019s go through the code of our <code data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"469\">simple_service_server.py<\/code> line by line, so you fully understand how the node is built and how the service is created and exposed in ROS 2.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd8ffa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"dd8ffa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>import rclpy\r\nfrom rclpy.node import Node\r\nfrom arduinobot_msgs.srv import AddTwoInts\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f981deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f981deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We import the core ROS 2 Python library <code data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"732\">rclpy<\/code>, the base <code data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"749\">Node<\/code> class, and the custom service interface <code data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"802\">AddTwoInts<\/code> we previously defined in our <code data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"838\">.srv<\/code> file.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2231fa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"2231fa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>class SimpleServiceServer(Node):\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ec8db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4ec8db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"1003\"><li data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"1003\"><p data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"1003\">We define a class <code data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"940\">SimpleServiceServer<\/code> that inherits from <code data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"966\">Node<\/code>. This is the base of our ROS 2 node.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efeb3fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"efeb3fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>    def __init__(self):\r\n        super().__init__('simple_service_server')\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ee944 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0ee944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The constructor initializes the base <code data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1144\">Node<\/code> with the name <code data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1184\">\"simple_service_server\"<\/code>. This is how the node will appear in the ROS 2 graph.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd01d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"3dd01d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>        self.service_ = self.create_service(AddTwoInts, 'add_two_ints', self.serviceCallback)\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c6409d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c6409d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1406\">This line creates the actual service server using:<\/p><ol><li data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1482\"><code data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1423\">AddTwoInts<\/code>: the interface defining the request and response structure<\/li><li data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1482\"><code data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1503\">'add_two_ints'<\/code>: the service name as seen in the ROS 2 system<\/li><li data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1482\"><code data-start=\"1554\" data-end=\"1576\">self.serviceCallback<\/code>: the callback function to call when a client sends a request<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5d2df elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"2f5d2df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>        self.get_logger().info('Service add_two_ints Ready')\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c2ad2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8c2ad2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-start=\"1841\" data-end=\"1942\"><li data-start=\"1841\" data-end=\"1942\"><p data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"1942\">A simple console log to confirm that the service has been created and is ready to receive requests.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68be570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"68be570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>    def serviceCallback(self, req, res):\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5284f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5284f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2130\">This is the <strong data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2040\">callback function<\/strong> that ROS 2 automatically calls when a request is received by the service. It gets passed:<\/p><ol><li data-start=\"2135\" data-end=\"2186\"><code data-start=\"2135\" data-end=\"2140\">req<\/code>: the request message (containing <code data-start=\"2174\" data-end=\"2177\">a<\/code> and <code data-start=\"2182\" data-end=\"2185\">b<\/code>)<\/li><li data-start=\"2135\" data-end=\"2186\"><code data-start=\"2191\" data-end=\"2196\">res<\/code>: the response message that we must populate and return<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd9d2ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"cd9d2ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>        self.get_logger().info(f\"New Request Received: a={req.a}, b={req.b}\")\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b640f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81b640f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2417\"><li data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2417\"><p data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2417\">We log the contents of the request for debugging and visibility.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4153476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"4153476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>        res.sum = req.a + req.b\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-953a7cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"953a7cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the core logic of our service: add the two integers received in the request and store the result in the response message.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa8d75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"3aa8d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>        self.get_logger().info(f\"Returning sum: {res.sum}\")\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17aa92d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17aa92d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-start=\"2684\" data-end=\"2747\"><li data-start=\"2684\" data-end=\"2747\"><p data-start=\"2686\" data-end=\"2747\">Again, we log what we\u2019re returning to the client for clarity.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5982e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"5982e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>        return res\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c275c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c275c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This returns the response object back to the service infrastructure, which then sends it to the requesting client.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>Now let\u2019s look at the <code data-start=\"2933\" data-end=\"2941\">main()<\/code> function, which starts the node when the script runs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6d0e3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"b6d0e3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>def main():\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb085e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb085e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Define the entry point of the script.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7624904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"7624904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>    rclpy.init()\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e8dbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40e8dbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-start=\"3102\" data-end=\"3195\"><li data-start=\"3102\" data-end=\"3195\"><p data-start=\"3104\" data-end=\"3195\">Initialize the ROS 2 Python client library. This is mandatory before using any ROS feature.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd483a elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"bfd483a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>    server = SimpleServiceServer()\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb879a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb879a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-start=\"3252\" data-end=\"3359\"><li data-start=\"3252\" data-end=\"3359\"><p data-start=\"3254\" data-end=\"3359\">Instantiate our service server node. This will call the constructor, setting up the node and the service.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83ce08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"d83ce08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>    rclpy.spin(server)\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c5d32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44c5d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-start=\"3404\" data-end=\"3492\"><li data-start=\"3404\" data-end=\"3492\"><p data-start=\"3406\" data-end=\"3492\">Keep the node alive and responsive to incoming requests by entering ROS 2\u2019s spin loop.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6bbb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"5e6bbb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>    server.destroy_node()\r\n    rclpy.shutdown()<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a33f04e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a33f04e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-start=\"3561\" data-end=\"3676\"><li data-start=\"3561\" data-end=\"3676\"><p data-start=\"3563\" data-end=\"3676\">When the node is shut down (e.g., with <code data-start=\"3602\" data-end=\"3612\">CTRL + C<\/code>), these lines clean up and shut down the ROS 2 system properly.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-175265c elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"175265c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>if __name__ == '__main__':\r\n    main()\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd9a63a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd9a63a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This checks if the script is being run directly and not imported, and if so, it starts the main function.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b066648 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b066648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"5448\" data-end=\"5479\"><strong>\u2699\ufe0f Step 3: Register the Node<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"5481\" data-end=\"5497\">Edit <code data-start=\"5486\" data-end=\"5496\">setup.py<\/code>:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3cef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"ef3cef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>entry_points={\r\n    'console_scripts': [\r\n        'simple_service_server = arduinobot_py_examples.simple_service_server:main',\r\n    ],\r\n}\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c7872d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c7872d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <code data-start=\"5651\" data-end=\"5664\">package.xml<\/code>, add the message package:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5df8d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"e5df8d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-xml \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-xml\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp><exec_depend>arduinobot_msgs<\/exec_depend>\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a756cd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a756cd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Then rebuild:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7b73c elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"2a7b73c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>colcon build\r\n. install\/setup.bash\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a03cf66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a03cf66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"5814\" data-end=\"5852\">\u25b6\ufe0f Step 4: Run and Test the Service<\/h3><p data-start=\"5854\" data-end=\"5872\">Start the service:<\/p><div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\"><div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373c6bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"373c6bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>ros2 run arduinobot_py_examples simple_service_server\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac152c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac152c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In another terminal:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b98352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"3b98352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>ros2 service list\r\nros2 service type \/add_two_ints\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a6ae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20a6ae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Call the service:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650a57c elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"650a57c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>ros2 service call \/add_two_ints arduinobot_msgs\/srv\/AddTwoInts \"{a: 4, b: 6}\"\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a47cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7a47cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Expected output:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7648b11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"7648b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>requester: sending request: a=4 b=6\r\nresponse:\r\n  sum: 10\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d20e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c5d20e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0741169 elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-move-left elementor-cta--layout-image-left elementor-cta--mobile-layout-image-above 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