swri_console is an alternative to rqt_console for viewing the ROS console output. swri_console was written to scale well to large systems with heavy console output. It stays responsive under fire and allows users to quickly find information to track down problems.
| ROS2 Distro | Branch | Build status | Released packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humble | humble |
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swri-console |
| Jazzy | jazzy |
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swri-console |
| Kilted | kilted |
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swri-console |
| Lyrical | lyrical |
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swri-console |
| Rolling | rolling |
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swri-console |
- High performance; swri_console handles receiving thousands of logs per second and storing millions in memory while staying responsive
- Ctrl or shift-click to quickly select which nodes you want to monitor
- Hide or show log messages based on substring matches, or, if you need more power, regular expressions
- Hide, show, and colorize log messages based on severity
- Save and load log messages to text files
- Save and load log messages directly from the
/rosouttopic in a bag file - Right-click on nodes to dynamically set their logger levels
- Not supported in ROS 2 yet
The package currently supports all ROS 2 distributions up to rolling. Branches marked *-eol indicate a distribution that is at end of life status and is no longer updated.