Improved rclcpp docblock

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/client.hpp

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ class ClientBase
   /// Wait for a service to be ready.
   /**
    * \param timeout maximum time to wait
+   * \return `true` if the service is ready and the timeout is not over, `false` otherwise
    */
   template<typename RepT = int64_t, typename RatioT = std::milli>
   bool
@@ -194,6 +195,17 @@ class Client : public ClientBase
 
   RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_DEFINITIONS(Client)
 
+  /// Default constructor.
+  /**
+   * The constructor for a Client is almost never called directly.
+   * Instead, clients should be instantiated through the function
+   * rclcpp::create_client().
+   *
+   * \param[in] node_base NodeBaseInterface pointer that is used in part of the setup.
+   * \param[in] node_graph The node graph interface of the corresponding node.
+   * \param[in] service_name Name of the topic to publish to.
+   * \param[in] client_options options for the subscription.
+   */
   Client(
     rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface * node_base,
     rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeGraphInterface::SharedPtr node_graph,
@@ -248,12 +260,20 @@ class Client : public ClientBase
     return this->take_type_erased_response(&response_out, request_header_out);
   }
 
+  /// Create a shared pointer with the response type
+  /**
+   * \return shared pointer with the response type
+   */
   std::shared_ptr<void>
   create_response() override
   {
     return std::shared_ptr<void>(new typename ServiceT::Response());
   }
 
+  /// Create a shared pointer with a rmw_request_id_t
+  /**
+   * \return shared pointer with a rmw_request_id_t
+   */
   std::shared_ptr<rmw_request_id_t>
   create_request_header() override
   {
@@ -262,6 +282,11 @@ class Client : public ClientBase
     return std::shared_ptr<rmw_request_id_t>(new rmw_request_id_t);
   }
 
+  /// Handle a server response
+  /**
+    * \param[in] request_header used to check if the secuence number is valid
+    * \param[in] response message with the server response
+   */
   void
   handle_response(
     std::shared_ptr<rmw_request_id_t> request_header,

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/context.hpp

@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ class Context : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Context>
    * \param[in] argv argument array which may contain arguments intended for ROS
    * \param[in] init_options initialization options for rclcpp and underlying layers
    * \throw ContextAlreadyInitialized if called if init is called more than once
+   * \throws anything rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error can throw.
+   * \throws std::runtime_error if the global logging configure mutex is NULL
+   * \throws exceptions::UnknownROSArgsError if there are unknown ROS arguments
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual
@@ -260,6 +263,7 @@ class Context : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Context>
    * \param[in] wait_set Pointer to the rcl_wait_set_t that will be using the
    *   resulting guard condition.
    * \return Pointer to the guard condition.
+   * \throws anything rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error can throw.
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   rcl_guard_condition_t *
@@ -279,6 +283,8 @@ class Context : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Context>
    *
    * \param[in] wait_set Pointer to the rcl_wait_set_t that was using the
    *   resulting guard condition.
+   * \throws anything rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error can throw.
+   * \throws std::runtime_error if a nonexistent wait set is trying to release sigint guard condition.
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/event.hpp

@@ -29,17 +29,33 @@ class Event
 public:
   RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_DEFINITIONS_NOT_COPYABLE(Event)
 
+  /// Default construct
+  /**
+   * Set the default value to false
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   Event();
 
+  /// Set the Event state value to true
+  /**
+   * \return The state value before the call.
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   bool
   set();
 
+  /// Get the state value of the Event
+  /**
+   * \return the Event state value
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   bool
   check();
 
+  /// Get the state value of the Event and set to false
+  /**
+   * \return the Event state value
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   bool
   check_and_clear();

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executor.hpp

@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ class Executor
   add_node(rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::SharedPtr node_ptr, bool notify = true);
 
   /// Convenience function which takes Node and forwards NodeBaseInterface.
+  /**
+   * \see rclcpp::Executor::add_node
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual void
   add_node(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Node> node_ptr, bool notify = true);
@@ -104,6 +107,9 @@ class Executor
   remove_node(rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::SharedPtr node_ptr, bool notify = true);
 
   /// Convenience function which takes Node and forwards NodeBaseInterface.
+  /**
+   * \see rclcpp::Executor::remove_node
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual void
   remove_node(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Node> node_ptr, bool notify = true);
@@ -232,7 +238,10 @@ class Executor
   }
 
   /// Cancel any running spin* function, causing it to return.
-  /* This function can be called asynchonously from any thread. */
+  /**
+   * This function can be called asynchonously from any thread.
+   * \throws std::runtime_error if there is an issue triggering the guard condition
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void
   cancel();
@@ -242,6 +251,7 @@ class Executor
    * Switching the memory strategy while the executor is spinning in another threading could have
    * unintended consequences.
    * \param[in] memory_strategy Shared pointer to the memory strategy to set.
+   * \throws std::runtime_error if memory_strategy is null
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void
@@ -255,8 +265,10 @@ class Executor
     std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout);
 
   /// Find the next available executable and do the work associated with it.
-  /** \param[in] any_exec Union structure that can hold any executable type (timer, subscription,
+  /**
+   * \param[in] any_exec Union structure that can hold any executable type (timer, subscription,
    * service, client).
+   * \throws std::runtime_error if there is an issue triggering the guard condition
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void
@@ -279,6 +291,9 @@ class Executor
   static void
   execute_client(rclcpp::ClientBase::SharedPtr client);
 
+  /**
+   * \throws std::runtime_error if the wait set can be cleared
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void
   wait_for_work(std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout = std::chrono::nanoseconds(-1));

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executors/multi_threaded_executor.hpp

@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ class MultiThreadedExecutor : public rclcpp::Executor
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual ~MultiThreadedExecutor();
 
+  /**
+   * \sa rclcpp::Executor:spin() for more details
+   * \throws std::runtime_error when spin() called while already spinning
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void
   spin() override;

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executors/single_threaded_executor.hpp

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class SingleThreadedExecutor : public rclcpp::Executor
    * the process until canceled.
    * It may be interrupt by a call to rclcpp::Executor::cancel() or by ctrl-c
    * if the associated context is configured to shutdown on SIGINT.
+   * \throws std::runtime_error when spin() called while already spinning
    */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executors/static_executor_entities_collector.hpp

@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ class StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector final
   // Destructor
   ~StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector();
 
+  /// Initialize StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector
+  /**
+   * \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(
@@ -67,16 +74,26 @@ class StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector final
   fill_executable_list();
 
   /// Function to reallocate space for entities in the wait set.
+  /**
+   * \throws std::runtime_error if wait set couldn't be cleared or resized.
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void
   prepare_wait_set();
 
   /// Function to add_handles_to_wait_set and wait for work and
-  // block until the wait set is ready or until the timeout has been exceeded.
+  /**
+   * block until the wait set is ready or until the timeout has been exceeded.
+   * \throws std::runtime_error if wait set couldn't be cleared or filled.
+   * \throws any rcl errors from rcl_wait, \sa rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error()
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void
   refresh_wait_set(std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout = std::chrono::nanoseconds(-1));
 
+  /**
+   * \throws std::runtime_error if it couldn't add guard condition to wait set
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   bool
   add_to_wait_set(rcl_wait_set_t * wait_set) override;
@@ -85,11 +102,19 @@ class StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector final
   size_t
   get_number_of_ready_guard_conditions() override;
 
+  /**
+   * \sa rclcpp::Executor::add_node()
+   * \throw std::runtime_error if node was already added
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void
   add_node(
     rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::SharedPtr node_ptr);
 
+  /**
+   * \sa rclcpp::Executor::remove_node()
+   * \throw std::runtime_error if no guard condition is associated with node.
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   bool
   remove_node(
@@ -105,42 +130,87 @@ class StaticExecutorEntitiesCollector final
   bool
   is_ready(rcl_wait_set_t * wait_set) override;
 
+  /// Return number of timers
+  /**
+   * \return number of timers
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   size_t
   get_number_of_timers() {return exec_list_.number_of_timers;}
 
+  /// Return number of subscriptions
+  /**
+   * \return number of subscriptions
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   size_t
   get_number_of_subscriptions() {return exec_list_.number_of_subscriptions;}
 
+  /// Return number of services
+  /**
+   * \return number of services
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   size_t
   get_number_of_services() {return exec_list_.number_of_services;}
 
+  /// Return number of clients
+  /**
+   * \return number of clients
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   size_t
   get_number_of_clients() {return exec_list_.number_of_clients;}
 
+  /// Return number of waitables
+  /**
+   * \return number of waitables
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   size_t
   get_number_of_waitables() {return exec_list_.number_of_waitables;}
 
+  /** Return a SubscritionBase Sharedptr by index.
+   * \param[in] i The index of the SubscritionBase
+   * \return a SubscritionBase shared pointer
+   * \throws std::out_of_range if the argument is higher than the size of the structrue.
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   rclcpp::SubscriptionBase::SharedPtr
   get_subscription(size_t i) {return exec_list_.subscription[i];}
 
+  /** Return a TimerBase Sharedptr by index.
+   * \param[in] i The index of the TimerBase
+   * \return a TimerBase shared pointer
+   * \throws std::out_of_range if the argument is higher than the size.
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   rclcpp::TimerBase::SharedPtr
   get_timer(size_t i) {return exec_list_.timer[i];}
 
+  /** Return a ServiceBase Sharedptr by index.
+   * \param[in] i The index of the ServiceBase
+   * \return a ServiceBase shared pointer
+   * \throws std::out_of_range if the argument is higher than the size.
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   rclcpp::ServiceBase::SharedPtr
   get_service(size_t i) {return exec_list_.service[i];}
 
+  /** Return a ClientBase Sharedptr by index
+   * \param[in] i The index of the ClientBase
+   * \return a ClientBase shared pointer
+   * \throws std::out_of_range if the argument is higher than the size.
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   rclcpp::ClientBase::SharedPtr
   get_client(size_t i) {return exec_list_.client[i];}
 
+  /** Return a Waitable Sharedptr by index
+   * \param[in] i The index of the Waitable
+   * \return a Waitable shared pointer
+   * \throws std::out_of_range if the argument is higher than the size.
+   */
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   rclcpp::Waitable::SharedPtr
   get_waitable(size_t i) {return exec_list_.waitable[i];}