Add spin_all shortcut

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executor.hpp

@@ -297,6 +297,21 @@ class Executor
   virtual void
   spin_some(std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration = std::chrono::nanoseconds(0));
 
+  /// Add a node, complete all immediately available work exhaustively, and remove the node.
+  /**
+   * \param[in] node Shared pointer to the node to add.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  void
+  spin_node_all(
+    rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::SharedPtr node,
+    std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration);
+
+  /// Convenience function which takes Node and forwards NodeBaseInterface.
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  void
+  spin_node_all(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Node> node, std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration);
+
   /// Collect and execute work repeatedly within a duration or until no more work is available.
   /**
    * This function can be overridden. The default implementation is suitable for a

rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executors.hpp

@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@
 namespace rclcpp
 {
 
+/// Create a default single-threaded executor and execute all available work exhaustively.
+/** \param[in] node_ptr Shared pointer to the node to spin. */
+RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+void
+spin_all(
+  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::SharedPtr node_ptr,
+  std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration);
+
+RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+void
+spin_all(rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr node_ptr, std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration);
+
 /// Create a default single-threaded executor and execute any immediately available work.
 /** \param[in] node_ptr Shared pointer to the node to spin. */
 RCLCPP_PUBLIC

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executor.cpp

@@ -431,6 +431,22 @@ void Executor::spin_some(std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration)
   return this->spin_some_impl(max_duration, false);
 }
 
+void
+Executor::spin_node_all(
+  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::SharedPtr node,
+  std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration)
+{
+  this->add_node(node, false);
+  spin_all(max_duration);
+  this->remove_node(node, false);
+}
+
+void
+Executor::spin_node_all(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Node> node, std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration)
+{
+  this->spin_node_all(node->get_node_base_interface(), max_duration);
+}
+
 void Executor::spin_all(std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration)
 {
   if (max_duration < 0ns) {

rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executors.cpp

@@ -14,6 +14,21 @@
 
 #include "rclcpp/executors.hpp"
 
+void
+rclcpp::spin_all(
+  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::SharedPtr node_ptr,
+  std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration)
+{
+  rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor exec;
+  exec.spin_node_all(node_ptr, max_duration);
+}
+
+void
+rclcpp::spin_all(rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr node_ptr, std::chrono::nanoseconds max_duration)
+{
+  rclcpp::spin_all(node_ptr->get_node_base_interface(), max_duration);
+}
+
 void
 rclcpp::spin_some(rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::SharedPtr node_ptr)
 {

rclcpp/test/rclcpp/test_executor.cpp

@@ -546,6 +546,40 @@ TEST_F(TestExecutor, spin_node_once_node) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(spin_called);
 }
 
+TEST_F(TestExecutor, spin_node_all_base_interface) {
+  DummyExecutor dummy;
+  auto node = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Node>("node", "ns");
+  bool spin_called = false;
+  auto timer =
+    node->create_wall_timer(
+    std::chrono::milliseconds(1), [&]() {
+      spin_called = true;
+    });
+
+  // Wait for the wall timer to have expired.
+  std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(50));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(spin_called);
+  dummy.spin_node_all(node->get_node_base_interface(), std::chrono::milliseconds(50));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(spin_called);
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestExecutor, spin_node_all_node) {
+  DummyExecutor dummy;
+  auto node = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Node>("node", "ns");
+  bool spin_called = false;
+  auto timer =
+    node->create_wall_timer(
+    std::chrono::milliseconds(1), [&]() {
+      spin_called = true;
+    });
+
+  // Wait for the wall timer to have expired.
+  std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(50));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(spin_called);
+  dummy.spin_node_all(node, std::chrono::milliseconds(50));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(spin_called);
+}
+
 TEST_F(TestExecutor, spin_until_future_complete_future_already_complete) {
   DummyExecutor dummy;
   auto node = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Node>("node", "ns");