chat.msg

std_msgs/Header header
std_msgs/String source_id
std_msgs/String message

hw.md

Homework Part 1

Create a small decentralized chat program in C++ or python using ROS as your middleware. The UI doesn't matter.

The chat program has to have to ability to tell who the message is from, display it, and be able to send messages to other people as well.

It is a group chat and not a 1 to 1 chat.

Hints

+-------------------+------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|     date/time     |       source     |                     message                 |
+-------------------+------------------+---------------------------------------------+

For standardization purposes, I've attached a message file below.

Textbox and message window need not be the same program

Due

6th Sept Wednesday 2017, 2359. Submission must be a ros package (compilable) and with a readme file on how to run your code via email.

Demo your chat program on 7th Sept Thursday 2017.

Please actually use the message file that is provided in this gist (chat.msg). You are free to add more fields to it but not to delete any.

For the demo you have to actually interact with other students and not just with a roscore on your own computer.

Jin will buy people who write tests dinner on week 2.

Have fun.

Is there a specific topic we must publish/subscribe to or any arbitrary topic?

@arjo129 you can choose your own topic names.