예제 #1
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 def reload(self):
     '''
     Loads the settings from file or sets default values if no one exists.
     '''
     self._terminal_emulator = None
     self._terminal_command_arg = 'e'
     self._masteruri = masteruri_from_ros()
     self.CFG_PATH = os.path.join(get_ros_home(), 'node_manager')
     # loads the current configuration path. If the path was changed, a redirection
     # file exists with new configuration folder
     if not os.path.isdir(self.CFG_PATH):
         os.makedirs(self.CFG_PATH)
         self._cfg_path = self.CFG_PATH
     else:
         settings = self.qsettings(os.path.join(self.CFG_PATH, self.CFG_REDIRECT_FILE))
         self._cfg_path = settings.value('cfg_path', self.CFG_PATH)
     # after the settings path was loaded, load other settings
     self._robots_path = self.ROBOTS_DIR
     settings = self.qsettings(self.CFG_FILE)
     self._default_user = settings.value('default_user', self.USER_DEFAULT)
     settings.beginGroup('default_user_hosts')
     self._default_user_hosts = dict()
     for k in settings.childKeys():
         self._default_user_hosts[k] = settings.value(k, self._default_user)
     settings.endGroup()
     try:
         self._launch_history_length = int(settings.value('launch_history_length', self.LAUNCH_HISTORY_LENGTH))
     except:
         self._launch_history_length = self.LAUNCH_HISTORY_LENGTH
     try:
         self._param_history_length = int(settings.value('param_history_length', self.PARAM_HISTORY_LENGTH))
     except:
         self._param_history_length = self.PARAM_HISTORY_LENGTH
     self._current_dialog_path = self.CURRENT_DIALOG_PATH
     self._log_viewer = self.LOG_VIEWER
     self._start_remote_script = self.STARTER_SCRIPT
     self._respawn_script = self.RESPAWN_SCRIPT
     self._launch_view_file_ext = self.str2list(settings.value('launch_view_file_ext', ', '.join(self.LAUNCH_VIEW_EXT)))
     self._store_geometry = self.str2bool(settings.value('store_geometry', self.STORE_GEOMETRY))
     self.SEARCH_IN_EXT = list(set(self.SEARCH_IN_EXT) | set(self._launch_view_file_ext))
     self._autoupdate = self.str2bool(settings.value('autoupdate', self.AUTOUPDATE))
     self._max_timediff = float(settings.value('max_timediff', self.MAX_TIMEDIFF))
     self._rosconsole_cfg_file = 'rosconsole.config'
     self.logging = LoggingConfig()
     self.logging.loglevel = settings.value('logging/level', LoggingConfig.LOGLEVEL)
     self.logging.loglevel_roscpp = settings.value('logging/level_roscpp', LoggingConfig.LOGLEVEL_ROSCPP)
     self.logging.loglevel_superdebug = settings.value('logging/level_superdebug', LoggingConfig.LOGLEVEL_SUPERDEBUG)
     self.logging.console_format = settings.value('logging/rosconsole_format', LoggingConfig.CONSOLE_FORMAT)
     self._start_sync_with_discovery = self.str2bool(settings.value('start_sync_with_discovery', self.START_SYNC_WITH_DISCOVERY))
     self._confirm_exit_when_closing = self.str2bool(settings.value('confirm_exit_when_closing', self.CONFIRM_EXIT_WHEN_CLOSING))
     self._highlight_xml_blocks = self.str2bool(settings.value('highlight_xml_blocks', self.HIGHLIGHT_XML_BLOCKS))
     self._colorize_hosts = self.str2bool(settings.value('colorize_hosts', self.COLORIZE_HOSTS))
     self._transpose_pub_sub_descr = self.str2bool(settings.value('transpose_pub_sub_descr', self.TRANSPOSE_PUB_SUB_DESCR))
     settings.beginGroup('host_colors')
     self._host_colors = dict()
     for k in settings.childKeys():
         self._host_colors[k] = settings.value(k, None)
     settings.endGroup()
     self.init_hosts_color_list()
예제 #2
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 def reload(self):
     '''
     Loads the settings from file or sets default values if no one exists.
     '''
     self._terminal_emulator = None
     self._terminal_command_arg = 'e'
     self._masteruri = masteruri_from_ros()
     self.CFG_PATH = os.path.join(get_ros_home(), 'node_manager')
     # loads the current configuration path. If the path was changed, a redirection
     # file exists with new configuration folder
     if not os.path.isdir(self.CFG_PATH):
         os.makedirs(self.CFG_PATH)
         self._cfg_path = self.CFG_PATH
     else:
         settings = self.qsettings(
             os.path.join(self.CFG_PATH, self.CFG_REDIRECT_FILE))
         self._cfg_path = settings.value('cfg_path', self.CFG_PATH)
     # after the settings path was loaded, load other settings
     self._robots_path = self.ROBOTS_DIR
     settings = self.qsettings(self.CFG_FILE)
     self._default_user = settings.value('default_user', self.USER_DEFAULT)
     settings.beginGroup('default_user_hosts')
     self._default_user_hosts = dict()
     for k in settings.childKeys():
         self._default_user_hosts[k] = settings.value(k, self._default_user)
     settings.endGroup()
     try:
         self._launch_history_length = int(
             settings.value('launch_history_length',
                            self.LAUNCH_HISTORY_LENGTH))
     except:
         self._launch_history_length = self.LAUNCH_HISTORY_LENGTH
     try:
         self._param_history_length = int(
             settings.value('param_history_length',
                            self.PARAM_HISTORY_LENGTH))
     except:
         self._param_history_length = self.PARAM_HISTORY_LENGTH
     self._current_dialog_path = self.CURRENT_DIALOG_PATH
     self._log_viewer = self.LOG_VIEWER
     self._start_remote_script = self.STARTER_SCRIPT
     self._respawn_script = self.RESPAWN_SCRIPT
     self._launch_view_file_ext = self.str2list(
         settings.value('launch_view_file_ext',
                        ', '.join(self.LAUNCH_VIEW_EXT)))
     self._store_geometry = self.str2bool(
         settings.value('store_geometry', self.STORE_GEOMETRY))
     self._movable_dock_widgets = self.str2bool(
         settings.value('movable_dock_widgets', self.MOVABLE_DOCK_WIDGETS))
     self.SEARCH_IN_EXT = list(
         set(self.SEARCH_IN_EXT) | set(self._launch_view_file_ext))
     self._autoupdate = self.str2bool(
         settings.value('autoupdate', self.AUTOUPDATE))
     self._max_timediff = float(
         settings.value('max_timediff', self.MAX_TIMEDIFF))
     self._rosconsole_cfg_file = 'rosconsole.config'
     self.logging = LoggingConfig()
     self.logging.loglevel = settings.value('logging/level',
                                            LoggingConfig.LOGLEVEL)
     self.logging.loglevel_roscpp = settings.value(
         'logging/level_roscpp', LoggingConfig.LOGLEVEL_ROSCPP)
     self.logging.loglevel_superdebug = settings.value(
         'logging/level_superdebug', LoggingConfig.LOGLEVEL_SUPERDEBUG)
     self.logging.console_format = settings.value(
         'logging/rosconsole_format', LoggingConfig.CONSOLE_FORMAT)
     self._start_sync_with_discovery = self.str2bool(
         settings.value('start_sync_with_discovery',
                        self.START_SYNC_WITH_DISCOVERY))
     self._confirm_exit_when_closing = self.str2bool(
         settings.value('confirm_exit_when_closing',
                        self.CONFIRM_EXIT_WHEN_CLOSING))
     self._highlight_xml_blocks = self.str2bool(
         settings.value('highlight_xml_blocks', self.HIGHLIGHT_XML_BLOCKS))
     self._colorize_hosts = self.str2bool(
         settings.value('colorize_hosts', self.COLORIZE_HOSTS))
     self._check_for_nodelets_at_start = self.str2bool(
         settings.value('check_for_nodelets_at_start',
                        self.CHECK_FOR_NODELETS_AT_START))
     self._show_noscreen_error = self.str2bool(
         settings.value('show_noscreen_error', self.SHOW_NOSCREEN_ERROR))
     self._show_domain_suffix = self.str2bool(
         settings.value('show_domain_suffix', self.SHOW_DOMAIN_SUFFIX))
     self._transpose_pub_sub_descr = self.str2bool(
         settings.value('transpose_pub_sub_descr',
                        self.TRANSPOSE_PUB_SUB_DESCR))
     self._timeout_close_dialog = float(
         settings.value('timeout_close_dialog', self.TIMEOUT_CLOSE_DIALOG))
     settings.beginGroup('host_colors')
     self._host_colors = dict()
     for k in settings.childKeys():
         self._host_colors[k] = settings.value(k, None)
     settings.endGroup()
     self.init_hosts_color_list()
     self._launch_history = None  # list with file names
    def runNode(cls, runcfg):
        '''
        Start the node with given name from the given configuration.
        @param runcfg: the configuration containing the start parameter
        @type runcfg: AdvRunCfg
        @raise StartException: if the screen is not available on host.
        @raise Exception: on errors while resolving host
        @see: L{node_manager_fkie.is_local()}
        '''
        # 'print "RUN node", node, time.time()
        n = runcfg.roslaunch_config.getNode(runcfg.node)
        if n is None:
            raise StartException(''.join(["Node '", runcfg.node, "' not found!"]))

        env = list(n.env_args)
        # set logging options
        if runcfg.logging is not None:
            if not runcfg.logging.is_default('console_format'):
                env.append(('ROSCONSOLE_FORMAT', '%s' % runcfg.logging.console_format))
        if n.respawn:
            # set the respawn environment variables
            respawn_params = cls._get_respawn_params(rospy.names.ns_join(n.namespace, n.name), runcfg.roslaunch_config.Roscfg.params)
            if respawn_params['max'] > 0:
                env.append(('RESPAWN_MAX', '%d' % respawn_params['max']))
            if respawn_params['min_runtime'] > 0:
                env.append(('RESPAWN_MIN_RUNTIME', '%d' % respawn_params['min_runtime']))
            if respawn_params['delay'] > 0:
                env.append(('RESPAWN_DELAY', '%d' % respawn_params['delay']))
        prefix = n.launch_prefix if n.launch_prefix is not None else ''
        if prefix.lower() == 'screen' or prefix.lower().find('screen ') != -1:
            rospy.loginfo("SCREEN prefix removed before start!")
            prefix = ''
        args = ['__ns:=%s' % n.namespace.rstrip(rospy.names.SEP), '__name:=%s' % n.name]
        if n.cwd is not None:
            args.append('__cwd:=%s' % n.cwd)

        # add remaps
        for remap in n.remap_args:
            args.append(''.join([remap[0], ':=', remap[1]]))

        # get host of the node
        host = runcfg.roslaunch_config.hostname
        env_loader = ''
        if n.machine_name:
            machine = runcfg.roslaunch_config.Roscfg.machines[n.machine_name]
            if machine.address not in ['localhost', '127.0.0.1']:
                host = machine.address
                if runcfg.masteruri is None:
                    runcfg.masteruri = nm.nameres().masteruri(n.machine_name)
            # TODO: env-loader support?
#      if hasattr(machine, "env_loader") and machine.env_loader:
#        env_loader = machine.env_loader
        # set the host to the given host
        if runcfg.force2host is not None:
            host = runcfg.force2host

        # set the ROS_MASTER_URI
        if runcfg.masteruri is None:
            runcfg.masteruri = masteruri_from_ros()
            env.append(('ROS_MASTER_URI', runcfg.masteruri))
            ros_hostname = NameResolution.get_ros_hostname(runcfg.masteruri)
            if ros_hostname:
                env.append(('ROS_HOSTNAME', ros_hostname))

        abs_paths = list()  # tuples of (parameter name, old value, new value)
        not_found_packages = list()  # package names
        # set the global parameter
        if runcfg.masteruri is not None and runcfg.masteruri not in runcfg.roslaunch_config.global_param_done:
            global_node_names = cls.getGlobalParams(runcfg.roslaunch_config.Roscfg)
            rospy.loginfo("Register global parameter:\n  %s", '\n  '.join("%s%s" % (utf8(v)[:80], '...' if len(utf8(v)) > 80 else'') for v in global_node_names.values()))
            abs_paths[len(abs_paths):], not_found_packages[len(not_found_packages):] = cls._load_parameters(runcfg.masteruri, global_node_names, [], runcfg.user, runcfg.pw, runcfg.auto_pw_request)
            runcfg.roslaunch_config.global_param_done.append(runcfg.masteruri)

        # add params
        if runcfg.masteruri is not None:
            nodens = ''.join([n.namespace, n.name, rospy.names.SEP])
            params = dict()
            for param, value in runcfg.roslaunch_config.Roscfg.params.items():
                if param.startswith(nodens):
                    params[param] = value
            clear_params = []
            for cparam in runcfg.roslaunch_config.Roscfg.clear_params:
                if cparam.startswith(nodens):
                    clear_params.append(cparam)
            rospy.loginfo("Delete parameter:\n  %s", '\n  '.join(clear_params))
            rospy.loginfo("Register parameter:\n  %s", '\n  '.join("%s%s" % (utf8(v)[:80], '...' if len(utf8(v)) > 80 else'') for v in params.values()))
            abs_paths[len(abs_paths):], not_found_packages[len(not_found_packages):] = cls._load_parameters(runcfg.masteruri, params, clear_params, runcfg.user, runcfg.pw, runcfg.auto_pw_request)
        # 'print "RUN prepared", node, time.time()

        if nm.is_local(host, wait=True):
            nm.screen().testScreen()
            if runcfg.executable:
                cmd_type = runcfg.executable
            else:
                try:
                    cmd = roslib.packages.find_node(n.package, n.type)
                except (Exception, roslib.packages.ROSPkgException) as starterr:
                    # multiple nodes, invalid package
                    raise StartException("Can't find resource: %s" % starterr)
                # handle diferent result types str or array of string
                if isinstance(cmd, types.StringTypes):
                    cmd = [cmd]
                cmd_type = ''
                if cmd is None or len(cmd) == 0:
                    raise StartException("%s in package [%s] not found!\n\nThe package "
                                         "was created?\nIs the binary executable?\n" % (n.type, n.package))
                if len(cmd) > 1:
                    if runcfg.auto_pw_request:
                        # Open selection for executables, only if the method is called from the main GUI thread
                        try:
                            try:
                                from python_qt_binding.QtGui import QInputDialog
                            except:
                                from python_qt_binding.QtWidgets import QInputDialog
                            item, result = QInputDialog.getItem(None, 'Multiple executables %s in %s' % (n.type, n.package),
                                                                'Select an executable',
                                                                cmd, 0, False)
                            if result:
                                # open the selected screen
                                cmd_type = item
                            else:
                                return
                        except:
                            raise StartException('Multiple executables with same name in package found!')
                    else:
                        err = BinarySelectionRequest(cmd, 'Multiple executables')
                        raise nm.InteractionNeededError(err, cls.runNode,
                                                        (runcfg,))
                else:
                    cmd_type = cmd[0]
            # determine the current working path, Default: the package of the node
            cwd = get_ros_home()
            if not (n.cwd is None):
                if n.cwd == 'ROS_HOME':
                    cwd = get_ros_home()
                elif n.cwd == 'node':
                    cwd = os.path.dirname(cmd_type)
            cls._prepareROSMaster(runcfg.masteruri)
            node_cmd = [nm.settings().respawn_script if n.respawn else '', prefix, cmd_type]
            cmd_args = [nm.screen().getSceenCmd(runcfg.node)]
            cmd_args[len(cmd_args):] = node_cmd
            cmd_args.append(utf8(n.args))
            cmd_args[len(cmd_args):] = args
            rospy.loginfo("RUN: %s", ' '.join(cmd_args))
            new_env = dict(os.environ)
            new_env['ROS_MASTER_URI'] = runcfg.masteruri
            ros_hostname = NameResolution.get_ros_hostname(runcfg.masteruri)
            if ros_hostname:
                new_env['ROS_HOSTNAME'] = ros_hostname
            # add the namespace environment parameter to handle some cases,
            # e.g. rqt_cpp plugins
            if n.namespace:
                new_env['ROS_NAMESPACE'] = n.namespace
            # set logging options
            if runcfg.logging is not None:
                if not runcfg.logging.is_default('loglevel'):
                    env.append(('ROSCONSOLE_CONFIG_FILE', nm.settings().rosconsole_cfg_file(n.package)))
            for key, value in env:
                new_env[key] = value
            SupervisedPopen(shlex.split(utf8(' '.join(cmd_args))), cwd=cwd,
                            env=new_env, object_id="Run node", description="Run node "
                            "[%s]%s" % (utf8(n.package), utf8(n.type)))
            nm.filewatcher().add_binary(cmd_type, runcfg.node, runcfg.masteruri, runcfg.roslaunch_config.Filename)
        else:
            # 'print "RUN REMOTE", node, time.time()
            # start remote
            if runcfg.roslaunch_config.PackageName is None:
                raise StartException("Can't run remote without a valid package name!")
            # thus the prefix parameters while the transfer are not separated
            if prefix:
                prefix = ''.join(['"', prefix, '"'])
            # setup environment
            env_command = ''
            if env_loader:
                rospy.logwarn("env_loader in machine tag currently not supported")
                raise StartException("env_loader in machine tag currently not supported")
            if env:
                new_env = dict()
                try:
                    for (k, v) in env:
                        v_value, is_abs_path, found, package = cls._resolve_abs_paths(v, host, runcfg.user, runcfg.pw, runcfg.auto_pw_request)
                        new_env[k] = v_value
                        if is_abs_path:
                            abs_paths.append(('ENV', "%s=%s" % (k, v), "%s=%s" % (k, v_value)))
                            if not found and package:
                                not_found_packages.append(package)
                    env_command = "env " + ' '.join(["%s=\'%s\'" % (k, v) for (k, v) in new_env.items()])
                except nm.AuthenticationRequest as e:
                    raise nm.InteractionNeededError(e, cls.runNode, (runcfg,))

            startcmd = [env_command, nm.settings().start_remote_script,
                        '--package', utf8(n.package),
                        '--node_type', utf8(n.type),
                        '--node_name', utf8(runcfg.node),
                        '--node_respawn true' if n.respawn else '']
            if runcfg.masteruri is not None:
                startcmd.append('--masteruri')
                startcmd.append(runcfg.masteruri)
            if prefix:
                startcmd[len(startcmd):] = ['--prefix', prefix]
            if runcfg.logging is not None:
                if not runcfg.logging.is_default('loglevel'):
                    startcmd.append('--loglevel')
                    startcmd.append(nm.settings().logging.loglevel)

            # rename the absolute paths in the args of the node
            node_args = []
            try:
                for a in n.args.split():
                    a_value, is_abs_path, found, package = cls._resolve_abs_paths(a, host, runcfg.user, runcfg.pw, runcfg.auto_pw_request)
                    node_args.append(a_value)
                    if is_abs_path:
                        abs_paths.append(('ARGS', a, a_value))
                        if not found and package:
                            not_found_packages.append(package)

                startcmd[len(startcmd):] = node_args
                startcmd[len(startcmd):] = args
                rospy.loginfo("Run remote on %s: %s", host, utf8(' '.join(startcmd)))
                # 'print "RUN CALL", node, time.time()
                _, stdout, stderr, ok = nm.ssh().ssh_exec(host, startcmd, runcfg.user, runcfg.pw, runcfg.auto_pw_request, close_stdin=True)
                output = stdout.read()
                error = stderr.read()
                stdout.close()
                stderr.close()
                # 'print "RUN CALLOK", node, time.time()
            except nm.AuthenticationRequest as e:
                raise nm.InteractionNeededError(e, cls.runNode, (runcfg,))

            if ok:
                if error:
                    rospy.logwarn("ERROR while start '%s': %s", runcfg.node, error)
                    raise StartException(utf8(''.join(['The host "', host, '" reports:\n', error])))
                if output:
                    rospy.loginfo("STDOUT while start '%s': %s", runcfg.node, output)
            # inform about absolute paths in parameter value
            if len(abs_paths) > 0:
                rospy.loginfo("Absolute paths found while start:\n%s", utf8('\n'.join([''.join([p, '\n  OLD: ', ov, '\n  NEW: ', nv]) for p, ov, nv in abs_paths])))

            if len(not_found_packages) > 0:
                packages = '\n'.join(not_found_packages)
                raise StartException(utf8('\n'.join(['Some absolute paths are not renamed because following packages are not found on remote host:', packages])))
예제 #4
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    def runNode(cls, runcfg):
        '''
        Start the node with given name from the given configuration.
        @param runcfg: the configuration containing the start parameter
        @type runcfg: AdvRunCfg
        @raise StartException: if the screen is not available on host.
        @raise Exception: on errors while resolving host
        @see: L{node_manager_fkie.is_local()}
        '''
        # 'print "RUN node", node, time.time()
        n = runcfg.roslaunch_config.getNode(runcfg.node)
        if n is None:
            raise StartException(''.join(["Node '", runcfg.node, "' not found!"]))

        env = list(n.env_args)
        # set logging options
        if runcfg.logging is not None:
            if not runcfg.logging.is_default('console_format'):
                env.append(('ROSCONSOLE_FORMAT', '%s' % runcfg.logging.console_format))
        if n.respawn:
            # set the respawn environment variables
            respawn_params = cls._get_respawn_params(rospy.names.ns_join(n.namespace, n.name), runcfg.roslaunch_config.Roscfg.params)
            if respawn_params['max'] > 0:
                env.append(('RESPAWN_MAX', '%d' % respawn_params['max']))
            if respawn_params['min_runtime'] > 0:
                env.append(('RESPAWN_MIN_RUNTIME', '%d' % respawn_params['min_runtime']))
            if respawn_params['delay'] > 0:
                env.append(('RESPAWN_DELAY', '%d' % respawn_params['delay']))
        prefix = n.launch_prefix if n.launch_prefix is not None else ''
        if prefix.lower() == 'screen' or prefix.lower().find('screen ') != -1:
            rospy.loginfo("SCREEN prefix removed before start!")
            prefix = ''
        args = ['__ns:=%s' % n.namespace.rstrip(rospy.names.SEP), '__name:=%s' % n.name]
        if n.cwd is not None:
            args.append('__cwd:=%s' % n.cwd)

        # add remaps
        for remap in n.remap_args:
            args.append(''.join([remap[0], ':=', remap[1]]))

        # get host of the node
        host = runcfg.roslaunch_config.hostname
        env_loader = ''
        if n.machine_name:
            machine = runcfg.roslaunch_config.Roscfg.machines[n.machine_name]
            if machine.address not in ['localhost', '127.0.0.1']:
                host = machine.address
                if runcfg.masteruri is None:
                    runcfg.masteruri = nm.nameres().masteruri(n.machine_name)
            # TODO: env-loader support?
#      if hasattr(machine, "env_loader") and machine.env_loader:
#        env_loader = machine.env_loader
        # set the host to the given host
        if runcfg.force2host is not None:
            host = runcfg.force2host

        # set the ROS_MASTER_URI
        if runcfg.masteruri is None:
            runcfg.masteruri = masteruri_from_ros()
            env.append(('ROS_MASTER_URI', runcfg.masteruri))
            ros_hostname = NameResolution.get_ros_hostname(runcfg.masteruri)
            if ros_hostname:
                env.append(('ROS_HOSTNAME', ros_hostname))

        abs_paths = list()  # tuples of (parameter name, old value, new value)
        not_found_packages = list()  # package names
        # set the global parameter
        if runcfg.masteruri is not None and runcfg.masteruri not in runcfg.roslaunch_config.global_param_done:
            global_node_names = cls.getGlobalParams(runcfg.roslaunch_config.Roscfg)
            rospy.loginfo("Register global parameter:\n  %s", '\n  '.join("%s%s" % (str(v)[:80], '...' if len(str(v)) > 80 else'') for v in global_node_names.values()))
            abs_paths[len(abs_paths):], not_found_packages[len(not_found_packages):] = cls._load_parameters(runcfg.masteruri, global_node_names, [], runcfg.user, runcfg.pw, runcfg.auto_pw_request)
            runcfg.roslaunch_config.global_param_done.append(runcfg.masteruri)

        # add params
        if runcfg.masteruri is not None:
            nodens = ''.join([n.namespace, n.name, rospy.names.SEP])
            params = dict()
            for param, value in runcfg.roslaunch_config.Roscfg.params.items():
                if param.startswith(nodens):
                    params[param] = value
            clear_params = []
            for cparam in runcfg.roslaunch_config.Roscfg.clear_params:
                if cparam.startswith(nodens):
                    clear_params.append(cparam)
            rospy.loginfo("Delete parameter:\n  %s", '\n  '.join(clear_params))
            rospy.loginfo("Register parameter:\n  %s", '\n  '.join("%s%s" % (str(v)[:80], '...' if len(str(v)) > 80 else'') for v in params.values()))
            abs_paths[len(abs_paths):], not_found_packages[len(not_found_packages):] = cls._load_parameters(runcfg.masteruri, params, clear_params, runcfg.user, runcfg.pw, runcfg.auto_pw_request)
        # 'print "RUN prepared", node, time.time()

        if nm.is_local(host, wait=True):
            nm.screen().testScreen()
            if runcfg.executable:
                cmd_type = runcfg.executable
            else:
                try:
                    cmd = roslib.packages.find_node(n.package, n.type)
                except (Exception, roslib.packages.ROSPkgException) as starterr:
                    # multiple nodes, invalid package
                    raise StartException("Can't find resource: %s" % starterr)
                # handle diferent result types str or array of string
                if isinstance(cmd, types.StringTypes):
                    cmd = [cmd]
                cmd_type = ''
                if cmd is None or len(cmd) == 0:
                    raise StartException("%s in package [%s] not found!\n\nThe package "
                                         "was created?\nIs the binary executable?\n" % (n.type, n.package))
                if len(cmd) > 1:
                    if runcfg.auto_pw_request:
                        # Open selection for executables, only if the method is called from the main GUI thread
                        try:
                            try:
                                from python_qt_binding.QtGui import QInputDialog
                            except:
                                from python_qt_binding.QtWidgets import QInputDialog
                            item, result = QInputDialog.getItem(None, 'Multiple executables %s in %s' % (n.type, n.package),
                                                                'Select an executable',
                                                                cmd, 0, False)
                            if result:
                                # open the selected screen
                                cmd_type = item
                            else:
                                return
                        except:
                            raise StartException('Multiple executables with same name in package found!')
                    else:
                        err = BinarySelectionRequest(cmd, 'Multiple executables')
                        raise nm.InteractionNeededError(err, cls.runNode,
                                                        (runcfg,))
                else:
                    cmd_type = cmd[0]
            # determine the current working path, Default: the package of the node
            cwd = get_ros_home()
            if not (n.cwd is None):
                if n.cwd == 'ROS_HOME':
                    cwd = get_ros_home()
                elif n.cwd == 'node':
                    cwd = os.path.dirname(cmd_type)
            cls._prepareROSMaster(runcfg.masteruri)
            node_cmd = [nm.settings().respawn_script if n.respawn else '', prefix, cmd_type]
            cmd_args = [nm.screen().getSceenCmd(runcfg.node)]
            cmd_args[len(cmd_args):] = node_cmd
            cmd_args.append(str(n.args))
            cmd_args[len(cmd_args):] = args
            rospy.loginfo("RUN: %s", ' '.join(cmd_args))
            new_env = dict(os.environ)
            new_env['ROS_MASTER_URI'] = runcfg.masteruri
            ros_hostname = NameResolution.get_ros_hostname(runcfg.masteruri)
            if ros_hostname:
                new_env['ROS_HOSTNAME'] = ros_hostname
            # add the namespace environment parameter to handle some cases,
            # e.g. rqt_cpp plugins
            if n.namespace:
                new_env['ROS_NAMESPACE'] = n.namespace
            # set logging options
            if runcfg.logging is not None:
                if not runcfg.logging.is_default('loglevel'):
                    env.append(('ROSCONSOLE_CONFIG_FILE', nm.settings().rosconsole_cfg_file(n.package)))
            for key, value in env:
                new_env[key] = value
            SupervisedPopen(shlex.split(str(' '.join(cmd_args))), cwd=cwd,
                            env=new_env, object_id="Run node", description="Run node "
                            "[%s]%s" % (str(n.package), str(n.type)))
            nm.filewatcher().add_binary(cmd_type, runcfg.node, runcfg.masteruri, runcfg.roslaunch_config.Filename)
        else:
            # 'print "RUN REMOTE", node, time.time()
            # start remote
            if runcfg.roslaunch_config.PackageName is None:
                raise StartException("Can't run remote without a valid package name!")
            # thus the prefix parameters while the transfer are not separated
            if prefix:
                prefix = ''.join(['"', prefix, '"'])
            # setup environment
            env_command = ''
            if env_loader:
                rospy.logwarn("env_loader in machine tag currently not supported")
                raise StartException("env_loader in machine tag currently not supported")
            if env:
                new_env = dict()
                try:
                    for (k, v) in env:
                        v_value, is_abs_path, found, package = cls._resolve_abs_paths(v, host, runcfg.user, runcfg.pw, runcfg.auto_pw_request)
                        new_env[k] = v_value
                        if is_abs_path:
                            abs_paths.append(('ENV', "%s=%s" % (k, v), "%s=%s" % (k, v_value)))
                            if not found and package:
                                not_found_packages.append(package)
                    env_command = "env " + ' '.join(["%s=\'%s\'" % (k, v) for (k, v) in new_env.items()])
                except nm.AuthenticationRequest as e:
                    raise nm.InteractionNeededError(e, cls.runNode, (runcfg,))

            startcmd = [env_command, nm.settings().start_remote_script,
                        '--package', str(n.package),
                        '--node_type', str(n.type),
                        '--node_name', str(runcfg.node),
                        '--node_respawn true' if n.respawn else '']
            if runcfg.masteruri is not None:
                startcmd.append('--masteruri')
                startcmd.append(runcfg.masteruri)
            if prefix:
                startcmd[len(startcmd):] = ['--prefix', prefix]
            if runcfg.logging is not None:
                if not runcfg.logging.is_default('loglevel'):
                    startcmd.append('--loglevel')
                    startcmd.append(nm.settings().logging.loglevel)

            # rename the absolute paths in the args of the node
            node_args = []
            try:
                for a in n.args.split():
                    a_value, is_abs_path, found, package = cls._resolve_abs_paths(a, host, runcfg.user, runcfg.pw, runcfg.auto_pw_request)
                    node_args.append(a_value)
                    if is_abs_path:
                        abs_paths.append(('ARGS', a, a_value))
                        if not found and package:
                            not_found_packages.append(package)

                startcmd[len(startcmd):] = node_args
                startcmd[len(startcmd):] = args
                rospy.loginfo("Run remote on %s: %s", host, str(' '.join(startcmd)))
                # 'print "RUN CALL", node, time.time()
                _, stdout, stderr, ok = nm.ssh().ssh_exec(host, startcmd, runcfg.user, runcfg.pw, runcfg.auto_pw_request, close_stdin=True)
                output = stdout.read()
                error = stderr.read()
                stdout.close()
                stderr.close()
                # 'print "RUN CALLOK", node, time.time()
            except nm.AuthenticationRequest as e:
                raise nm.InteractionNeededError(e, cls.runNode, (runcfg,))

            if ok:
                if error:
                    rospy.logwarn("ERROR while start '%s': %s", runcfg.node, error)
                    raise StartException(str(''.join(['The host "', host, '" reports:\n', error])))
                if output:
                    rospy.loginfo("STDOUT while start '%s': %s", runcfg.node, output)
            # inform about absolute paths in parameter value
            if len(abs_paths) > 0:
                rospy.loginfo("Absolute paths found while start:\n%s", str('\n'.join([''.join([p, '\n  OLD: ', ov, '\n  NEW: ', nv]) for p, ov, nv in abs_paths])))

            if len(not_found_packages) > 0:
                packages = '\n'.join(not_found_packages)
                raise StartException(str('\n'.join(['Some absolute paths are not renamed because following packages are not found on remote host:', packages])))