Interface Definition Language (IDL)
I’ve seen ros_idl before, never really knew what it did though.
I finally understand it!
IDLs tell you how a message is structured. That way, you know how to serialize and deserialize the bits properly after transport.
Resources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface_description_language
- https://design.ros2.org/articles/idl_interface_definition.html
- https://docs.ros.org/en/humble/Concepts/Advanced/About-Internal-Interfaces.html
oohh does this have to do with Interface (C++)?