Fix to avoid TypeError with encoder count value of 'None' #16
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SYMPTOM: Unpredictable erros occurring at runtime
File "roboclaw_node.py", line 232, in run
rospy.logdebug(" Encoders %d %d" % (enc1, enc2))
TypeError: %d format: a number is required, not NoneType
CAUSE: Error when calling roboclaw.ReadEnc would result in encoder
values 'enc1' or 'enc2' to be None instead of a number. This triggers
TypeError as described above.
FIX: Do exactly what TypeError wants us to do: make sure both 'enc1' and
'enc2' are numbers before trying to format them as numbers for logging.
(Note this does not address root cause of ReadEnc failure, that will be
submitted as a separate fix.)
REFERENCE: Python number check courtesy of StackOverflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3441358/what-is-the-most-pythonic-way-to-check-if-an-object-is-a-number
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SYMPTOM: Unpredictable errors occurring at runtime
File "roboclaw_node.py", line 232, in run
rospy.logdebug(" Encoders %d %d" % (enc1, enc2))
TypeError: %d format: a number is required, not NoneType
SEE: Issue #13
CAUSE: Error when calling roboclaw.ReadEnc would result in encoder
values 'enc1' or 'enc2' to be None instead of a number. This triggers
TypeError as described above.
FIX: Do exactly what TypeError wants us to do: make sure both 'enc1' and
'enc2' are numbers before trying to format them as numbers for logging.
(Note this does not address root cause of ReadEnc failure, that will be
submitted as a separate fix.)
REFERENCE: Python number check courtesy of StackOverflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3441358/what-is-the-most-pythonic-way-to-check-if-an-object-is-a-number