The ROS 2 Workspace Action is a GitHub Action designed to setup, build and test a ROS 2 workspace containing multiple packages. This action automatically sets up ROS 2 and other dependencies used in each package, and then proceeds to build and test them all using colcon.

The ROS 2 Workspace Action offers the following key features:

• Automated ROS 2 Distribution Setup: Automatically sets up a specified ROS 2 distribution.
• Dependency Management: Automatically installs dependencies required for each package.
• Efficient Building and Testing: Utilizes colcon for streamlined building and testing of each package.

To get started with the ROS 2 Workspace Action, you can refer to the action.yaml file for detailed configuration options. Additionally, if you are new to GitHub Actions, you can explore the GitHub Actions guide for a comprehensive overview.

Here are the available input parameters for the ROS 2 Workspace Action:

Here is the basic example of how to use the ROS 2 Workspace Action to build and test a ROS 2 workspace in your GitHub Actions workflow:

name: ROS 2 CI
on:
  push:
jobs:
  build-and-test:
    name: Build and Test
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4.0.0
        with:
          path: workspace

      - name: Build and test workspace
        uses: ichiro-its/ros2-ws-action@v1.0.0

It is recommended not to checkout the repository in the root directory. Otherwise, tests may fail because the package's files could be mixed with the build result.

You can specify the ROS 2 distribution to be used by providing it as an input parameter:

- name: Build and test workspace
  uses: ichiro-its/ros2-ws-action@v1.0.0
  with:
    distro: rolling

You can use the setup, build, and test sub-actions to run each action individually for the setup, build, and test steps:

- name: Setup workspace
  uses: ichiro-its/ros2-ws-action/setup@v1.0.0

- name: Build workspace
  uses: ichiro-its/ros2-ws-action/build@v1.0.0

- name: Test workspace
  uses: ichiro-its/ros2-ws-action/test@v1.0.0

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