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fix macos build (includes build with units)
trexgerratt Jan 17, 2026
dab5e49
- fixed build to now be compatible with official plotjuggler .dmg rel…
trexgerratt Jan 20, 2026
f534a04
- show default param values
trexgerratt Jan 20, 2026
ef2bdf9
sync message timeline and values to plot time
trexgerratt Jan 23, 2026
80b8471
add field description parser and tooltips
trexgerratt Jan 24, 2026
faa966a
update build instructions and other helpful comments
trexgerratt Jan 24, 2026
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164 changes: 91 additions & 73 deletions CMakeLists.txt
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cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7)

cmake_policy(SET CMP0068 NEW)
project(plotjuggler_apbin_plugins)

set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)

#------- Include Qt dependencies -------
set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
#--- Basic Qt setup
set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
SET(CMAKE_AUTOUIC ON)

find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS
Core
Concurrent
Widgets
Xml
Svg)

include_directories(
${Qt5Core_INCLUDE_DIRS}
${Qt5Widgets_INCLUDE_DIRS}
${Qt5Xml_INCLUDE_DIRS}
${Qt5Svg_INCLUDE_DIRS} )

set(QT_LIBRARIES
Qt5::Core
Qt5::Concurrent
Qt5::Widgets
Qt5::Xml
Qt5::Svg )

add_definitions( ${QT_DEFINITIONS} -DQT_PLUGIN )
set( PJ_LIBRARIES ${QT_LIBRARIES} )
set(CMAKE_AUTOUIC ON)
set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)

#-------------- Switch units support ----------------
OPTION(ADD_UNITS "Add units support" OFF)
IF(ADD_UNITS)
add_compile_definitions("LABEL_WITH_UNIT")
message(STATUS "Enabling field units define.")
ENDIF(ADD_UNITS)
find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Concurrent Widgets Xml Svg)

#--------------------------------------------------------
#-------------- Build with CATKIN (ROS1) ----------------
if( CATKIN_DEVEL_PREFIX OR catkin_FOUND OR CATKIN_BUILD_BINARY_PACKAGE)
# Generate embedded log message descriptions header at build time
find_program(PYTHON3_EXECUTABLE python3 python)
if(NOT PYTHON3_EXECUTABLE)
message(STATUS "Python3 not found; logmessage header generation will create an empty header at build time")
else()
set(GEN_LOGMSG_HDR_OUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/LogMessageDescriptions.h)
add_custom_command(
OUTPUT ${GEN_LOGMSG_HDR_OUT}
COMMAND ${PYTHON3_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/DataLoadAPBin/scripts/generate_LogMessageDescriptions_header.py
${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/DataLoadAPBin/LogMessageDescriptions
${GEN_LOGMSG_HDR_OUT}
DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/DataLoadAPBin/scripts/generate_LogMessageDescriptions_header.py
COMMENT "Generating LogMessageDescriptions.h from available XML files"
VERBATIM
)
add_custom_target(gen_logmsg_hdr DEPENDS ${GEN_LOGMSG_HDR_OUT})
endif()

set(COMPILING_WITH_CATKIN 1)
#--- Find PlotJuggler and its dependencies, and set paths
if(CATKIN_DEVEL_PREFIX OR catkin_FOUND OR CATKIN_BUILD_BINARY_PACKAGE)
# --- Build with CATKIN (ROS1) ---
message(STATUS "COMPILING_WITH_CATKIN")
add_definitions(-DCOMPILED_WITH_CATKIN)

find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS plotjuggler )
catkin_package(
CATKIN_DEPENDS plotjuggler
)
find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS plotjuggler)
include_directories(${catkin_INCLUDE_DIRS})
list(APPEND ${PJ_LIBRARIES} ${catkin_LIBRARIES} )
set(PJ_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIRECTORY ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_BIN_DESTINATION} )

#--------------------------------------------------------
#-------------- Build with AMENT (ROS2) -----------------
elseif( DEFINED ENV{AMENT_PREFIX_PATH})
set(PJ_LIBS ${catkin_LIBRARIES})

set(COMPILING_WITH_AMENT 1)
elseif(DEFINED ENV{AMENT_PREFIX_PATH})
# --- Build with AMENT (ROS2) ---
message(STATUS "COMPILING_WITH_AMENT")
add_definitions(-DCOMPILED_WITH_AMENT)

find_package(ament_cmake REQUIRED)
find_package(plotjuggler REQUIRED)
set(PJ_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIRECTORY lib/${PROJECT_NAME} )

#--------------------------------------------------------
#------------- Build without any ROS support ------------
include_directories(${plotjuggler_INCLUDE_DIR})
set(PJ_LIBS ${plotjuggler_LIBRARIES})
else()

# --- Build without any ROS support (standalone) ---
message(STATUS "COMPILING STANDALONE")
find_package(plotjuggler REQUIRED)
message(STATUS "PlotJuggler FOUND")
message(STATUS "plotjuggler_INCLUDE_DIR: ${plotjuggler_INCLUDE_DIR}")
message(STATUS "plotjuggler_LIBRARIES: ${plotjuggler_LIBRARIES}")

# This is the critical line for moc to find the PJ::DataLoader interface
include_directories(${plotjuggler_INCLUDE_DIR})
list(APPEND PJ_LIBRARIES ${plotjuggler_LIBRARIES} )
set(PJ_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIRECTORY bin )

set(PJ_LIBS ${plotjuggler_LIBRARIES})
endif()

#------- Create the libraries -------

#-------------- Switch units support ----------------
OPTION(ADD_UNITS "Add units support" OFF)
IF(ADD_UNITS)
add_compile_definitions("LABEL_WITH_UNIT")
message(STATUS "Enabling field units define.")
ENDIF(ADD_UNITS)


#------- Create the library -------
add_library(DataAPBin SHARED
DataLoadAPBin/dataload_apbin.h
DataLoadAPBin/dataload_apbin.cpp )
DataLoadAPBin/dataload_apbin.cpp
)

target_link_libraries(DataAPBin
${PJ_LIBRARIES})
# Link against both plotjuggler libraries and the required Qt modules.
target_link_libraries(DataAPBin PRIVATE
${PJ_LIBS}
Qt5::Core
Qt5::Concurrent
Qt5::Widgets
Qt5::Xml
Qt5::Svg
)

# Ensure generated header is available and included
if(TARGET gen_logmsg_hdr)
add_dependencies(DataAPBin gen_logmsg_hdr)
target_include_directories(DataAPBin PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
else()
# still add build dir to include path so an empty autogenerated header may be placed there by other tooling
target_include_directories(DataAPBin PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
endif()

if (COMPILING_WITH_AMENT)
ament_target_dependencies(DataAPBin plotjuggler)
endif()

#------- Install the libraries -------
# We need to tell Qt this is a plugin.
target_compile_definitions(DataAPBin PRIVATE QT_PLUGIN)


#------- Installation and RPATH for macOS -------
set(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH ON)
set(CMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH FALSE)
set(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE)
set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "@executable_path/../Frameworks")
set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH FALSE)

set_target_properties(DataAPBin PROPERTIES
INSTALL_NAME_DIR "@rpath"
)

if(CATKIN_DEVEL_PREFIX OR catkin_FOUND OR CATKIN_BUILD_BINARY_PACKAGE)
set(PJ_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIRECTORY ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_BIN_DESTINATION})
elseif(DEFINED ENV{AMENT_PREFIX_PATH})
set(PJ_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIRECTORY lib/${PROJECT_NAME})
else()
set(PJ_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIRECTORY bin)
endif()

install(
TARGETS
DataAPBin
DESTINATION
${PJ_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIRECTORY} )
TARGETS DataAPBin
DESTINATION ${PJ_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIRECTORY}
)
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