Scripts

Utility scripts for maintaining the PickNik website.

update_behaviors_from_xml.py

Updates _data/behaviors.json with port information and metadata extracted from behaviors.xml.

Usage

# From project root
python scripts/update_behaviors_from_xml.py [path_to_behaviors.xml]

# Example with default path
python scripts/update_behaviors_from_xml.py

# Example with custom XML path
python scripts/update_behaviors_from_xml.py /path/to/behaviors.xml

What it does

Extracts port information (input, output, inout) from XML Action and SubTree elements
Extracts metadata (subcategory, description, deprecated status)
Updates existing behaviors in JSON or adds new ones
Preserves existing data like links and other fields
Updates the export date

Since 2015, PickNik has developed our commercial grade MoveIt Pro platform to propel the robotics industry forward, while also contributing back to ROS, MoveIt, and many other open source projects.

Scripts

update_behaviors_from_xml.py

Usage

What it does

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