Merge branch 'master' into improve/memory_allocation/buffer_variables

Author: saikishor

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -18,10 +18,3 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     target-branch: "humble"
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    # Workflow files stored in the
-    # default location of `.github/workflows`
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-    target-branch: "iron"

.github/workflows/README.md

@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ ROS2 Distro | Branch | Build status | Documentation | Released packages
 :---------: | :----: | :----------: | :-----------: | :---------------:
 **Rolling** | [`master`](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/tree/master) | [![Rolling Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/rolling-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/rolling-binary-build.yml?branch=master) <br /> [![Rolling Semi-Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/rolling-semi-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/rolling-semi-binary-build.yml?branch=master)  <br /> [![Rolling Source Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/rolling-source-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/rolling-source-build.yml?branch=master) <br/> [![Debian Rolling Source Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/rolling-debian-build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/rolling-debian-build.yml) <br/> [![RHEL Rolling Semi-Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/rolling-rhel-binary-build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/rolling-rhel-binary-build.yml) | [Documentation](https://control.ros.org/master/index.html) <br /> [API Reference](https://control.ros.org/master/doc/api/index.html) | [ros2_control](https://index.ros.org/p/ros2_control/#rolling)
 **Jazzy** | [`master`](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/tree/master) | [![Jazzy Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/jazzy-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/jazzy-binary-build.yml?branch=master) <br /> [![Jazzy Semi-Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/jazzy-semi-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/jazzy-semi-binary-build.yml?branch=master)  <br /> [![Jazzy Source Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/jazzy-source-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/jazzy-source-build.yml?branch=master) <br/> [![Debian Jazzy Source Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/jazzy-debian-build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/jazzy-debian-build.yml) <br/> [![RHEL Jazzy Semi-Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/jazzy-rhel-binary-build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/jazzy-rhel-binary-build.yml) | [Documentation](https://control.ros.org/jazzy/index.html) <br /> [API Reference](https://control.ros.org/jazzy/doc/api/index.html) | [ros2_control](https://index.ros.org/p/ros2_control/#jazzy)
-**Iron** | [`iron`](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/tree/master) | [![Iron Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/iron-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/iron-binary-build.yml?branch=master) <br /> [![Iron Semi-Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/iron-semi-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/iron-semi-binary-build.yml?branch=master) <br /> [![Iron Source Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/iron-source-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/iron-source-build.yml?branch=master) <br/> [![Debian Iron Source Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/iron-debian-build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/iron-debian-build.yml) <br/> [![RHEL Iron Semi-Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/iron-rhel-binary-build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/iron-rhel-binary-build.yml) | [Documentation](https://control.ros.org/iron/index.html) <br /> [API Reference](https://control.ros.org/iron/doc/api/index.html) | [ros2_control](https://index.ros.org/p/ros2_control/#iron)
 **Humble** | [`humble`](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/tree/humble) | [![Humble Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/humble-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/humble-binary-build.yml?branch=master) <br /> [![Humble Semi-Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/humble-semi-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/humble-semi-binary-build.yml?branch=master)  <br /> [![Humble Source Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/humble-source-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/humble-source-build.yml?branch=master) <br/> [![Debian Humble Source Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/humble-debian-build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/humble-debian-build.yml) <br/> [![RHEL Humble Semi-Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/humble-rhel-binary-build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/humble-rhel-binary-build.yml) | [Documentation](https://control.ros.org/humble/index.html) <br /> [API Reference](https://control.ros.org/humble/doc/api/index.html) | [ros2_control](https://index.ros.org/p/ros2_control/#humble)

.github/workflows/iron-abi-compatibility.yml

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ repos:
 
   # CPP hooks
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-clang-format
-    rev: v19.1.3
+    rev: v19.1.4
     hooks:
       - id: clang-format
         args: ['-fallback-style=none', '-i']
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ repos:
         exclude: CHANGELOG\.rst|\.(svg|pyc|drawio)$
 
   - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
-    rev: 0.29.4
+    rev: 0.30.0
     hooks:
       - id: check-github-workflows
         args: ["--verbose"]

.github/workflows/iron-binary-build.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ ROS2 Distro | Branch | Build status | Documentation | Released packages
 :---------: | :----: | :----------: | :-----------: | :---------------:
 **Rolling** | [`master`](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/tree/master) | [![Rolling Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/rolling-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/rolling-binary-build.yml?branch=master) <br /> [![Rolling Semi-Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/rolling-semi-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/rolling-semi-binary-build.yml?branch=master) | [Documentation](https://control.ros.org/master/index.html) <br /> [API Reference](https://control.ros.org/master/doc/api/index.html) | [ros2_control](https://index.ros.org/p/ros2_control/#rolling)
 **Jazzy** | [`master`](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/tree/master) | [![Rolling Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/jazzy-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/jazzy-binary-build.yml?branch=master) <br /> [![Rolling Semi-Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/jazzy-semi-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/jazzy-semi-binary-build.yml?branch=master) | [Documentation](https://control.ros.org/jazzy/index.html) <br /> [API Reference](https://control.ros.org/jazzy/doc/api/index.html) | [ros2_control](https://index.ros.org/p/ros2_control/#jazzy)
-**Iron** | [`iron`](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/tree/iron) | [![Iron Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/iron-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=iron)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/iron-binary-build.yml?branch=iron) <br /> [![Iron Semi-Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/iron-semi-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=iron)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/iron-semi-binary-build.yml?branch=iron) | [Documentation](https://control.ros.org/iron/index.html) <br /> [API Reference](https://control.ros.org/iron/doc/api/index.html) | [ros2_control](https://index.ros.org/p/ros2_control/#iron)
 **Humble** | [`humble`](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/tree/humble) | [![Humble Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/humble-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/humble-binary-build.yml?branch=master) <br /> [![Humble Semi-Binary Build](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/humble-semi-binary-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/actions/workflows/humble-semi-binary-build.yml?branch=master) | [Documentation](https://control.ros.org/humble/index.html) <br /> [API Reference](https://control.ros.org/humble/doc/api/index.html) | [ros2_control](https://index.ros.org/p/ros2_control/#humble)
 
 [Detailed build status](.github/workflows/README.md)

.github/workflows/iron-check-docs.yml

@@ -71,6 +71,25 @@ struct ControllerUpdateStats
   unsigned int total_triggers;
   unsigned int failed_triggers;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Struct to store the status of the controller update method.
+ * The status contains information if the update was triggered successfully, the result of the
+ * update method and the execution duration of the update method. The status is used to provide
+ * feedback to the controller_manager.
+ * @var successful: true if the update was triggered successfully, false if not.
+ * @var result: return_type::OK if update is successfully, otherwise return_type::ERROR.
+ * @var execution_time: duration of the execution of the update method.
+ * @var period: period of the update method.
+ */
+struct ControllerUpdateStatus
+{
+  bool successful = true;
+  return_type result = return_type::OK;
+  std::optional<std::chrono::nanoseconds> execution_time = std::nullopt;
+  std::optional<rclcpp::Duration> period = std::nullopt;
+};
+
 /**
  * Base interface class  for an controller. The interface may not be used to implement a controller.
  * The class provides definitions for `ControllerInterface` and `ChainableControllerInterface`
@@ -175,13 +194,11 @@ class ControllerInterfaceBase : public rclcpp_lifecycle::node_interfaces::Lifecy
    *
    * \param[in] time The time at the start of this control loop iteration
    * \param[in] period The measured time taken by the last control loop iteration
-   * \returns A pair with the first element being a boolean indicating if the async callback method
-   * was triggered and the second element being the last return value of the async function. For
-   * more details check the AsyncFunctionHandler implementation in `realtime_tools` package.
+   * \returns ControllerUpdateStatus. The status contains information if the update was triggered
+   * successfully, the result of the update method and the execution duration of the update method.
    */
   CONTROLLER_INTERFACE_PUBLIC
-  std::pair<bool, return_type> trigger_update(
-    const rclcpp::Time & time, const rclcpp::Duration & period);
+  ControllerUpdateStatus trigger_update(const rclcpp::Time & time, const rclcpp::Duration & period);
 
   CONTROLLER_INTERFACE_PUBLIC
   std::shared_ptr<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode> get_node();