ros-worktree

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you create and manage isolated ROS 2 workspaces, preventing conflicts and ensuring safe, reproducible builds and testing without affecting your primary development environment.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Isolated Workspace Creation: Sets up a new, clean ROS 2 workspace directory.
• Repository Management: Cleans git repositories within the workspace to a pristine state and optionally uses git worktrees for modifiable repositories.
• Build Optimization: Allows ignoring non-ROS or heavy packages using COLCON_IGNORE for faster builds.
• Use Case: You need to test a new feature in a specific set of ROS packages without risking your main ~/moleworks/ros2_ws. This Skill creates a temporary, isolated workspace for that purpose.

Quick Start

Create a new isolated ROS 2 workspace named 'ros2_ws_my_test' by copying the 'src' directory from your main workspace.