Why does this C# connector code throw an error at topic creation?

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Why does this C# connector code throw an error at topic creation?

I'm still trying to grasp my head around how the C# connector works.

I made a custom type in the XML, tried to make a subscriber of that type, and the C# app just crashes at the line where DomainParticipant.CreateTopic is called.

I just don't understnad why.

 

Unhandled exception: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.              
 ---> Omg.Dds.Core.DdsException: DDS operation failed:                                                                                   
   at Rti.Dds.NativeInterface.Helpers.ReturnCode.CheckResult(IntPtr result)                                                              
   at Rti.Dds.NativeInterface.Core.NativeQosProvider.GetTypeCodeFromTypeLibrary(String libraryName, String typeName)                     
   at Rti.Dds.Core.QosProvider.GetType(String libraryName, String typeName)                                                              
   at Rti.Dds.Core.QosProvider.GetType(String typeName)                                                                                  
   at MyExample.MyExampleSubscribe.Main(Int32 domainId, Int32 sampleCount) in H:\Storage\Vcom3D\AMM\Projects\MyExample\MyExampleSubscribe
r\MyExampleSubscriber.cs:line 52                                                                                                         
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---                                                                                            
   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor, Boolean wrapExceptio
ns)                                                                                                                                      
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo cul
ture)                                                                                                                                    
   at System.Reflection.MethodBase.Invoke(Object obj, Object[] parameters)                                                               
   at System.CommandLine.Invocation.ModelBindingCommandHandler.InvokeAsync(InvocationContext context)                                    
   at System.CommandLine.Invocation.InvocationPipeline.<>c__DisplayClass4_0.<<BuildInvocationChain>b__0>d.MoveNext()                     
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---                                                             
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c.<<UseParseErrorReporting>b__20_0>d.MoveNext()                          
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---                                                             
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass15_0.<<UseHelp>b__0>d.MoveNext()                          
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---                                                             
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass24_0.<<UseVersionOption>b__0>d.MoveNext()                 
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---                                                             
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass22_0.<<UseTypoCorrections>b__0>d.MoveNext()               
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---                                                             
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c.<<UseSuggestDirective>b__21_0>d.MoveNext()                             
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---                                                             
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c.<<UseParseDirective>b__19_0>d.MoveNext()                               
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---                                                             
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c.<<UseDebugDirective>b__11_0>d.MoveNext()                               
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---                                                             
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c.<<RegisterWithDotnetSuggest>b__10_0>d.MoveNext()                       
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---                                                             
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass6_0.<<ConfigureConsole>b__0>d.MoveNext()                  
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---                                                             
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass13_0.<<UseExceptionHandler>b__0>d.MoveNext()              
 

 

namespace MyExample {

   public static class MyExampleSubscribe {
      private static int ProcessData(DataReader<DynamicData> reader) {

         int samplesRead = 0;
         using var samples = reader.Take();
         foreach (var sample in samples.ValidData) {
            Console.WriteLine($"Received: {sample}");
            samplesRead++;
         }

         return samplesRead;
      }

      public static void Main (int domainId = 0, int sampleCount = 10) {


         // A DomainParticipant allows an application to begin communicating in
         // a DDS domain. Typically there is one DomainParticipant per application.
         // DomainParticipant QoS is configured in USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
         //
         // A participant needs to be Disposed to release middleware resources.
         // The 'using' keyword indicates that it will be Disposed when this
         // scope ends.


         using DomainParticipant participant = DomainParticipantFactory.Instance
         .CreateParticipant(domainId);

         // A Topic has a name and a datatype. Create dynamically-typed
         // Topic named "MyExample Topic" with the type definition of
         // "MyExample" in MyExample.xml. To get the type we use a QosProvider


         var provider = new QosProvider("MyExample.xml");
         Topic<DynamicData> topic = participant.CreateTopic(
            "SuperData",
            provider.GetType("SuperData")
         );

         Subscriber subscriber = participant.CreateSubscriber();

         DataReader<DynamicData> reader = subscriber.CreateDataReader(topic);

         var statusCondition = reader.StatusCondition;
         statusCondition.EnabledStatuses = StatusMask.DataAvailable;
         int samplesRead = 0;
         statusCondition.Triggered += _ => samplesRead += ProcessData(reader);

         var waitset = new WaitSet();
         waitset.AttachCondition(statusCondition);


         while (samplesRead < sampleCount) {
            Console.WriteLine("MyExample subscriber sleeping for 4 sec...");
            waitset.Dispatch(Duration.FromSeconds(4));
         }
      }
   }
}

 

   <types>
      <!-- Define your types here -->

      <struct name="SuperData">
         <member name="msg" stringMaxLength="256" type="string" />
      </struct>
   </types>

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It looks like you're not using Connector, but the alpha preview of the Connext DDS C# API. In any case the types file format requires the <dds> tag:

<dds>

   <types>
      <!-- Define your types here -->

      <struct name="SuperData">
         <member name="msg" stringMaxLength="256" type="string" />
      </struct>
   </types>

</dds>

 

Did you get any additional message in the console?

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Tried to again with the example code. This runs with out error

Topic<DynamicData> topic = participant.CreateTopic(
   "MyExample",
   provider.GetType("MyExample")
);

 

But this doesn't. I don't understand why even when I change the XML to match.


Topic<DynamicData> topic = participant.CreateTopic(
   "MyExample",
   provider.GetType("My Example")
);

 

<types>
   <!-- Define your types here -->
   <struct name= "My Example">
      <member name="msg" stringMaxLength="256" type="string"/>
   </struct>
</types>

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Yeah, I am including the dds tag. I've just been cutting lines.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/6.0.1/rti_dds_profiles.xsd">
   <types>
      <!-- Define your types here -->
      <struct name= "My Example">
         <member name="msg" stringMaxLength="256" type="string"/>
      </struct>
   </types>
</dds>

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Is there a difference between Connector and Conmext DDS C# API?

I tried building their github and then was told their github is no longer maintained.

https://github.com/rticommunity/rticonnextdds-connector-cs

 

Then I was told to use these NuGet packages, so that's what I'm currently on.

https://www.nuget.org/packages/RTI.Connext.Connector/0.3.3-alpha02

https://www.nuget.org/packages/Rti.ConnextDds/0.0.1-alpha09

 

Now I'm at the point where I don't know what I should be using.

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Connector is a simplified API to access the DDS databus and is available in Python and JavaScript: https://community.rti.com/static/documentation/connector/1.0.0/api/python/intro.html

Connector has an experimental C# binding that is no longer maintained.

Connext DDS is the full DDS API, available in C, C++ (traditional and modern), Java, and .NET Framework (Windows only).

A brand new C# Connext DDS API for .NET Core is under development, and you're using an alpha Preview published in Nuget (ttps://www.nuget.org/packages/Rti.ConnextDds/0.0.1-alpha09)