Add ClockEvent support

binding.gyp

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
         './src/rcl_action_server_bindings.cpp',
         './src/rcl_bindings.cpp',
         './src/rcl_client_bindings.cpp',
+        './src/clock_event.cpp',
         './src/rcl_context_bindings.cpp',
         './src/rcl_graph_bindings.cpp',
         './src/rcl_guard_condition_bindings.cpp',

index.js

@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 const DistroUtils = require('./lib/distro.js');
 const RMWUtils = require('./lib/rmw.js');
 const { Clock, ROSClock } = require('./lib/clock.js');
+const ClockEvent = require('./lib/clock_event.js');
 const ClockType = require('./lib/clock_type.js');
+const ClockChange = require('./lib/clock_change.js');
 const { compareVersions } = require('./lib/utils.js');
 const Context = require('./lib/context.js');
 const debug = require('debug')('rclnodejs');
@@ -188,9 +190,15 @@ let rcl = {
   /** {@link Clock} class */
   Clock: Clock,
 
+  /** {@link ClockEvent} class */
+  ClockEvent: ClockEvent,
+
   /** {@link ClockType} enum */
   ClockType: ClockType,
 
+  /** {@link ClockChange} enum */
+  ClockChange: ClockChange,
+
   /** {@link Context} class */
   Context: Context,
 

lib/clock.js

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 const rclnodejs = require('./native_loader.js');
 const Time = require('./time.js');
 const ClockType = require('./clock_type.js');
+const ClockChange = require('./clock_change.js');
+const Context = require('./context.js');
+const ClockEvent = require('./clock_event.js');
 const { TypeValidationError } = require('./errors.js');
 
 /**
@@ -121,6 +124,116 @@ class Clock {
     const nowInNanosec = rclnodejs.clockGetNow(this._handle);
     return new Time(0n, nowInNanosec, this._clockType);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Sleep until a specific time is reached on this Clock.
+   *
+   * When using a ROSClock, this may sleep forever if the TimeSource is misconfigured
+   * and the context is never shut down. ROS time being activated or deactivated causes
+   * this function to cease sleeping and return false.
+   *
+   * @param {Time} until - Time at which this function should stop sleeping.
+   * @param {Context} [context=null] - Context whose validity will be checked while sleeping.
+   *   If context is null, then the default context is used. If the context is found to be
+   *   shut down before or by the time the wait completes, the returned promise resolves to false.
+   * @return {Promise<boolean>} Promise that resolves to true if 'until' was reached without
+   *   detecting a time jump or a shut down context, or false otherwise (for example, if a time
+   *   jump occurred or the context is no longer valid when the wait completes).
+   * @throws {TypeError} if until is specified for a different type of clock than this one.
+   * @throws {Error} if context has not been initialized or is shutdown.
+   */
+  async sleepUntil(until, context = null) {
+    if (!(until instanceof Time)) {
+      throw new TypeValidationError('until', until, 'Time', {
+        entityType: 'clock',
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (!context) {
+      context = Context.defaultContext();
+    }
+
+    if (!context.isValid()) {
+      throw new Error('Context is not initialized or has been shut down');
+    }
+
+    if (until.clockType !== this._clockType) {
+      throw new TypeError(
+        "until's clock type does not match this clock's type"
+      );
+    }
+
+    const event = new ClockEvent();
+    let timeSourceChanged = false;
+
+    // Callback to wake when time jumps and is past target time
+    const callbackObject = {
+      _pre_callback: () => {
+        // Optional pre-callback - no action needed
+      },
+      _post_callback: (jumpInfo) => {
+        // ROS time being activated or deactivated changes the epoch,
+        // so sleep time loses its meaning
+        timeSourceChanged =
+          timeSourceChanged ||
+          jumpInfo.clock_change === ClockChange.ROS_TIME_ACTIVATED ||
+          jumpInfo.clock_change === ClockChange.ROS_TIME_DEACTIVATED;
+
+        if (timeSourceChanged || this.now().nanoseconds >= until.nanoseconds) {
+          event.set();
+        }
+      },
+    };
+
+    // Setup jump callback with minimal forward threshold
+    this.addClockCallback(
+      callbackObject,
+      true, // onClockChange
+      1n, // minForward (1 nanosecond - any forward jump triggers)
+      0n // minBackward (0 disables backward threshold)
+    );
+
+    try {
+      // Wait based on clock type
+      if (this._clockType === ClockType.SYSTEM_TIME) {
+        await event.waitUntilSystem(this, until.nanoseconds);
+      } else if (this._clockType === ClockType.STEADY_TIME) {
+        await event.waitUntilSteady(this, until.nanoseconds);
+      } else if (this._clockType === ClockType.ROS_TIME) {
+        await event.waitUntilRos(this, until.nanoseconds);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      // Always clean up callback
+      this.removeClockCallback(callbackObject);
+    }
+
+    if (!context.isValid() || timeSourceChanged) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return this.now().nanoseconds >= until.nanoseconds;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sleep for a specified duration.
+   *
+   * Equivalent to: clock.sleepUntil(clock.now() + duration, context)
+   *
+   * When using a ROSClock, this may sleep forever if the TimeSource is misconfigured
+   * and the context is never shut down. ROS time being activated or deactivated causes
+   * this function to cease sleeping and return false.
+   *
+   * @param {Duration} duration - Duration of time to sleep for.
+   * @param {Context} [context=null] - Context which when shut down will cause this sleep to wake early.
+   *   If context is null, then the default context is used.
+   * @return {Promise<boolean>} Promise that resolves to true if the full duration was slept,
+   *   or false if it woke for another reason.
+   * @throws {Error} if context has not been initialized or is shutdown.
+   */
+  async sleepFor(duration, context = null) {
+    const until = this.now().add(duration);
+    return this.sleepUntil(until, context);
+  }
 }
 
 /**

lib/clock_change.js

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2025 The Robot Web Tools Contributors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Enum for ClockChange
+ * Represents the type of clock change that occurred during a time jump.
+ * @readonly
+ * @enum {number}
+ */
+const ClockChange = {
+  /**
+   * The source before and after the jump is ROS_TIME.
+   * @member {number}
+   */
+  ROS_TIME_NO_CHANGE: 1,
+
+  /**
+   * The source switched to ROS_TIME from SYSTEM_TIME.
+   * @member {number}
+   */
+  ROS_TIME_ACTIVATED: 2,
+
+  /**
+   * The source switched to SYSTEM_TIME from ROS_TIME.
+   * @member {number}
+   */
+  ROS_TIME_DEACTIVATED: 3,
+
+  /**
+   * The source before and after the jump is SYSTEM_TIME.
+   * @member {number}
+   */
+  SYSTEM_TIME_NO_CHANGE: 4,
+};
+
+module.exports = ClockChange;

lib/clock_event.js

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2025, The Robot Web Tools Contributors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+'use strict';
+
+const rclnodejs = require('./native_loader.js');
+
+/**
+ * @class - Class representing a ClockEvent in ROS
+ */
+class ClockEvent {
+  constructor() {
+    this._handle = rclnodejs.createClockEvent();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Wait until a time specified by a steady clock.
+   * @param {Clock} clock - The clock to use for time synchronization.
+   * @param {bigint} until - The time to wait until.
+   * @return {Promise<void>} - A promise that resolves when the time is reached.
+   */
+  async waitUntilSteady(clock, until) {
+    return rclnodejs.clockEventWaitUntilSteady(
+      this._handle,
+      clock.handle,
+      until
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Wait until a time specified by a system clock.
+   * @param {Clock} clock - The clock to use for time synchronization.
+   * @param {bigint} until - The time to wait until.
+   * @return {Promise<void>} - A promise that resolves when the time is reached.
+   */
+  async waitUntilSystem(clock, until) {
+    return rclnodejs.clockEventWaitUntilSystem(
+      this._handle,
+      clock.handle,
+      until
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Wait until a time specified by a ROS clock.
+   * @param {Clock} clock - The clock to use for time synchronization.
+   * @param {bigint} until - The time to wait until.
+   * @return {Promise<void>} - A promise that resolves when the time is reached.
+   */
+  async waitUntilRos(clock, until) {
+    return rclnodejs.clockEventWaitUntilRos(this._handle, clock.handle, until);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Indicate if the ClockEvent is set.
+   * @return {boolean} - True if the ClockEvent is set.
+   */
+  isSet() {
+    return rclnodejs.clockEventIsSet(this._handle);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the event.
+   */
+  set() {
+    rclnodejs.clockEventSet(this._handle);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Clear the event.
+   */
+  clear() {
+    rclnodejs.clockEventClear(this._handle);
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = ClockEvent;

src/addon.cpp

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <node_api.h>
 #include <rcutils/logging.h>
 
+#include "clock_event.hpp"
 #include "macros.h"
 #include "rcl_action_client_bindings.h"
 #include "rcl_action_goal_bindings.h"
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ Napi::Object InitModule(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
   rclnodejs::InitActionGoalBindings(env, exports);
   rclnodejs::InitActionServerBindings(env, exports);
   rclnodejs::InitClientBindings(env, exports);
+  rclnodejs::InitClockEventBindings(env, exports);
   rclnodejs::InitContextBindings(env, exports);
   rclnodejs::InitGraphBindings(env, exports);
   rclnodejs::InitGuardConditionBindings(env, exports);