29/put/components/component id/data/topic name

[mfaferek93]

Pull Request

Summary

implement PUT /components/{component_id}/data/{topic_name} endpoint

• Add publish_to_topic() method to DataAccessManager using ros2 topic pub --once
  • Implement PUT handler with input validation:
    • Required fields: type (message type), data (payload)
    • Message type format validation (package/msg/Type)
    • Component existence check
  • Add 6 integration tests for publish endpoint (REQ_INTEROP_020)
  • Update Postman collection with PUT examples
  • Standardize endpoint list format with HTTP method prefixes

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Issue

Link the related issue (required):

• closes Implement PUT /components/{component_id}/data/{topic_name} endpoint to enable publishing data to component topics #29

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Type

• Bug fix
• New feature or tests
• Breaking change
• Documentation only

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Testing

How was this tested / how should reviewers verify it?

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Checklist

• Breaking changes are clearly described (and announced in docs / changelog if needed)
• Tests were added or updated if needed
• Docs were updated if behavior or public API changed

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Pull request overview

This PR implements the PUT endpoint for publishing data to component topics via the ROS 2 Medkit Gateway. It allows external systems to publish messages to ROS 2 topics through the REST API, completing the bidirectional data access capability (REQ_INTEROP_020).

Key changes:

• Added publish_to_topic() method to DataAccessManager that uses ros2 topic pub --once
• Implemented PUT /components/{component_id}/data/{topic_name} handler with comprehensive input validation
• Added 6 integration tests covering success and error scenarios
• Updated endpoint lists with HTTP method prefixes for better clarity

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File	Description
src/ros2_medkit_gateway/src/data_access_manager.cpp	Implements publish_to_topic() method using ROS 2 CLI wrapper to publish messages
src/ros2_medkit_gateway/include/ros2_medkit_gateway/data_access_manager.hpp	Adds publish_to_topic() method declaration with documentation
src/ros2_medkit_gateway/src/rest_server.cpp	Implements PUT endpoint handler with validation and error handling
src/ros2_medkit_gateway/include/ros2_medkit_gateway/rest_server.hpp	Adds handle_component_topic_publish() method declaration
src/ros2_medkit_gateway/test/test_integration.test.py	Adds 6 integration tests and updates endpoint list assertions with HTTP method prefixes
src/ros2_medkit_gateway/test/test_gateway_node.cpp	Updates endpoint count and list format with HTTP method prefixes
postman/collections/ros2-medkit-gateway.postman_collection.json	Adds two example PUT requests for publishing to topics

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Pull request overview

Copilot reviewed 7 out of 7 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

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