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Author: jaiveersinghNV

resources/foxglove_plugins/CHANGELOG.md

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+# nvblox_foxglove version history
+
+## 2.2.0
+
+- Add foxglove message converter for `nvblox_msgs/VoxelBlockLayer` messages
+
+## 2.1.0
+
+- Initial version
+- Add foxglove message converter for `nvblox_msgs/Mesh` messages

resources/foxglove_plugins/README.md

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+# Nvblox Foxglove
+
+Nvblox Foxglove provides tools to visualize nvblox ROS messages in
+[Foxglove Studio](https://github.com/foxglove/studio).
+
+
+## Installation
+
+This extension uses the `npm` package manager to install dependencies and run
+build scripts. All `npm` commands have to be run from the `nvblox_foxglove` folder.
+
+> This extension is known to work with node versions `v10.2.3` and `v20.10.0`. Other
+(particularly older) versions fail during the installation steps. To update node
+run, we recommend using `nvm`, to upgrade node.
+> ```
+> curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/master/install.sh | bash
+> nvm install 20.10.0
+> nvm use 20.10.0
+> ```
+
+To install extension dependencies, run:
+
+```npm install ```
+
+To build and install the extension into your local Foxglove Studio desktop app, run:
+
+```npm run local-install ```
+
+To test the extensions open the `Foxglove Studio` desktop (or `ctrl-R` to refresh if it is already
+open). Your extension is installed and available within the app. You can open `Foxglove Studio` from
+a terminal with the command `foxglove-studio`.
+
+
+## Development
+
+If you want to view debugging messages printed by `console.log(...)` from the extension make sure to
+run `export ELECTRON_ENABLE_LOGGING=1` in the terminal where you open `Foxglove Studio`.
+
+
+## Packaging
+
+Extensions are packaged into `.foxe` files. These files contain the metadata (package.json) and the
+build code for the extension.
+
+The following command will package the extension into a `.foxe` file in the local directory.
+
+```npm run package ```
+
+
+## Publishing
+
+You can publish the extension for the public marketplace or privately for your organization.
+
+See documentation here: https://foxglove.dev/docs/studio/extensions/publish#packaging-your-extension