cmeel-console-bridge
cmeel distribution for console-bridge, A ROS-independent package for logging that seamlessly pipes into rosconsole/rosout for ROS-dependent packages.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are building ROS-dependent packages or libraries that need to integrate with ROS logging infrastructure. The permissive license, active maintenance, and broad platform support make it a low-risk choice. However, verify first whether your use case requires ROS integration or if you need console-bridge's logging outside a ROS context.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >=3.8; platform-specific wheel selection is automatic but depends on matching your system architecture.
- Medium install friction due to platform-specific wheels across multiple architectures (macOS, Linux variants, musl).
- Active maintenance with recent release (2025-03-19) and ongoing repository activity.
License · maintenance · safety
Zlib (permissive) — Zlib license is permissive and poses no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in commercial or private projects.
last release 2025-03-19 (513 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-01
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 770,977 downloads/mo, #5,102 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install cmeel-console-bridge
import cmeel_console_bridge
# Use within ROS-dependent packages for logging- Whether this package works standalone or requires a ROS installation to function
- What specific logging APIs or methods are exposed by the cmeel distribution
- Whether console-bridge output can be consumed outside of ROS environments
What it is and what it does
cmeel-console-bridge is a Python packaging of console-bridge, a logging utility originally designed for the ROS (Robot Operating System) ecosystem. It provides a bridge between ROS-independent code and ROS logging infrastructure, allowing packages to emit log messages that flow into rosconsole and rosout without requiring a full ROS dependency. The package is distributed through cmeel, a CMake-based wheel builder, and is available as pre-built wheels for multiple platforms and architectures.
The package depends on cmeel as its runtime dependency and targets modern Python versions (3.8+). It carries a permissive Zlib license and sees moderate adoption (top 15000 on PyPI). Installation involves selecting the appropriate platform-specific wheel automatically; the package maintains active development with recent releases.
Use it for
- Integrate logging in ROS-independent libraries that will be used by ROS packages
- Route application logs into ROS's centralized logging system (rosconsole/rosout)
- Build cross-platform ROS tooling that needs consistent logging across macOS, Linux, and musl environments
- Provide logging without forcing a full ROS dependency on standalone utilities
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you are building ROS-dependent packages or libraries that need to integrate with ROS logging infrastructure.
The permissive license, active maintenance, and broad platform support make it a low-risk choice. However, verify first whether your use case requires ROS integration or if you need console-bridge's logging outside a ROS context.
Install
cmeel-console-bridge on PyPI
Before you install
Medium install friction due to platform-specific wheels across multiple architectures (macOS, Linux variants, musl). Active maintenance with recent release (2025-03-19) and ongoing repository activity.
Requires Python >=3.8; platform-specific wheel selection is automatic but depends on matching your system architecture.
License in practice
Zlib license is permissive and poses no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in commercial or private projects.
Quickstart
pip install cmeel-console-bridge
import cmeel_console_bridge
# Use within ROS-dependent packages for loggingVerify before relying
- Whether this package works standalone or requires a ROS installation to function
- What specific logging APIs or methods are exposed by the cmeel distribution
- Whether console-bridge output can be consumed outside of ROS environments
Package facts
| License | Zlib permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.8 |
| Install friction | Medium. Platform-specific wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagecmeel |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 513 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 770,977 / month, #5,102 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: cmeel_console_bridge-1.0.2.3-0-py3-none-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl; cmeel_console_bridge-1.0.2.3-0-py3-none-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl; cmeel_console_bridge-1.0.2.3-0-py3-none-manylinux_2_17_i686.whl; cmeel_console_bridge-1.0.2.3-0-py3-none-manylinux_2_28_aarch64.whl; cmeel_console_bridge-1.0.2.3-0-py3-none-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl; cmeel_console_bridge-1.0.2.3-0-py3-none-musllinux_1_2_aarch64.whl; cmeel_console_bridge-1.0.2.3-0-py3-none-musllinux_1_2_i686.whl; cmeel_console_bridge-1.0.2.3-0-py3-none-musllinux_1_2_x86_64.whl
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