From ce430125c31d93328cd267b007e94513d42a798f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: default <adithcool.5@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 20:15:33 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Add ROS 2 availability check and remove
 `DroneController` import.

---
 scripts/run_ardupilot.py | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/run_ardupilot.py b/scripts/run_ardupilot.py
index 79aef12..8147af7 100644
--- a/scripts/run_ardupilot.py
+++ b/scripts/run_ardupilot.py
@@ -31,8 +31,15 @@ except ImportError:
     print("Run: pip install pymavlink")
     sys.exit(1)
 
+try:
+    import rclpy
+    from rclpy.node import Node
+    ROS2_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    ROS2_AVAILABLE = False
+    print("[WARN] ROS 2 (rclpy) not available - using standalone controller")
+
 from config import ARDUPILOT, CONTROLLER, MAVLINK
-from src.drone_controller import DroneController
 
 
 class ArduPilotInterface: