Feature request: Support python-construct library

Mahlet-Inc / hobbits

A multi-platform GUI for bit-based analysis, processing, and visualization

https://mahlet-inc.github.io

MIT License

660 stars 45 forks source link

Feature request: Support python-construct library #169

Open 0rShemesh opened 10 months ago

0rShemesh commented 10 months ago

Hello there,

I prefer to use construct instead of Kaitai because construct offers some advance features of rebuilding and dynamic structures.

There is a project that implemented that by timrid: https://github.com/timrid/construct-editor . I'd like to use hobbits's advanced features with construct. I've looked little bit on the Kaitai implementation and its looks possible mission but when I've failed to implement that by myself.

Thanks

hello-adam commented 10 months ago

This would definitely be doable in a plugin (I'd be happy to coach anyone through that process), but if I'm being honest:

the python integration in hobbits was my first attempt at Python bindings and it's pretty poorly designed and very DIY. I've since started using pybind11 which is great and makes me throw up a little bit when I have to look at the atrocities I committed in hobbits
I probably don't have time to do this or fix the underlying design problems anytime soon