OpenCyphal / OpenCyphal/wireshark_plugins

Add Cyphal/serial support

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Lua
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Description

If it's possible to route serial data into Wireshark, try adding a small filter.

Their Wiki indicates it can be done through a named pipe in Linux at least. https://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup/Pipes

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the linked Wireshark CaptureSetup/Pipes Wiki page and inspect this repository's existing Cyphal filters. Determine whether Linux named-pipe serial capture is feasible; done means adding a small working filter, or documenting why the requested support cannot be added.

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Assessment

Tech stack
lua
Domain
networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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