Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api

Enable struct editing inside Stack View

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Component: UI Effort: Medium Impact: Medium UI: Stack
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Description

Stack View provides the ability to quickly define variables on the stack. In the case of structs on the stack, it would be useful if one could "remotely edit" the struct definition via Stack View. In other words, all the same shortcuts to create variables should be enabled in structs and create struct members instead.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Stack View implementation and the existing shortcuts used to create stack variables, then trace how structs are displayed and edited. The change is done when those same variable-creation shortcuts work within a stack struct and create struct members.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
reverse-engineering
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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