Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api
add warning about headless batch upgrades
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Description
If you open an old BNDB in Binary Ninja you will be asked whether to convert to the new format. Selecting "Yes" will automatically overwrite the old BNDB.
If you open a file via headless you are not given this choice and it will automatically be overwritten:
- headless should have a setting that lets you not automatically do this and if set it should trigger an exception
- this behavior should be better documented here
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the headless batch documentation at docs.binary.ninja/dev/batch.html and inspect the headless path that opens an old BNDB. Done means headless mode can be configured to avoid automatic overwrite and raises an exception when that option is set, with the behavior documented on the linked page.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- documentation, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100