Apply Type Libraries to Exports when no DebugInfo is available

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Difficulty
4/5
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3-5 days
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Issue type
Feature
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Needs clarification
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Stale
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
reverse-engineering

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Start by locating the BinaryView logic that analyzes exported functions and the existing TypeLibrary and DebugInfo handling. Confirm how exports such as kernelbase.dll:GetModuleHandle are processed without DebugInfo; done means the BinaryView consults the TypeLibrary and applies its type information to those exports.

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Description

Component: Type Libraries Effort: Trivial Impact: Medium

What is the feature you'd like to have?
Example: We have rich type information for exports from kernelbase.dll:GetModuleHandle in our TypeLibraries; however, when you open the kernelbase.dll binary without DebugInfo we do not consult the TypeLibrary and apply types to the exported functions but we should.

This should be done by the BinaryView itself.

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