Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api
Rewrite objc_alloc_init(void * ptr_to_class) calls as [[class alloc] init]
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Description
ObjC selectively detects [[SomeItem alloc] init] and compiles it down to a single runtime call objc_alloc_init(). We can reverse this.
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Research direction
The issue does not name a file, test, or entry point; begin by locating the Objective-C decompilation logic that recognizes objc_alloc_init(void * ptr_to_class). Done means that applicable calls are rendered as [[class alloc] init], with the reverse transformation covered by the project's relevant tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- objective-c
- Domain
- reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100