Convert idb information to type library

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Domain
reverse-engineering

Research direction

Start by investigating the existing IDB/TIL debug-information conversion path referenced in the issue and how Binary Ninja type libraries are created or consumed. The issue names no files or tests, so first map those entry points and define completion as producing reusable type-library data without repeating the slow conversion into view types.

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Description

Component: Type Libraries DebugInfo: IDB

What is the feature you'd like to have?
Instead of applying all of the types from an idb/til I would like to create a Binary Ninja type library with that information so i don't need to convert each time, especially if the process for applying that debug information takes a while.

Is your feature request related to a problem?
Large type libraries in ida being pushed into the view types through debug info takes a while and can look as if the process has stopped, https://github.com/Vector35/binaryninja-api/issues/6734. Converting the information over to binja type libraries would remove this.

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