avast / avast/retdec

Generating type information from IDR database

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Description

[IDR](https://www.aldeid.com/wiki/IDR-Interactive-Delphi-Reconstructor) ([sources](https://github.com/crypto2011/IDR/blob/master/KnowledgeBase.h)) databases could contain useful type information, which we could use. If they do, create a tool that extracts this information into a JSON file that could be parsed with `ctypesparser` tool (use `ctypes` type representation).

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked IDR sources, especially KnowledgeBase.h, and inspect the existing ctypesparser tool to understand its ctypes type representation. Determine whether IDR databases contain usable type information, then define the extraction tool's JSON output and verify that ctypesparser can parse it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
reverse-engineering, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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