IDA plugin: install/download rules
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enhancement
ida-explorer
- Dominant language
- Python
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Description
Add functionality to install/download/update rules from within the plugin.
This helps users to start using the tool more easily and to keep rules up to date.
Contributor guide
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 by locating the IDA plugin entry point and the existing rule distribution or loading paths. Define the install, download, and update flows, including how users select or receive rules and how completion is verified. The issue names no files or tests, so the relevant implementation and test locations must first be established.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100