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[Enhancement] Add support for PIM Register and Register Stop messages under scapy.contrib.pim

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Description

Add support for PIM Register:
fields = ["border", "null"] BitField

PIM Register Stop:
fields = ["group", "source"]

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Research direction

Start in scapy.contrib.pim and review the existing PIM message definitions and field declarations. Add support for PIM Register with the requested border and null BitField fields, and PIM Register Stop with group and source fields; verify that both message types can be constructed and dissected correctly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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