amosshi/binaryinternals

Free Tools to View Internals of Binary File, including .class, .dex, .elf, .zip, etc.

binaryinternals's Issues

ELF format parser

Parse ELF file.

See

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/include/uapi/linux/elf.h
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executable_and_Linkable_Format

Continuously improvement

Continuously improvements

• Refactor existing coding logic
• Build and Release
• 3rd Party lib upgrade

CLASS 18,19,20,21 format parser

Java .class file format spec

• https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se18/html/jvms-4.html
• https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se19/html/jvms-4.html
• https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se20/html/jvms-4.html
• https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se21/html/jvms-4.html

Java 21 is the next LTS version, we will deliver next version for Java 21

Java Class Viewer - Mass Test Case

Try to build a full cycle test case script.

Example, try to test on all current OpenJDK .class files

Refactor: rename as Binary Internals

Rename the project name from Free Internals to Binary Internals

Analysis Major.Minor Versions

Analysis the Classfile major.minor versions

• Get the JDK version from this version
• Tag the Class versions for Attributes and Constant Pool types

no "Binary Internals Viewer"

It is very helpful to understand the structure of class file, So amazing tool!
I search author name which from "codeproject", then find this repo, Thank for your contribution^_^
I am confused about why not generate release file directly on github? And now only
"JavaClassViewer" can be downloaded, no "Binary Internals Viewer".

Class format - Support Java 17 (LTS)

Java 17 (LTS) will be GA in September 2021
Adopt all the JVM enhancements since Java 11 LTS.

VM Spec

• https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/

Java Version Roadmap

• https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/java-se-support-roadmap.html

Retire PE Format Parser

We will give up PE format parser, because

• PE It is not an open file format

FormatCLASS to support JVM Spec 12

Revise FormatCLASS to support

• JVM Specification version 10
• JVM Specification version 11
• JVM Specification version 12

DEX format parser

Parse DEX file format

Java 11 - Adopt Java Module System

Adopt module-info.java

• http://branchandbound.net/blog/java/2017/12/automatic-module-name/
• https://www.eclipse.org/community/eclipse_newsletter/2018/june/java9andbeyond.php

Merge Java Class Viewer into BinaryInternalsViewer

Because most of the functions are the same, so we try to merge them.

BinaryInternalsViewer is a plug-able and can support multiple formats, including .class file.

Make the Swing UI working perfect on major OS

Make the Swing UI working perfectly on major OS:

• Windows
• MacOS
• Ubuntu LTS Desktop

ZIP format parser

Parse zip format further based on https://users.cs.jmu.edu/buchhofp/forensics/formats/pkzip.html