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XML dissector output
From: Michael Richardson <mcr () sandelman ottawa on ca>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 15:50:28 -0400
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"Christian" == Christian Kreibich <christian () whoop org> writes:
Christian> proposal that while I personally think an XML capture Christian> format is not the right idea, an XML based tcpdump output Christian> would be great in the long term -- it would certainly Christian> eliminate a lot of parsing ambiguity. I am not a fan of XML, but I could live with this kind of thing. My opinion is that we need a code structure change: - dissectors would not call printf() directly. - dissectors would call some kind of thing=value function that has a table for the current packet only. - at the end of dissection, an appropriate thing=value->OUTPUT converter would occur. I think that this can work very well for XML or $thing="value"; or { "thing" => "value" } format. The question is -- how to retain what we have now? Does each level of dissector register a "print" function as well? (with XML output all using the common XML print function?) Or is some other structure that someone can think of. - -- ] "Elmo went to the wrong fundraiser" - The Simpson | firewalls [ ] Michael Richardson, Xelerance Corporation, Ottawa, ON |net architect[ ] mcr () xelerance com http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/mcr/ |device driver[ ] panic("Just another Debian GNU/Linux using, kernel hacking, security guy"); [ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Finger me for keys iQCVAwUBQOMZgoqHRg3pndX9AQHTDgQAknqmHRwfvCS4H36sI3u9BMiTcZTFn0it tSE5X6dOHVedvLVsjQk9BIJISBp3QUSaGfUbcRDPNrE7z4x1YWt42u8jLVI885ZE if+u8o/cZQhiCZu8UF4Ty2+5kzKmRXIvqFIwe8o8fcw43/Hl+bPuVM1EcTBbTfzv Z2G9AQMUgqU= =Y5xc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - This is the tcpdump-workers list. Visit https://lists.sandelman.ca/ to unsubscribe.
Current thread:
- Re: text format stability, (continued)
- Re: text format stability Eddie Kohler (Jun 25)
- Re: text format stability Hannes Gredler (Jun 25)
- Re: text format stability Eddie Kohler (Jun 25)
- Re: text format stability Michael Richardson (Jun 30)
- Re: text format stability Eddie Kohler (Jun 25)
- Re: text format stability sthaug (Jun 25)
- Re: text format stability Christian Kreibich (Jun 25)
- Re: text format stability Hannes Gredler (Jun 25)
- Re: text format stability Guy Harris (Jun 25)
- Re: text format stability Michael Richardson (Jun 30)
- XML dissector output Michael Richardson (Jun 30)
- new capture file format Michael Richardson (Jun 30)