[NSE] nmap timing info for scripts

["Thomas Buchanan" <TBuchanan () thecompassgrp net>]

Here is a quick little patch that exposes the nmap timing option to NSE
scripts.  A call to nmap.timing() will return a value of 0 - 5
corresponding to the nmap command line option -T0 through -T5
("Paranoid", "Sneaky", "Polite", "Normal", "Aggressive", "Insane").
Patch tested on Windows XP and Linux.

My thought in adding this is that scripts may want to adjust socket
timeout values (or other timing variables) based on the timing profile
selected by the user.  For example, a user that sets -T2 may be willing
to wait 20 or 30 seconds for a socket connect call to timeout, but a
user that sets -T5 probably wants to get things done a little quicker.

As always, questions or comments are welcome.

Thomas

Attachment: NSE-nmap-timing.patch
Description: NSE-nmap-timing.patch

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