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| author | Jordan Wiens <jordan@psifertex.com> | 2024-02-26 15:38:45 -0500 |
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| committer | Jordan Wiens <jordan@psifertex.com> | 2024-02-26 15:38:45 -0500 |
| commit | be6d9389670c931fae1fc5c58a847da51ffa1c93 (patch) | |
| tree | 6c72bf62ac1d9e9e9837701ca58219e276476e34 /docs/dev | |
| parent | 86686b2901cba24a10fe77f570ad91a222b859a8 (diff) | |
add warning around improtlib in terms of which plugins dont work with it
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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/dev/concepts.md | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/dev/plugins.md | 2 |
2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/docs/dev/concepts.md b/docs/dev/concepts.md index 12284416..85e81da4 100644 --- a/docs/dev/concepts.md +++ b/docs/dev/concepts.md @@ -201,4 +201,4 @@ Several settings under analysis limits are relevant to identifying these strings ### Custom String Formats -There is currently no support for custom types with different encoding mechanisms. Follow [#1334](https://github.com/Vector35/binaryninja-api/issues/1334) for more updates on when that feature is added. That said, it is possible to use a custom [DataRenderer](https://api.binary.ninja/binaryninja.datarender-module.html#binaryninja.datarender.DataRenderer) to improve the rendering using a custom type, but those strings will still not show up in the strings list or when included as variables in decompilation, only in linear view.
\ No newline at end of file +There is currently no support for custom types with different encoding mechanisms. Follow [#1334](https://github.com/Vector35/binaryninja-api/issues/1334) for more updates on when that feature is added. That said, it is possible to use a custom [DataRenderer](https://api.binary.ninja/binaryninja.datarender-module.html#binaryninja.datarender.DataRenderer) to improve the rendering using a custom type, but those strings will still not show up in the strings list or when included as variables in decompilation, only in linear view. diff --git a/docs/dev/plugins.md b/docs/dev/plugins.md index f489f94b..53a1dd87 100644 --- a/docs/dev/plugins.md +++ b/docs/dev/plugins.md @@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ The [`add_repository`](https://api.binary.ninja/binaryninja.pluginmanager-module It's useful to be able to reload your plugin during testing. On the Commercial edition of Binary Ninja, this is easily accomplished with a stand-alone headless install using `import binaryninja` after [installing the API](https://github.com/Vector35/binaryninja-api/blob/dev/scripts/install_api.py). (install_api.py is included in each platforms respective [installation folder](../guide/index.md#binary-path)) +Additionally, some plugin types like Architectures or BinaryViews are only loaded at launch and cannot be reloaded during a running session. + For other plugins, we recommend the following workflow from the scripting console which enables easy iteration and testing: ```python |