| eliben | 75b5fde | 2011-09-08 16:24:49 +0300 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| 2 | # elftools: common/utils.py
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| 3 | #
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| 4 | # Miscellaneous utilities for elftools
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| 5 | #
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| 6 | # Eli Bendersky (eliben@gmail.com)
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| 7 | # This code is in the public domain
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| 8 | #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| 9 | from .exceptions import ELFParseError
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| 10 |
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| 11 |
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| 12 | def struct_parse(struct, stream, stream_pos=None):
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| 13 | """ Convenience function for using the given struct to parse a stream (at
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| 14 | its current location).
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| 15 | If stream_pos is provided, the stream is seeked to this position before
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| 16 | the parsing is done.
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| 17 | Wraps the error thrown by construct with our own error.
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| 18 | """
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| 19 | try:
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| 20 | if stream_pos is not None:
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| 21 | stream.seek(stream_pos)
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| 22 | return struct.parse_stream(stream)
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| 23 | except ConstructError as e:
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| 24 | raise ELFParseError(e.message)
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| 25 |
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