interaction module

binaryninja.interaction.AddressField(prompt)	AddressField prompts the user for an address.
binaryninja.interaction.ChoiceField(prompt, …)	ChoiceField prompts the user to choose from the list of strings provided in choices.
binaryninja.interaction.DirectoryNameField(prompt)	DirectoryNameField prompts the user to specify a directory name to open.
binaryninja.interaction.FlowGraphReport(…)
binaryninja.interaction.HTMLReport(title, …)
binaryninja.interaction.IntegerField(prompt)	IntegerField add prompt for integer.
binaryninja.interaction.InteractionHandler()
binaryninja.interaction.LabelField(text)	LabelField adds a text label to the display.
binaryninja.interaction.MarkdownReport(…)
binaryninja.interaction.MultilineTextField(prompt)	MultilineTextField add multi-line text string input field.
binaryninja.interaction.OpenFileNameField(prompt)	OpenFileNameField prompts the user to specify a file name to open.
binaryninja.interaction.PlainTextReport(…)
binaryninja.interaction.ReportCollection([…])
binaryninja.interaction.SaveFileNameField(prompt)	SaveFileNameField prompts the user to specify a file name to save.
binaryninja.interaction.SeparatorField	SeparatorField adds vertical separation to the display.
binaryninja.interaction.TextLineField(prompt)	TextLineField Adds prompt for text string input.
binaryninja.interaction.get_address_input(…)	get_address_input prompts the user for an address with the given prompt and title.
binaryninja.interaction.get_choice_input(…)	get_choice_input prompts the user to select the one of the provided choices.
binaryninja.interaction.get_directory_name_input(prompt)	get_directory_name_input prompts the user for a directory name to save as, optionally providing a default_name.
binaryninja.interaction.get_form_input(…)	get_from_input Prompts the user for a set of inputs specified in fields with given title.
binaryninja.interaction.get_int_input(…)	get_int_input prompts the user to input a integer with the given prompt and title.
binaryninja.interaction.get_open_filename_input(prompt)	get_open_filename_input prompts the user for a file name to open.
binaryninja.interaction.get_save_filename_input(prompt)	get_save_filename_input prompts the user for a file name to save as, optionally providing a file extension and default_name.
binaryninja.interaction.get_text_line_input(…)	get_text_line_input prompts the user to input a string with the given prompt and title.
binaryninja.interaction.markdown_to_html(…)	markdown_to_html converts the provided markdown to HTML.
binaryninja.interaction.range(*args)	A Python2 and Python3 Compatible Range Generator
binaryninja.interaction.show_graph_report(…)	show_graph_report displays a flow graph in UI applications.
binaryninja.interaction.show_html_report(…)	show_html_report displays the HTML contents in UI applications and plaintext in command-line applications.
binaryninja.interaction.show_markdown_report(…)	show_markdown_report displays the markdown contents in UI applications and plaintext in command-line applications.
binaryninja.interaction.show_message_box(…)	show_message_box Displays a configurable message box in the UI, or prompts on the console as appropriate retrieves a list of all Symbol objects of the provided symbol type in the optionally provided range.
binaryninja.interaction.show_plain_text_report(…)	show_plain_text_report displays contents to the user in the UI or on the command-line.
binaryninja.interaction.show_report_collection(…)	show_report_collection displays multiple reports in UI applications.

class AddressField(prompt, view=None, current_address=0)

Bases: object

AddressField prompts the user for an address. By passing the optional view and current_address parameters offsets can be used instead of just an address. The result is stored as in int in self.result.

Note: This API currently functions differently on the command-line, as the view and current_address are

disregarded. Additionally where as in the UI the result defaults to hexadecimal on the command-line 0x must be specified.

class ChoiceField(prompt, choices)

Bases: object

ChoiceField prompts the user to choose from the list of strings provided in choices. Result is stored in self.result as an index in to the choices array.

Attr str prompt:  prompt to be presented to the user Attr list(str) choices:  list of choices to choose from

class DirectoryNameField(prompt, default_name='')

Bases: object

DirectoryNameField prompts the user to specify a directory name to open. Result is stored in self.result as a string.

class FlowGraphReport(title, graph, view=None)

Bases: object

class HTMLReport(title, contents, plaintext='', view=None)

Bases: object

class IntegerField(prompt)

Bases: object

IntegerField add prompt for integer. Result is stored in self.result as an int.

class InteractionHandler

Bases: object

get_address_input(prompt, title, view, current_address)

get_choice_input(prompt, title, choices)

get_directory_name_input(prompt, default_name)

get_form_input(fields, title)

get_int_input(prompt, title)

get_open_filename_input(prompt, ext)

get_save_filename_input(prompt, ext, default_name)

get_text_line_input(prompt, title)

register()

show_graph_report(view, title, graph)

show_html_report(view, title, contents, plaintext)

show_markdown_report(view, title, contents, plaintext)

show_message_box(title, text, buttons, icon)

show_plain_text_report(view, title, contents)

show_report_collection(title, reports)

class LabelField(text)

Bases: object

LabelField adds a text label to the display.

class MarkdownReport(title, contents, plaintext='', view=None)

Bases: object

class MultilineTextField(prompt)

Bases: object

MultilineTextField add multi-line text string input field. Result is stored in self.result as a string. This option is not supported on the command-line.

class OpenFileNameField(prompt, ext='')

Bases: object

OpenFileNameField prompts the user to specify a file name to open. Result is stored in self.result as a string.

class PlainTextReport(title, contents, view=None)

Bases: object

class ReportCollection(handle=None)

Bases: object

append(report)

class SaveFileNameField(prompt, ext='', default_name='')

Bases: object

SaveFileNameField prompts the user to specify a file name to save. Result is stored in self.result as a string.

class SeparatorField

Bases: object

SeparatorField adds vertical separation to the display.

class TextLineField(prompt)

Bases: object

TextLineField Adds prompt for text string input. Result is stored in self.result as a string on completion.

get_address_input(prompt, title)

get_address_input prompts the user for an address with the given prompt and title.

Note: This API function differently on the command-line vs the UI. In the UI a pop-up is used. On the command-line

a simple text prompt is used.

Parameters:

• prompt (str) – String to prompt with.
• title (str) – Title of the window when executed in the UI.

Return type:

integer value input by the user.

Example:

>>> get_address_input("PROMPT>", "getinfo")
PROMPT> 10
10L

get_choice_input(prompt, title, choices)

get_choice_input prompts the user to select the one of the provided choices.

Note: This API function differently on the command-line vs the UI. In the UI a pop-up is used. On the command-line

a simple text prompt is used. The UI uses a combo box.

Parameters:

• prompt (str) – String to prompt with.
• title (str) – Title of the window when executed in the UI.
• choices (list) – A list of strings for the user to choose from.

Return type:

integer array index of the selected option

Example:

>>> get_choice_input("PROMPT>", "choices", ["Yes", "No", "Maybe"])
choices
1) Yes
2) No
3) Maybe
PROMPT> 1
0L

get_directory_name_input(prompt, default_name='')

get_directory_name_input prompts the user for a directory name to save as, optionally providing a default_name.

Note: This API function differently on the command-line vs the UI. In the UI a pop-up is used. On the command-line a simple text prompt is used. The UI uses the native window pop-up for file selection.

Parameters:

• prompt (str) – Prompt to display.
• default_name (str) – Optional, default directory name.

Return type:

str

Example:

>>> get_directory_name_input("prompt")
prompt dirname
'dirname'

get_form_input(fields, title)

get_from_input Prompts the user for a set of inputs specified in fields with given title. The fields parameter is a list which can contain the following types:

• str - an alias for LabelField
• None - an alias for SeparatorField
• LabelField - Text output
• SeparatorField - Vertical spacing
• TextLineField - Prompt for a string value
• MultilineTextField - Prompt for multi-line string value
• IntegerField - Prompt for an integer
• AddressField - Prompt for an address
• ChoiceField - Prompt for a choice from provided options
• OpenFileNameField - Prompt for file to open
• SaveFileNameField - Prompt for file to save to
• DirectoryNameField - Prompt for directory name

This API is flexible and works both in the UI via a pop-up dialog and on the command-line. :params list fields: A list containing of the above specified classes, strings or None :params str title: The title of the pop-up dialog. :Example:

>>> int_f = IntegerField("Specify Integer")
>>> tex_f = TextLineField("Specify name")
>>> choice_f = ChoiceField("Options", ["Yes", "No", "Maybe"])
>>> get_form_input(["Get Data", None, int_f, tex_f, choice_f], "The options")
Get Data

Specify Integer 1337 Specify name Peter The options 1) Yes 2) No 3) Maybe Options 1 >>> True >>> print(tex_f.result, int_f.result, choice_f.result) Peter 1337 0

get_int_input(prompt, title)

get_int_input prompts the user to input a integer with the given prompt and title.

Note: This API function differently on the command-line vs the UI. In the UI a pop-up is used. On the command-line

a simple text prompt is used.

Parameters:

• prompt (str) – String to prompt with.
• title (str) – Title of the window when executed in the UI.

Return type:

integer value input by the user.

Example:

>>> get_int_input("PROMPT>", "getinfo")
PROMPT> 10
10

get_open_filename_input(prompt, ext='')

get_open_filename_input prompts the user for a file name to open.

Note: This API function differently on the command-line vs the UI. In the UI a pop-up is used. On the command-line

a simple text prompt is used. The UI uses the native window pop-up for file selection.

Parameters:

• prompt (str) – Prompt to display.
• ext (str) – Optional, file extension

Example:

>>> get_open_filename_input("filename:", "exe")
filename: foo.exe
'foo.exe'

get_save_filename_input(prompt, ext='', default_name='')

get_save_filename_input prompts the user for a file name to save as, optionally providing a file extension and default_name.

Note: This API function differently on the command-line vs the UI. In the UI a pop-up is used. On the command-line

a simple text prompt is used. The UI uses the native window pop-up for file selection.

Parameters:

• prompt (str) – Prompt to display.
• ext (str) – Optional, file extension
• default_name (str) – Optional, default file name.

Example:

>>> get_save_filename_input("filename:", "exe", "foo.exe")
filename: foo.exe
'foo.exe'

get_text_line_input(prompt, title)

get_text_line_input prompts the user to input a string with the given prompt and title.

Note: This API function differently on the command-line vs the UI. In the UI a pop-up is used. On the command-line

a simple text prompt is used.

Parameters:

• prompt (str) – String to prompt with.
• title (str) – Title of the window when executed in the UI.

Return type:

string containing the input without trailing newline character.

Example:

>>> get_text_line_input("PROMPT>", "getinfo")
PROMPT> Input!
'Input!'

markdown_to_html(contents)

markdown_to_html converts the provided markdown to HTML.

Parameters:

contents (string) – Markdown contents to convert to HTML.

Return type:

string

Example:

>>> markdown_to_html("##Yay")
'<h2>Yay</h2>'

show_graph_report(title, graph)

show_graph_report displays a flow graph in UI applications.

Note: This API function will have no effect outside the UI.

Parameters:graph (FlowGraph) – Flow graph to display Return type:None

show_html_report(title, contents, plaintext='')

show_html_report displays the HTML contents in UI applications and plaintext in command-line applications. This API doesn’t support hyperlinking into the BinaryView, use the BinaryView.show_html_report if hyperlinking is needed.

Note: This API function differently on the command-line vs the UI. In the UI a pop-up is used. On the command-line

a simple text prompt is used.

Parameters:

• contents (str) – HTML contents to display
• plaintext (str) – Plain text version to display (used on the command-line)

Return type:

None

Example:

>>> show_html_report("title", "<h1>Contents</h1>", "Plain text contents")
Plain text contents

show_markdown_report(title, contents, plaintext='')

show_markdown_report displays the markdown contents in UI applications and plaintext in command-line applications. This API doesn’t support hyperlinking into the BinaryView, use the BinaryView.show_markdown_report if hyperlinking is needed.

Note: This API function differently on the command-line vs the UI. In the UI a pop-up is used. On the command-line

a simple text prompt is used.

Parameters:

• contents (str) – markdown contents to display
• plaintext (str) – Plain text version to display (used on the command-line)

Return type:

None

Example:

>>> show_markdown_report("title", "##Contents", "Plain text contents")
Plain text contents

show_message_box(title, text, buttons=<MessageBoxButtonSet.OKButtonSet: 0>, icon=<MessageBoxIcon.InformationIcon: 0>)

show_message_box Displays a configurable message box in the UI, or prompts on the console as appropriate retrieves a list of all Symbol objects of the provided symbol type in the optionally provided range.

Parameters:

• title (str) – Text title for the message box.
• text (str) – Text for the main body of the message box.
• buttons (MessageBoxButtonSet) – One of MessageBoxButtonSet
• icon (MessageBoxIcon) – One of MessageBoxIcon

Returns:

Which button was selected

Return type:

MessageBoxButtonResult

show_plain_text_report(title, contents)

show_plain_text_report displays contents to the user in the UI or on the command-line.

Note: This API function differently on the command-line vs the UI. In the UI a pop-up is used. On the command-line

a simple text prompt is used.

Parameters:

• title (str) – title to display in the UI pop-up.
• contents (str) – plaintext contents to display

Return type:

None

Example:

>>> show_plain_text_report("title", "contents")
contents

show_report_collection(title, reports)

show_report_collection displays multiple reports in UI applications.

Note: This API function will have no effect outside the UI.

Parameters:reports (ReportCollection) – Reports to display Return type:None