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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Decompress Data

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 13:21:15 +0200
I have a example from my plugin if it may help:

        unsigned char Ip_Buffer[2000];

        /* Get the buffer bytes to decompress */
	tvb_memcpy(tvb, Ip_Buffer, (*bitoffset)/8,lgpdubit/8);

        /*
         * Decompress it:
         * Decompressed buffer is output in Op_Buffer,
         * size of the decompressed buffer (in bit in this case) in
SizeInBits */
         */
	rc = decompress(Ip_Buffer, lgpdubit - ((8-bitnb) % 8), &(Op_Buffer),
&O_SizeInBits);

        /* Now re-setup the tvb buffer to have the new data */
        next_tvb = tvb_new_real_data(Op_Buffer, O_SizeInBits/8,
O_SizeInBits/8);
        tvb_set_child_real_data_tvbuff(tvb, next_tvb);
        add_new_data_source(pInfoG, next_tvb, "Decompressed Data");

 /* From here dissect next_tvb from offset 0 */



>  On Fri, 7 Oct 2011 13:51:13 +0400, Max Dmitrichenko
>  <dmitrmax@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 2011/10/7 Marcel Haas <inf462@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> And i have the next problem. Damn wireshark kick my ass :)
>>>
>>> I have some packets witch are compress witz zlib.
>>> I want to uncompress them.
>>> I read the dev-guid about transformed data but i dont have a clue.
>>> I were testing some stuff but with no good result.
>>> Can someone help me with that ?
>>
>> It is simple.
>> 1) You have to know the size of decompressed data, e.g. in
>> buffer_size variable.
>> 2) Alloc the buffer of needed size for it using e.g. se_alloc, e.g.
>> you have pointer to alloced buffer called buffer_ptr.
>> 3) Decompress you data into that buffer.
>> 4) call
>>      child_tvb = tvb_new_child_real_data(current_tvb, buffer_ptr,
>> buffer_size, buffer_size);
>> 5) call
>>      add_new_data_source(pinfo, child_tvb, "Decompressed Data");
>> 6*) Optionally you can dissect child_tvb as any usual TVB.
>>
>> In the GUI you'll get the decompressed data into another tab called
>> "Decompressed Data" or any other name you provide in step 5.
>>
>> --
>>   Max
>>
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>  hmm i dont get it at all .. my code looks like this :
>
>  guint8 *buff;
>  tvbuff_t *compress_tvb;
>  int captured_size;
>
>  captured_size=tvb_length_remaining(tvb, offset2); //I think that what u
>  mean by 1
>  buff= g_malloc(captured_size); // step 2 ?
>  compress_tvb=tvb_new_real_data(buff,captured_size,captured_size);//
>  step 4 ?
>  tvb_set_free_cb(compress_tvb,g_free);                           // step
>  4 ?
>  tvb_set_child_real_data_tvbuff(tvb,compress_tvb);              // step
>  4 ?
>  add_new_data_source(pinfo,compress_tvb,"Decompressed TVB"); //step 5
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