What is idax?

idax is a set of C++ extensions for the IDASDK. These extensions are a work in progress and are not meant to be used in production code yet. As of now, only my personal IDA plugins use idax.

Installation

To use this library in existing IDA plugin projects, just copy (or clone) the idax folder into <idasdk>/include/.

Normally, you would import IDASDK headers like this:

#include <kernwin.hpp>

Now, to use idax, simply do:

#include <idax/xkernwin.hpp>

Note that idax requires the C++17 standard. If you are using CMake/ida-cmake, you can set the C++ standard like this:

set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)

Symbolic links

In the case of multiple IDA SDKs on the system, it is best to clone this project into its own folder then create symbolic links.

For instance, on MS Windows:

D:\Projects\ida\idasdk76\include>mklink /j %cd%\idax D:\Projects\opensource\idax

Extensions summary

xpro.hpp

• Low level / support helpers

xkernwin.hpp

• Action manager: simplifies action creation and management

xhexrays.hpp

• Various helpers for Hexrays. ida-strikeout makes use of this header a lot