chore: remove gob printer

pkg/cmd/printer/printer.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package printer
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"encoding/gob"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -66,10 +65,6 @@ func New(cfg config.PrinterConfig) (EventPrinter, error) {
 		res = &jsonEventPrinter{
 			out: cfg.OutFile,
 		}
-	case kind == "gob":
-		res = &gobEventPrinter{
-			out: cfg.OutFile,
-		}
 	case kind == "forward":
 		res = &forwardEventPrinter{
 			outPath: cfg.OutPath,
@@ -412,71 +407,6 @@ func (p jsonEventPrinter) Epilogue(stats metrics.Stats) {}
 func (p jsonEventPrinter) Close() {
 }
 
-// gobEventPrinter is printing events using golang's builtin Gob serializer
-type gobEventPrinter struct {
-	out    io.WriteCloser
-	outEnc *gob.Encoder
-}
-
-func (p *gobEventPrinter) Init() error {
-	p.outEnc = gob.NewEncoder(p.out)
-
-	// Event Types
-
-	gob.Register(trace.Event{})
-	gob.Register(trace.SlimCred{})
-	gob.Register(make(map[string]string))
-	gob.Register(trace.PktMeta{})
-	gob.Register([]trace.HookedSymbolData{})
-	gob.Register(map[string]trace.HookedSymbolData{})
-	gob.Register([]trace.DnsQueryData{})
-	gob.Register([]trace.DnsResponseData{})
-
-	// Network Protocol Event Types
-
-	// IPv4
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoIPv4{})
-	// IPv6
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoIPv6{})
-	// TCP
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoTCP{})
-	// UDP
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoUDP{})
-	// ICMP
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoICMP{})
-	// ICMPv6
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoICMPv6{})
-	// DNS
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoDNS{})
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoDNSQuestion{})
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoDNSResourceRecord{})
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoDNSSOA{})
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoDNSSRV{})
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoDNSMX{})
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoDNSURI{})
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoDNSOPT{})
-	// HTTP
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoHTTP{})
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoHTTPRequest{})
-	gob.Register(trace.ProtoHTTPResponse{})
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (p *gobEventPrinter) Preamble() {}
-
-func (p *gobEventPrinter) Print(event trace.Event) {
-	err := p.outEnc.Encode(event)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Errorw("Error encoding event to gob", "error", err)
-	}
-}
-
-func (p *gobEventPrinter) Epilogue(stats metrics.Stats) {}
-
-func (p gobEventPrinter) Close() {
-}
-
 // ignoreEventPrinter ignores events
 type ignoreEventPrinter struct{}