kaitai-to-wireshark

Converts a Kaitai Struct binary file description to a Wireshark LUA dissector.

Usage

./convert.py description.ksy > plugin.lua

Supported data types

Type	Status	Comment
u1	✓
u2	✓
u2be	✓
u2le	✓
u4	✓
u4be	✓
u4le	✓
u8	✓	Cannot be decoded in Wireshark (Lua uses 32 bit)
u8be	✓	Cannot be decoded in Wireshark (Lua uses 32 bit)
u8le	✓	Cannot be decoded in Wireshark (Lua uses 32 bit)
s1	✓
s2	✓
s2be	✓
s2le	✓
s4	✓
s4be	✓
s4le	✓
s8	✓	Cannot be decoded in Wireshark (Lua uses 32 bit)
s8be	✓	Cannot be decoded in Wireshark (Lua uses 32 bit)
s8le	✓	Cannot be decoded in Wireshark (Lua uses 32 bit)
fxxx	✗
bx	✗
str	✓
strz	✗

Supported features

Feature	Status	Comment
size	✓	Static values and simple references to "local" fields
types	✓
contents	✓	No check if equal
instances	✓
value	✗
doc	✗
endian	✓
repeat	✗
encoding	✗
size-eos	✗
terminator	✗
enums	✗
if	✗
switch	✗