Skyrim Save Reader

The objective of this project is to create a system that can read a game savefile for the game "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" and output the data as a JSON string. The system should also be able to acept a properly formated JSON string and save as a valid savefile.

Some of my builds in Skyrim make use of Alchemy and I would like to be able to extract a listing of alchemical ingredients from a characters inventory using the savefile.

This aplication is to function as a utility that can be called by other systems.

The structure of a savefile is found here http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format

Format conventions can be found here http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:File_Format_Conventions

** TODO **

• clean-up existing code
• add more documentation to existing code
• figure out how to effectively test the code
• export all data as JSON string (to be done after parsing of all data)

Sections that still need to be parsed

• Change Formsy
• unknown 3 Table
• parse RefId data

Global Data

1. Combat http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Combat

2. Interface http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Interface

3. Actor Causes http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Actor_Causes

4. Unknown 104 http://www.uesp.net/w/index.php?title=Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Unknown_104&action=edit&redlink=1

5. Detection Manager http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Detection_Manager

6. Location MetaData http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Location_MetaData

7. Quest Static Data http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Quest_Static_Data

8. StoryTeller http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/StoryTeller

9. Magic Favorites http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Magic_Favorites

10. Player Controls http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/PlayerControls

11. Story Event Manager http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Story_Event_Manager

12. Ingredient Shared http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Ingredient_Shared

13. Menu Controls http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/MenuControls

14. Menu Topic Manager http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/MenuTopicManager

15. Temp Effects http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Temp_Effects

16. Papyrus http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Papyrus

17. Anim Objects http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Anim_Objects

18. Timer http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Timer

19. Synchronized Animations http://www.uesp.net/w/index.php?title=Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Synchronized_Animations&action=edit&redlink=1

20. Main http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Main

21. TES http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/TES

22. Effects http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:Save_File_Format/Effects