CodeSearch not working

[su-vikas]

Hi,

I am exploring the code search functionality of this library. While running the script 'api-search-for-function-use.py' I get,

ImportError: cannot import name 'CodeSearch' from 'strongarm.objc' (/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.11/site-packages/strongarm/objc/__init__.py)

And on looking in the objc folder, there is no corresponding code either. Is this functionality is internal to DataTheorem or am I missing something?

[codyd51]

Hi! The CodeSearch implementation and functionality is indeed internal to Data Theorem.

However, you can achieve the same sort of goal via publicly available APIs such as these:

MachoAnalyzer.calls_to(self, address: VirtualMemoryPointer) -> List[CallerXRef]
MachoAnalyzer.objc_calls_to(
    self, 
    objc_class_names: List[str], 
    objc_selectors: List[str], 
    requires_class_and_sel_found: bool,
) -> List[ObjcMsgSendXref]

These APIs leverage functionality provided by the strongarm-dataflow package, which is closed source and is distributed as a compiled wheel here.

[su-vikas]

I will look into the alternatives you mentioned. And thanks for this library :). Do you guys plan to update this library to support swift as well, anytime in future?

[codyd51]

No worries, I hope you get some use out of it!

I wrote the bulk of this library, but no longer work at Data Theorem (as of last month). You'd have to get some input from my former colleagues re Swift support, but I wouldn't imagine it'll land any time in the foreseeable future.