NAME

Parse::Pidl::Ethereal::Conformance - Conformance file parser for Ethereal

DESCRIPTION

This module supports parsing Ethereal conformance files (*.cnf).

FILE FORMAT

Pidl needs additional data for ethereal output. This data is read from so-called conformance files. This section describes the format of these files.

Conformance files are simple text files with a single command on each line. Empty lines and lines starting with a '#' character are ignored. Arguments to commands are seperated by spaces.

The following commands are currently supported:

TYPE name dissector ft_type base_type mask valsstring alignment

Register new data type with specified name, what dissector function to call and what properties to give header fields for elements of this type.

NOEMIT type

Suppress emitting a dissect_type function for the specified type

PARAM_VALUE type param

Set parameter to specify to dissector function for given type.

HF_FIELD hf title filter ft_type base_type valsstring mask description

Generate a custom header field with specified properties.

HF_RENAME old_hf_name new_hf_name

Force the use of new_hf_name when the parser generator was going to use old_hf_name.

This can be used in conjunction with HF_FIELD in order to make more then one element use the same filter name.

STRIP_PREFIX prefix

Remove the specified prefix from all function names (if present).

PROTOCOL longname shortname filtername

Change the short-, long- and filter-name for the current interface in Ethereal.

FIELD_DESCRIPTION field desc

Change description for the specified header field. `field' is the hf name of the field.

IMPORT dissector code...

Code to insert when generating the specified dissector. @HF@ and @PARAM@ will be substituted.

TFS hf_name "true string" "false string"

Override the text shown when a bitmap boolean value is enabled or disabled.

EXAMPLE

INFO_KEY OpenKey.Ke