TypeOxidizer (v1.2.2)

Author: azw / austinzwile

TypeOxidizer converts the C-Style types in your HLIL / decompilation to their Rust equivalents for easier reading / interpretation and shorter decompilation.

Description:

TypeOxidizer is a Binary Ninja plugin that seamlessly transforms the C-Style types in your HLIL / decompilation to their Rust equivalents through automatic typedef declaration and retyping, making for a cleaner and more precise decompilation. With built-in support for standard integer and floating-point types as well as strings, TypeOxidizer enhances your analysis by "oxidizing" legacy type definitions into Rust's clean and precise syntax.

Demo

Here's a nice before:

and after:

Usage

The following registered commands are available via the Plugins dropdown menu as well as the command pallette with CMD+P:

• Convert from C to Rust Types
• Revert to C Types from Rust

Features

The conversion from and to following types are currently handled:

C Type	Rust Type
uint8_t	u8
uint16_t	u16
uint32_t	u32
uint64_t	u64
uint128_t	u128
int8_t	i8
int16_t	i16
int32_t	i32
int64_t	i64
int128_t	i128
float	f32
double	f64
size_t	usize
ssize_t	isize
char*	str

Installation Instructions

Darwin

Install via the Plugin Manager or by cloning the repo at https://github.com/austinzwile/TypeOxidizer and dropping the folder into your plugins directory.

Linux

Install via the Plugin Manager or by cloning the repo at https://github.com/austinzwile/TypeOxidizer and dropping the folder into your plugins directory.

Windows

Install via the Plugin Manager or by cloning the repo at https://github.com/austinzwile/TypeOxidizer and dropping the folder into your plugins directory.

Minimum Version

This plugin requires the following minimum version of Binary Ninja:

• 3164

Required Dependencies

The following dependencies are required for this plugin:

Todo

• Implement a drop-down/content menu to allow for selective conversion between C and Rust.
• Handle structs and typedefs. The types within already defined type definitions don't get handled right.
• Add proper conversion of types when typecasting. The decompilation currently doesn't allow for the retyping of anything on the right side of an equals sign so I will have to figure that out. Possibly for workflows.

Required Dependencies

The following dependencies are required for this plugin:

License

This plugin is released under a MIT license.

Metadata Version

2