Re: Adding dynamic fields to tree from dissector

[Jeff Morriss <jeff.morriss.ws () gmail com>]

Or the MATE plugin.  It registers its fields after the user selects a MATE
configuration file (in preferences).  (Note that it doesn't currently
support reconfiguration.  So while you can add a configuration file without
restarting Wireshark changing the configuration file requires restarting.)

On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 5:53 PM, Michael Mann <mmann78 () netscape net> wrote:

> You may want to look at the diameter dissector
> (register_diameter_fields).  It registers a lot of its fields when
> Wireshark sees a diameter packet for the first time.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: marko <marko () kevac org>
> To: wireshark-dev <wireshark-dev () wireshark org>
> Sent: Sat, Jul 2, 2016 5:19 pm
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Adding dynamic fields to tree from dissector
>
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 1:27 PM, marko () kevac org <marko () kevac org> wrote:
> > I can indeed figure out all possible fields and their types because I
> > have a protocol in some binary format selected by wireshark user
> > through settings.
>
> I have tried to implement this and found out that all dissectors
> register their fields in a first routine that is called by wireshark:
> proto_register_*.
> But I can get info about protocol fields and types only after user
> chooses file with protocol description via dissector setting. It means
> that I can get that info only in
> proto_reg_handoff_*.
>
> Is there a way to register fields in a proto_reg_handoff_*, not in a
> proto_register_*?
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