gen

Documentation

Overview

Package gen reads the standard gen-msg.map file that is distributed with snort. A line of this file is of the format:

generator-id || alert-id || text-description

Index

• func ReadFile(file string) (<-chan GenMap, <-chan error)
• type GEN
• type GenMap

Functions

func ReadFile

func ReadFile(file string) (<-chan GenMap, <-chan error)

Asynchronously read gen-msg.map, the result/errors are returned over channels. The caller should use a select statement.

Types

type GEN

type GEN struct {
	// Textual description of generator
	Description string
}

Defines the fields for a generator

type GenMap

type GenMap map[uint32]map[uint32]*GEN

Representation of gen-msg.map file