Address feedback and add docstrings

Signed-off-by: Ayan Sinha Mahapatra <ayansmahapatra@gmail.com>

Author: AyanSinhaMahapatra

.github/workflows/docs-ci.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: CI Documentation
+name: CI Documentation and Code style
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
-        run:  pip install -e .[docs]
+        run:  pip install -e .[docs,testing]
 
       - name: Check Sphinx Documentation build minimally
         working-directory: ./docs
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./docs
         run: ./scripts/doc8_style_check.sh
 
-
+      - name: Check for Code style errors
+        run: make check-ci

Makefile

@@ -33,11 +33,19 @@ valid: isort black
 
 check:
 	@echo "-> Run pycodestyle (PEP8) validation"
-	@${ACTIVATE} pycodestyle --max-line-length=100 --exclude=.eggs,venv,lib,thirdparty,docs,migrations,settings.py,.cache .
+	@${ACTIVATE} pycodestyle --max-line-length=100 --exclude=.eggs,venv,lib,thirdparty,docs,scripts,tests,migrations,settings.py,.cache .
 	@echo "-> Run isort imports ordering validation"
-	@${ACTIVATE} isort --sl --check-only -l 100 setup.py src tests .
+	@${ACTIVATE} isort --sl -l 100 src tests setup.py --check-only
 	@echo "-> Run black validation"
-	@${ACTIVATE} black --check --check -l 100 src tests setup.py
+	@${ACTIVATE} black --check -l 100 src tests setup.py
+
+check-ci:
+	@echo "-> Run pycodestyle (PEP8) validation"
+	pycodestyle --max-line-length=100 --exclude=.eggs,venv,lib,thirdparty,docs,scripts,tests,migrations,settings.py,.cache .
+	@echo "-> Run isort imports ordering validation"
+	isort --sl -l 100 src tests setup.py --check-only
+	@echo "-> Run black validation"
+	black --check -l 100 src tests setup.py
 
 clean:
 	@echo "-> Clean the Python env"

src/rust_inspector/__init__.py

@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@
 # See https://github.com/nexB/rust-inspector for support or download.
 # See https://aboutcode.org for more information about nexB OSS projects.
 #
-

src/rust_inspector/binary.py

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 # See https://aboutcode.org for more information about nexB OSS projects.
 #
 
-import os
-import lief
 import json
+import os
 import zlib
 
+import lief
 from typecode import contenttype
 from typecode.contenttype import get_type
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def get_rust_packages_data(location):
     to the rust binary with data on packages and dependencies.
     See https://github.com/rust-secure-code/cargo-auditable for more info.
 
-    Code for parsing rust bianries to get package data is from
+    Code for parsing rust binaries to get package data is from
     https://github.com/rust-secure-code/cargo-auditable/blob/master/PARSING.md
     """
     if not is_executable_binary(location):
@@ -87,9 +87,12 @@ def get_rust_packages_data(location):
     return packages_data
 
 
-
 def might_have_rust_symbols(string_with_symbols):
-
+    """
+    Given a demangled symbol string obtained from a rust binary, return True if
+    there are rust symbols present in the string which could be mapped to rust
+    source symbols potentially, return False otherwise.
+    """
     if not string_with_symbols:
         return False
 
@@ -120,16 +123,20 @@ def might_have_rust_symbols(string_with_symbols):
 
     return True
 
-def remove_standard_symbols(rust_symbols):
-    return [
-        symbol
-        for symbol in rust_symbols
-        if symbol not in STANDARD_SYMBOLS_RUST
-    ]
+
+def remove_standard_symbols(rust_symbols, standard_symbols=STANDARD_SYMBOLS_RUST):
+    """
+    Remove standard symbols usually found in rust binaries. Given a list of rust
+    symbol strings, return a list of symbol strings which are most likely non-standard.
+    """
+    return [symbol for symbol in rust_symbols if symbol not in standard_symbols]
 
 
 def split_strings_by_char(split_strings, split_char):
-
+    """
+    Given a list of strings, return another list of strings with all
+    the substrings from each string, split by the `split_char`.
+    """
     final_split_strings = []
     for split_str in split_strings:
         if split_char in split_str:
@@ -138,15 +145,16 @@ def split_strings_by_char(split_strings, split_char):
         else:
             final_split_strings.append(split_str)
 
-    return [
-        split_string
-        for split_string in final_split_strings
-        if split_string 
-    ]
+    return [split_string for split_string in final_split_strings if split_string]
 
 
 def split_strings_into_rust_symbols(strings_to_split, split_by_chars=SPLIT_CHARACTERS_RUST):
-
+    """
+    Given a list of strings containing a group of rust symbols, get a list
+    of strings with the extracted individual symbol strings, using a list of
+    `split_by_chars` which are common characters found between rust symbols in
+    demangled rust string containing multiple symbols.
+    """
     split_strings = []
     split_strings_log = []
     for split_char in split_by_chars:
@@ -159,10 +167,17 @@ def split_strings_into_rust_symbols(strings_to_split, split_by_chars=SPLIT_CHARA
     return split_strings
 
 
-def cleanup_symbols(split_symbols, include_stdlib=False, unique=True, sort_symbols=False):
+def cleanup_symbols(symbols, include_stdlib=False, unique=True, sort_symbols=False):
+    """
+    Given a list of `symbols` strings, return a list of cleaned up
+    symbol strings, removing strings which does not have symbols.
 
+    If `include_stdlib` is False, remove standard rust symbols.
+    If `unique` is True, only return unique symbol strings.
+    If `sort_symbols` is True, return a sorted list of symbols.
+    """
     rust_symbols = []
-    for split_string in split_symbols:
+    for split_string in symbols:
         if might_have_rust_symbols(split_string):
             rust_symbols.append(split_string)
 
@@ -178,17 +193,22 @@ def cleanup_symbols(split_symbols, include_stdlib=False, unique=True, sort_symbo
     return rust_symbols
 
 
-def extract_strings_with_symbols(symbols_data, include_stdlib=False, unique=True, sort_symbols=False):
-
+def extract_strings_with_symbols(
+    symbols_data, include_stdlib=False, unique=True, sort_symbols=False
+):
+    """
+    From a list of rust symbols data parsed and demangled from a binary,
+    return a list of individual symbols (after cleanup) found in the strings.
+    """
     strings_with_symbols = []
-    
+
     ignore_types = ["NOTYPE", "TLS"]
 
     for symbol_data in symbols_data:
 
         if not symbol_data.get("name"):
             continue
-        
+
         if symbol_data.get("type") in ignore_types:
             continue
 
@@ -202,14 +222,14 @@ def extract_strings_with_symbols(symbols_data, include_stdlib=False, unique=True
         # These are usually like the following:
         # `getrandom@GLIBC_2.25`, `__umodti3`, `_ITM_registerTMCloneTable`
         # So these doesn't have source symbols
-        if symbol_data.get("binding") == 'WEAK':
+        if symbol_data.get("binding") == "WEAK":
             continue
 
         # file/module names are also source symbols as they
         # are imported in source code files
         if symbol_data.get("type") == "FILE":
             file_string = symbol_data.get("name")
-            file_segments = file_string.split('.')
+            file_segments = file_string.split(".")
             if not file_segments:
                 continue
 
@@ -227,7 +247,7 @@ def extract_strings_with_symbols(symbols_data, include_stdlib=False, unique=True
 
     split_symbols = split_strings_into_rust_symbols(strings_to_split=strings_with_symbols)
     rust_symbols = cleanup_symbols(
-        split_symbols=split_symbols,
+        symbols=split_symbols,
         include_stdlib=include_stdlib,
         unique=unique,
         sort_symbols=sort_symbols,
@@ -240,7 +260,6 @@ def collect_and_parse_rust_symbols(location, include_stdlib=False, sort_symbols=
     """
     Return a mapping of Rust symbols of interest for the Rust binary file at ``location``.
     Return an empty mapping if there is no symbols or if this is not a binary.
-    Raise exceptions on errors.
     """
     if not is_executable_binary(location):
         return
@@ -254,11 +273,12 @@ def collect_and_parse_rust_symbols(location, include_stdlib=False, sort_symbols=
     )
 
 
-def collect_and_parse_rust_symbols_from_data(rust_data, include_stdlib=False, unique=True, sort_symbols=False, **kwargs):
+def collect_and_parse_rust_symbols_from_data(
+    rust_data, include_stdlib=False, unique=True, sort_symbols=False, **kwargs
+):
     """
     Return a mapping of Rust symbols of interest for the mapping of Rust binary of ``rust_data``.
     Return an empty mapping if there is no symbols or if this is not a binary.
-    Raise exceptions on errors.
     """
     if not rust_data:
         return {}

src/rust_inspector/blint_binary.py

@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
-import lief
-from symbolic._lowlevel import ffi, lib
-from symbolic.utils import encode_str, decode_str, rustcall
+#
+# Copyright (c) OWASP Foundation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+# Originally taken from
+# https://github.com/owasp-dep-scan/blint/blob/1e1250a4bf6c25eccba8970bd877901ee56070c7/blint/lib/binary.py
+# Used after minor modifications.
+#
 
+import lief
+from symbolic._lowlevel import ffi
+from symbolic._lowlevel import lib
+from symbolic.utils import decode_str
+from symbolic.utils import encode_str
+from symbolic.utils import rustcall
 
 # TODO: Consider using blint as a dependency instead of vendoring
 
 
 def demangle_symbolic_name(symbol, lang=None, no_args=False):
-    """Demangles symbol using llvm demangle falling back to some heuristics. Covers legacy rust."""
+    """
+    Return a demangled symbol string, given a symbol string.
+
+    Demangles symbols obtained from a rust binary using llvm demangle (using symbolic),
+    falling back to some heuristics. Also covers legacy rust.
+    """
     try:
         func = lib.symbolic_demangle_no_args if no_args else lib.symbolic_demangle
         lang_str = encode_str(lang) if lang else ffi.NULL
@@ -27,7 +43,10 @@ def demangle_symbolic_name(symbol, lang=None, no_args=False):
                 or symbol.startswith(".rdata$")
                 or symbol.startswith(".refptr.")
             ):
-                symbol = f"__declspec(dllimport) {symbol.removeprefix('__imp_').removeprefix('.rdata$').removeprefix('.refptr.')}"
+                symbol_without_prefix = (
+                    symbol.removeprefix("__imp_").removeprefix(".rdata$").removeprefix(".refptr.")
+                )
+                symbol = f"__declspec(dllimport) {symbol_without_prefix}"
             demangled_symbol = (
                 symbol.replace("..", "::")
                 .replace("$SP$", "@")
@@ -58,13 +77,8 @@ def demangle_symbolic_name(symbol, lang=None, no_args=False):
 
 def parse_symbols(symbols):
     """
-    Parse symbols from a list of symbols.
-
-    Args:
-        symbols (it_symbols): A list of symbols to parse.
-
-    Returns:
-        tuple[list[dict], str]: A tuple containing the symbols_list and exe_type
+    Parse symbols from a list of symbol strings and get a list of symbol
+    data, with the demangled symbol string and other attributes for the symbol.
     """
     symbols_list = []
 

src/rust_inspector/blint_binary.ABOUT src/rust_inspector/blint_binary.py.ABOUTsrc/rust_inspector/blint_binary.ABOUT renamed to src/rust_inspector/blint_binary.py.ABOUT

@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ download_url: https://github.com/owasp-dep-scan/blint/blob/1e1250a4bf6c25eccba89
 license_expression: mit
 copyright: Copyright (c) OWASP Foundation
 package_url: pkg:pypi/blint@2.3.2
+notice_file: blint_binary.py.LICENSE
 notes: only a subset of functions from binary.py is used, after minor modifications

src/rust_inspector/blint_binary.LICENSE …c/rust_inspector/blint_binary.py.LICENSEsrc/rust_inspector/blint_binary.LICENSE renamed to src/rust_inspector/blint_binary.py.LICENSE src/rust_inspector/blint_binary.LICENSE renamed to src/rust_inspector/blint_binary.py.LICENSE

@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 SPLIT_CHARACTERS_RUST = ["::", "_<", "<", ">", "(", ")", ",", " as ", " for "]
 
 
-
+# Standard symbols present in rust binaries which are not usually from rust
+# source files, and sometimes they are standard library symbols
 STANDARD_SYMBOLS_RUST = [
     "std",
     "vector",
-]
+]