| Description: | The bifcl program simply takes a .bif file as input and generates C++
header/source files along with a .bro script that all-together provide the
declaration and implementation of Bro/Zeek built-in-functions (BIFs), which
can then be compiled and shipped ss part of a Bro/Zeek plugin.
A BIF allows one to write arbitrary C++ code and access it via a function
call inside a Bro script. In this way, they can also be used to access parts
of Bro/Zeek's internal C++ API that aren't already exposed via their own BIFs.
At the moment, learning the format of a .bif file is likely easiest by just
taking a look at the .bif files inside the Bro/Zeek source-tree. |
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