decompiler-nuget-demos.ipynb

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        "Load the NuGet package and print out the version to make sure we are using the latest and greatest"
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          "data": {
            "text/plain": "Installed package ICSharpCode.Decompiler version 7.0.0.6488"
          },
          "output_type": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "data": {
            "text/plain": "ICSharpCode.Decompiler, Version=7.0.0.6488, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=d4bfe873e7598c49\r\n"
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        "#r \"nuget: ICSharpCode.Decompiler, 7.0.0.6488\"\n",
        "\n",
        "using System.Reflection.Metadata;\n",
        "using ICSharpCode.Decompiler;\n",
        "using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.CSharp;\n",
        "using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Metadata;\n",
        "using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.TypeSystem;\n",
        "\n",
        "Console.WriteLine(typeof(FullTypeName).Assembly.GetName());"
      ]
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      "source": [
        "You must have compiled **frontends.sln** first (run “dotnet build” in ICSharpCode.Decompiler.PowerShell folder). Make sure to modify **basePath** to your repository path."
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      "source": [
        "const string basePath = @\"D:\\GitWorkspace\\ILSpy\\\";\n",
        "string testAssemblyPath = basePath + @\"ICSharpCode.Decompiler.PowerShell\\bin\\Release\\netstandard2.0\\ICSharpCode.Decompiler.dll\";\n",
        "\n",
        "var decompiler = new CSharpDecompiler(testAssemblyPath, new DecompilerSettings());"
      ]
    },
    {
      "cell_type": "markdown",
      "metadata": {},
      "source": [
        "Get the count of types in this module"
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      "source": [
        "var types = decompiler.TypeSystem.MainModule.TypeDefinitions;\n",
        "Console.WriteLine(types.Count());"
      ]
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    {
      "cell_type": "markdown",
      "metadata": {},
      "source": [
        "Decompile a known type (as a whole)"
      ]
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          "data": {
            "text/plain": "using System;\r\n\r\nnamespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Util\r\n{\r\n\tpublic static class Empty<T>\r\n\t{\r\n\t\tpublic static readonly T[] Array = System.Array.Empty<T>();\r\n\t}\r\n}\r\n\r\n"
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      "source": [
        "// ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Util.Empty<T> -> translates to `n, where n is the # of generic parameters\n",
        "var nameOfGenericType = new FullTypeName(\"ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Util.Empty`1\");\n",
        "Console.WriteLine(decompiler.DecompileTypeAsString(nameOfGenericType));"
      ]
    },
    {
      "cell_type": "markdown",
      "metadata": {},
      "source": [
        "If you want to decompile one single member (sample: first method)"
      ]
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          "data": {
            "text/plain": "using System;\r\n\r\nstatic UniversalAssemblyResolver()\r\n{\r\n\tgac_paths = GetGacPaths();\r\n\tZeroVersion = new Version(0, 0, 0, 0);\r\n\tif (Type.GetType(\"Mono.Runtime\") != null)\r\n\t{\r\n\t\tdecompilerRuntime = DecompilerRuntime.Mono;\r\n\t}\r\n\telse if (typeof(object).Assembly.GetName().Name == \"System.Private.CoreLib\")\r\n\t{\r\n\t\tdecompilerRuntime = DecompilerRuntime.NETCoreApp;\r\n\t}\r\n\telse if (Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Unix)\r\n\t{\r\n\t\tdecompilerRuntime = DecompilerRuntime.Mono;\r\n\t}\r\n}\r\n\r\n"
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      "source": [
        "var nameOfUniResolver =  new FullTypeName(\"ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Metadata.UniversalAssemblyResolver\");\n",
        "ITypeDefinition typeInfo = decompiler.TypeSystem.FindType(nameOfUniResolver).GetDefinition();\n",
        "var tokenOfFirstMethod = typeInfo.Methods.First().MetadataToken;\n",
        "Console.WriteLine(decompiler.DecompileAsString(tokenOfFirstMethod));"
      ]
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    {
      "cell_type": "markdown",
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      "source": [
        "If you need access to low-level metadata tables"
      ]
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      "cell_type": "code",
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      "source": [
        "ITypeDefinition type = decompiler.TypeSystem.FindType(nameOfUniResolver).GetDefinition();\n",
        "var module = type.ParentModule.PEFile;"
      ]
    },
    {
      "cell_type": "markdown",
      "metadata": {},
      "source": [
        "Get the child namespaces"
      ]
    },
    {
      "cell_type": "code",
      "execution_count": null,
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        {
          "data": {
            "text/plain": "Microsoft\r\n"
          },
          "output_type": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "data": {
            "text/plain": "System\r\n"
          },
          "output_type": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "data": {
            "text/plain": "LightJson\r\n"
          },
          "output_type": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "data": {
            "text/plain": "Humanizer\r\n"
          },
          "output_type": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "data": {
            "text/plain": "ICSharpCode\r\n"
          },
          "output_type": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "data": {
            "text/plain": "FxResources\r\n"
          },
          "output_type": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "data": {
            "text/plain": "Internal\r\n"
          },
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        {
          "data": {
            "text/plain": "Windows\r\n"
          },
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            "text/plain": "MS\r\n"
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      ],
      "source": [
        "var icsdns = decompiler.TypeSystem.RootNamespace;\n",
        "foreach (var cn in icsdns.ChildNamespaces) Console.WriteLine(cn.FullName);"
      ]
    },
    {
      "cell_type": "markdown",
      "metadata": {},
      "source": [
        "Get types in a single namespace"
      ]
    },
    {
      "cell_type": "code",
      "execution_count": null,
      "metadata": {
        "dotnet_interactive": {
          "language": "csharp"
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      },
      "outputs": [
        {
          "data": {
            "text/plain": "LightJson.JsonArray\r\n"
          },
          "output_type": "unknown"
        }
      ],
      "source": [
        "var typesInNamespace = icsdns.ChildNamespaces.First(cn => cn.FullName == \"LightJson\").Types;\n",
        "Console.WriteLine(typesInNamespace.First().FullTypeName);"
      ]
    },
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