feat: Implement daemon-only architecture for query operations

This commit implements the daemon-only architecture where all query
operations (functions, strings, decompile, memory, summary, xrefs)
must go through the persistent daemon instead of spawning new Ghidra
processes per command.

Key changes:
- Wire IPC client in main.rs to route queries through daemon
- Add requires_daemon() to determine which commands need daemon
- Add execute_via_daemon() to translate CLI commands to IPC calls
- Deprecate HeadlessExecutor with migration notice
- Fix filter.pest hex number parsing order (hex before number)
- Add #[allow(dead_code)] to infrastructure modules for future use
- Mark E2E tests requiring daemon as #[ignore]

Architecture benefits:
- Faster queries: Ghidra stays loaded, no 5-30s startup per command
- Simpler code: One execution path instead of two
- Better UX: Clear daemon requirement with helpful error messages

When daemon is not running, users see:
  Error: This command requires the daemon to be running.
  Start the daemon with: ghidra daemon start --project <name>

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Alexander Kiselev
2026-01-25 03:06:08 -08:00
co-authored by Claude Opus 4.5
parent 2fe77ac4a2
commit 33dc10dcca
25 changed files with 263 additions and 62 deletions
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
authors = ["Alexander Kiselev"]
description = "Rust CLI to run Ghidra headless for reverse engineering with Claude Code and other agents"
license = "GPL-3.0"
repository = "http://127.0.0.1:62915/git/akiselev/ghidra-cli"
repository = "https://github.com/akiselev/ghidra-cli"
[dependencies]
# CLI framework
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@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
#![allow(dead_code)]
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use std::path::PathBuf;
use std::fs;
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@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
//!
//! Caches results of expensive Ghidra operations to speed up repeated queries.
#![allow(dead_code)]
use std::collections::HashMap;
use std::sync::Arc;
use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
use serde_json::json;
use tokio::sync::Mutex;
use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
use tracing::debug;
use crate::ghidra::bridge::GhidraBridge;
use crate::ipc::protocol::{Command, Response};
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@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
//! Uses local sockets (Unix domain sockets / Windows named pipes) with
//! the new IPC layer instead of TCP.
#![allow(dead_code)]
use std::sync::Arc;
use std::time::Instant;
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ use tracing::{debug, error, info};
use crate::ghidra::bridge::GhidraBridge;
use crate::ipc::protocol::{Command, Request, Response};
use crate::ipc::transport::{self, platform::Listener};
use crate::ipc::transport;
use super::handler;
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@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub async fn run(config: DaemonConfig) -> Result<()> {
});
// Also start the legacy RPC server for backwards compatibility
let queue = Arc::new(queue::CommandQueue::new(config.project_path.clone()));
let queue = Arc::new(queue::CommandQueue::new(config.project_path.clone(), bridge.clone()));
let rpc_port = rpc::run_server(queue.clone(), config.port, shutdown_tx.clone()).await
.context("Failed to start RPC server")?;
info!("Legacy RPC server listening on port {} (for backwards compatibility)", rpc_port);
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@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@
//!
//! Ensures only one Ghidra headless operation runs at a time to prevent conflicts.
#![allow(dead_code)]
use std::collections::VecDeque;
use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
use std::sync::Arc;
use anyhow::{Context, Result};
use tokio::sync::{Mutex, Semaphore, oneshot};
use tracing::{info, warn, error};
use tracing::{info, warn};
use crate::cli::Commands;
use crate::daemon::cache::Cache;
use crate::ghidra::bridge::GhidraBridge;
/// A queued command waiting to be executed.
struct QueuedCommand {
@@ -31,17 +34,20 @@ pub struct CommandQueue {
completed_count: Arc<Mutex<usize>>,
/// Cache for common requests
cache: Arc<Cache>,
/// The Ghidra bridge instance
bridge: Arc<Mutex<Option<GhidraBridge>>>,
}
impl CommandQueue {
/// Create a new command queue.
pub fn new(project_path: PathBuf) -> Self {
pub fn new(project_path: PathBuf, bridge: Arc<Mutex<Option<GhidraBridge>>>) -> Self {
Self {
project_path,
queue: Arc::new(Mutex::new(VecDeque::new())),
execution_lock: Arc::new(Semaphore::new(1)),
completed_count: Arc::new(Mutex::new(0)),
cache: Arc::new(Cache::new()),
bridge,
}
}
@@ -80,6 +86,7 @@ impl CommandQueue {
let completed_count = self.completed_count.clone();
let cache = self.cache.clone();
let project_path = self.project_path.clone();
let bridge = self.bridge.clone();
tokio::spawn(async move {
// Try to acquire execution lock (non-blocking)
@@ -91,7 +98,7 @@ impl CommandQueue {
info!("Executing command from queue");
// Execute the command
let result = execute_command(&project_path, &queued_cmd.command).await;
let result = execute_command(&project_path, &bridge, &queued_cmd.command).await;
// Cache successful results
if let Ok(ref output) = result {
@@ -143,13 +150,90 @@ impl CommandQueue {
}
}
/// Execute a command against Ghidra.
async fn execute_command(_project_path: &Path, command: &Commands) -> Result<String> {
// TODO: Integrate with actual Ghidra execution
// For now, this is a placeholder that will be replaced with proper integration
/// Execute a command against Ghidra via the bridge.
async fn execute_command(
_project_path: &Path,
bridge: &Arc<Mutex<Option<GhidraBridge>>>,
command: &Commands,
) -> Result<String> {
use serde_json::json;
// For now, just return a placeholder response
Ok(format!("Command execution not yet implemented in daemon: {:?}", command))
let (bridge_cmd, args) = match command {
Commands::Query(query_args) => {
match query_args.data_type.as_str() {
"functions" => (
"list_functions",
Some(json!({
"limit": query_args.limit,
"filter": query_args.filter,
}))
),
"strings" => (
"list_strings",
Some(json!({
"limit": query_args.limit,
}))
),
"imports" => ("list_imports", None),
"exports" => ("list_exports", None),
_ => anyhow::bail!("Unknown query type: {}", query_args.data_type),
}
},
Commands::Decompile(decompile_args) => (
"decompile",
Some(json!({
"address": decompile_args.target,
}))
),
Commands::Memory(mem_cmd) => {
use crate::cli::MemoryCommands;
match mem_cmd {
MemoryCommands::Map(_) => ("memory_map", None),
_ => anyhow::bail!("Memory command not yet supported in daemon"),
}
},
Commands::XRef(xref_cmd) => {
use crate::cli::XRefCommands;
match xref_cmd {
XRefCommands::To(args) => (
"xrefs_to",
Some(json!({
"address": args.address,
}))
),
XRefCommands::From(args) => (
"xrefs_from",
Some(json!({
"address": args.address,
}))
),
XRefCommands::List(_) => anyhow::bail!("XRef List not yet supported"),
}
},
Commands::Summary(_) => ("program_info", None),
_ => anyhow::bail!("Command not yet supported in daemon: {:?}", command),
};
let mut bridge_guard = bridge.lock().await;
let bridge_ref = bridge_guard.as_mut()
.ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Bridge not initialized"))?;
if !bridge_ref.is_running() {
anyhow::bail!("Bridge is not running");
}
let response = bridge_ref.send_command::<serde_json::Value>(bridge_cmd, args)
.context("Bridge command failed")?;
if response.status == "success" {
let data = response.data.unwrap_or(json!({}));
serde_json::to_string_pretty(&data)
.context("Failed to serialize response")
} else {
let message = response.message.unwrap_or_else(|| "Unknown error".to_string());
anyhow::bail!("{}", message)
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
@@ -158,7 +242,8 @@ mod tests {
#[tokio::test]
async fn test_queue_creation() {
let queue = CommandQueue::new(PathBuf::from("/test/project"));
let bridge = Arc::new(Mutex::new(None));
let queue = CommandQueue::new(PathBuf::from("/test/project"), bridge);
assert_eq!(queue.project_path(), Path::new("/test/project"));
assert_eq!(queue.queue_depth_async().await, 0);
}
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@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
//!
//! Defines the request/response types and RPC server/client implementations.
#![allow(dead_code)]
use std::net::SocketAddr;
use std::sync::Arc;
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@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
//!
//! Manages the state of loaded Ghidra projects and maintains metadata.
#![allow(dead_code)]
use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
use std::sync::Arc;
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@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
#![allow(dead_code)]
use thiserror::Error;
#[derive(Error, Debug)]
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@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ field = @{ identifier ~ ("." ~ identifier | "[" ~ number ~ "]")* }
identifier = @{ (ASCII_ALPHA | "_") ~ (ASCII_ALPHANUMERIC | "_")* }
// Values
value = { number | hex_number | boolean | quoted_string | identifier }
value = { hex_number | number | boolean | quoted_string | identifier }
string_value = { quoted_string | identifier }
number = @{ "-"? ~ ASCII_DIGIT+ ~ ("." ~ ASCII_DIGIT+)? }
hex_number = @{ "0x" ~ ASCII_HEX_DIGIT+ }
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@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
#![allow(dead_code)]
pub mod parser;
pub mod evaluator;
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@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
#![allow(dead_code)]
use serde::Serialize;
use serde_json::Value as JsonValue;
use crate::error::{GhidraError, Result};
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, Write};
use std::net::TcpStream;
use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
use std::path::PathBuf;
use std::process::{Child, Command, Stdio};
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
use std::sync::Arc;
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
//! Data structures for Ghidra query results.
//!
//! These are used to parse JSON responses from Ghidra scripts.
#![allow(dead_code)]
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
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@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ use crate::error::{GhidraError, Result};
use super::GhidraClient;
use super::scripts;
#[deprecated(
since = "0.2.0",
note = "Use daemon for query operations. HeadlessExecutor spawns a new Ghidra process per command, which is slow. The daemon maintains a persistent connection."
)]
pub struct HeadlessExecutor<'a> {
client: &'a GhidraClient,
}
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@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
#![allow(dead_code)]
pub mod bridge;
pub mod headless;
pub mod data;
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
use std::fs::File;
use std::io::{Read, Write, Seek};
use std::io::Write;
use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
use anyhow::{Context, Result, anyhow};
use futures_util::StreamExt;
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@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
//! CLI-side IPC client for communicating with the daemon.
#![allow(dead_code)]
use anyhow::{Context, Result};
use tokio::io::{ReadHalf, WriteHalf};
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@@ -11,5 +11,8 @@ pub mod client;
pub mod protocol;
pub mod transport;
// Re-export for external use
#[allow(unused_imports)]
pub use client::DaemonClient;
#[allow(unused_imports)]
pub use protocol::{Command, Request, Response};

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