---
name: "Parse::Pidl::Wireshark::Conformance"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libparse-pidl-perl"
version: "2:4.5.16+dfsg-1+deb9u2"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Parse::Pidl::Wireshark::Conformance"
---

# Parse::Pidl::Wireshark::Conformance(3pm)

Conformance file parser for Wireshark

## NAME

Parse::Pidl::Wireshark::Conformance - Conformance file parser for Wireshark

## DESCRIPTION

This module supports parsing Wireshark conformance files (\*.cnf).

## FILE FORMAT

Pidl needs additional data for Wireshark output. This data is read from  so-called conformance files. This section describes the format of these  files.

Conformance files are simple text files with a single command on each line. Empty lines and lines starting with a '#' character are ignored. Arguments to commands are separated by spaces.

The following commands are currently supported:

- *TYPE* name dissector ft\_type base\_type mask valsstring alignment

  Register new data type with specified name, what dissector function to call  and what properties to give header fields for elements of this type.

- *NOEMIT* type

  Suppress emitting a dissect\_type function for the specified type

- *PARAM\_VALUE* type param

  Set parameter to specify to dissector function for given type.

- *HF\_FIELD* hf title filter ft\_type base\_type valsstring mask description

  Generate a custom header field with specified properties.

- *HF\_RENAME* old\_hf\_name new\_hf\_name

  Force the use of new\_hf\_name when the parser generator was going to  use old\_hf\_name.

  This can be used in conjunction with HF\_FIELD in order to make more than  one element use the same filter name.

- *ETT\_FIELD* ett

  Register a custom ett field

- *STRIP\_PREFIX* prefix

  Remove the specified prefix from all function names (if present).

- *PROTOCOL* longname shortname filtername

  Change the short-, long- and filter-name for the current interface in Wireshark.

- *FIELD\_DESCRIPTION* field desc

  Change description for the specified header field. \`field' is the hf name of the field.

- *IMPORT* dissector code...

  Code to insert when generating the specified dissector. `@HF`@ and  `@PARAM`@ will be substituted.

- *INCLUDE* filename

  Include conformance data from the specified filename in the dissector.

- *TFS* hf\_name "true string" "false string"

  Override the text shown when a bitmap boolean value is enabled or disabled.

- *MANUAL* fn\_name

  Force pidl to not generate a particular function but allow the user  to write a function manually. This can be used to remove the function  for only one level for a particular element rather than all the functions and  ett/hf variables for a particular element as the NOEMIT command does.

- *CODE START*/*CODE END* Begin and end a section of code to be put directly into the generated source file for the dissector.

  - *HEADER START*/*HEADER END* Begin and end a section of code to be put directly into the generated header file for the dissector.

  ## EXAMPLE

```
        INFO_KEY OpenKey.Ke
```