API Reference: Automating Analysis With r2pipe

Overview

scripts/analyst.py drives radare2/rizin static analysis through r2pipe: it runs aaa and collects functions (aflj), imports (iij), and strings (izj) as JSON. r2pipe is optional; check reports availability. It drives static analysis commands only and does not run the sample in a debugger.

Dependencies

Package	Version	Purpose
r2pipe	latest	radare2/rizin automation (optional; summary requires it)
radare2/rizin	latest	the analysis engine
(stdlib)	—	shutil, JSON

Core functions

`check()`

Reports r2pipe availability and which r2/rizin binary is on PATH.

`summary(path)`

Returns function count/list, imports, and strings via JSON commands.

Key r2 commands used

aaa — analyze all.
aflj — list functions (JSON).
iij — imports (JSON).
izj — strings in data sections (JSON).

Usage

python scripts/analyst.py check
python scripts/analyst.py summary sample.bin

Sources

r2pipe documentation — https://github.com/radareorg/radare2-r2pipe
radare2 command reference (The radare2 book) — https://book.rada.re/
JSON command suffix (*j) convention from radare2 documentation

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