Class: Metasploit::Framework::Command::Console

Inherits:
Base
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/metasploit/framework/command/console.rb

Overview

Based on pattern used for lib/rails/commands in the railties gem.

Instance Attribute Summary

Attributes inherited from Base

#application, #parsed_options

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from Base

#initialize, parsed_options, parsed_options_class, parsed_options_class_name, require_environment!, start

Constructor Details

This class inherits a constructor from Metasploit::Framework::Command::Base

Instance Method Details

#spinner ⇒ Object

Provides an animated spinner in a seperate thread.

See GitHub issue #4147, as this may be blocking some Windows instances, which is why Windows platforms should simply return immediately.



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# File 'lib/metasploit/framework/command/console.rb', line 17

def 
  return if Rex::Compat.is_windows
  return if Rex::Compat.is_cygwin
  return if $msf_spinner_thread
  $msf_spinner_thread = Thread.new do
    base_line = "[*] Starting the Metasploit Framework console..."
    cycle = 0
    loop do
      %q{/-\|}.each_char do |c|
        status = "#{base_line}#{c}\r"
        cycle += 1
        off    = cycle % base_line.length
        case status[off, 1]
        when /[a-z]/
          status[off, 1] = status[off, 1].upcase
        when /[A-Z]/
          status[off, 1] = status[off, 1].downcase
        end
        $stderr.print status
        ::IO.select(nil, nil, nil, 0.10)
      end
    end
  end
end

#start ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/metasploit/framework/command/console.rb', line 42

def start
  case parsed_options.options.subcommand
  when :version
    $stderr.puts "Framework Version: #{Metasploit::Framework::VERSION}"
  else
     unless parsed_options.options.console.quiet
    driver.run
  end
end