Android-Mem-Kit

The Modern Standard Stack for Android Memory Instrumentation in Rust.

android-mem-kit is a robust, type-safe wrapper around the battle-tested C/C++ libraries used in Android game modding and security research. It bridges the gap between low-level memory manipulation and Rust's safety, allowing you to write high-performance tools for rooted devices.

Features

Feature	Powered By	Description
Hooking	Dobby	Near-branch trampoline hooking support for ARM64/ARM.
Patching	KittyMemory	Runtime memory patching with hex string support & restore capability.
Bypass	xdl	Bypasses Android 7+ linker restrictions (dlopen/dlsym restrictions).
Il2Cpp	Built-in	Helper macros to resolve Il2Cpp exports dynamically without header files.
Security	obfstr	Compile-time string obfuscation included by default.

Prerequisites

Since this crate compiles C++ code natively for Android, you need the Android NDK.

Install Android NDK (r25b or newer recommended).

Set Environment Variable before compiling:

export ANDROID_NDK_HOME=/path/to/your/android-ndk-r29

Installation

Add this to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
android-mem-kit = "0.1.0"
ctor = "0.2" # Recommended for library initialization
log = "0.4"
android_logger = "0.13"

Quick Start

Here is a complete example of a mod menu backend or instrumentation tool.

use android_mem_kit::{
    hooking,
    memory::{self, MemoryPatch},
    il2cpp_call, // Macro for easy API calls
    obfstr::obfstr // String encryption
};
use ctor::ctor;
use std::ffi::c_void;

// 1. Setup Entry Point
#[ctor]
fn init() {
    android_logger::init_once(
        android_logger::Config::default().with_tag("MyMod"),
    );
    
    // Run in a separate thread to avoid blocking main thread
    std::thread::spawn(|| {
        log::info!("Library Loaded! Starting instrumentation...");
        start_mod();
    });
}

fn start_mod() {
    // 2. Locate Library Base
    // 'xdl' is used internally to bypass linker restrictions
    let lib_name = obfstr!("libil2cpp.so");
    let base = memory::get_lib_base(lib_name);
    
    if base == 0 {
        log::error!("Library not found!");
        return;
    }

    log::info!("{} base: {:#X}", lib_name, base);

    // 3. Memory Patching (Hex)
    // Example: Patching an integrity check at offset 0x123456
    let patch_offset = base + 0x123456;
    if let Ok(patch) = MemoryPatch::from_hex(patch_offset, "00 00 A0 E3") { // MOV R0, #0
        patch.apply();
        log::info!("Integrity check bypassed!");
        
        // You can restore it later:
        // patch.restore();
    }

    // 4. Function Hooking
    unsafe {
        let target_func = base + 0xABCDE;
        if let Ok(original) = hooking::attach(target_func, my_custom_hook as usize) {
            log::info!("Function hooked! Trampoline at: {:#X}", original);
        }
    }

    // 5. Il2Cpp API Call (Zero boilerplate)
    // Calls il2cpp_thread_attach(il2cpp_domain_get()) safely
    unsafe {
        let domain = il2cpp_call!("il2cpp_domain_get", usize, ).unwrap_or(0);
        if domain != 0 {
            il2cpp_call!("il2cpp_thread_attach", void, domain);
            log::info!("Attached to Il2Cpp thread!");
        }
    }
}

// Custom Hook Handler
unsafe extern "C" fn my_custom_hook(args: *mut c_void) {
    log::info!("Target function called with args: {:?}", args);
    // Call original function if needed...
}

Building

Use cargo-ndk or standard cargo with target specification:

cargo build --target aarch64-linux-android --release

Note: Ensure your build.rs can find the NDK toolchain.

Credits & Acknowledgements

This project wouldn't be possible without the open-source community. Huge thanks to the authors of the underlying C/C++ libraries:

Dobby by jmpews - Lightweight, multi-platform hooking framework.
KittyMemory by MJx0 - Memory manipulation library for Android/iOS.
xdl by hexhacking - The ultimate solution for Android linker restrictions.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

android-mem-kit 0.1.0