Wholock-rs

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Overview

Windows file locking diagnostics toolkit with surgical precision. Identify processes locking files and safely release resources.

This is basically a Rust implementation of File Locksmith and for now its in a very early version.

Features ✨

• 🔍 Deep Handle Inspection - Enumerate system handles with NTAPI
• 🎯 Precise PID Targeting - Map handles to exact process IDs
• 🔓 Controlled Unlocking - Graceful termination with safety checks
• 📂 Path Normalization - Handle Win32 device path conversions
• 🛡️ Safe FFI Wrapping - RAII guards for Windows handles

Installation ⚙️

Add to Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]

wholock = "0.0.1"

Requires Windows 10+ and Rust 1.70+

Usage Guide 🚀

Basic Lock Detection

use wholock::{who_locks_file, WholockError};

fn main() -> Result<(), WholockError> {
    let target = r"C:\critical\database.lock";
  
    let processes = who_locks_file(target)?;
  
    processes.iter().for_each(|p| {
        println!("🔒 Process {} (PID: {}) locks:", p.process_name, p.pid);
        p.locked_file.iter().for_each(|f| println!("   - {}", f));
    });
  
    Ok(())
}

Safe Process Termination

use wholock::{unlock_file, WholockError};

fn release_lock(pid: u32) -> Result<(), WholockError> {
    match unlock_file(pid) {
        Ok(_) => println!("✅ Successfully terminated PID {}", pid),
        Err(e) => eprintln!("❌ Error terminating process: {}", e),
    }
    Ok(())
}

Advanced Monitoring

use wholock::ProcessInfo;
use tokio::time::{interval, Duration};

async fn monitor_locks(path: &str) -> wholock::WholockResult<()> {
    let mut interval = interval(Duration::from_secs(30));
  
    loop {
        interval.tick().await;
        let locks = who_locks_file(path)?;
      
        if !locks.is_empty() {
            send_alert(&locks).await?;
        }
    }
}

async fn send_alert(processes: &[ProcessInfo]) -> wholock::WholockResult<()> {
    // Implement custom notification logic
    Ok(())
}

Security Notes 🔐

Critical Requirements

• 🛑 Admin Privileges Required for handle duplication
• ⚠️ Handle Validation - Anti-DLL injection protections
• 🔄 Cleanup Guarantees - RAII pattern for system handles

System Compatibility

Contribution 👥

Development Workflow

# Clone with submodules

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/Hellager/wholock-rs.git


# Build with Windows SDK

cargo build --features=win32


# Run tests (admin required)

cargo test -- --test-threads=1

Code Standards

• Branch naming: feat/[feature-name] / fix/[issue-number]
• Commit messages: Follow Conventional Commits
• Documentation: 100% API coverage required

Support & Troubleshooting

For urgent issues, create a GitHub Issue with:

1. Exact error message
2. Windows build number (winver)
3. Reproduction steps
4. Security context details

Thanks

• @PolarGoose
• @PowerToys

License 📜

Distributed under the LICENSE-MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

Author

Developed with 🦀 by @Hellager