Struct CilAssemblyViewData 

pub struct CilAssemblyViewData<'a> {
    pub file: Arc<File>,
    pub data: &'a [u8],
    pub cor20header: Cor20Header,
    pub metadata_root: Root,
    pub metadata_tables: Option<TablesHeader<'a>>,
    pub strings: Option<Strings<'a>>,
    pub userstrings: Option<UserStrings<'a>>,
    pub guids: Option<Guid<'a>>,
    pub blobs: Option<Blob<'a>>,
    pub diagnostics: Arc<Diagnostics>,
}

Raw assembly view data holding references to file structures.

CilAssemblyViewData manages the parsed metadata structures while maintaining direct references to the underlying file data. This structure is designed to preserve the raw layout of metadata streams and tables as they appear in the PE file, enabling future editing operations.

Layout Preservation

Unlike CilObjectData which creates resolved and cross-referenced structures, CilAssemblyViewData maintains:

• Raw metadata table data without resolution
• Direct stream references without semantic processing
• Original file offsets and layout information
• Unprocessed blob and signature data

Fields

file: Arc<File>

Reference to the owning File structure

data: &'a [u8]

Raw file data slice

cor20header: Cor20Header

COR20 header containing .NET-specific PE information

metadata_root: Root

Metadata root header with stream directory

metadata_tables: Option<TablesHeader<'a>>

Raw metadata tables header from #~ or #- stream

strings: Option<Strings<'a>>

Strings heap from #Strings stream

userstrings: Option<UserStrings<'a>>

User strings heap from #US stream

guids: Option<Guid<'a>>

GUID heap from #GUID stream

blobs: Option<Blob<'a>>

Blob heap from #Blob stream

diagnostics: Arc<Diagnostics>

Diagnostics collected during loading (duplicate heaps, structural issues, etc.)

Implementations

impl<'a> CilAssemblyViewData<'a>

pub fn from_dotscope_file(file: Arc<File>, data: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self>

Creates a new CilAssemblyViewData from file data.

This method parses the essential .NET metadata structures while preserving their raw form. Unlike CilObjectData::from_file, this method:

• Does not resolve cross-references between tables
• Does not create semantic object representations
• Preserves original file layout information
• Focuses on structural metadata access
• Performs no validation or compliance checking

Arguments

• file - The File containing PE data
• data - Raw file data slice

Returns

Returns the parsed CilAssemblyViewData structure or an error if essential structures cannot be located (e.g., missing CLR header).

Errors

Returns crate::Error::NotSupported if the file is not a .NET assembly (missing CLR header). Returns [crate::Error::OutOfBounds] if the file data is truncated or corrupted.