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.. _Bro: https://bro.org
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Bro BIF Compiler
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The ``bifcl`` program simply takes a ``.bif`` file as input and
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generates C++ header/source files along with a ``.zeek`` script
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that all-together provide the declaration and implementation of Bro_
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Built-In-Functions (BIFs), which can then be compiled and shipped
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as part of a Bro plugin.
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A BIF allows one to write arbitrary C++ code and access it via a
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function call inside a Bro script. In this way, they can also be
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used to access parts of Bro's internal C++ API that aren't already
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exposed via their own BIFs.
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At the moment, learning the format of a ``.bif`` file is likely easiest
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by just taking a look at the ``.bif`` files inside the Bro source-tree.
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