Real Time Assembler

[Andreik]

I needed a tool to test simple assembly code so I end up with this. This is written using fasmg (a bare assembly engine) to generate binary code for various CPU architectures and you can directly call (test) the code with few parameters. Even if it can generate code for various CPUs, use the call/execute functionality just in 32-bit mode (really, don't try to run 64-bit code and then ask why it doesn't work or why it's crashing  ).

Basically write the asm code in the left edit control and binary code will be generated automatic in the right panel (if you don't have errors). Before writting the asm code make sure you included cpu/x64.inc (or whatever CPU architecture is your CPU)  and maybe one of the directive use16, use32, use64 (use32 if you want to execute the code from application). Also if you want to resolve the offset for each line (this is not mandatory), include line.inc after you included all other includes (example below).

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#Region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Comment=Real Time Assembler
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Description=Real Time Assembler
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Fileversion=1.0.0.3
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Fileversion_AutoIncrement=y
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_ProductVersion=1
#EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#include 'BinaryCall.au3'
#include 'Fasmg.au3'

If @AutoItX64 Then
    MsgBox(0x10, 'Error', 'This application can run just in 32-bit mode.')  ; MB_ICONERROR
    Exit
EndIf

Global $hMain, $cCode, $cAsm, $hCode
Global $cParam1, $cParam2, $cParam3, $cParam4, $cParam5, $cResult
Global $sFont = 'Segoe UI', $iFontSize = 12
Global Const $ParamTypes = 'none|byte|boolean|short|ushort|word|int|long|' & _
'bool|uint|ulong|dword|int64|uint64|ptr|hwnd|handle|float|double|int_ptr|' & _
'long_ptr|lresult|lparam|uint_ptr|ulong_ptr|dowrd_ptr|wparam|str|wstr|struct'

$hMain = GUICreate('Real Time Assembler', 1000, 600)
$cCode = GUICtrlCreateEdit('', 10, 10, 385, 580, 0x00201000) ; WS_VSCROLL + ES_WANTRETURN
$cAsm = GUICtrlCreateEdit('', 405, 10, 385, 580, 0x00200800) ; WS_VSCROLL + ES_READONLY
$cParamLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel('Parameters', 800, 10, 200, 20, 0x200) ; SS_CENTERIMAGE
$cType1 = GUICtrlCreateCombo('', 800, 40, 190, 30, 0x03) ; CBS_DROPDOWNLIST
$cParam1 = GUICtrlCreateInput('', 800, 80, 190, 30)
$cType2 = GUICtrlCreateCombo('', 800, 120, 190, 30, 0x03) ; CBS_DROPDOWNLIST
$cParam2 = GUICtrlCreateInput('', 800, 160, 190, 30)
$cType3 = GUICtrlCreateCombo('', 800, 200, 190, 30, 0x03) ; CBS_DROPDOWNLIST
$cParam3 = GUICtrlCreateInput('', 800, 240, 190, 30)
$cType4 = GUICtrlCreateCombo('', 800, 280, 190, 30, 0x03) ; CBS_DROPDOWNLIST
$cParam4 = GUICtrlCreateInput('', 800, 320, 190, 30)
$cType5 = GUICtrlCreateCombo('', 800, 360, 190, 30, 0x03) ; CBS_DROPDOWNLIST
$cParam5 = GUICtrlCreateInput('', 800, 400, 190, 30)
$cResultLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel('Result', 800, 440, 190, 20, 0x200) ; SS_CENTERIMAGE
$cRetType = GUICtrlCreateCombo('', 800, 470, 190, 30, 0x03) ; CBS_DROPDOWNLIST
$cResult = GUICtrlCreateLabel('', 800, 510, 190, 30, 0x1000) ; SS_SUNKEN
$cRun = GUICtrlCreateButton('Execute', 845, 560, 100, 30)
$hCode = GUICtrlGetHandle($cCode)
GUICtrlSetBkColor($cAsm, 0xFFFFFF)
GUICtrlSetFont($cCode, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cAsm, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cParamLabel, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cType1, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cType2, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cType3, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cType4, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cType5, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cRetType, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cParam1, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cParam2, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cParam3, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cParam4, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cParam5, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cRun, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cResultLabel, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSetFont($cResult, $iFontSize, Default, Default, $sFont)
GUICtrlSendMsg($cParam1, 0x1501, False, 'Param# 1') ; EM_SETCUEBANNER
GUICtrlSendMsg($cParam2, 0x1501, False, 'Param# 2') ; EM_SETCUEBANNER
GUICtrlSendMsg($cParam3, 0x1501, False, 'Param# 3') ; EM_SETCUEBANNER
GUICtrlSendMsg($cParam4, 0x1501, False, 'Param# 4') ; EM_SETCUEBANNER
GUICtrlSendMsg($cParam5, 0x1501, False, 'Param# 5') ; EM_SETCUEBANNER
GUICtrlSetData($cType1, $ParamTypes, 'none')
GUICtrlSetData($cType2, $ParamTypes, 'none')
GUICtrlSetData($cType3, $ParamTypes, 'none')
GUICtrlSetData($cType4, $ParamTypes, 'none')
GUICtrlSetData($cType5, $ParamTypes, 'none')
GUICtrlSetData($cRetType, $ParamTypes, 'none')
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hMain)

EnvSet('INCLUDE', @ScriptDir & '\include')
$hFasmg = Memory_DllOpen(Base64($Fasmg, False))
ConsoleWrite('Fasmg version: ' & Memory_DllCall($hFasmg, 'str', 'fasmg_GetVersion')[0] & @CRLF)
GUIRegisterMsg(0x0111, "WM_COMMAND") ; WM_COMMAND

While True
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case -3 ; GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            ExitLoop
        Case $cRun
            CallFunction()
    EndSwitch
    Sleep(10)
WEnd

Memory_DllClose($hFasmg)

Func WM_COMMAND($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam)
    #forceref $hWnd, $iMsg
    If $lParam = $hCode And BitShift($wParam, 16) = 0x0300 Then ; EN_CHANGE
        Local $sBinaryCode = Compile(GUICtrlRead($cCode))
    GUICtrlSetData($cAsm, $sBinaryCode)
    EndIf
    Return 'GUI_RUNDEFMSG'
EndFunc

Func Compile($sCode, $iBufferSize = 5000)
    If Not $sCode Then Return
    Local $iCodeLines = 0, $iPrefix = 0
    Local $iLine = StringRegExp($sCode, '^([\s\S]*)(include ''line.inc'')([\s\S]*)$', 0)
    Local $iDirective = StringRegExp($sCode, '^([\s\S]*)(use16|use32|use64)([\s\S]*)$', 0)
    If $iLine Then
        Local $aCode = StringSplit($sCode, @CRLF, 1)
        For $Index = 1 To $aCode[0]
            If StringStripWS($aCode[$Index], 7) = 'include ''line.inc''' Then
                $iCodeLines = $aCode[0] - $Index + 1
                $iPrefix = $aCode[0] - $iCodeLines
                ExitLoop
            EndIf
        Next
    EndIf
    Local $tMemory = DllStructCreate('byte Code[' & $iBufferSize & ']')
    Local $pMemory = DllStructGetPtr($tMemory)
    Local $tFasmg = DllStructCreate('dword Address; dword Size;')
    DllStructSetData($tFasmg, 'Address', $pMemory)
    DllStructSetData($tFasmg, 'Size', DllStructGetSize($tMemory))
    Local $aCall = Memory_DllCall($hFasmg, 'int', 'fasmg_Assemble', 'str', $sCode, 'str', Null, 'ptr', DllStructGetPtr($tFasmg), 'str', Null, 'handle', Null, 'handle', Null)
    If $aCall[0] = 0 Then
        Local $sResult = ''
        If $iLine And $iDirective And $iCodeLines Then
            Local $NextOffset = 1, $CurrentOffset = 0, $PrevOffset = 0
            Local $iActualCodeSize = DllStructGetData($tFasmg, 'Size') - ($iCodeLines * 4)
            Local $tActualCode = DllStructCreate('byte Code[' & $iActualCodeSize & ']', $pMemory)
            Local $sBinary = DllStructGetData($tActualCode, 'Code')
            Local $iOffsets = (DllStructGetData($tFasmg, 'Size') - $iActualCodeSize) / 4
            Local $tOffsets = DllStructCreate('dword Offset[' & $iOffsets & ']', $pMemory + $iActualCodeSize)
            For $Index = $iOffsets - 2 to 1 Step -1
                $CurrentOffset = Number(DllStructGetData($tOffsets, 'Offset', $Index))
                $sResult &= Stylize(BinaryMid($sBinary, $NextOffset, $CurrentOffset - $PrevOffset))
                $NextOffset += $CurrentOffset - $PrevOffset
                $PrevOffset = $CurrentOffset
            Next
            For $Index = 1 To $iPrefix + 2
                $sResult = @CRLF & $sResult
            Next
        Else
            Local $tCode = DllStructCreate('byte Code[' & DllStructGetData($tFasmg, 'Size') & ']', $pMemory)
            $sResult = Stylize(DllStructGetData($tCode, 'Code'))
        EndIf
        Return $sResult
    Else
        Return ''
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func Stylize($sBinaryCode)
    Local $sCode = StringTrimLeft(StringStripWS(String($sBinaryCode), 3), 2)
    Local $iLen = StringLen($sCode)
    If Mod($iLen, 2) <> 0 Then Return @CRLF & @CRLF
    Local $sResult
    For $Index = 1 To $iLen Step 2
        $sResult &= StringMid($sCode, $Index, 2) & ' '
    Next
    Return StringStripWS($sResult, 3) & @CRLF
EndFunc

Func CallFunction()
    If @AutoItX64 Or StringInStr(GUICtrlRead($cCode), 'use64') Then
        GUICtrlSetData($cResult, 'No!')
        Return
    EndIf
    Local $sCode = StringStripWS(GUICtrlRead($cAsm), 8)
    If Not $sCode Then Return
    Local $aRet
    Local $sRetType = GUICtrlRead($cRetType)
    Local $sType1 = GUICtrlRead($cType1)
    Local $vParam1 = GUICtrlRead($cParam1)
    Local $sType2 = GUICtrlRead($cType2)
    Local $vParam2 = GUICtrlRead($cParam2)
    Local $sType3 = GUICtrlRead($cType3)
    Local $vParam3 = GUICtrlRead($cParam3)
    Local $sType4 = GUICtrlRead($cType4)
    Local $vParam4 = GUICtrlRead($cParam4)
    Local $sType5 = GUICtrlRead($cType5)
    Local $vParam5 = GUICtrlRead($cParam5)
    Local $dCode = Binary('0x' & $sCode)
    Local $iSize = BinaryLen($dCode)
    Local $tCode = DllStructCreate('byte Code[' & $iSize & ']')
    DllStructSetData($tCode, 'Code', $dCode)
    Local $sCall = 'DllCallAddress(''' & $sRetType & ''',' & DllStructGetPtr($tCode) & ','
    If $vParam1 Then
        $sCall &= '''' & $sType1 & ''',' & (($sType1 = 'str' Or $sType1 = 'wstr') ? ('''' & $vParam1 & '''') : $vParam1) & ','
    EndIf
    If $vParam2 Then
        $sCall &= '''' & $sType2 & ''',' & (($sType2 = 'str' Or $sType2 = 'wstr') ? ('''' & $vParam2 & '''') : $vParam2) & ','
    EndIf
    If $vParam3 Then
        $sCall &= '''' & $sType3 & ''',' & (($sType3 = 'str' Or $sType3 = 'wstr') ? ('''' & $vParam3 & '''') : $vParam3) & ','
    EndIf
    If $vParam4 Then
        $sCall &= '''' & $sType4 & ''',' & (($sType4 = 'str' Or $sType4 = 'wstr') ? ('''' & $vParam4 & '''') : $vParam4) & ','
    EndIf
    If $vParam5 Then
        $sCall &= '''' & $sType5 & ''',' & (($sType5 = 'str' Or $sType5 = 'wstr') ? ('''' & $vParam5 & '''') : $vParam5) & ','
    EndIf
    $sCall = StringTrimRight($sCall, 1) & ')'
    $aRet = Execute($sCall)
    GUICtrlSetData($cResult, IsArray($aRet) ? $aRet[0] : '')
EndFunc

To make this work I rewrite ward's BinaryCall UDF to use DllCallAddress() and get rid of kernel API hack, but this can work without this UDF with fasmg.dll as a file (I just prefer to load it from memory).

Probably it have some bugs but right now it's a tool that can be used for fast debug of assembly code.

A simple example:

include 'cpu/x64.inc'
include 'line.inc'
use32

mov eax, [esp+4]
add eax, [esp+8]
ret 8

This is a simple function that add two integers Add(int a, int b) and return an integer as result.

 

 

 

RTA.zipFetching info...

Edited November 19, 2023 by Andreik
New version.

[UEZ]

Nice add-on to code in assembler. Would be nice to have the reverse way (disassembler). 😉

[Andreik]

Thank you. I have to think about but it's definitely possible.

[Danp2]

@Andreik I was recently playing with your RTA and found a few problems --

• I had to change your #include delimiters to "" instead of <> to avoid the wrong copy of BinaryCall.au3 from being accessed
   
• Memory_DllOpen returns an error when running in x64 mode, resulting in the following error --

  "C:\Users\danpo\OneDrive\Desktop\AutoIt\RTA\Real Time Assembler.au3" (72) : ==> Subscript used on non-accessible variable.:
  ConsoleWrite('Fasmg version: ' & Memory_DllCall($hFasmg, 'str', 'fasmg_GetVersion')[0] & @CRLF)
  ConsoleWrite('Fasmg version: ' & Memory_DllCall($hFasmg, 'str', 'fasmg_GetVersion')^ ERROR

  Either there needs to be error checking added or simply display a message and exit if @AutoItX64 equals 1.

• I encounter a bug where commenting the line include 'line.inc' causes the error "Variable used without being declared". IMO, the regex for determining $iLine and $iDirective should not include "\S" in the initial capture group.

[Andreik]

  On 11/19/2023 at 4:43 PM, Danp2 said:

Memory_DllOpen returns an error when running in x64 mode, resulting in the following error --

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  On 6/4/2023 at 5:35 PM, Andreik said:

Even if it can generate code for various CPUs, use the call/execute functionality just in 32-bit mode (really, don't try to run 64-bit code and then ask why it doesn't work or why it's crashing  ).

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But I agree that I could add a message to prevent the code to be executed in 64-bit applications. Actually there is an unofficial 64bit version of fasm but I don't know when I will have time to test some cases and maybe to include it in this project.

  On 11/19/2023 at 4:43 PM, Danp2 said:

I had to change your #include delimiters to "" instead of <> to avoid the wrong copy of BinaryCall.au3 from being accessed

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What do you mean? Do you have another BinaryCall.au3 somewhere?

I will check the other issue addressed above and I will come back with an answer soon. Thanks for feedback.

Edited November 19, 2023 by Andreik

[Andreik]

  On 11/19/2023 at 4:43 PM, Danp2 said:

I encounter a bug where commenting the line include 'line.inc' causes the error "Variable used without being declared". IMO, the regex for determining $iLine and $iDirective should not include "\S" in the initial capture group.

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This might be an option or a negative lookup to check if the line include 'line.inc' it's commented but I preferred the lazy way, to modify this line in Compile():

If $iLine And $iDirective And $iCodeLines Then

This will work because $iCodeLines will be set just if there is a line that starts with include 'line.inc' but I agree, there are betters ways for doing this, including a better regex. Feel free to change it by your own desire. I uploaded a new version and hopefully I fixed the problems that your encountered. Thanks again for feedback.

[Danp2]

  On 11/19/2023 at 6:24 PM, Andreik said:

What do you mean? Do you have another BinaryCall.au3 somewhere?

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Yes... in the directory where I keep my 3rd party UDFs.

  On 11/19/2023 at 7:09 PM, Andreik said:

If $iLine And $iDirective And $iCodeLines Then

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This won't work because the variable is declared locally in the For loop, so it doesn't exist in some instances. You could do this instead --

If $iLine And $iDirective And IsDeclared("iCodeLines") Then

 

[Andreik]

  On 11/19/2023 at 8:36 PM, Danp2 said:

This won't work because the variable is declared locally in the For loop, so it doesn't exist in some instances. You could do this instead --

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I didn't mentioned but I changed that too. Check out first post.

[Danp2]

Looking at the new code now. 😉

[Andreik]

Anyway I am planning to change the GUI and other parts of the script so the user might be able to define structures and modify the data within and then use the pointers to these structures as parameters in calls. When this changes will take place probably I will replace that part also with better regex patterns.

[Danp2]

Is it possible to modify this source so that it works with this utility?

[Andreik]

This would require some changes to generate opcodes for the source code mentioned and even more changes to call the code directly from the application. I will keep this request on my To Do/ To Investigate list and have a look as soon as I get some time.