From b96b7575aa6c6709e3fe8d2d457e3dbe64374afe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pedro Walter Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 07:03:55 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Adding README --- README.md | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3422a93 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS, IT'S STILL BUGGY! + +This code hangs up after running for a few minutes when monitoring ZSnes 1.42, maybe other processes too, need to find a way to fix it + +# Usage + +- `go get https://github.com/pedro-walter/golang-readmemory/` +- Import it: +```go +import ( + ... + "github.com/pedro-walter/golang-readmemory/readmemory" +) +``` +- Initialize the handle, passing in the process name: +```go +handle := readmemory.NewHandle("zsnesw.exe") +``` +- Use the read functions to grab data from the process, example based on Top Gear ROM and ZSnes 1.42: +```go +// this is where the ROM data is located on the process memory +var BASE_ADDRESS int64 = 0x2EECD0 +p1_position := handle.ReadMemoryAtByte2(BASE_ADDRESS + 0x46) +p1_lap := handle.ReadMemoryAtByte1(BASE_ADDRESS + 0x1E76) +``` + +# Next milestones + +- Add other read memory function that return other data types: + - Little Endian vs Big Endian + - Signed integers + - Floats + - Other memory sizes (usually 1, 2 or 4 bytes) + +Based on a gist made by [@VityaSchel](https://gist.github.com/VityaSchel): https://gist.github.com/VityaSchel/32801695707420c2a22816a34a5b6cb5 \ No newline at end of file