/// <summary>
/// root method for the search operation
/// </summary>
private void search()
{
List <string> files = new List <string>();
//start searching from the root path
searchDirectory(currentSearchData.getPath(), files);
//clear state
searching = false;
currentSearchData = null;
searchThread = null;
//pass results through the callback
if (fileMatchedCallback != null)
{
finishedCallback(files);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// starts searching the files inside the path for the given signature names.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="path">path to search</param>
/// <param name="signaturesToSearch">signature names the search inside a file</param>
/// <param name="searchSubDirectories">will this search include the subdirectories?</param>
/// <param name="maxBytesToCheck">how many bytes are going to be read in a file to match signature name? needs to be kept small</param>
/// <returns>true if search started</returns>
public bool start(string path, List <string> signaturesToSearch, bool searchSubDirectories = false, int maxBytesToCheck = 20)
{
bool canStart = !searching;
if (canStart)
{
uppercaseStrings(signaturesToSearch);
abortSearch = false;
searching = true;
currentSearchData = new SearchData(path, signaturesToSearch, searchSubDirectories, maxBytesToCheck);
//start searching files in a new thread
ThreadStart ts = new ThreadStart(search);
searchThread = new Thread(ts);
searchThread.Start();
}
return(canStart);
}
