mandiant/flare-fakenet-ng

Use chardet to detect encoding

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#181 opened on Apr 12, 2024

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Description

This issue is related to the latest HTML report feature. Currently, some of the NBI strings are represented as bytes string literals with a ‘b’ prefix in the HTML report (see screenshot). One solution could be to use chardet to detect encoding and then use the decoded strings in the report.

Screenshot 2024-04-12 at 12 43 14 PM

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Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Pythonchardet library
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Examine the HTML report generation code in the repository, likely in a Python file responsible for creating the report. Integrate the chardet library to detect the encoding of byte strings and decode them before display. Check the screenshot for context on which strings are affected. Test the changes to ensure byte strings are properly converted.