def get_script_list(self, rules, callback):
"""Start an Nmap subprocess in the background with
"--script-help=<rules> -oX -", and set it up to call the given callback
when finished."""
ops = NmapOptions()
ops.executable = paths_config.nmap_command_path
ops["--script-help"] = rules
ops["-oX"] = "-"
command_string = ops.render_string()
# Separate stderr to avoid breaking XML parsing with "Warning: File
# ./nse_main.lua exists, but Nmap is using...".
stderr = tempfile.TemporaryFile(mode="rb",
prefix=APP_NAME +
"-script-help-stderr-")
log.debug("Script interface: running %s" % repr(command_string))
nmap_process = NmapCommand(command_string)
try:
nmap_process.run_scan(stderr=stderr)
except Exception as e:
callback(False, None)
stderr.close()
return
stderr.close()
self.script_list_widget.set_sensitive(False)
gobject.timeout_add(self.NMAP_DELAY, self.script_list_timer_callback,
nmap_process, callback)
