def init_experiment(base_dir, exp_id, exp_suffix=""):
config = get_default_config()
output_process_queue = Queue()
output_process_thread = OutputProcess(output_process_queue, 1, 1, config)
output_process_thread.start()
# Start the DB
__database__.start(config)
__database__.setOutputQueue(output_process_queue)
exp_dir = base_dir + str(exp_id) + exp_suffix + "/"
if not os.path.exists(exp_dir):
os.mkdir(exp_dir)
return config, output_process_queue, output_process_thread, exp_dir
input_information = args.nfdump
input_type = 'nfdump'
else:
print('You need to define an input source.')
sys.exit(-1)
##########################
# Creation of the threads
##########################
from slips.core.database import __database__
# Output thread. This thread should be created first because it handles
# the output of the rest of the threads.
# Create the queue
outputProcessQueue = Queue()
# Create the output thread and start it
outputProcessThread = OutputProcess(outputProcessQueue, args.verbose,
args.debug, config)
outputProcessThread.start()
# Before starting update malicious file
update_malicious_file(outputProcessQueue, config)
# Print the PID of the main slips process. We do it here because we needed the queue to the output process
outputProcessQueue.put('20|main|Started main program [PID {}]'.format(
os.getpid()))
# Output pid
outputProcessQueue.put('20|main|Started output thread [PID {}]'.format(
outputProcessThread.pid))
# Start each module in the folder modules
outputProcessQueue.put('01|main|[main] Starting modules')
to_ignore = read_configuration(config, 'modules', 'disable')
if to_ignore: