iLLDB

LLDB Extension for iOS App Development

Feature

• Show view hierarchy
• Easy operation of UserDefaults
• Show device information
• Show App information
• Show file hierarchy
• Open directory in Finder (Simulator Only)
• Show file contents
• Easy operation of HTTP Cookie
  • Show Cookie Values
  • Delete Cookie
• Objective-C Runtime
  • Show inheritance hierarchy of object's class
  • Show list of methods of object's class
  • Show list of properties of object's class
  • Show list of ivars of object's class

Set up

1. clone this repository

2. Add the following line to ~/.lldbinit

   command script import {PATH TO iLLDB}/src/iLLDB.py

Usage

UI hierarchy

(lldb) ui tree -h
usage:  tree
       [-h]
       [-d]
       [-s]
       [--depth DEPTH]
       [--with-address]
       [--window WINDOW]
       [--view VIEW]
       [--vc VC]
       [--layer LAYER]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help
    show this help message and exit
  -d, --detail
    Enable detailed mode (default: False)
  -s, --simple
    Enable simpled mode (default: False)
  --depth DEPTH
    Maximum depth to be displayed (default: None)
  --with-address
    Print address of ui (default: False)
  --window WINDOW
    Specify the target window (default: None)
  --view VIEW
    Specify the target view (property or address) (default: None)
  --vc VC
    Specify the target viewController (property or address) (default: None)
  --layer LAYER
    Specify the target CALayer (property or address) (default: None)

Example

• Show keyWindow hierarchy

  ui tree

  

  ui tree -s # simple

  

  ui tree -d # detail

  

• Show the hierarchy of a specific view

  ui tree -view {property name of view}

• Show the hierarchy of a specific viewController

  ui tree -vc {property name of viewController}

• Show the hierarchy of a specific window

  ui tree -window {property name of window}

• Show the hierarchy of a specific layer

  ui tree -layer {property name of layer}

UserDefaults

usage:
       [-h]
       {read,write,delete,read-all,delete-all}
       ...
UserDefault debugging
optional arguments:
  -h, --help
    show this help message and exit
Subcommands:
  {read,write,delete,read-all,delete-all}
    read
    read UserDefault value
    write
    write UserDefault value
    delete
    delete UserDefault value
    read-all
    read all UserDefault value
    delete-all
    delete all UserDefault value

read

ud read "key"

write

ud write "key" "value"

delete

ud delete "key"

read all

ud read-all

delete all

ud delete-all

Device Info

Displays device information.

device info

App Info

Displays App information.

app info

File hierarchy

(lldb) file tree -h
usage:  tree
       [-h]
       [-p PATH]
       [-b]
       [-l]
       [--documents]
       [--tmp]
       [--depth DEPTH]
optional arguments:
  -h, --help
    show this help message and exit
  -p PATH, --path PATH
    path (default: None)
  -b, --bundle
    bundle directory (default: False)
  -l, --library
    library directory (default: False)
  --documents
    documents directory (default: False)
  --tmp
    tmp directory (default: False)
  --depth DEPTH
    Maximum depth to be displayed (default: None)

Example

• Display the contents of the Bundle directory

  file tree --bundle

• Display the contents of the Library directory

  file tree --library

• Display the contents of the Documents directory

  file tree --documents

• Display the contents of the tmp directory

  file tree --tmp

• Display the contents of a specific directory

  file tree --path {url}

Open directory in Finder App (Simulator Only)

(lldb) file open -h
usage:  open
       [-h]
       [-p PATH]
       [-b]
       [-l]
       [--documents]
       [--tmp]
optional arguments:
  -h, --help
    show this help message and exit
  -p PATH, --path PATH
    path (default: None)
  -b, --bundle
    bundle directory (default: False)
  -l, --library
    library directory (default: False)
  --documents
    documents directory (default: False)
  --tmp
    tmp directory (default: False)

Show file Contents

(lldb) file cat -h
usage:  cat
       [-h]
       [--mode MODE]
       path
positional arguments:
  path
    path
optional arguments:
  -h, --help
    show this help message and exit
  --mode MODE
    mode [text, plist] (default: text)

Example

• text file

  file cat "path"

• plist file

  file cat "path" --mode plist

HTTP Cookie

Read Cookie Value

Displays the value of the HTTP cookie information.

(lldb) cookie read -h
usage:  read
       [-h]
       [--group-id GROUP_ID]
       [--domain DOMAIN]
       [--name NAME]
       [--path PATH]
optional arguments:
  -h, --help
    show this help message and exit
  --group-id GROUP_ID
    AppGroup identifier for cookie storage (default: None)
  --domain DOMAIN
    Domain for Cookie (default: None)
  --name NAME
    Name for Cookie (default: None)
  --path PATH
    Path for Cookie (default: None)

Example

• Show all cookies

  cookie read

• Show only cookies for specific domains

  cookie read --domain example.com

• Show only cookies with a specific name from a specific domain

  cookie read --domain example.com --name KEYNAME

Delete Cookie

Delete cookie value.

After executing the command, you will be asked to confirm before deleting. If you type "Yes", the deletion will be executed as is.

(lldb) cookie delete -h
usage:  delete
       [-h]
       [--group-id GROUP_ID]
       [--domain DOMAIN]
       [--name NAME]
       [--path PATH]
optional arguments:
  -h, --help
    show this help message and exit
  --group-id GROUP_ID
    AppGroup identifier for cookie storage (default: None)
  --domain DOMAIN
    Domain for Cookie (default: None)
  --name NAME
    Name for Cookie (default: None)
  --path PATH
    Path for Cookie (default: None)

Example

• Delete all cookies

  cookie delete

• Delete only cookies for specific domains

  cookie delete --domain example.com

• Delete only cookies with a specific name from a specific domain

  cookie delete --domain example.com --name KEYNAME

Objective-C Runtime

Commands for debugging with Objective-C Runtime

Show inheritance hierarchy of object's class

(lldb) objc inherits -h
usage:  inherits
       [-h]
       object
positional arguments:
  object
    object
optional arguments:
  -h, --help
    show this help message and exit

Example

(lldb)objc inherits UIWindow()
# NSObject -> UIResponder -> UIView -> UIWindow

Show a list of methods of object's class

(lldb) objc methods -h
usage:  methods
       [-h]
       [--class CLASS_NAME]
       [-c]
       [-i]
       object
positional arguments:
  object
    object
optional arguments:
  -h, --help
    show this help message and exit
  --class CLASS_NAME
    Specify a target class in the inheritance hierarchy (default: None)
  -c, --class-only
    Show only class methods (default: False)
  -i, --instance-only
    Show only instance methods (default: False)

Show a list of proerties of object's class

(lldb) objc properties -h
usage:  properties
       [-h]
       [--class CLASS_NAME]
       object
positional arguments:
  object
    object
optional arguments:
  -h, --help
    show this help message and exit
  --class CLASS_NAME
    Specify a target class in the inheritance hierarchy (default: None)

Show a list of ivars of object's class

(lldb) objc ivars -h
usage:  ivars
       [-h]
       [--class CLASS_NAME]
       object
positional arguments:
  object
    object
optional arguments:
  -h, --help
    show this help message and exit
  --class CLASS_NAME
    Specify a target class in the inheritance hierarchy (default: None)

License

iLLDB is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE