SingleFileExtractor.Core 2.2.1

About

This is a library to programmatically extract the contents (assemblies, symbols, configuration, ...) of a single file application to a directory.

Install

Install the SingleFileExtractor.Core NuGet package for your project.

Types from version 1.x are available under the SingleFileExtractor.Core.Legacy namespace.

Usage

Read startup info

When you want to know what the entry point assembly is, you can read the startup info

var reader = new ExecutableReader("application.exe");
var startupInfo = reader.StartupInfo;

Extract all files

var reader = new ExecutableReader("application.exe");

// Validate if executable is a single file executable, and can be extracted
var isSingleFile = reader.IsSingleFile;

if (isSingleFile)
{
    // Extract specific file entry
    await reader.Manifest.Entries[0].ExtractToFileAsync("example.dll");
    // , or create an in-memory stream of a specifc file entry
    var stream = await reader.Manifest.Entries[0].AsStreamAsync()
    
    // Extract all files to a directory
    await reader.ExtractToDirectoryAsync("path/to/output");
}

Extract specific entry to file

var reader = new ExecutableReader("application.exe");
await reader.Manifest.Entries[0].ExtractToFileAsync("example.dll");

Extract specific entry to stream

var reader = new ExecutableReader("application.exe");
var stream = await reader.Manifest.Entries[0].AsStreamAsync()