Prepare core plugins for moving into the framework namespace.

vol.spec

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+from PyInstaller.building.api import PYZ, EXE
+from PyInstaller.building.build_main import Analysis
 from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import collect_submodules, collect_data_files
 
 block_cipher = None
@@ -15,9 +17,11 @@ a = Analysis(['vol.py'],
              pathex = [],
              binaries = [],
              datas = collect_data_files('volatility.framework') + \
+                     collect_data_files('volatility.framework.plugins', include_py_files = True) + \
                      collect_data_files('volatility.schemas') + \
                      collect_data_files('volatility.plugins', include_py_files = True),
-             hiddenimports = collect_submodules('volatility.plugins'),
+             hiddenimports = collect_submodules('volatility.framework.plugins') + \
+                             collect_submodules('volatility.plugins'),
              hookspath = [],
              runtime_hooks = [],
              excludes = [],

volatility/framework/plugins/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+"""All core generic plugins
+
+These modules should only be imported from volatility.plugins NOT volatility.framework.plugins
+"""
+
 import logging
 import typing
 

volatility/framework/plugins/linux/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+"""All core linux plugins
+
+These modules should only be imported from volatility.plugins NOT volatility.framework.plugins
+"""

volatility/framework/plugins/windows/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+"""All core windows plugins
+
+These modules should only be imported from volatility.plugins NOT volatility.framework.plugins
+"""

volatility/framework/plugins/windows/registry/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+"""All core windows registry plugins
+
+These modules should only be imported from volatility.plugins NOT volatility.framework.plugins
+"""

volatility/plugins/linux/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1,9 @@
 """All Linux-related plugins"""
+
+import os
+
+from volatility.framework import constants
+
+# This is necessary to ensure the core plugins are available, whilst still be overridable
+plugin_path_components = __name__.split('.')[2:]
+__path__ = [os.path.join(x, *plugin_path_components) for x in constants.PLUGINS_PATH]

volatility/plugins/windows/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1,9 @@
 """All Windows OS plugins"""
+
+import os
+
+from volatility.framework import constants
+
+# This is necessary to ensure the core plugins are available, whilst still be overridable
+plugin_path_components = __name__.split('.')[2:]
+__path__ = [os.path.join(x, *plugin_path_components) for x in constants.PLUGINS_PATH]

volatility/plugins/windows/registry/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1,9 @@
 """Windows registry plugins"""
+
+import os
+
+from volatility.framework import constants
+
+# This is necessary to ensure the core plugins are available, whilst still be overridable
+plugin_path_components = __name__.split('.')[2:]
+__path__ = [os.path.join(x, *plugin_path_components) for x in constants.PLUGINS_PATH]