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Diffstat (limited to 'idatui/launch.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | idatui/launch.py | 18 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/idatui/launch.py b/idatui/launch.py index 15352d5..b2f0eec 100644 --- a/idatui/launch.py +++ b/idatui/launch.py @@ -189,12 +189,22 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int: help="listen for RPC on this unix socket (puppeteer the TUI)") p.add_argument("--no-server", action="store_true", help="do not auto-start the supervisor if it's down") - p.add_argument("--backend", choices=("mcp", "worker"), - default=os.environ.get("IDATUI_BACKEND", "mcp"), - help="'mcp' (ida-pro-mcp supervisor, default) or 'worker' " - "(our own in-process idalib worker over a unix socket)") + p.add_argument("--backend", choices=("mcp", "worker"), default=None, + help="'worker' (our own idalib worker over a unix socket, the " + "default when opening a binary) or 'mcp' (deprecated " + "ida-pro-mcp supervisor; used for --db/attach)") args = p.parse_args(argv) + # Backend selection: explicit flag > IDATUI_BACKEND > worker for a fresh + # binary open, mcp for the attach modes (--db / bare `ida-tui`) which have no + # worker equivalent. The mcp path is deprecated and on its way out. + if args.backend is None: + args.backend = os.environ.get("IDATUI_BACKEND") or ( + "worker" if (args.binary and not args.db) else "mcp") + if args.backend == "mcp": + _log("using the deprecated ida-pro-mcp backend " + "(the idalib worker is default for opening a binary)") + binary = None if args.binary and not args.db: binary = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(args.binary)) |