Hawkeye - The .Net Runtime Object Editor

New Post: WPF support?

aag — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:25:11 GMT

Hi!

I really think that HawkEye is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. But, one thing is lacking: WPF support!

Are there any plans for adding this?

Created Issue: Taking SnapShots of the SelectedObject

Sharpmao — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:48:31 GMT

Hello,

I've downloaded the source of Hawkeye, and have added code to take a snapshot from the selected object.

Attached is the modified file.

The picture comes from http://www.freeiconsweb.com/Function-Icon-Set.html

Sharpmao

New Post: Could not load ACorns.Hawkeye.Injector exception

NathanBaulch — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:23:57 GMT

I've started getting the following exception when using Hawkeye after uninstalling VS2005.
I tried reinstalling VC++ 2005 SP1 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=200B2FD9-AE1A-4A14-984D-389C36F85647) but that didn't change anything.

There was an unhandled exception:System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'ACorns.Hawkeye.Injector, Version=1.1.10.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7026c9d4d4143548' or one of its dependencies.
This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800736B1)
   at ACorns.Hawkeye.HawkeyeEditor.windowFinder_ActiveWindowSelected(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at ACorns.Hawkeye.WindowFinder.EndSearch()
   at ACorns.Hawkeye.WindowFinder.WindowFinder_MouseUp(Object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.UserControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

NEW POST: Missing ACorns.Hawkeye.Extender.PropertyGrid.dll

Justin2008 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:36 GMT

Could not create extender on:ACorns.Hawkeye.Tabs.XPropertyGrid
Application_ThreadException:System.IO.FileLoadException: unable load ACorns.Hawkeye.Injector, Version=1.1.10.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7026c9d4d4143548
thanks

CLOSED ISSUE: Exception throw when attaching to a click event

CorneliuTusnea — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:19:05 GMT

1. Start Windows Live Writer and Hawkeye
2. Select an item in the right-hand "insert" menu
3. Using Hawkeye, add an event listener to the Click event
4. Click on the item from [3]

---------------------------
Hawkeye x64 1.2.1
---------------------------
There was an unhandled exception:System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

at ACorns.Hawkeye.Core.Generate.EventController.Handle(Object[] parameters)

at ACorns.Hawkeye.Core.Generate.EventController.GenericEventHandler(Object param1, Object param2)

at EventListenerEventHandler.HandleEvent(Object , EventArgs )

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)

at System.Windows.Forms.Label.WndProc(Message& m)

at System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel.WndProc(Message& msg)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)

at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

Source code checked in

CorneliuTusnea — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:19:04 GMT

Fixed attaching to events.

CLOSED ISSUE: Solution does not compile - missing references

CorneliuTusnea — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:47:32 GMT

Solution does not compile correctly due to missing namespaces.

Source code checked in

CorneliuTusnea — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:47:30 GMT

Fixed compilation.

CREATED ISSUE: Solution does not compile - missing references

CorneliuTusnea — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:47:07 GMT

Solution does not compile correctly due to missing namespaces.

CREATED ISSUE: Exception throw when attaching to a click event

Grauenwolf — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:26:19 GMT

NEW POST: Control hierarchy and forward/back nav

CorneliuTusnea — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:53:15 GMT

Nathan,
I had your point 1 in the list for a long time but never had the time to do it. That's why I've published the tool so others can participate and add this type of functionality.
Regarding point 2, that is already in there. If you right-click the grid you get a "Back/Forward" that will navigate the last selected items.
Regards,
Corneliu.

NEW POST: Control hierarchy and forward/back nav

NathanBaulch — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:42:54 GMT

Excellent tool, just two suggestions:

1. I often find myself wanting to walk up the Control.Parent chain to find something of interest.
Perhaps a visual tree view could be used, just like Winspector/Spy++.
I've tried ManagedSpy but it's pretty rough round the edges.
At a minimum, it would be good if a toolbar button could be added so I don't have to switch to "all properties" mode and find the Parent manually.

2. I hate when I manage to find an important object but then accidentally navigate away from it.
It would be great to have forward/back buttons just like Lutz's Reflector does.
Or even better, forward/back drop down buttons that list the last 10 objects.

Cheers, and keep it up!
Nathan

RELEASED: Hawkeye 1.2.1 - First Build on CodePlex (Mar 05, 2008)

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:44:51 GMT

First public release of Hawkeye on CodePlex.

UPDATED RELEASE: Hawkeye 1.2.1 - First Build on CodePlex (Mar 05, 2008)

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:44:51 GMT

First public release of Hawkeye on CodePlex.

Source code checked in

CorneliuTusnea — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:46:18 GMT

Fixed version to 1.2.1

CREATED RELEASE: Hawkeye 1.2.1 - First Build on CodePlex

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:26:00 GMT

First public release of Hawkeye on CodePlex.

Source code checked in

CorneliuTusnea — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:55:04 GMT

Initial checkin of the Hawkeye Source Code :)

UPDATED WIKI: Home

CorneliuTusnea — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:47:00 GMT

Project Description
Debugging a managed Windows application is, most of the time, not an easy task. Thus, any tool that can help will make your life easier.

Hawkeye is the only .Net tool that allows you to view, edit, analyze and invoke (almost) any object from a .Net application. Whenever you try to debug, test, change or understand an application, Hawkeye can help.

With a unique option to Attach to any running .Net process, Hawkeye offers an impressive set of functionalities seen in no other product.

Additional information on starting a new project is available here: Project Startup Guide.

Functionality:

Attach to any .Net Process.

Hawkeye can be injected in any .NET process allowing you to easily hook and modify other processes.
You can even hook into Visual Studio and modify some of its (.NET) properties (E.g.: the Properties Editor from VS).
Since version 1.1.9, Hawkeye has support for x64bit so you can now attach Hawkeye to any x86 or x64 process.*

A properties editor like the VS editor that can be used to change the properties of any object or control at runtime.
Shows you all the properties that are defined on an object (even if they are not normally visible in the designer).
Shows you all the fields of an object organized by the class in the hierarchy that owns that property.
Shows all the methods of an object organized by the class and visibility of the method.

Provides a simple way to invoke methods on objects and pass arguments on any method (public, private ...).

Shows you all the events defined on an object and all the event listeners registered to listen to a specific event (e.g.: Form_Load).

You can even Invoke an event listener.

Shows process information including static information about Application, CurrentContext, CurrentThread, CurrentPrincipal, CurrentProcess, and garbage collection.
Supports back/forward navigation between the last edited objects, and supports navigation to child items in collections, enumerations or arrays (E.g.: the Controls collection of a Control).
Changes that you do to the code can be logged as C# code that can be just Copy&Pasted back into code.
How about "Show Source Code"?

You just started in a new project and you don't know where to start? Select your element, open http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet/Lutz Roeder's .NET Reflector and select Show source code. Hawkeye will immediately ask Reflector to show you the source code of the selected element being it a field, property, event, method or class.

Hawkeye was originally created by Corneliu I. Tusnea (my blog: http://www.acorns.com.au) from Readify (http://www.readify.net)*

UPDATED WIKI: Home

CorneliuTusnea — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:45:57 GMT

Functionality:

Attach to any .Net Process.

Hawkeye can be injected in any .NET process allowing you to easily hook and modify other processes.
You can even hook into Visual Studio and modify some of its (.NET) properties (E.g.: the Properties Editor from VS).
Since version 1.1.9, Hawkeye has support for x64bit so you can now attach Hawkeye to any x86 or x64 process.*

A properties editor like the VS editor that can be used to change the properties of any object or control at runtime.
Shows you all the properties that are defined on an object (even if they are not normally visible in the designer).
Shows you all the fields of an object organized by the class in the hierarchy that owns that property.
Shows all the methods of an object organized by the class and visibility of the method.

Provides a simple way to invoke methods on objects and pass arguments on any method (public, private ...).

Shows you all the events defined on an object and all the event listeners registered to listen to a specific event (e.g.: Form_Load).

You can even Invoke an event listener.

Shows process information including static information about Application, CurrentContext, CurrentThread, CurrentPrincipal, CurrentProcess, and garbage collection.
Supports back/forward navigation between the last edited objects, and supports navigation to child items in collections, enumerations or arrays (E.g.: the Controls collection of a Control).
Changes that you do to the code can be logged as C# code that can be just Copy&Pasted back into code.
How about "Show Source Code"?

You just started in a new project and you don't know where to start? Select your element, open http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet/Lutz Roeder's .NET Reflector and select Show source code. Hawkeye will immediately ask Reflector to show you the source code of the selected element being it a field, property, event, method or class.

Hawkeye was originally created by Corneliu I. Tusnea http://www.acorns.com.au from Readify http://www.readify.net*