metasploit-gs/documentation/samples/framework/dump_module_info.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
#
# $Id$
#
# This sample demonstrates how a module's information can be easily serialized
# to a readable format.
#
# $Revision$
#

$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', '..', 'lib'))

require 'msf/base'

if (ARGV.empty?)
  puts "Usage: #{File.basename(__FILE__)} module_name"
  exit
end

modname = ARGV.shift
framework = Msf::Simple::Framework.create

begin
  # Create the module instance.
  mod = framework.modules.create(modname)
  if not mod
    puts "Error: The specified Msf::Module, \"#{modname}\", was not found."
  else
    # Dump the module's information in readable text format.
    puts Msf::Serializer::ReadableText.dump_module(mod)
  end
rescue
  puts "Error: #{$!}\n\n#{$@.join("\n")}"
end