if getTranslationFolder()~='' then
  loadPOFile(getTranslationFolder()..'monoscript.po')
end

local thread_checkifmonoanyhow=nil
local StructureElementCallbackID=nil
local OldCreateStructureFromName=nil
--local pathsep
--local libfolder

local os=getOperatingSystem()

if os==0 then
  pathsep=[[\]]
  libfolder='dlls'
elseif os==1 then
  pathsep=[[/]]
  libfolder='dylibs'
elseif os==2 then
  pathsep=[[/]]
  libfolder='dlls' --this is fine...
end

local dpiscale=getScreenDPI()/96

function monolog(...)
  if monodebugmessages then
    local r,err
    local z=table.pack(...)
    r,err=pcall(function()
      local s=string.format(table.unpack(z))

      outputDebugString(s)
    end)

    if not r then
      outputDebugString('monolog error:'..err)
      outputDebugString(debug.traceback())
    end
    --printf(s)
  end
end

--[[local]] monocache={}

libmono={
  monopipes={},  
  terminate=function()
    monolog("libmono.terminate")  
    outputDebugString(debug.traceback())
    
    if inMainThread()==false then
      synchronze(function()
        messageDialog(translate('Do not call libmono.terminate from external threads'), mtError, mbOK)
      end)
    end
    
   -- monolog("2")  
    
    libmono.abort=true
    checkSynchronize(32)
    for tid,pipe in pairs(libmono.monopipes) do
      if pipe then
        pipe.destroy(true)
      end
    end
    
   -- monolog("3")  
    
    mono_AttachedProcess=nil
    libmono.ProcessID=nil
    libmono.monopipes={}
    monopipe=nil
    
    if mono_AddressLookupID then
      unregisterAddressLookupCallback(mono_AddressLookupID)
      mono_AddressLookupID=nil
    end
    
    if mono_SymbolLookupID~=nil then
      unregisterSymbolLookupCallback(mono_SymbolLookupID)
      mono_SymbolLookupID=nil
    end
    
    if mono_StructureNameLookupID then
      unregisterStructureNameLookup(mono_StructureNameLookupID)
      mono_StructureNameLookupID=nil
    end
    
    if mono_StructureDissectOverrideID then
      unregisterStructureDissectOverride(mono_StructureDissectOverrideID)
      mono_StructureDissectOverrideID=nil
    end
    
    if StructureElementCallbackID then
      unregisterStructureAndElementListCallback(StructureElementCallbackID)
      StructureElementCallbackID=nil
    end
      
    libmono.MDC_ShuttingDownAddress=nil
    
    if OldCreateStructureFromName then
      createStructureFromName=OldCreateStructureFromName
      CreateStructureFromName=OldCreateStructureFromName
      OldCreateStructureFromName=nil
    end
    
  end
}

setmetatable(libmono, {

  __index = function(t, k)
    if k=='monopipe' then
      return getMonoPipe()
    end
  end
})

error2=error


mono_timeout=5000 --change to 0 to never timeout (meaning: 0 will freeze your face off if it breaks on a breakpoint, just saying ...)
mono_connecttimeout=5000 -- ^
monodebugmessages=true

mono_skipsafetycheck=true --normally true, but you can turn it off in dotnet info settings

MONO_DATACOLLECTORVERSION=21102025

MONOCMD_ISMONOLOADED=0
MONOCMD_OBJECT_GETCLASS=1
MONOCMD_ENUMDOMAINS=2
MONOCMD_SETCURRENTDOMAIN=3
MONOCMD_ENUMASSEMBLIES=4
MONOCMD_GETIMAGEFROMASSEMBLY=5
MONOCMD_GETIMAGENAME=6
MONOCMD_ENUMCLASSESINIMAGE=7
MONOCMD_ENUMFIELDSINCLASS=8
MONOCMD_ENUMMETHODSINCLASS=9
MONOCMD_COMPILEMETHOD=10
MONOCMD_GETMETHODHEADER=11
MONOCMD_GETMETHODHEADER_CODE=12
MONOCMD_LOOKUPRVA=13
MONOCMD_GETJITINFO=14
MONOCMD_FINDCLASS=15
MONOCMD_FINDMETHOD=16
MONOCMD_GETMETHODNAME=17
MONOCMD_GETMETHODCLASS=18
MONOCMD_GETCLASSNAME=19
MONOCMD_GETCLASSNAMESPACE=20
MONOCMD_FREEMETHOD=21
MONOCMD_TERMINATE=22
MONOCMD_DISASSEMBLE=23
MONOCMD_GETMETHODSIGNATURE=24
MONOCMD_GETPARENTCLASS=25
MONOCMD_GETSTATICFIELDADDRESSFROMCLASS=26
MONOCMD_GETFIELDCLASS=27
MONOCMD_GETARRAYELEMENTCLASS=28
MONOCMD_FINDMETHODBYDESC=29
MONOCMD_INVOKEMETHOD=30
MONOCMD_LOADASSEMBLY=31
MONOCMD_GETFULLTYPENAME=32

MONOCMD_OBJECT_NEW=33
MONOCMD_OBJECT_INIT=34
MONOCMD_GETVTABLEFROMCLASS=35
MONOCMD_GETMETHODPARAMETERS=36
MONOCMD_ISCLASSGENERIC=37
MONOCMD_ISIL2CPP=38

MONOCMD_FILLOPTIONALFUNCTIONLIST=39
MONOCMD_GETSTATICFIELDVALUE=40 --fallback for il2cpp which doesn't expose what's needed
MONOCMD_SETSTATICFIELDVALUE=41
MONOCMD_GETCLASSIMAGE=42
MONOCMD_FREE=43
MONOCMD_GETIMAGEFILENAME=44
MONOCMD_GETCLASSNESTINGTYPE=45
MONOCMD_LIMITEDCONNECTION=46
MONOCMD_GETMONODATACOLLECTORVERSION=47
MONOCMD_NEWSTRING=48

MONOCMD_ENUMIMAGES=49 
MONOCMD_ENUMCLASSESINIMAGEEX=50
MONOCMD_ISCLASSENUM = 51
MONOCMD_ISCLASSVALUETYPE = 52
MONOCMD_ISCLASSISSUBCLASSOF = 53
MONOCMD_ARRAYELEMENTSIZE = 54
MONOCMD_GETCLASSTYPE = 55
MONOCMD_GETCLASSOFTYPE = 56
MONOCMD_GETTYPEOFMONOTYPE = 57
MONOCMD_GETREFLECTIONTYPEOFCLASSTYPE = 58
MONOCMD_GETREFLECTIONMETHODOFMONOMETHOD = 59
MONOCMD_MONOOBJECTUNBOX = 60
MONOCMD_MONOARRAYNEW = 61
MONOCMD_ENUMINTERFACESOFCLASS = 62
MONOCMD_GETMETHODFULLNAME = 63
MONOCMD_TYPEISBYREF = 64
MONOCMD_GETPTRTYPECLASS = 65
MONOCMD_GETFIELDTYPE = 66
MONOCMD_GETTYPEPTRTYPE = 67
MONOCMD_GETCLASSNESTEDTYPES = 68
MONOCMD_COLLECTGARBAGE = 69
MONOCMD_GETMETHODFLAGS = 70
MONOCMD_SETMONOLIB = 71  --linux mostly
MONOCMD_ENUMMETHODSINCLASSES = 72
MONOCMD_REFLECTIONTYPE_GETTYPE = 73
MONOCMD_GETCLASSFROMMONOTYPE = 74
MONOCMD_FINDCLASS2 = 75
MONOCMD_GETCLASSFROMSYSTEMTYPE = 76



MONO_TYPE_END        = 0x00       -- End of List
MONO_TYPE_VOID       = 0x01
MONO_TYPE_BOOLEAN    = 0x02
MONO_TYPE_CHAR       = 0x03
MONO_TYPE_I1         = 0x04
MONO_TYPE_U1         = 0x05
MONO_TYPE_I2         = 0x06
MONO_TYPE_U2         = 0x07
MONO_TYPE_I4         = 0x08
MONO_TYPE_U4         = 0x09
MONO_TYPE_I8         = 0x0a
MONO_TYPE_U8         = 0x0b
MONO_TYPE_R4         = 0x0c
MONO_TYPE_R8         = 0x0d
MONO_TYPE_STRING     = 0x0e
MONO_TYPE_PTR        = 0x0f       -- arg: <type> token
MONO_TYPE_BYREF      = 0x10       -- arg: <type> token
MONO_TYPE_VALUETYPE  = 0x11       -- arg: <type> token
MONO_TYPE_CLASS      = 0x12       -- arg: <type> token
MONO_TYPE_VAR         = 0x13          -- number
MONO_TYPE_ARRAY      = 0x14       -- type, rank, boundsCount, bound1, loCount, lo1
MONO_TYPE_GENERICINST= 0x15          -- <type> <type-arg-count> <type-1> \x{2026} <type-n> */
MONO_TYPE_TYPEDBYREF = 0x16
MONO_TYPE_I          = 0x18
MONO_TYPE_U          = 0x19
MONO_TYPE_FNPTR      = 0x1b          -- arg: full method signature */
MONO_TYPE_OBJECT     = 0x1c
MONO_TYPE_SZARRAY    = 0x1d       -- 0-based one-dim-array */
MONO_TYPE_MVAR       = 0x1e       -- number */
MONO_TYPE_CMOD_REQD  = 0x1f       -- arg: typedef or typeref token */
MONO_TYPE_CMOD_OPT   = 0x20       -- optional arg: typedef or typref token */
MONO_TYPE_INTERNAL   = 0x21       -- CLR internal type */

MONO_TYPE_MODIFIER   = 0x40       -- Or with the following types */
MONO_TYPE_SENTINEL   = 0x41       -- Sentinel for varargs method signature */
MONO_TYPE_PINNED     = 0x45       -- Local var that points to pinned object */

MONO_TYPE_ENUM       = 0x55        -- an enumeration */

monoTypeToVartypeLookup={} --for dissect data
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_BOOLEAN]=vtByte 
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_CHAR]=vtUnicodeString --the actual chars...
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_I1]=vtByte
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_U1]=vtByte
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_I2]=vtWord
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_U2]=vtWord
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_I4]=vtDword
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_U4]=vtDword
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_I8]=vtQword
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_U8]=vtQword
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_R4]=vtSingle
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_R8]=vtDouble
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_STRING]=vtPointer --pointer to a string object
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_PTR]=vtPointer
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_I]=vtPointer --IntPtr
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_U]=vtPointer
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_OBJECT]=vtPointer --object
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_BYREF]=vtPointer
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_CLASS]=vtPointer
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_FNPTR]=vtPointer
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_GENERICINST]=vtPointer
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_ARRAY]=vtPointer
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_SZARRAY]=vtPointer
monoTypeToVartypeLookup[MONO_TYPE_VALUETYPE]=vtPointer --needed for structs when returned by invoking a method( even though they are not qwords)

monoTypeToCStringLookup={}
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_END]='void'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_BOOLEAN]='boolean'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_CHAR]='char'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_I1]='char'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_U1]='unsigned char'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_I2]='short'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_U2]='unsigned short'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_I4]='int'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_U4]='unsigned int'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_I8]='int64'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_U8]='unsigned int 64'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_R4]='single'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_R8]='double'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_STRING]='String'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_PTR]='Pointer'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_BYREF]='Object'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_CLASS]='Object'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_FNPTR]='Function'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_GENERICINST]='<Generic>'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_ARRAY]='Array[]'
monoTypeToCStringLookup[MONO_TYPE_SZARRAY]='String[]'


FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_FIELD_ACCESS_MASK=0x0007
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_COMPILER_CONTROLLED=0x0000
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_PRIVATE=0x0001
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_FAM_AND_ASSEM=0x0002
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_ASSEMBLY=0x0003
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_FAMILY=0x0004
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_FAM_OR_ASSEM=0x0005
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_PUBLIC=0x0006
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_STATIC=0x0010
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_INIT_ONLY=0x0020
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_LITERAL=0x0040
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_NOT_SERIALIZED=0x0080
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_SPECIAL_NAME=0x0200
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_PINVOKE_IMPL=0x2000
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_RESERVED_MASK=0x9500
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_RT_SPECIAL_NAME=0x0400
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_HAS_FIELD_MARSHAL=0x1000
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_HAS_DEFAULT=0x8000
FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_HAS_FIELD_RVA=0x0100

METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_MEMBER_ACCESS_MASK      =0x0007
METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_COMPILER_CONTROLLED     =0x0000
METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_PRIVATE                 =0x0001
METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_FAM_AND_ASSEM           =0x0002
METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_ASSEM                   =0x0003
METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_FAMILY                  =0x0004
METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_FAM_OR_ASSEM            =0x0005
METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_PUBLIC                  =0x0006

METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_STATIC                  =0x0010
METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_FINAL                   =0x0020
METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_VIRTUAL                 =0x0040
METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_HIDE_BY_SIG             =0x0080

METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_VTABLE_LAYOUT_MASK      =0x0100
METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_REUSE_SLOT              =0x0000
METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_NEW_SLOT                =0x0100

METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_STRICT                  =0x0200
METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_ABSTRACT                =0x0400
METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_SPECIAL_NAME            =0x0800

METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_PINVOKE_IMPL            =0x2000
METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_UNMANAGED_EXPORT        =0x0008
 
    

MONO_TYPE_NAME_FORMAT_IL=0
MONO_TYPE_NAME_FORMAT_REFLECTION=1
MONO_TYPE_NAME_FORMAT_FULL_NAME=2
MONO_TYPE_NAME_FORMAT_ASSEMBLY_QUALIFIED=3

local uwp=false --when true when making a new connection create it locally and duplicate it to the target

local uwp_handleCS=createCriticalSection()

function createMonoThread(f)
  --makes it autodestroy the pipe it created, if needed (so it won't run out of pipe slots)
  return createThread(function(t)
    --first register the onDestroy
    local tid=getCurrentThreadID()
    t.OnDestroy=function()
      if libmono.monopipes[tid] then
        libmono.monopipes[tid].destroy()
        libmono.monopipes[tid]=nil        
      end
      
      t.OnDestroy=nil --free the luacaller
    end
    --and now run the code
    f(t)
  end)
end


function getMonoPipe()
  --call this to get a pipe connection for the current thread (make a connection if there is none at the moment)
  if libmono.abort then return nil end
  
  if readInteger(libmono.MDC_ShuttingDownAddress)~=0 then --including unreadable
    monolog('getMonoPipe: MDC_ShuttingDown')
    
    --libmono.abort=true    
    return nil    
  end
  
  
  local tid=getCurrentThreadID()
  local result=libmono.monopipes[tid]  
  local counter=0  
      
  if result and (result.Connected==false) then
    result.destroy()
    libmono.monopipes[tid]=nil
    result=nil
  end
  
  if inMainThread() and libmono.displayingTimeoutDialog then return nil end
  
  if result==nil then

    local timeout=getTickCount()+mono_connecttimeout
    while (result==nil) and ((getTickCount()<timeout) or (mono_connecttimeout==0)) do
      if (skipsymbols==false) and (readInteger(getAddressSafe("MDC_ServerPipe"))==0xdeadbeef) then
        monolog("UWP path")
        --likely an UWP target which can not create a named pipe
        --print("UWP situation")
        --enter a lua critical section
        uwp_handleCS.enter()
        if (readInteger(getAddressSafe("MDC_ServerPipe"))==0xdeadbeef) then
          
          local serverpipe=createPipe('cemonodc_pid'..getOpenedProcessID(), 256*1024,1024,100)      
          local newhandle=duplicateHandle(serverpipe.Handle)
          serverpipe.destroy() --the old handle is not needed anymore
          serverpipe=nil
          --print("New pipe handle is "..newhandle)
          
                  
          writeInteger(getAddressSafe("MDC_ServerPipe"), newhandle)           
        end        
        uwp_handleCS.leave()
        if libmono.fail==false then
          sleep(10)
        end
        
        uwp=true      
      end
      
      result=connectToPipe('cemonodc_pid'..getOpenedProcessID() ,inMainThread() and mono_timeout or 0)
      
      if result then 
        result.OnAboutToTimeout=function(pipe)
          if inMainThread() then            
            libmono.displayingTimeoutDialog=true --make sure the GUI updates don't start another lua mono function
            
            local f=createForm(false)
            f.BorderStyle='bsDialog'
            f.AutoSize=true
            f.Caption=translate('Mono script: about to timeout')

            local l=createLabel(f)
            l.caption=translate('The current mono operation is taking longer than expected')..[[
            
---------------------            

]]..debug.traceback()
            
            l.Align='alTop'

            local btnPanel=createPanel(f)
            btnPanel.Caption=''
            btnPanel.ChildSizing.ControlsPerLine=3
            btnPanel.ChildSizing.Layout='cclLeftToRightThenTopToBottom'
            btnPanel.ChildSizing.HorizontalSpacing=3
            btnPanel.BevelOuter='bvNone'
            btnPanel.AutoSize=true

            local bWaitLonger=createButton(f)
            bWaitLonger.Caption=translate('Wait')
            bWaitLonger.Hint=translate('Guess what it does')
            bWaitLonger.ShowHint=true
            bWaitLonger.Default=true
            bWaitLonger.ModalResult=mrYes
            bWaitLonger.Parent=btnPanel

            local bCancel=createButton(f)
            bCancel.Caption=translate('Cancel')
            bCancel.Hint=translate('Stops the current operation and continues with the next code')
            bCancel.ShowHint=true
            bCancel.Cancel=true
            bCancel.ModalResult=mrCancel
            bCancel.Parent=btnPanel


            local bFullCancel=createButton(f)
            bFullCancel.Caption='Abort'
            bFullCancel.Hint=translate('Stops the current operation and disconnects mono so if you are stuck in a loop, this will let you exit that loop')
            bFullCancel.ShowHint=true
            bFullCancel.Cancel=true
            bFullCancel.ModalResult=mrAbort
            bFullCancel.Parent=btnPanel

            btnPanel.AnchorSideLeft.Side=asrCenter
            btnPanel.AnchorSideLeft.Control=f
            btnPanel.AnchorSideTop.Side=asrBottom
            btnPanel.AnchorSideTop.Control=l
            btnPanel.Anchors='[akLeft,akTop]'

            f.Position=poScreenCenter
            local r=f.showModal()
            
            libmono.displayingTimeoutDialog=false
            if r==mrYes then return false end --don't timeout, wait again for mono_timeout          
            if r==mrAbort then
              libmono.abort=true
              libmono.terminate()              
            end            
            return true --abort and cancel
          end
          return true --try again later
        end  
        
        result.OnTimeout=function(pipe)          
          monolog('monopipe timeout for thread '..tid) 
          monolog(debug.traceback())
          
          libmono.fail=true
          error('mono pipe timeout') --will be caught by the pcall of the lua functions
        end
        
        result.OnError=function(pipe)
          monolog('monopipe error for thread '..tid)
          monolog(debug.traceback())
          
          libmono.fail=true
          error('mono pipe error')
        end        
      else        
        counter=counter+1
        
        if readInteger(libmono.MDC_ShuttingDownAddress)~=0 then
          monolog('Failed to connect to mono pipe, mono is terminating')   
          break        
        else
          monolog('Failed to connect to mono pipe:'..counter)
        end
      end
      
      if libmono.fail then 
        monolog('libmono in fail state. Not looping')
        break 
      end --don't try more
    end  
    
    if result then
      libmono.monopipes[tid]=result
      libmono.fail=false --it's back
      
      if inMainThread() then   
        monopipe=result  --for backward compatibility (people that check for monopipe, or even use it for some reason instead of the existing api)
     
        local oldMonopipeDestroy=monopipe.destroy   

        monopipe.destroy=function(skip) --no need to keep the old destroy
          monopipe.destroy=oldMonopipeDestroy
          if not skip then
            libmono.terminate() --calls destroy again   
          else
            monopipe.destroy()
          end 
          monopipe=nil          
        end
        
        
      end      
    end
    
    
    
  
  end 
  

  
  if result==nil then
    libmono.fail=true
  end
  
  return result
end




function mono_clearcache()
  monocache={}
  monocache.processid=getOpenedProcessID()
end




function monoTypeToVarType(monoType)
--MonoTypeEnum
  local result=monoTypeToVartypeLookup[monoType]

  if result==nil then
    result=vtDword --just give it something
  end

  return result
end

function parseImage(t, image)
  if image==nil then
    error("parseImage called with nil image")
  end
  if image.parsed then return end


  local classes=mono_image_enumClassesEx(image.handle)
  if t.Terminated then return end

  if classes then
    classes.HandleLookup={}
    for i=1,#classes do
      classes[i].Index=i
      classes.HandleLookup[classes[i].Handle]=classes[i]
    end

    --monoSymbolList.addSymbol('','Pen15',address,1)
    local i
    local classQuery={}

    local flushsize=500

    local function flushResults()
      while #classQuery>0 do
        local classmethods=mono_class_enumMethodsInMultipleClasses(classQuery)

        for j=1, #classmethods do
          local class=classes.HandleLookup[classQuery[j]]
          local classname=class.Name
          local namespace=class.NameSpace
          local methods=classmethods[j]
          if methods then
            classQuery[j]=nil

            --add to the list

           -- print("  -  "..#methods)

            for l=1,#methods do
              local address=methods[l].address
              if address~=0 then
                local sname=classname..'.'..methods[l].name

                if namespace and namespace~='' then
                  sname=namespace..'.'..sname
                end

                monoSymbolList.addSymbol('',sname,address,1)
              end
            end

          else
            --end of the list (buffer is full)
            if j==1 then --first one failed
              classQuery[1]=nil
            end
          end

        end

        local newclassQuery={}
        for i=1,#classQuery do
          if classQuery[i] then
            table.insert(newclassQuery, classQuery[i])
          end
        end

        classQuery=newclassQuery
      end
    end

    for i=1,#classes do --do NOT use an IF statement. The list coulds get too full and then the index has to revert to the last functional entry
   -- print(i)
      table.insert(classQuery,classes[i].Handle)

      if #classQuery>=flushsize then
        if t.Terminated then return end

        flushResults()
      end

    end

    if #classQuery then
      flushResults()
    end

  end

end

function monoIL2CPPSymbolEnum(t)
  t.freeOnTerminate(false)
  t.Name='monoIL2CPPSymbolEnum'
  
  
  local priority=nil  
  --first enum all images
  local images={}
  local assemblies=mono_enumAssemblies() 
  
  monoSymbolList.IL2CPPSymbolEnumProgress=0
  
  
  if assemblies then
    for i=1,#assemblies do   
      if (assemblies[i]) and (assemblies[i]~=0) then
        local e={}
        
        e.handle=mono_getImageFromAssembly(assemblies[i])
        e.name=mono_image_get_name(e.handle)
        e.parsed=false
        table.insert(images,e)
        if e.name=='Assembly-CSharp.dll' then
          priority=#images
        end       
        
      end
    end
  end
      
  if t.Terminated then return end
  
  if priority then
    parseImage(t, images[priority])
    monoSymbolList.IL2CPPSymbolEnumProgress=(1/#assemblies) * 100
  end
  if t.Terminated then return end
  
  for i=1,#images do
    local x=i
    
    if i~=priority then        
      parseImage(t, images[i])
    end
    
    if priority then
      monoSymbolList.IL2CPPSymbolEnumProgress=((i-1)/#assemblies) * 100    
    else
      monoSymbolList.IL2CPPSymbolEnumProgress=(i/#assemblies) * 100
    end
    
    if t.Terminated then return end
  end

  --print("all symbols loaded") --print is threadsafe
  monoSymbolList.FullyLoaded=true
  monoSymbolList.donotsync=false --safe to sync now
end

function mono_splitParameters(types)
    local results = {}
    local current = {}
    local depth = 0  -- Tracks nesting inside `< >`

    for i = 1, #types do
        local char = types:sub(i, i)

        if char == ',' and depth == 0 then
            -- If we hit a comma at depth 0, we split here
            table.insert(results, table.concat(current))
            current = {}
        else
            -- Track depth for nested generics
            if char == '<' then
                depth = depth + 1
            elseif char == '>' then
                depth = depth - 1
            end
            table.insert(current, char)
        end
    end

    -- Add the last parameter
    if #current > 0 then
        table.insert(results, table.concat(current))
    end

    return results
end

function mono_StructureListCallback()
  local r={}
  local ri=1;
  if libmono.monopipe then
    --return a list of all classes
    --print("Getting classlist")
    mono_enumImages(
      function(image)
        --enum classes
        --print("Getting classes for ".. mono_image_get_name(image))
        local classlist=mono_image_enumClasses(image)
        if classlist then
          local i
          for i=1,#classlist do            
            r[ri]={}
            r[ri].name=classlist[i].classname
            r[ri].id1=classlist[i].class
            ri=ri+1
          end
        end
      end
    )
  
    
  end
  
  return r
end

function mono_ElementListCallback(class) --2nd param ignored
  local r={}
  --print("Getting class fields for "..class..",",extra)
  if libmono.monopipe~=nil then
    --enumerate the fields in the class and return it
    local fields=mono_class_enumFields(class, true) 
    if fields then    
      for i=1, #fields do
        if fields[i].isStatic==false then
          r[i]={}
          r[i].name=fields[i].name
          r[i].offset=fields[i].offset
          r[i].vartype=monoTypeToVarType(fields[i].monotype)                    
        end
      end
    end
    
  end
  
  return r
end


function fillMissingFunctions()
  local result
  
  outputDebugString('fillMissingFunctions')
  local mono_type_get_name_full
  if os==0 then  --windows
    waitForExports()
  end

  mono_type_get_name_full=getAddressSafe("mono_type_get_name_full")
  
  
  local cmd=MONOCMD_FILLOPTIONALFUNCTIONLIST
  libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_FILLOPTIONALFUNCTIONLIST)
  libmono.monopipe.writeQword(mono_type_get_name_full)
  result=libmono.monopipe.readByte()
  
  return result
end

local lastMonoError

function mono_connectionmode2()
  --obsolete
end

function mono_connectionmode1()
  --obsolete  

end

function findMonoLibraryPath()
  local bestResult
  local msl=getMainSymbolList()
  local list=msl.getSymbolList()

  for name,address in pairs(list) do
    if name:find("%.mono_thread_attach") or name:find("%.il2cpp_thread_attach") then
      --printf("address=%x", address)
      if name:find('libMonoDataCollector')==nil then

        local m=enumModules()
        for i=1,#m do
          if m[i].Address<address and
             m[i].Address+m[i].Size>address then
            bestResult={}
            bestResult.m=m[i]
            bestResult.a=address

            local prot=getMemoryProtection(address)

            if prot.x then
              return m[i].PathToFile, address --address and not m[i].address as i'd like an executable address
            end
          end
        end
      end
    end
  end

  if bestResult then --no perfect match, but at least something
    return bestResult.m.PathToFile, bestResult.a
  end
end


function getArchitectureFromNetworkFile(filepath)
--[[
return the following results:
0: x86
1: x86_64
2: arm
3: aarch64
nil, error
--]]
  local s=getCEServerInterface()
  if s==nil then
    return nil,'Not connected to ceserver'
  end
  local m=createMemoryStream()
  local valid,r,errstr=pcall(function()
    local fileoffset=0
    if filepath:find('!') then
      --filepath is inside an apk
      require('autorun/zip/zipparser')

      local apkpath,internalfile=filepath:split('!')

      local apkcontents=GetNetworkZipFileTableOfContents(apkpath)
      for i=1,#apkcontents do
        if apkcontents[i].filename==internalfile then
          fileoffset=apkcontents[i].fileoffset
          break
        end
      end

      filepath=apkpath

      --scan the apk for the file in the 2nd part (I could of course just check the filename as the apk tends to have the architecture in it)
    end

    s.getFilePart(filepath,m,fileoffset,32)
    m.Position=0

    local magic=m.readByte()

    if magic~=0x7f then
      return nil, 'the target file being loaded is not an ELF file (magic number missing)'
    end

    local elfstr=m.readString(3)
    if elfstr~='ELF' then
      return nil, 'the target file being loaded is not an ELF file (Not an ELF)'
    end

    local bitsize=m.readByte()
    if bitsize==0 or bitsize>2 then
      return nil,'Invalid bitsize:'..bitsize
    end

    m.Position=16+2 --architecture
    local arch=m.readByte()
    if arch==3 then
      return 0 --x86
    elseif arch==0x28 then
      return 2 --arm
    elseif arch==0x3e then
      return 1 --x86_64
    elseif arch==0xb7 then
      return 3 --aarch64
    end
  end)

  m.destroy()
  if valid then
    if errstr then
      return r,errstr
    else
      return r
    end
  else
    return nil,r
  end
end

function LaunchMonoDataCollector()
  libmono.abort=false --in case the user choose the abort option, reset it on explicit relaunch
  libmono.fail=false
  
  if (mono_AttachedProcess==getOpenedProcessID()) then
    return true --already attached to this process
  end  
  
  
  if isPaused() then
    if inMainThread() then   
      messageDialog(translate('You can not use this while the process is frozen'), mtError, mbOK)
    end
    return nil
  end
  

  --if debug_canBreak() then return 0 end

  
  if monoSymbolEnum then
    monoSymbolEnum.terminate()
    monoSymbolEnum.waitfor()
    --print("bye monoSymbolEnum")
    monoSymbolEnum.destroy()
    monoSymbolEnum=nil
  end
  
  if monoSymbolList then  
    --print("monoSymbolList exists");
    if tonumber(monoSymbolList.ProcessID)~=getOpenedProcessID() or (monoSymbolList.FullyLoaded==false) then     
      --print("new il2cpp SymbolList")
      monoSymbolList.destroy()
      monoSymbolList=nil
    end
  end
  

  
  if libmono.monopipes[getCurrentThreadID()] then 
    libmono.monopipes[getCurrentThreadID()].destroy()
    libmono.monopipes[getCurrentThreadID()]=nil
  end


  if (monoeventpipe~=nil) then
    monoeventpipe.destroy()
    monoeventpipe=nil
  end


  local dllname
  local dllpath
  
  local skipsymbols=true
  
  
  if isConnectedToCEServer() then
    pathsep=[[/]] --assume unix base (for now)
    
  
    if getAddressSafe("MDC_ServerPipe")==nil then --make sure it's not loaded yet
      local basename='libMonoDataCollector'
      
      if targetIsAndroid() then
        local monopath,monoaddress=findMonoLibraryPath() --make sure mono is loaded    
        
        if monopath==nil then return nil,'No mono library loaded yet' end
        
        local expectedArch
        if targetIs64Bit()==false then              
          if targetIsX86() then
            expectedArch=0
          elseif targetIsArm() then
            expectedArch=2
          end
        else
          if targetIsX86() then
            expectedArch=1
          elseif targetIsArm() then
            expedtedArch=3
          end
        end
        
        if expectedArch==nil then
          return nil,'Unable to figure out the current architecture'
        end
        
        local arch,err=getArchitectureFromNetworkFile(monopath)
        if arch==nil then
          return nil, err
        end
        
        --get the path to the monodatacollector based on the architecture of the mono file
        local mdcpath=getCEServerPath()..basename
        if arch==0 then
          mdcpath=mdcpath..'-x86.so'
        elseif arch==1 then
          mdcpath=mdcpath..'-x86_64.so'
        elseif arch==2 then
          mdcpath=mdcpath..'-arm.so'
        elseif arch==3 then
          mdcpath=mdcpath..'-aarch64.so'        
        end
        
       -- print("mdcpath="..mdcpath);
        
        local mdcldrscript

        if arch~=expectedArch then
           --use the android native bridge to load the .so
           local anb=initAndroidNativeBridge()
           if anb==nil then 
             return nil,'Failure finding the android native bridge'
           end
           
           --load using android native bridge ( some docs: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/android-8.1.0_r1/libnativebridge/include/nativebridge/native_bridge.h )
           mdcldrscript=string.format([[{$c}
  char *anb_getError();     
  void* anb_loadLibraryExt(char *path, int a, int b);   
  void* mdcldr_result=(void*)0xce;
  char  mdcldr_error[500];

  void mdcldr(void)
  {  
    mdcldr_result=anb_loadLibraryExt("%s",2,1);  //these parameters are a bit iffy/not according to documentation but it works. Still need to figure out what goes on here
    if (mdcldr_result==0)
    {
      char *err=anb_getError();
      if (err)
      {
        int i;
        for (i=0; (err[i]) && (i<499); i++)
          mdcldr_error[i]=err[i];
      }
    }
  } 
{$asm}
  createThread(mdcldr)
  ]],mdcpath)
        else
          --inject using __loader_dlopen with the address (can't use the buildin load as it will load the wrong namespace...)
          mdcldrscript=string.format([[{$c}
  void* __loader_dlopen(const char* filename, int flags, unsigned long long address);
  char* __loader_dlerror(void);
  void* mdcldr_result=(void*)0xce;
  char  mdcldr_error[500];
  void mdcldr(void)
  {
    mdcldr_result=__loader_dlopen("%s", 2,0x%x);
    if (!mdcldr_result)
    {
      char *err=__loader_dlerror();
      if (err)
      {
        int i;
        for (i=0; (err[i]) && (i<499); i++)
          mdcldr_error[i]=err[i];
      }
    }
  }         
{$asm}
  createThread(mdcldr)]],mdcpath,monoaddress)
        end
        
        local r,diorerr=autoAssemble(mdcldrscript)
        if r then 
          local start=getTickCount()
          local mdcldr_result=diorerr.symbols.mdcldr_result
          while (readPointer(mdcldr_result)==0xce) and (getTickCount()<start+mono_timeout) do
            sleep(11)
          end          
          
          if readPointer(mdcldr_result)==0xce then
            return nil, 'Failure to load the mono data collector due to timeout'                                      
          end
          
          if readPointer(mdcldr_result)==0 then
            local errstr=readString(diorerr.symbols.mdcldr_error)
            if errstr==nil then
              errstr='<unknown>'
            end
            
            return nil, 'Failure to load the mono data collector due to error:'..errstr            
            
          end         

          --mdc loaded
          loadNewSymbols()   
        else
          return nil, 'matching arch autoassembler error: '..diorerr 
        end
        
        
      else    
        --assume linux
        dllname=basename..'-linux'
        if targetIsArm() then
          if targetIs64Bit() then
            dllname=dllname..'-aarch64.so'
          else
            dllname=dllname..'-arm.so'
          end      
        else
          if targetIs64Bit() then
            dllname=dllname..'-x86_64.so'
          else
            dllname=dllname..'-i386.so'
          end
        end
      
      end
      dllpath=getCEServerPath()..dllname --pathsep is not needed here
    
    end    
  else
    if os==0 then
      skipsymbols=false --for the alternative (can not create pipes) situation
      dllname="MonoDataCollector"
      if targetIs64Bit() then
        dllname=dllname.."64.dll"
      else
        dllname=dllname.."32.dll"
      end
    
    
      autoAssemble([[
        mono-2.0-bdwgc.mono_error_ok:
        mov eax,1
        ret
      ]]) --don't care if it fails


    elseif os==1 then
      dllname='libMonoDataCollectorMac.dylib'
    elseif os==2 then
      skipsymbols=false
      dllname='libMonoDataCollector-linux-x86_64.so'
    end  
    
    dllpath=getAutorunPath()..libfolder..pathsep..dllname   
  end
  
 -- printf("Injecting %s\n", dllpath);
  monolog("Checking if MDC_ServerPipe is a valid symbol")
  if getAddressSafe("MDC_ServerPipe",false,true)==nil then
    if dllpath==nil then return nil,'No mono library path set' end
    
    local injectResult, injectError=InjectLibrary(dllpath, skipsymbols)
    if (not injectResult) and isConnectedToCEServer() then --try the searchpath
      outputDebugString('mdc lua: calling InjectMonoDataCollectorLibrary')
      injectResult, injectError=InjectLibrary(dllname, skipsymbols)
      outputDebugString('mdc lua: after calling InjectMonoDataCollectorLibrary')
    end    
  end;
 
  monolog("after potential dll injection")

    
  if (skipsymbols==false) and (getAddressSafe("MDC_ServerPipe",false,true)==nil) then
    outputDebugString('mdc lua: calling waitForExports')
    waitForExports()
    if getAddressSafe("MDC_ServerPipe")==nil then
      print("Library Injection failed or invalid module")
      return 0
    end
  end
  
  libmono.MDC_ShuttingDownAddress=getAddressSafe("MDC_ShuttingDown")
  
  if libmono.MDC_ShuttingDownAddress==nil then
    print("Library Injection failed: MDC_ShuttingDown not found")
    return 0  
  end

  --wait till attached
  local monopipe=getMonoPipe() 
  

  if (monopipe==nil) then
    monolog("fail: monopipe==nil")
    return 0 --failure
  end
  
  monolog("Obtained pipe. Calling mono_getMonoDatacollectorDLLVersion");
  
  local v=mono_getMonoDatacollectorDLLVersion()
  
  monolog("after mono_getMonoDatacollectorDLLVersion")
  
  if (v==nil) or (v~=MONO_DATACOLLECTORVERSION) then
    monolog("invalid version")  
    local s=translate('There is an inconsistency with the monodatacollector dll and monoscript.lua  The monodatacollector will not function')
    if inMainThread then
      messageDialog(s, mtError)
      return 0
    else
      error(s)
    end    
  end
  
  
  monolog("Version is ok")
    
  
   --in case you implement the profiling tools use a secondary pipe to receive profiler events
 -- while (monoeventpipe==nil) do
 --   monoeventpipe=connectToPipe('cemonodc_pid'..getOpenedProcessID()..'_events')
 -- end
 
  monolog("Calling mono_isValid()")

  if not mono_isValid() then    
    monolog("not valid")
    
    --check if there is a module with mono_thread_attach or il2cpp_thread_attach
   -- 
    local p=findMonoLibraryPath()
    if p then
      monolog('trying to init with the specific path')      
      mono_setmonolib(p)
    end
    
    if mono_isValid()==false then
      monolog('still invalid')
      local s=translate("mono is not usable in the target proces (yet)")
      if inMainThread then
        messageDialog(s, mtError)
      else
        print('Error:'..s)
      end    

      libmono.monopipes[getCurrentThreadID()].destroy()
      libmono.monopipes[getCurrentThreadID()]=nil
      return 0
    end
  end
  
  monolog("valid")
  

  mono_AttachedProcess=getOpenedProcessID()
  libmono.ProcessID=getOpenedProcessID()


  if mono_AddressLookupID==nil then
    mono_AddressLookupID=registerAddressLookupCallback(mono_addressLookupCallback)
  end

  if mono_SymbolLookupID==nil then
    mono_SymbolLookupID=registerSymbolLookupCallback(mono_symbolLookupCallback, slNotSymbol)
  end

  if mono_StructureNameLookupID==nil then
    mono_StructureNameLookupID=registerStructureNameLookup(mono_structureNameLookupCallback)
  end

  if mono_StructureDissectOverrideID==nil then
    mono_StructureDissectOverrideID=registerStructureDissectOverride(mono_structureDissectOverrideCallback)
  end
  
  if OldCreateStructureFromName==nil then
    OldCreateStructureFromName=createStructureFromName
    createStructureFromName=mono_createStructureFromName
    CreateStructureFromName=mono_createStructureFromName
  end


  
  StructureElementCallbackID=registerStructureAndElementListCallback(mono_StructureListCallback, mono_ElementListCallback)

  libmono.IL2CPP=mono_isil2cpp()
  
  if libmono.IL2CPP then
    monolog("target is IL2CPP")
    if monoSymbolList==nil then
      local sll=enumRegisteredSymbolLists()
      for i=1,#sll do
        if sll[i].name=='monoSymbolList' then
          if monoSymbolList==getOpenedProcessID() then --should be the case else sync wouldn't have gotten it
            monoSymbolList=sll[i]
            monoSymbolList.FullyLoaded=true
            monoSymbolList.IL2CPPSymbolEnumProgress=100
            break
          end
        end
      end
    end
    
    if monoSymbolList==nil then    
    
      monoSymbolList=createSymbolList()
      monoSymbolList.donotsync=true --don't sync yet, wait for fullyLoaded
      monoSymbolList.name='monoSymbolList'
      
      monoSymbolList.register() 
      monoSymbolList.ProcessID=getOpenedProcessID()
      monoSymbolList.FullyLoaded=false   
      monoSymbolList.IL2CPPSymbolEnumProgress=0
      monoSymbolEnum=createMonoThread(monoIL2CPPSymbolEnum)
      
      createTimer(500,function()
        --print("0.5 second delayed timer running now")
        if monoSymbolList.FullyLoaded==false then
          --show a progressbar in CE                  
          if monoSymbolList.progressbar then         
            monoSymbolList.progressbar.destroy()
            monoSymbolList.progressbar=nil
          end
          
          local pb=monoSymbolList.progressbar
          
          pb=createProgressBar(MainForm.Panel4)
          pb.Align=alBottom
          pb.Max=100
          
          local pmCancelEnum=createPopupMenu(pb)
          local miCancelEnum=createMenuItem(pmCancelEnum)
          miCancelEnum.Caption=translate('Cancel symbol enum')          
          pb.PopupMenu=pmCancelEnum

          local pbl=createLabel(pb)
          pbl.Caption=translate('IL2CPP symbol enum: 0%')
          pbl.AnchorSideLeft.Control=pb
          pbl.AnchorSideLeft.Side=asrCenter

          pbl.AnchorSideTop.Control=pb
          pbl.AnchorSideTop.Side=asrCenter

          pb.Height=pbl.Height 
          monoSymbolList.progressbar=pb
          local t=createTimer(pb)
          t.enabled=true         
          t.interval=250        
          t.OnTimer=function()
            --print("Check progress")
            if monoSymbolList==nil or monoSymbolEnum==nil then 
              pb.destroy() 
              return 
            end
            
            pb.Position=math.ceil(monoSymbolList.IL2CPPSymbolEnumProgress)
    
            pbl.Caption=string.format("IL2CPP symbol enum: %.f%%",monoSymbolList.IL2CPPSymbolEnumProgress)
            if monoSymbolList.FullyLoaded then
              --print("done. Turning off check timer, and starting cleanup timer in 1.5 seconds")
              t.enabled=false
              
              pb.Position=100
              pbl.Caption=string.format("IL2CPP symbol enum: Done"); --enum done. Now wait 1.5 seconds and then delete the bar 
              
              createTimer(1500,function()
                --print("cleanup timer that runs after 1.5 seconds. destroying progressbar")                             
                pb.destroy() --also destroys t
              end)
            end
          end
        end
      end)
    end
  end
  
  if getOperatingSystem()==1 then
    --mac sometimes doesn't export mono_type_get_name_full but the symbol is defined. CE can help with this
    fillMissingFunctions()
  end  
  

  if libmono.HeartBeat then
    libmono.HeartBeat.terminate()
    libmono.HeartBeat.destroy()
    libmono.HeartBeat=nil 
  end

  libmono.HeartBeat=createThread(function(t) --not createMonoThread as no mono is used
    t.freeOnTerminate(false)

    while t.Terminated==false and libmono.abort==false do
      if readInteger(libmono.MDC_ShuttingDownAddress)~=0 then
        monolog('HeartBeat: MDC_ShuttingDown')
        if libmono.abort==false then
          synchronize(function()          
            libmono.terminate()          
          end)
        end
        return
      end
      sleep(500)
    end
  end)

  mono_clearcache()  
  
  if miMonoTopMenuItem==nil then --launched mono with lua before it was detected
    mono_setMonoMenuItem(true,false) 
  end
  
  return true
end

function mono_structureDissectOverrideCallback(structure, baseaddress)
--  print("oc")
  if libmono.monopipe==nil then return nil end
  
  local realaddress, classaddress=mono_object_findRealStartOfObject(baseaddress)
  if (realaddress==baseaddress) then
    local smap = {}
    local s = monoform_exportStructInternal(structure, classaddress, true, false, smap, false)
    return s~=nil
  else
    return nil
  end
end


function mono_structureNameLookupCallback(address)
  local currentaddress, classaddress, classname

  if libmono.monopipe==nil then return nil end
  
  local always=monoSettings.Value["AlwaysUseForDissect"]
  local r
  if (always==nil) or (always=="") then
    r=messageDialog(translate("Do you wish to let the mono extention figure out the name and start address? If it's not a proper object this may crash the target."), mtConfirmation, mbYes, mbNo, mbYesToAll, mbNoToAll)    
  else
    if (always=="1") then
      r=mrYes
    else
      r=mrNo
    end
  end
  
  
  if (r==mrYes) or (r==mbYesToAll) then
    currentaddress, classaddress, classname=mono_object_findRealStartOfObject(address)

    if (currentaddress~=nil) then
      -- print("currentaddress~=nil : "..currentaddress)
      return classname,currentaddress
    else
      --  print("currentaddress==nil")
      return nil
    end
  end

  --still alive, so the user made a good choice
  if (r==mrYesToAll) then
    monoSettings.Value["AlwaysUseForDissect"]="1"
  elseif (r==mrNoToAll) then
    monoSettings.Value["AlwaysUseForDissect"]="0"
  end
end

function mono_createStructureFromName(name)
  --look up this class 
  local namespace=''
  local classname=''
  
  local parts={}  
  for x in string.gmatch(name, "[^:.]+") do
    table.insert(parts, x)
  end
  
  if #parts>0 then   
    classname=parts[#parts] --last entry is the classname, everything else is namespace
    if #parts>1 then
      for i=1,#parts-1 do
        if i==1 then
          namespace=parts[1]
        else
          namespace=namespace..'.'..parts[i]
        end
      end
    end
    
    local class=mono_findClass(namespace, classname)
    if class then
      local sname=classname
      
      if namespace and namespace~='' then
        sname=namespace..'.'..sname
      end
      local str=createStructure(sname)
      local smap = {}
      local s = monoform_exportStructInternal(str, class, true, false, smap, false)
      if s then
        return str                
      end
      
      --failure
      str.destroy()
    end
  end
  
  --still here, so call original
  if OldCreateStructureFromName then
    local result=OldCreateStructureFromName(name)
  else
    return nil,'called mono_createStructureFromName before OldCreateStructureFromName was set'
  end
end

function mono_splitSymbol(symbol)
  local placeholders = {}

  symbol = symbol:trim()
  local parameters = nil
  if symbol:endsWith(')') then
    -- may have parameters, store them and strip them from the current symbol
    local paramstart = symbol:find('(', 1, true)
    if paramstart then
      parameters = symbol:sub(paramstart + 1, -2)
      symbol = symbol:sub(1, paramstart - 1) -- strip the parameters
    end
  end

  -- Protect [ ... ] sections
  local masked = symbol:gsub("%b[]", function(br)
    table.insert(placeholders, br)
    return "\1"
  end)

  -- Find potential separators (positions)
  local last_colon = masked:match(".*():")
  local last_double_dot = masked:match(".*()%.%.") -- position of first '.' in last '..'
  local last_dot = masked:match(".*()%.")          -- position of last '.'

  -- Choose separator with priority: colon > double-dot > dot
  local sep_pos, sep_str, sep_len
  if last_colon then
    sep_pos, sep_str, sep_len = last_colon, ":", 1
  elseif last_double_dot then
    sep_pos, sep_str, sep_len = last_double_dot, "..", 2
  elseif last_dot then
    sep_pos, sep_str, sep_len = last_dot, ".", 1
  end

  -- Split left / method
  local left, methodname = masked, ""
  if sep_pos then
    left = masked:sub(1, sep_pos - 1)
    methodname = masked:sub(sep_pos + sep_len)
  end

  -- If separator is ':' then any remaining ':' inside left likely denote a classname separator
  -- — convert them to '.' so left becomes a dotted path.
  if sep_str == ":" then
    left = left:gsub(":", ".")
    -- normalize multiple dots to a single dot
    left = left:gsub("%.+", ".")
  end

  -- Trim any trailing ':' or '.' from left
  left = left:gsub("[:%.]+$", "")

  -- Split left into namespace/classname using last '.'
  local last_dot_left = left:match(".*()%.")
  local namespace, classname = "", left
  if last_dot_left then
    namespace = left:sub(1, last_dot_left - 1)
    classname = left:sub(last_dot_left + 1)
  end

  -- Restore placeholders
  local i = 0
  local function restore(str)
    return str:gsub("\1", function()
      i = i + 1
      return placeholders[i] or ""
    end)
  end

  namespace = restore(namespace)
  classname = restore(classname)
  methodname = restore(methodname)

  return {
    namespace = namespace,
    classname = classname,
    methodname = methodname,
    parameters = parameters
  }
end



--[[
function mono_splitSymbol(symbol) 
  local placeholders = {}

  symbol=symbol:trim()
  local parameters=nil
  if symbol:endsWith(')') then
    --may have parameters, store them and strip them from the current symbol

    local paramstart=symbol:find('(',1,true)
    if paramstart then
      parameters=symbol:sub(paramstart+1,-2)
      symbol=symbol:sub(1,paramstart-1) --strip the parameters
    end
  end

  -- Protect [ ... ] sections
  local masked = symbol:gsub("%b[]", function(br)
    table.insert(placeholders, br)
    return "\1"
  end)

  -- Find potential separators
  local last_colon = masked:match(".*():")
  local last_double_dot = masked:match(".*()%.%.")   -- first dot in last ".."
  local last_dot = masked:match(".*()%.")            -- last single dot

  -- Choose separator (priority: colon > double-dot > dot)
  local sep_pos, sep_char
  if last_colon and (not last_double_dot or last_colon > last_double_dot)
                and (not last_dot or last_colon > last_dot) then
    sep_pos, sep_char = last_colon, ":"
  elseif last_double_dot then
    sep_pos, sep_char = last_double_dot, "."
  elseif last_dot then
    sep_pos, sep_char = last_dot, "."
  end

  -- Split left/method
  local left, methodname = masked, ""
  if sep_pos then
    left = masked:sub(1, sep_pos - 1)
    methodname = masked:sub(sep_pos + 1)
  end
  
  -- If the chosen separator is ':' then any remaining ':' inside left likely
  -- denote a classname separator — convert them to '.' so left becomes a dotted path.
  if sep_char == ":" then
    -- replace all remaining ':' in left with '.'
    left = left:gsub(":", ".")
    -- Also coalesce any accidental multiple dots/colons normalization (optional)
    left = left:gsub("%.+", ".")
  end
  

  -- Trim any trailing ':' or '.' from left
  left = left:gsub("[:%.]+$", "")

  -- Split left into namespace/classname using last '.'
  local last_dot_left = left:match(".*()%.")
  local namespace, classname = "", left
  if last_dot_left then
    namespace = left:sub(1, last_dot_left - 1)
    classname = left:sub(last_dot_left + 1)
  end

  -- Restore placeholders
  local i = 0
  local function restore(str)
    return str:gsub("\1", function()
      i = i + 1
      return placeholders[i] or ""
    end)
  end

  namespace = restore(namespace)
  classname = restore(classname)
  methodname = restore(methodname)

  return {
    namespace = namespace,
    classname = classname,
    methodname = methodname,
    parameters = parameters
  }
end--]]

function mono_symbolLookupCallback(symbol, fullstring)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end

  if libmono.monopipe == nil then return nil end  
  --if libmono.IL2CPP then return nil end
  
  if symbol:match('[%[%]]')~=nil then --no indexer
    --unless it's a generic type   
    if not symbol:find('`',1,true) then
      return nil
    end
  end  
  
  local parameters
  local paramstart=symbol:find('(',1,true)
  if paramstart~=nil then --no formulas, except parameters
    if symbol:endsWith(')')==false then
      return nil --not a parameters
    end
    parameters=symbol:sub(paramstart+1,-2)
  end


  
  local methodname=''
  local classname=''
  local namespace=''
  
  local ss=mono_splitSymbol(symbol)
  methodname=ss.methodname
  classname=ss.classname
  namespace=ss.namespace

  if (methodname~='') and (classname~='') then
    local method, class
    if libmono.IL2CPP then
      class=mono_findClass(namespace,classname)
      method=0 --do a field search
    else  
      method, class=mono_findMethod(namespace, classname, methodname, parameters)
    end
    
    if (method==0) then --no method with this name
      if class then --the class is valid, check if it's a field
        local fieldname=methodname
        local fields=mono_class_enumFields(class, true, false)
        for i=1,#fields do
          if fields[i].name==fieldname then
            if fields[i].staticAddress then
              return fields[i].staticAddress
            else
              return fields[i].offset
            end
          end        
        end
        monolog("class valid, but not found")
      else
        monolog("class invalid. Not found")
      end
      
      
      return nil
    end

    local methodaddress=mono_compile_method(method)
    if (methodaddress~=0) then
      monolog("found")
      return methodaddress
    end

  end

  --still here,
  monolog("not found")
  return nil

end

 function find_jitcache_index(address)
    if libmono.jitcache==nil then libmono.jitcache={} end
    
    local low = 1    
    local high = #libmono.jitcache
    

    while low <= high do
        local mid = math.floor((low + high) / 2)
        local entry = libmono.jitcache[mid]
        
        local code_start = entry.ji.code_start
        local code_end = entry.ji.code_start + entry.ji.code_size

        if address >= code_start and address < code_end then
            return entry  -- address is within this range, return the index
        elseif address < code_start then
            high = mid - 1
        else
            low = mid + 1
        end
    end

    -- Return nil for "not found" and `low` as the insertion point
    return nil, low
end



function mono_addressLookupCallback(address, important)
  --if (inMainThread()==false) or (debug_canBreak()) then --the debugger thread might call this
  --  return nil
  --end
  if libmono.monopipe==nil then return nil end
  if libmono.IL2CPP then return nil end
  

  if tonumber(libmono.ProcessID)~=getOpenedProcessID() then return nil end

  --check if this address range is cached
  
  local cacheinsertpoint
  if inMainThread() then  
    --check the jitcache
    local entry
    
    if libmono.jitcache and #libmono.jitcache>65535 then 
      libmono.jitcache={}
      if libmono.jitcacheresetcount==nil then libmono.jitcacheresetcount=0 end

      libmono.jitcacheresetcount=libmono.jitcacheresetcount+1
    end

    entry, cacheinsertpoint=find_jitcache_index(address)
    if entry then
      
      --use this info
      if entry.ji and entry.ji.method and entry.ji.method~=0 then
       -- monolog("there is a filled in cache entry for %x", address)
      
        result=entry.name
        if address~=entry.ji.code_start then
          result=result..string.format("+%x",address-entry.ji.code_start)
        end
        
        return result      
      else
        --not found entry
        --monolog("not found entry")
        return nil
      end
    end
  end 

  if cacheinsertpoint==nil then cacheinsertpoint=1 end
  if mono_skipsafetycheck==false and isPaused() then return nil end
    
  local ji=mono_getJitInfo(address)
  local result=''
  if ji~=nil then
--[[
        ji.jitinfo;
        ji.method
        ji.code_start
        ji.code_size
--]]
    if (ji.method~=0) then
      local class=mono_method_getClass(ji.method)

      if class==nil then return nil end


      local classname=mono_class_getName(class)
      local namespace=mono_class_getNamespace(class)
      if (classname==nil) or (namespace==nil) then return nil end

      if namespace~='' then
        namespace=namespace..':'
      end
      
      if mono_class_getNestingType(class) then
        result=mono_class_getFullName(class)..":"..mono_method_getName(ji.method)            
      else
        result=namespace..classname..":"..mono_method_getName(ji.method)      
      end      
      
        
  
      
      if inMainThread() then
        if libmono.jitcache==nil then
          libmono.jitcache={}
        end   
        
        local cacheentry={}
        cacheentry.ji=ji
        cacheentry.name=result
        cacheentry.timestamp=getTickCount()
        table.insert(libmono.jitcache, cacheinsertpoint, cacheentry) 
      end
      
      --insert into the best spot
      
      
      
      if address~=ji.code_start then
        result=result..string.format("+%x",address-ji.code_start)
      end
      
    end

  else
    --add this as a not-found entry
    local cacheentry={}
    cacheentry={}
    cacheentry.ji={}
    cacheentry.ji.method=0
    cacheentry.ji.code_start=address
    cacheentry.ji.code_size=1    
    
    table.insert(libmono.jitcache, cacheinsertpoint, cacheentry) 
  end

  return result
end

function mono_collectGarbage()    
  monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_COLLECTGARBAGE)
end

function mono_object_getClass(address)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  local classaddress, classname
  monolog("mono_object_getClass(%x)",address)
  
  
  local r,err=pcall(function()
    local monopipe=libmono.monopipe
    monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_OBJECT_GETCLASS)
    monopipe.writeQword(address)

    classaddress=monopipe.readQword()
    if (classaddress~=nil) and (classaddress~=0) then 
      monolog("classaddress=%x", classaddress)    
      local stringlength=monopipe.readWord()
      
      monolog("stringlength=%d",stringlength);

      if stringlength>0 then
        classname=monopipe.readString(stringlength)
        monolog("classname="..classname)
      end
    else
      monolog("classaddress=nil")
      classaddress=nil
    end
  end)
  
  
  
  if r then
    monolog("normal return")
    
    if classaddress then
      monolog("classaddress=%x", classaddress) 
    else
      monolog("classaddress is nil")
    end
    
    if classname then
      monolog("classname=%s", classname)
    else
      monolog("classname is nil")    
    end    
    return classaddress, classname
  else
    monolog("mono_object_getClass error: "..err) 
    return nil, err
  end
end



function mono_image_enumClassesEx(image)

  --printf("mono_image_enumClassesEx(%.8x)", image)
  local result=nil
  local m=createMemoryStream()      
  m.writeByte(MONOCMD_ENUMCLASSESINIMAGEEX)
  m.writeQword(image)
  m.Position=0      
  
  pcall(function() 
    local monopipe=libmono.monopipe  
    if monopipe then
      monopipe.writeFromStream(m,m.size)    
      m.clear()
      
      local datasize=libmono.monopipe.readDword()
      monopipe.readIntoStream(m, datasize)       
      
      result={}
      --parse the received data
      m.Position=0
      local count=m.readDword()
      for i=1,count do    
        local Class={}
        local l
        Class.Handle=m.readQword()
        Class.ParentHandle=m.readQword()
        Class.NestingTypeHandle=m.readQword()
        l=m.readWord()      
        Class.Name=m.readString(l)
        l=m.readWord()
        Class.NameSpace=m.readString(l)
        l=m.readWord()
        Class.FullName=m.readString(l)
        
        if Class.NestingTypeHandle==0 then
          if Class.NameSpace~='' then
            Class.FullName=Class.NameSpace..'.'..Class.Name
          else
            Class.FullName=Class.Name
          end
        end

        
        table.insert(result,Class)
      end    
    end
  end)
  
  m.destroy()  
  
  return result

end

function mono_enumImagesEx(domain) 
  --returns all the image object and the full paths to the images in one go

  local result=nil
  
  local m=createMemoryStream()   
  
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  pcall(function()
    local monopipe=libmono.monopipe
    if monopipe then
      monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_ENUMIMAGES)
      local datasize=monopipe.readDword()      
       
      monopipe.readIntoStream(m, datasize)
      
      result={}
      --parse the received data
      m.Position=0
      while m.Position<m.Size do
        local img={}
        img.Image=m.readQword()
        
        local sl=m.readWord()
        img.Path=m.readString(sl)
        
        table.insert(result,img)
      end    
    end
  end)
  
  m.destroy()     
  return result
end


function mono_enumImages(onImage)
  local assemblies=mono_enumAssemblies()
  if assemblies then
    for i=1,#assemblies do
      local image=mono_getImageFromAssembly(assemblies[i])
      if image and (image~=0) then
        onImage(image)      
      end
    end
  end
end

function mono_enumDomains()
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  local result=nil 
  
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_ENUMDOMAINS) 
    local count=libmono.monopipe.readDword()
   
    
    result={}
    for i=1, count do 
      result[i]=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
    end
  end)
 

  return result
end

function mono_getMonoDatacollectorDLLVersion()
  local r=nil
  monolog("mono_getMonoDatacollectorDLLVersion")
  pcall(function()
    monolog("MONOCMD_GETMONODATACOLLECTORVERSION pcall")
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETMONODATACOLLECTORVERSION)
    r=libmono.monopipe.readDword()  
    monolog("MONOCMD_GETMONODATACOLLECTORVERSION pcall finished") 
  end)
  
  monolog("MONOCMD_GETMONODATACOLLECTORVERSION pcall return")
  
  return r
end


function mono_setCurrentDomain(domain)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_SETCURRENTDOMAIN)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(domain)

    result=libmono.monopipe.readDword()
  end)
  
  return result;
end

function mono_enumAssembliesOld()
  local result=nil
  pcall(function()
    --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
    local monopipe=libmono.monopipe
    if monopipe then
      monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_ENUMASSEMBLIES)
      local count=monopipe.readDword()
      if count~=nil then
        result={}
        local i
        for i=1, count do
          result[i]=monopipe.readQword()
        end
      end
    end
  end)
  return result
end



function mono_enumAssemblies()
  local result=nil

  pcall(function()
    if libmono.monopipe then    
      libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_ENUMASSEMBLIES)
      local count=libmono.monopipe.readDword()
    
      if count~=nil then
        result=libmono.monopipe.readQwords(count)      
      end
    end
  end)
  return result
end

function mono_getImageFromAssembly(assembly)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  if assembly==nil or assemble==0 then return nil, 'mono_getImageFromAssembly: assembly is invalid' end
  local result
  
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETIMAGEFROMASSEMBLY)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(assembly)
    result=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)  

  return result
end

function mono_image_get_name(image)
  if image==nil then return nil,'invalid image' end
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  local name
  pcall(function()   
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETIMAGENAME)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(image)
    local namelength=libmono.monopipe.readWord()
    
    name=libmono.monopipe.readString(namelength)
  end)

  return name
end

function mono_image_get_filename(image)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  local name
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETIMAGEFILENAME)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(image)
    local namelength=libmono.monopipe.readWord()
    name=libmono.monopipe.readString(namelength)
  end)    

  return name
end



function mono_isValidName(str)
  local r=string.find(str, "[^%a%d_.]", 1)
  return (r==nil) or (r>=5)
end

function mono_isValidName(str)
  if str then
    local r=string.find(str, "[^%a%d_.]", 1)
    return (r==nil) or (r>=5)
  else
    return false
  end
end

function mono_image_enumClasses_il2cppfallback(image)
  --all classes have the image as first field.
  --Classes are aligned on a 16 byte boundary
  --offset 0x10 of the class has a pointer to the string

  --first find all possible classes for this image (can contain a few wrong ones)
  local ms=createMemScan()
  local scantype=vtDword
  local pointersize=4
  if targetIs64Bit() then
    scantype=vtQword
    pointersize=8
  end

  ms.firstScan(soExactValue,scantype,rtRounded,string.format('%x',image),'', 0,0x7ffffffffffffffff, '', fsmAligned, "10",true, true,false,false)
  ms.waitTillDone()

  local fl=createFoundList(ms)
  fl.initialize()

  local result={}
  for i=0,fl.Count-1 do
    local e={}
    e.class=tonumber('0x'..fl[i])
    e.classname=readString(readPointer(e.class+pointersize*2),200)
    e.namespace=readString(readPointer(e.class+pointersize*3),200)
    if (e.classname==nil) or (e.classname=='') or (mono_isValidName(e.classname)==false) then e=nil end
    if e and ((e.namespace~='') and (mono_isValidName(e.namespace)==false)) then e=nil end

    if e then
      table.insert(result,e)
    end
  end

  fl.destroy()
  ms.destroy()

  return result
end


function mono_image_enumClasses(image)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  local classes
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_ENUMCLASSESINIMAGE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(image)
    local classcount=libmono.monopipe.readDword()
    if (classcount==0) then      
      if libmono.IL2CPP then
        classes=mono_image_enumClasses_il2cppfallback(image)
      end      
      return
    end

    classes={}
    local i,j
    j=1
    for i=1, classcount do
      local c=libmono.monopipe.readQword()

      if (c~=0) then
        classes[j]={}
        classes[j].class=c 
        local classnamelength=libmono.monopipe.readWord()
        if classnamelength>0 then
          local n=libmono.monopipe.readString(classnamelength)
          classes[j].classname=n
        else
          classes[j].classname=''
        end

        local namespacelength=libmono.monopipe.readWord()
        
        if namespacelength>0 then
          classes[j].namespace=libmono.monopipe.readString(namespacelength)
        else
          classes[j].namespace=''
        end
        j=j+1
      end
      
    end
  end)

  return classes;
end

function mono_class_isgeneric(class)
  if inMainThread() and mono_skipsafetycheck==false and isPaused() then return nil end
  
  if class==nil then
    print("mono_class_isgeneric with null pointer: ")
    print(debug.traceback())
    return nil
  end
  local result=nil
  pcall(function()  
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_ISCLASSGENERIC)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(class)
    result=libmono.monopipe.readByte()~=0 
  end)
  
  return result;
end

function mono_class_isEnum(klass)
  if not klass or klass==0 then return false end
  local retv
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_ISCLASSENUM)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(klass)
    retv = libmono.monopipe.readByte()    
  end)
  return retv==1
end

local function mono_classFindMethodByParameterCount(kls,mthdName,prmCount,prmName)
  for k,v in pairs(mono_class_enumMethods(kls,1)) do
    if v.name==mthdName then
      local prms = mono_method_get_parameters(v.method)      
      if prmCount then
        if prms and #prms.parameters==prmCount then
          if prmName then
             for kk,vv in pairs(prms.parameters) do
               if vv.name==prmName then return v end
             end
          else
            return v
          end
        end
      else
        return v
      end
    end
  end
end

function mono_class_IsPrimitive(klass)
  local result=true
  
  local r,err=pcall(function()
    local classtype=mono_class_get_type(class)
    if classtype then    
      local classtypetype=mono_type_get_type(classtype)
      if classtypetype then
        result = ((classtypetype>=MONO_TYPE_BOOLEAN) and (classtypetype<=MONO_TYPE_R8)) or
                 ((classtypetype==MONO_TYPE_I) or (classtypetype==MONO_TYPE_U))
        
      end
    end
  end)
  
  if not r then
    mono_log("mono_class_IsPrimitive error:"..err)
  end
  
  return result
end

function mono_class_isValueType(klass)
  if not klass or klass==0 then return false end
  local result
  pcall(function()   
    local retv  
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_ISCLASSVALUETYPE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(klass)
    retv = libmono.monopipe.readByte()  
    result = retv  == 1    
  end)
  return result
end

function mono_class_isStruct(klass)
  return mono_class_isValueType(klass) and not(mono_class_isEnum(klass)) and not(mono_class_IsPrimitive(klass))
end

function mono_class_isSubClassOf(klass,parentklass,checkInterfaces)
  checkInterfaces = checkInterfaces and 1 or 0
  if not klass or klass==0 then return false end
  local retv
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_ISCLASSISSUBCLASSOF)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(klass)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(parentklass)
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(checkInterfaces)
    local retv = libmono.monopipe.readByte()
  end)
  return retv==1
end

function mono_isValid()
  local result=false
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_ISMONOLOADED)
    result=libmono.monopipe.readByte()~=0  
  end)
  
  return result 
end

function mono_setmonolib(path)
  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_SETMONOLIB) 
    libmono.monopipe.writeWord(#path)
    libmono.monopipe.writeString(path)
    result=libmono.monopipe.readByte()~=0
  end)
  return result
end

function mono_isil2cpp()
  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_ISIL2CPP)
    result=libmono.monopipe.readByte()==1
  end)
  return result
end

function mono_class_getNestedTypes(class)
  local result
  pcall(function()    
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETCLASSNESTEDTYPES)  
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(class)
    local count=libmono.monopipe.readDword()   
   
    local r={}
    for i=1,count do
      r[i]=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
    end
    
    result=r  
  end)

  
  return result
  
end


function mono_class_getNestingType(class)
  --returns the parent class if nested. 0 if not nested
  
  if (class==nil) or (class==0) then 
    print("mono_class_getNestingType received an invalid class")
    print(debug.traceback())
    return nil
  end
  
  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETCLASSNESTINGTYPE)  
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(class)
    result=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  
  return result
end

function mono_class_getName(class)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end\
  if (class==nil) or (class==0) then     
    return nil
  end
  
  if inMainThread() and mono_skipsafetycheck==false and isPaused() then return nil end

  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETCLASSNAME)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(class)

    local namelength=libmono.monopipe.readWord()
    result=libmono.monopipe.readString(namelength)
  end)
  return result
end


function mono_class_getNamespace(class)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  if inMainThread() and mono_skipsafetycheck==false and isPaused() then
    return nil
  end
  
  if (class==nil) or (class==0) then     
    return nil
  end  

  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETCLASSNAMESPACE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(class)

    local namelength=libmono.monopipe.readWord();
    result=libmono.monopipe.readString(namelength);
  end)
  return result;
end


function mono_class_getFullName(typeptr, isclass, nameformat)
  if isclass==nil then isclass=1 end
  if nameformat==nil then nameformat=MONO_TYPE_NAME_FORMAT_REFLECTION end

  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETFULLTYPENAME)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(typeptr)
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(isclass)
    libmono.monopipe.writeDword(nameformat)

    local namelength=libmono.monopipe.readWord();
    result=libmono.monopipe.readString(namelength);
  end)
  return result;
end

function mono_type_getFullName(typeptr, nameformat)
  return mono_class_getFullName(typeptr, 0,nameformat)
end

function mono_class_getParent(class)
  local result
  if class==nil then
    monolog("mono_class_getParent: class is nil")
    return nil,'Class is nil'
  end
  
  if inMainThread() and mono_skipsafetycheck==false and isPaused() then
    return nil
  end  
  
  
  
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETPARENTCLASS)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(class) 
    result=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  return result;
end

function mono_class_getImage(class)
  local result
  if inMainThread() and mono_skipsafetycheck==false and isPaused() then
    return nil
  end
  
  pcall(function()    
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETCLASSIMAGE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(class)  
    result=libmono.monopipe.readQword()    
  end)
  if result==0 then result=nil end
  
  return result;   
end

function mono_ptr_class_get(fieldtype_or_ptrtype)
--returns the MonoType* object which is a pointer to the given type. Use "mono_class_getFullName" on the returned value to see the difference.
  local val
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETPTRTYPECLASS)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(fieldtype_or_ptrtype)
    val = libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  return val
end

function mono_field_get_type(monofield)
  local val
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETFIELDTYPE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(monofield)
    val = libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  
  return val
end

function mono_type_get_ptr_type(ptrtype)
  local val
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETTYPEPTRTYPE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(ptrtype)
    val = libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  return val
end

function mono_reflectiontype_getType(reftype)
  local val
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_REFLECTIONTYPE_GETTYPE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(reftype)
    val = libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  return val
end

function mono_getClassFromMonoType(monotype)
  local val
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETCLASSFROMMONOTYPE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(monotype)
    val = libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  return val
end

function mono_getClassFromSystemType(monotype)
  local val
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETCLASSFROMSYSTEMTYPE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(monotype)
    val = libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  return val
end

function mono_field_getClass(field)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  local result=0
  pcall(function()  
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETFIELDCLASS)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(field)  
    result=libmono.monopipe.readQword()  
  end)
  return result;
end

function mono_type_getClass(field)
  --ce <7.5.2
  return mono_field_getClass(field)
end

function mono_class_get_type(kls)
  if not kls or kls==0 then return nil end
  local retv
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETCLASSTYPE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(kls)
    retv = libmono.monopipe.readQword() 
  end)
  return retv
end

function mono_type_get_class(monotype)
  local retv
  pcall(function()    
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETCLASSOFTYPE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(monotype)
    retv = libmono.monopipe.readQword()  
  end)
  return retv
end

function mono_type_get_type(monotype)
  local retv
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETTYPEOFMONOTYPE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(monotype)
    retv = libmono.monopipe.readDword()
  end)
  
  return retv
end

function mono_type_is_byref(monotype)
  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_TYPEISBYREF)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(monotype)
    local val = libmono.monopipe.readByte()
    result=val==1
  end)
  return result
end

function mono_classtype_get_reflectiontype(monotype)

  local retv
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETREFLECTIONTYPEOFCLASSTYPE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(monotype)
    retv = libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  return retv
end

function mono_method_get_reflectiontype(method,klass)
  local retv
  local r,err=pcall(function()    
    assert(method, 'Error: "method" was nil. It is supposed to be a MonoMethod*')
    assert(klass, 'Error: "klass" was nil. It is supposed to be a MonoClass*')
  
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETREFLECTIONMETHODOFMONOMETHOD)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(method)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(klass)
    retv = libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  
  if r then
    return retv
  else
    return nil, err
  end
end

function mono_object_unbox(monoobject)
  local retv
  local r,err=pcall(function()
    assert(monoobject,'Error: "monoobject" was nil. It is supposed to be a MonoObject*')
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_MONOOBJECTUNBOX)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(monoobject)
    retv = libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  
  if r then
    return retv
  else
    return nil, err
  end
end

function mono_class_getArrayElementClass(klass)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end

  local result
  pcall(function()  
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETARRAYELEMENTCLASS)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(klass)
    result=libmono.monopipe.readQword()  
  end)
  return result;
end

function mono_class_getVTable(domain, klass)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  if domain and klass==nil then
    klass=domain
    domain=nil
  end
  
  if libmono.IL2CPP then
    return klass
  end
  
  if klass==nil then
    return nil,"No class provided"
  end 
  
  if monocache.vtables==nil then
    monocache.vtables={}    
  end

  if monocache.vtables[klass] then
    if monocache.vtables[klass]==0 then
      return nil
    else
      return monocache.vtables[klass]
    end
  end  
  
  --not cached
  if inMainThread() and mono_skipsafetycheck==false and isPaused() then return nil end
  
  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETVTABLEFROMCLASS)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(domain)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(klass)
    
    result=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
    if result==nil then
      monocache.vtables[klass]=0
    else
      monocahce.vtables[klass]=result    
    end
  end)
  
  return result
end

local function GetInstancesOfClass(kls)
  if getOperatingSystem()==0 then
    local result, exception, vtype
    local r,err=pcall(function()
      local reskls = mono_findClass("UnityEngine","Resources")    
      assert(reskls,'UnityEngine.Resources not found')
      
      local mthds = mono_class_enumMethods(reskls)
      
      local fn      
      for k,v in pairs(mthds) do
        if v.name == 'FindObjectsOfTypeAll' then
          local prms = mono_method_get_parameters(v.method)
          if #prms.parameters == 1 and prms.parameters[1].name=="type" then fn = v.method break end
        end
      end
      if not fn then
        reskls = mono_findClass("UnityEngine","Object")
        mthds = mono_class_enumMethods(reskls)
        for k,v in pairs(mthds) do
          if v.name == 'FindObjectsOfType' then
            local prms = mono_method_get_parameters(v.method)
            if #prms.parameters == 1 and prms.parameters[1].name=="type" then fn = v.method break end
          end
        end
        if not fn then return end
      end
      local sig = mono_method_getSignature(fn)
      local klstype = mono_class_get_type(kls)
      local reftype = mono_classtype_get_reflectiontype(klstype)
      if not reftype or reftype==0 then return end
      result, exception, vtype=mono_invoke_method(nil,fn,0,{{type=vtPointer,value=reftype}})
    end)
    
    if r then
      return result, exception, vtype    
    else    
      return nil, err      
    end
  end

end

--todo for the instance scanner: Get the fields and check that pointers are either nil or point to a valid address
function mono_class_findInstancesOfClassListOnly(domain, klass, progressBar)
  if klass==nil and progressBar==nil then --mono_class_findInstancesOfClassListOnly(klass)
    klass=domain  
    domain=nil    
  else
    if progressBar==nil and type(klass)=='userdata' and type(domain)=='number' then
      --klass is userdata, so mono_class_findInstancesOfClassListOnly(klass,progressbar)
      progressBar=klass
      klass=domain
      domain=nil
    end
  end
  
  

  local inst = GetInstancesOfClass(klass)
  if inst and readPointer(inst) and readPointer(inst)~=0 then
     local countoff =  targetIs64Bit() and 0x18 or 0xC
     local elementsoff = targetIs64Bit() and 0x20 or 0x10
     local elesize = targetIs64Bit() and 8 or 4
     local arr = inst--readPointer(inst)
     local count =readInteger(arr+countoff)
     
     if count then
       local result = {}     
       for i=0,count-1 do
         result[#result+1] = readPointer(inst+i*elesize+elementsoff)
       end     
       return result
     end
  end
  
  if debugInstanceLookup then 
    if progressBar then
      printf("progressBar is set. progressBar.ClassName=%s", progressBar.ClassName)
    end
  
    print("mono_class_findInstancesOfClassListOnly")     
  end

  local vtable=mono_class_getVTable(domain, klass)
  if debugInstanceLookup then 
    if vtable then
      printf("vtable is %x", vtable)
    else
      print("vtable is nil") 
    end
  end
  
  if (vtable) and (vtable~=0) then
    local ms=createMemScan(progressBar)  
    local scantype=vtDword
    if targetIs64Bit() then
      scantype=vtQword
    end
    
    ms.firstScan(soExactValue,scantype,rtRounded,string.format('%x',vtable),'', 0,0x7ffffffffffffffff, '', fsmAligned, "8",true, true,false,false)

    ms.waitTillDone() 
    if debugInstanceLookup then     
      print("after ms.waitTillDone")
    end
    
    local fl=createFoundList(ms)
    fl.initialize()
    
    local result={}
    local i
    for i=0,fl.Count-1 do
      result[i+1]=tonumber('0x'..fl[i])
    end
    
    if debugInstanceLookup then print("Destroying fl and ms") end
    
    fl.destroy()    
    ms.destroy()  
    if debugInstanceLookup then 
      printf("end of mono_class_findInstancesOfClassListOnly with valid vtable. #result=%d", #result)    
    end
    
    return result
  end
end


function mono_class_findInstancesOfClass(domain, klass, OnScanDone, ProgressBar)
  --find all instances of this class
  
  --get the fields of this class and get their value
  local struct=createStructure(mono_class_getFullName(klass))
  local smap={}
  monoform_exportStructInternal(struct, klass, true, false, smap, false)
  
  local pointeroffsets={}
  
  local i
  for i=0,struct.Count-1 do
    if struct.Element[i].Vartype==vtPointer then 
      table.insert(pointeroffsets,struct.Element[i].Offset)
    end
  end
  
  
  
  local vtable=mono_class_getVTable(domain, klass)
  if (vtable) and (vtable~=0) then
    --do a memory scan for this vtable, align on ending with 8/0 (fastscan 8) (64-bit can probably do fastscan 10)    
    
    local ms
    
    
    
    if OnScanDone~=nil then
      ms=createMemScan(ProgressBar)      
      ms.OnScanDone=OnScanDone
    else
      ms=createMemScan(MainForm.Progressbar)  
      ms.OnScanDone=function(m)
        local fl=createFoundList(m)
        MainForm.Progressbar.Position=0

        fl.initialize()

        local r=createForm(false)
        r.caption=translate('Instances of ')..mono_class_getName(klass)

        local tv=createTreeView(r)
        tv.ReadOnly=true
        tv.MultiSelect=true
        
        
        local w=createLabel(r)
        w.Caption=translate('Warning: These are just guesses. Validate them yourself')
        w.Align=alTop
        tv.align=alClient
        tv.OnDblClick=function(sender)
          local n=sender.Selected
          
          if n then
            local entrynr=n.Index;
            local offset=struct.Element[entrynr].Offset
            
            while n.level>0 do --get the parent~
              n=n.parent
            end            
            getMemoryViewForm().HexadecimalView.Address=tonumber('0x'..n.text)+offset
            getMemoryViewForm().Show()
          end         
        end
        
        local pm=createPopupMenu(r)
        local miCopyToClipboard=createMenuItem(pm)
        miCopyToClipboard.Caption='Copy selection to clipboard'
        miCopyToClipboard.Shortcut='Ctrl+C'
        miCopyToClipboard.OnClick=function(m)
          local i
          local sl=createStringlist()
          for i=0,tv.Items.Count-1 do
            if tv.Items[i].Selected then 
              sl.add(tv.Items[i].Text)
            end
          end  

          if (sl.Count>0) then
            writeToClipboard(sl.Text) 
          end
          
          sl.destroy();          
        end     
        pm.Items.add(miCopyToClipboard)
        
        
        local miRescan=createMenuItem(pm)
        miRescan.Caption='Rescan'
        miRescan.Shortcut='Ctrl+R'
        miRescan.OnClick=function(m)
          --don't do this too often...
          --print("Rescan")          
          mono_class_findInstancesOfClass(domain, klass, OnScanDone, ProgressBar)
          r.close()
        end
        
        pm.Items.add(miRescan)
        
      
        
        local miDissectStruct=createMenuItem(pm)
        miDissectStruct.Caption='Dissect struct'
        miDissectStruct.Shortcut='Ctrl+D'
        miDissectStruct.OnClick=function(m)
          --
          local n=tv.Selected
          
          if n then
            while n.level>0 do --get the parent
              n=n.parent
            end
            
            local address=tonumber('0x'..n.text)
            
            local s=monoform_exportStruct(address, nil,false, true, smap, true, false)
            monoform_miDissectShowStruct(s, address)             
          end          
        end        
        pm.Items.add(miDissectStruct)
        
        
        local miInvokeMethod=createMenuItem(pm)
        miInvokeMethod.Caption='Invoke method of class'
        miInvokeMethod.Shortcut='Ctrl+I'
        miInvokeMethod.OnClick=function(m)        
          --show the methodlist
          local n=tv.Selected
          
          if n then
            while n.level>0 do --get the parent
              n=n.parent
            end
            
            local address=tonumber('0x'..n.text)            
          
            local list=createStringlist()
            local m=mono_class_enumMethods(klass, true)
            local i
            for i=1,#m do
              list.add(m[i].name)
            end
            
            i=showSelectionList('Invoke Method of Instance','Select a method to execute',list)
            list.destroy()
            
            if i==-1 then return end
            
            mono_invoke_method_dialog(nil, m[i+1].method, address)       
          end
        end
          
        pm.Items.add(miInvokeMethod)
        
        
        tv.PopupMenu=pm
        

        r.OnClose=function(f)             
          return caFree
        end

        r.OnDestroy=function(f)
          if struct then
            struct.destroy()
            struct=nil
          end
          tv.OnDblClick=nil    
          
          if miCopyToClipboard then
            miCopyToClipboard.OnClick=nil
          end
          
          if miRescan then
            miRescan.OnClick=nil
          end
          
          if miDissectStruct then
            miDissectStruct.OnClick=nil
          end
          
        end

        local i
        for i=0, fl.Count-1 do
          --check if the address is valid
          local address=tonumber('0x'..fl[i])
          local j
          local valid=true
          for j=1,#pointeroffsets do 
            local v=readPointer(address+pointeroffsets[j])
            
            if (v==nil) then
              valid=false
            else
              if (v~=0) then  --0 is valid (nil)
                v=readBytes(v,1)
                valid=v~=nil;
              end
            end
          end
        
          if valid then
            local tn=tv.Items.Add(fl[i])          
            tn.hasChildren=true
          end
        end
        
        tv.OnExpanding=function(sender, node)                 
          --delete all children if it has any and then fill them in again
          local address=tonumber('0x'..node.Text)
          
          node.deleteChildren()
          local i
          if struct then
            for i=0, struct.Count-1 do
              --add to this node
              local e=struct.Element[i]
              node.add(e.Name..' - '..e.getValueFromBase(address))
            end   
            return true            
          else
            return false
          end
          
          
        end

        r.position=poScreenCenter
        r.borderStyle=bsSizeable
        r.show()

        fl.destroy()
        m.destroy()
      end
    end
    
    local scantype=vtDword
    if targetIs64Bit() then
      scantype=vtQword
    end
    
    ms.firstScan(soExactValue,scantype,rtRounded,string.format('%x',vtable),'', 0,0x7ffffffffffffffff, '', fsmAligned, "8",true, true,false,false)
  end
  
end




function mono_class_getStaticFieldAddress(domain, class)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
   
  if (class==nil)  and domain then
    class=domain
    domain=0
  end
  
  local result
  pcall(function()  
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETSTATICFIELDADDRESSFROMCLASS)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(domain)  
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(class)  
    result=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
    
    if result==0 then result=nil end
  end)
  
  return result;
end

function mono_object_enumValues(object)
--same as mono_class_enumFields but each field has a   a list of fields of the class that belongs to the class, and their value
  local r={}
  local c=mono_object_getClass(object)
  if c then
    local fields=mono_class_enumFields(c)
    if fields then
      local i
      for i=1,#fields do
        if not (fields[i].isStatic or fields[i].isConst) then
          local reader=getDotNetValueReader(fields[i].monotype)
          if reader then
            local address=object+fields[i].offset
            r[fields[i].name]=reader(address)
          end          
        end      
      end 
      return r  
    end
  end 
 
end

function mono_class_enumFields(class, includeParents, expandedStructs)
  local function GetFields(class, includeParents, expandedStructs, staticnoinclude)
    local classfield;
    local index=1;
    local fields={}

    if includeParents then
      local parent=mono_class_getParent(class)
      if (parent) and (parent~=0) then
        fields=GetFields(parent, includeParents, expandedStructs);
        index=#fields+1;
      end
    end

    --mono_class_getParent
    local staticField=mono_class_getStaticFieldAddress(class)
    
      
    local r,err=pcall(function()
      libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_ENUMFIELDSINCLASS)
      libmono.monopipe.writeQword(class)
      


      repeat
        classfield=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
        if (classfield~=nil) and (classfield~=0) then
          local namelength;
          fields[index]={}
          fields[index].field=classfield
          fields[index].type=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
          fields[index].monotype=libmono.monopipe.readDword()

          fields[index].parent=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
          fields[index].offset=libmono.monopipe.readDword()
          fields[index].flags=libmono.monopipe.readDword()

          fields[index].isStatic=(bAnd(fields[index].flags, bOr(FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_STATIC, FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_HAS_FIELD_RVA))) ~= 0 --check mono for other fields you'd like to test
          fields[index].isConst=(bAnd(fields[index].flags, FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_LITERAL)) ~= 0

          namelength=libmono.monopipe.readWord();
          fields[index].name=libmono.monopipe.readString(namelength);

          namelength=libmono.monopipe.readWord();
          
          if fields[index].isStatic and not fields[index].isConst and staticField then
            fields[index].staticAddress=staticField+fields[index].offset
          end
          
          fields[index].typename=libmono.monopipe.readString(namelength);
          if (staticnoinclude and fields[index].isStatic) then
            fields[index] = nil
          else
            index=index+1
          end
          
        end

      until (classfield==nil) or (classfield==0)
    end)
    
    if r==false then
      return nil,err
    else
      return fields
    end    
    
  end
  
  if monocache.fields==nil then
    monocache.fields={}    
  end
  
  if monocache.fields[class] then
    return monocache.fields[class]
  end
  
  
  local mainFields = GetFields(class, includeParents, expandedStructs)
  if expandedStructs and mainFields then
    for k,v in pairs(mainFields) do
      local lockls = mono_field_getClass(v.field)
      if not(v.isStatic or v.isConst) and mono_class_isStruct(lockls) and not(mono_class_isSubClassOf(lockls,class)) then --does not want to infinitely loop if the struct has some static member of the same class
         local subFields = GetFields(lockls, includeParents, expandedStructs, true)
         --print(v.name, v.typename, fu(v.monotype))
         if #subFields >0 then
            if subFields[1].offset == 0x10 then  --Not sure if also in 32 bit...
               for kk,vv in pairs(subFields) do
                   vv.offset = vv.offset-0x10+v.offset
               end
            end
            subFields[1].name = mainFields[k].name..'.'..subFields[1].name
            for i=2, #subFields do
                subFields[i].name = mainFields[k].name..'.'..subFields[i].name
                mainFields[#mainFields+1] = subFields[i]
            end
            mainFields[k] = subFields[1]
         end
      end
    end
  end

  monocache.fields[class]=mainFields
  return mainFields
end

function mono_class_enumMethodsInMultipleClasses(classes)
  --same as mono_class_enumMethods but lets you enum multiple classes at once.  If you want the parents, give it the parents
  --if the results are too large, then the results for the class where it reached the end will be nil
  
  if inMainThread() and mono_skipsafetycheck==false and isPaused() then return nil end
  
  local result={}
  local ms=createMemoryStream()
    
  local r,err=pcall(function()

    ms.writeByte(MONOCMD_ENUMMETHODSINCLASSES)
    ms.writeDword(#classes)
    for i=1,#classes do
      ms.writeQword(classes[i])
    end
    ms.position=0
    libmono.monopipe.writeFromStream(ms)
    ms.clear()
    
    local replysize=libmono.monopipe.readDword()
    libmono.monopipe.readIntoStream(ms, replysize);
    
    ms.Position=0
    local classnr=0

    
    for i=1,#classes do  
      result[i]={}      
      local method
      
      repeat
        method=ms.readQword()
        if method==1 then
          --this class and all next classes are incomplete
          results[i]=nil
          break
        elseif method~=0 then          
          local e={}
          e.method=method
          local namelength=ms.readWord()
          local name=ms.readString(namelength)
          e.name=name
          e.flags=ms.readDword()
          if libmono.IL2CPP then
            e.address=ms.readQword()
            
            if not targetIs64Bit() then              
              e.address=e.address & 0xffffffff
            end
            
            
          end
          
          table.insert(result[i],e)
        end             
      until method==0
    end
  end)
  
  ms.destroy()
  
  if r then return result else return nil, err end
end

function mono_class_enumMethods(class, includeParents)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  if inMainThread() and mono_skipsafetycheck==false and isPaused() then return nil end
  
  
  
  monolog("mono_class_enumMethods");
  if class then      
    monolog('class==%x',class)
  else
    --print(debug.traceback(2))
    error('mono_class_enumMethods: class is nil')
  end
  --print("mono_class_enumMethods")

  local method
  local index=1
  local methods={}

  if includeParents then
    monolog("includeParents")
    local parent=mono_class_getParent(class)
    if (parent) and (parent~=0) then
      methods=mono_class_enumMethods(parent, includeParents);
      if methods then
        index=#methods+1;
        
        for i=1,#methods do
          if methods[i].parent==nil then
            methods[i].parent=parent
          end
        end
      end
    end
  end
  
  local r,err=pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_ENUMMETHODSINCLASS)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(class)

    repeat
      method=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
      if method~=0 then
        local namelength;
        methods[index]={}
        methods[index].method=method
        namelength=libmono.monopipe.readWord()
        methods[index].name=libmono.monopipe.readString(namelength)
        methods[index].flags=libmono.monopipe.readDword()
        index=index+1
      end
    until (method==0)
  end)
  
  if r==false then
    return nil, err
  end
  
  local temp={}
  local i
  for i=1,#methods do
    temp[i]={methods[i].name, methods[i]}
  end
  table.sort(temp, function(e1,e2) return e1[1] < e2[1] end)
  
  methods={}
  for i=1,#temp do
    methods[i]=temp[i][2]
  end  

  return methods
end

function mono_class_enumInterfaces(MonoClass)
  if not MonoClass or MonoClass==0 then return {} end
  
  local retv={}
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_ENUMINTERFACESOFCLASS)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(MonoClass)
    
    local klass
    repeat
      klass = libmono.monopipe.readQword()
      retv[#retv+1] = (klass and klass~=0) and klass or nil
    until(not klass or klass==0)
  end)
  return retv
end

function mono_getJitInfo(address)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end

  if monocache.domain==nil then
    local d=mono_enumDomains()
    if d and (#d>=1) then
      monocache.domain=d[1]
    end
  end

  --local d=mono_enumDomains()
  local d=monocache.domain
  if (d~=nil) then

    local result
    pcall(function()
      libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETJITINFO)
      libmono.monopipe.writeQword(d)
      libmono.monopipe.writeQword(address)

      local jitinfo=libmono.monopipe.readQword()

      if (jitinfo~=nil) and (jitinfo~=0) then
        result={}
        result.jitinfo=jitinfo;
        result.method=libmono.monopipe.readQword();
        result.code_start=libmono.monopipe.readQword();
        result.code_size=libmono.monopipe.readDword();
      end
    end)

    return result
  end
end


function mono_getStaticFieldValue(vtable, field)
  if inMainThread() and mono_skipsafetycheck==false and isPaused() then return nil end
  
  local r
  pcall(function()  
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETSTATICFIELDVALUE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(vtable)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(field)
    r=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
    
  
  return r    
end

function mono_setStaticFieldValue(vtable, field, value)
  if inMainThread() and mono_skipsafetycheck==false and isPaused() then return nil end
  
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_SETSTATICFIELDVALUE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(vtable)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(field)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(value)
  end)
end


function mono_class_getStaticFieldValue(class, field)
  local vtable=mono_class_getVTable(0,class)
  if vtable then
    return mono_getStaticFieldValue(vtable, field)
  end
end

function mono_class_setStaticFieldValue(class, field, value)
  local vtable=mono_class_getVTable(0,class)
  return mono_setStaticFieldValue(vtable, field, value)
end




function mono_object_findRealStartOfObject(address, maxsize)
  if maxsize==nil then
    maxsize=4096
  end

  if address==nil then
    return nil, translate("address==nil")
  end

  monolog("mono_object_findRealStartOfObject(%x, %d)", address, maxsize)


  local currentaddress=bAnd(address, 0xfffffffffffffffc)
  local classaddress,classname
  local r,err

  r,err=pcall(function()
    while (currentaddress>address-maxsize) do

      if readPointer(readPointer(currentaddress)) then --don't even bother on this
        monolog("trying %x", currentaddress);
        classaddress,classname=mono_object_getClass(currentaddress)
        monolog("after mono_object_getClass")

        if classaddress and classname then
          monolog("classname=%s", classname)
        else
          monolog("mono_object_getClass failed")

        end

        if (classaddress~=nil) and (classname~=nil) then
          monolog("classaddress=%x and classname=%s", classaddress, classname)
          classname=classname:match "^%s*(.-)%s*$" --trim

          monolog("trimmed classname="..classname)

          if (classname~='') then
            local r=string.find(classname, "[^%a%d_.]", 1)  --scan for characters that are not decimal or characters, or have a _ or . in the name

            if (r==nil) or (r>=5) then
              monolog("seems ok")
              return true  --return currentaddress, classaddress, classname --good enough
            end
          end
        end
      end

      currentaddress=currentaddress-4
    end
  end)

  if r then
    monolog("mono_object_findRealStartOfObject normal exit")
    if err then
      monolog("result is valid: %x - %x - %s", currentaddress, classaddress, classname )
      return currentaddress, classaddress, classname
    else
      monolog("result is invalid. Nothing found")
      return nil
    end
  else
    monolog("mono_object_findRealStartOfObject error: "..err)
    return nil, err
  end
end






function mono_image_findClass(image, namespace, classname)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end

--find a class in a specific image
  local result
  local m=createMemoryStream()  
  --print("mono_image_findclass")
  m.writeByte(MONOCMD_FINDCLASS)
  m.writeQword(image)
  m.writeWord(#classname)
  m.writeString(classname) 
  if (namespace~=nil) then
    m.writeWord(#namespace)
    m.writeString(namespace)
  else
    m.writeWord(0)
  end
  m.position=0
  
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeFromStream(m,m.size)          
    result=libmono.monopipe.readQword()    
  end)
  
  return result
end

function mono_image_findClassSlow(image, namespace, classname)
  local result

  local fullnamerequested=classname:find("+") ~= nil

  local c=mono_image_enumClasses(image)
  if c then
    local i
    for i=1, #c do
      --check that classname is in c[i].classname
      if fullnamerequested then
        local cname=mono_class_getFullName(c[i].class)
        local r=mono_splitSymbol(cname)

        if r.methodname==classname then --methodname is classname in this context
          result=c[i].class
          break
        end
      else
        if c[i].classname==classname then
          result=c[i].class
          break;
        end
      end
    end
  end


  return result
end

function mono_splitClassAndNestedTypeNames(classname)
  --takes a clasname formatted as xxxx+yyyy+zzzz and splits it into xxxx and yyyy
  --todo: implement this
end

function mono_findClass2(fullname, assemblyname)
--uses Type.GetType(string) to resolve the class
--without assemblyname it can only resolve system types
--example: 'PlayerData','Assembly-CSharp'
  local result

  pcall(function()
   if assemblyname then
     fullname=fullname..', '..assemblyname
   end
   libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_FINDCLASS2)
   libmono.monopipe.writeWord(#fullname)
   libmono.monopipe.writeString(fullname)
   result=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)

  if result==0 then result=nil end
  return result
end

function mono_getAssemblyNameFromClassName(classname)
  local result=nil
  local c=mono_findClass(classname)
  if c then
    local image=mono_class_getImage(c)
    if image then
      return mono_image_get_name(image)
    end
  end
end




function mono_findClass(namespace, classname)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end

--searches all images for a specific class
 -- print(string.format("mono_findClass: namespace=%s classname=%s", namespace, classname))
  local i
  if namespace and classname==nil then
    --user forgot namespace, try to be nice and predict what they wanted
    --go from the back to start and find the first . , excluding .'s that are within brackets
    --ai generated:
    local s=namespace
    local placeholders = {}
    s = s:gsub("%b[]", function(bracketed)
        table.insert(placeholders, bracketed)
        return "\1"  -- placeholder char
    end)

    -- Find the last '.' position
    local last_dot = s:match(".*()%.")  -- captures position of last '.'

    if not last_dot then
      namespace=''
      classname=s  -- no dot found
    else

      -- Split at last dot
      local left, right = s:sub(1, last_dot - 1), s:sub(last_dot + 1)

      -- Restore placeholders
      local function restore(str)
          local i = 0
          return str:gsub("\1", function()
              i = i + 1
              return placeholders[i]
          end)
      end

      namespace, classname = restore(left), restore(right)
    end
  end

  if namespace==nil or classname==nil then
    return nil,'invalid parameters'
  end

  if (monocache==nil) or (monocache.processid~=getOpenedProcessID()) then
    --no cache yet, or different process
    monocache={} --clear the cache
    monocache.processid=getOpenedProcessID()
  end

  if monocache and (monocache.processid==getOpenedProcessID()) and monocache.nonfoundclasses and monocache.nonfoundclasses[namespace..'.'..classname] then
    return nil
  end

  local fullname
  if namespace~='' then
    fullname=namespace..'.'..classname
  else
    fullname=classname
  end

  if monocache.foundclasses==nil then
    monocache.foundclasses={}
  end
  if monocache.foundclasses[fullname] then
    --print("mono_findClass cache hit :"..fullname)
    return monocache.foundclasses[fullname]
  end


  if classname:find('`',1,true) and classname:find('[',1,true)  then
    --strip the "[xxxxx]" part of the classname and try finding this first
    local mainclassname, bracketpart = classname:match("^(.-)%[(.-)%]$")

    local bracketparts={bracketpart:split(',')}
    bracketpart=''
    for i=1,#bracketparts do
      if bracketparts[i]:sub(1,1)~='[' then
        local imagename=mono_getAssemblyNameFromClassName(bracketparts[i])
        if imagename then
          bracketparts[i]='['..bracketparts[i]..', '..imagename..']'
        end

        bracketpart=bracketpart..bracketparts[i]
        if i<#bracketparts then
          bracketpart=bracketpart..','
        end
      end
    end

    local originalfullname=fullname
    if namespace~='' then
      fullname=namespace..'.'..mainclassname
    else
      fullname=mainclassname
    end



    local imagename=mono_getAssemblyNameFromClassName(fullname)
    if imagename then
      local r=mono_findClass2(fullname..'['..bracketpart..']', imagename)
      if r and r~=0 then
        monocache.foundclasses[originalfullname]=r
        return r
      end
    end

  end

  local fullnamerequested=classname:find("+",1,true) ~= nil

  if fullnamerequested then 
    --todo: there's a nested type specified, split up the scan
    classes={fullname:split('+')}
    for i=1,#classes do
      local c=mono_findClass(classes[i])
      if c and c~=0 then
        local image=mono_class_getImage(c)
        if image then
          local imagename=mono_image_get_name(image)
          if imagename then
            local r=mono_findClass2(fullname, imagename) --just making sure
            if r and r~=0 then
              monocache.foundclasses[fullname]=r
              return r
            end
          end
        end
        if c==#classes then
          monocache.foundclasses[fullname]=c
          return c --sigh...
        end
      end
    end
  end



  local ass=mono_enumAssemblies()
  local result

  if ass==nil then return nil end


  if fullnamerequested==false then
    for i=1, #ass do
      result=mono_image_findClass(mono_getImageFromAssembly(ass[i]), namespace, classname)
      if (result) and (result~=0) then
        monocache.foundclasses[fullname]=result
        return result;
      end
    end
  end

  --still here:
  for i=1, #ass do
    result=mono_image_findClassSlow(mono_getImageFromAssembly(ass[i]), namespace, classname)
    if (result) and (result~=0) then
      monocache.foundclasses[fullname]=result
      return result;
    end
  end

  --not found
  if monocache==nil then mono_clearcache() end
  if monocache.nonfoundclasses==nil then
    monocache.nonfoundclasses={}
  end
  monocache.nonfoundclasses[namespace..'.'..classname]=true
  return nil
end

function mono_class_findMethod(class, methodname)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end

  if methodname==nil then return nil end
  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_FINDMETHOD)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(class)

    libmono.monopipe.writeWord(#methodname)
    libmono.monopipe.writeString(methodname)

    result=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  
  return result
end

function mono_findMethod(namespace, classname, methodname, parameters)
--return nil,errormessage on error
--return method,class on found
--return 0,class if no method is found, but class is found

  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  if methodname==nil then
    if namespace and classname then
      methodname=classname
      classname=namespace
      namespace=''      
    elseif namespace then
      local r=mono_splitSymbol(namespace)    
      namespace=r.namespace
      classname=r.classname
      methodname=r.methodname
      parameters=r.parameters      
    end
  end
  
  if namespace==nil or classname==nil or methodname==nil then
    return nil,'invalid parameters'
  end
  
  if parameters~=nil then --it's nil when there's no () part, empty when it is
    return mono_findMethodWithParameters(namespace, classname, methodname, parameters)
  end
  
  local class=mono_findClass(namespace, classname)
  local result=0
  if class and (class~=0) then
    result=mono_class_findMethod(class, methodname)
  end

  return result,class
end

local function typenameMatches(typename, basetype, monotype)
  if typename:lower()=='object' then
    if basetype==MONO_TYPE_GENERICINST then return true end --as monoTypeToCStringLookup returns <generic> instead of object
  end

  local basetypename=monoTypeToCStringLookup[basetype]
  if basetypename and basetypename:lower():find(typename:lower(),1,true) then return true end


  local monotypename=mono_type_getFullName(monotype)
  return monotypename:lower():find(typename:lower(),1,true)~=nil
end

function mono_findMethodWithParameters(namespace, classname, methodname, parameters)
  if classname==nil and methodname==nil and parameters==nil and namespace then
    --the user gave the full string instead of split up
    local r=mono_splitSymbol(namespace)    
    namespace=r.namespace
    classname=r.classname
    methodname=r.methodname
    parameters=r.parameters
  end
  if parameters==nil then return mono_findMethod(namespace, classname, methodname) end 

  parameters=parameters:trim()
  if parameters:startsWith('(') and parameters:endsWith(')') then
    --strip the roundbrackets
    parameters=parameters:sub(2,-2)
  end
  
  if namespace==nil or classname==nil or methodname==nil then
    return nil,'invalid parameters'
  end
  
  if monocache==nil then
    monocache={}
  end
  
  if monocache.methodlookup==nil then
    monocache.methodlookup={}
  end
  
  local fulldesc

  if namespace=='' then
    fulldesc=classname..'.'..methodname..'('..parameters..')'
  else
    fulldesc=namespace..'.'..classname..'.'..methodname..'('..parameters..')'
  end
  
  local cacheresult=monocache.methodlookup[fulldesc]
  if cacheresult then
    return cacheresult.method, cacheresult.class
  end
  
  
  local class=mono_findClass(namespace, classname)
  local result=0
  if class and (class~=0) then
    
    local methods=mono_class_enumMethods(class)
    if methods then
      --check which params come 'closest' . not being strict
      params={parameters:split(',')}
      if params[1]=='' then params={} end
      local methods2={}
      
      for i=1,#methods do      
        if methods[i].name==methodname then
          local sig=mono_method_get_parameters(methods[i].method)
          if sig then         
            methods[i].parameters=sig.parameters
            if #methods[i].parameters==#params then --first check, paramcount, don't bother with the types yet
              table.insert(methods2,methods[i])
            end
          end
        end
      end
      
      if #methods2>1 then
        --multiple methods with the same name and paramcount. Let's check the types
        params2={}
        for i=1,#params do
          local param={}
          param.typename, param.name=params[i]:trim():split(' ') --if no paramname is given it'll be nil

          param.typename=param.typename:trim()
          if param.name then
            param.name=param.name:trim()
          end

          table.insert(params2,param)
        end
        
        local bestscore=0
        local bestindex=1
                
        for i=1,#methods2 do
          methods2[i].score=0
          for j=1,#methods2[i].parameters do
            if params2[j].name then
              if (params2[j].name:upper() == methods2[i].parameters[j].name:upper()) then 
                methods2[i].score=methods2[i].score+5 --matches the name
              end
            else
              --also test typename in case the user only entered paramnames and not types
              if (params2[j].name:upper() == methods2[i].parameters[j].typename:upper()) then 
                methods2[i].score=methods2[i].score+3 --matches the typename, but give a lower score
              end
            end
            if typenameMatches(params2[j].typename, methods2[i].parameters[j].type, methods2[i].parameters[j].monotype) then methods2[i].score=methods2[i].score+5 else methods2[i].score=methods2[i].score-10 end
          end

          if methods2[i].score>=bestscore then
            bestindex=i
            bestscore=methods2[i].score
          end
        end
        
        if bestscore>=#params*3 then
          --confident enough...
          result=methods2[bestindex].method
        end
        
      else
        if #methods2>=1 then
          result=methods2[1].method
        end        
      end
    end
  end
  
  local r={}
  r.method=result
  r.class=class
  monocache[fulldesc]=r
  
  return result,class
end


function mono_image_findMethodByDesc(image, methoddesc)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end

  if image==nil then return 0 end
  if methoddesc==nil then return 0 end

  local result
  pcall(function()  
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_FINDMETHODBYDESC)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(image)

    libmono.monopipe.writeWord(#methoddesc)
    libmono.monopipe.writeString(methoddesc)

    result=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)  

  return result
end
mono_class_findMethodByDesc=mono_image_findMethodByDesc --for old scripts that use this when it was wrongly named


function mono_findMethodByDesc(assemblyname, methoddesc)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  if assemblyname==nil then return nil,'assemblyname is nil' end  
  if methoddesc==nil then return nil,'methoddesc is nil' end

  local assemblies = mono_enumAssemblies()
  if assemblies==nil then return nil, 'no assemblies' end
  local i

  for i=1, #assemblies do
    local image = mono_getImageFromAssembly(assemblies[i])
    local imagename = mono_image_get_name(image)
    if imagename == assemblyname then
      return mono_image_findMethodByDesc(image, methoddesc)  
    end      
  end
  
  --still here, try case insensitive assembly names
  assemblyname=assemblyname:lower()
  for i=1, #assemblies do
    local image = mono_getImageFromAssembly(assemblies[i])
    local imagename = mono_image_get_name(image):lower()
    if imagename == assemblyname then
      return mono_image_findMethodByDesc(image, methoddesc)  
    end      
  end  
  return nil
  
end

function mono_method_getName(method)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end

  local result=''
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETMETHODNAME)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(method)

    local namelength=libmono.monopipe.readWord();
    result=libmono.monopipe.readString(namelength);
  end)

  
  return result;
end

function mono_method_getFullName(monomethod)
  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETMETHODFULLNAME)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(monomethod)
    local namelength=libmono.monopipe.readWord()
    result=libmono.monopipe.readString(namelength)
  end)
  
  return result or ''
end


function mono_method_getHeader(method)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  if method==nil then return nil end
  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETMETHODHEADER)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(method)
    result=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)  

  return result
end

function mono_method_get_parameters(method)
--like mono_method_getSignature but returns it in a more raw format (no need to string parse)

  if method==nil then return nil end
  
  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETMETHODPARAMETERS)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(method)  
    
    local paramcount=libmono.monopipe.readByte()
    local i
    
    local r={}
    r.parameters={}
    
    --names
    for i=1, paramcount do  
      local namelength=libmono.monopipe.readByte()      
      r.parameters[i]={}
      
      if namelength>0 then
        r.parameters[i].name=libmono.monopipe.readString(namelength)
      else
        r.parameters[i].name='param '..i
      end
    end
    
    --types
    for i=1, paramcount do  
      r.parameters[i].monotype=libmono.monopipe.readQword();
      r.parameters[i].type=libmono.monopipe.readDword(); 
    end
    
    --result  
    r.returnmonotype = libmono.monopipe.readQword()
    r.returntype=libmono.monopipe.readDword()  
    
    result=r --so if it fails halfway inbetween, result will be nil instead of halfly filled in
  end)
  return result  
end

function mono_method_getSignature(method)
--Gets the method 'signature', the corresponding parameter names, and the returntype
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  
  if method==nil then return nil end


  local result=''
  local parameternames={}
  local returntype=''
  
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETMETHODSIGNATURE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(method)

    local paramcount=libmono.monopipe.readByte()
    if paramcount==nil then return nil end --invalid method (monopipe is likely dead now)
    
    local i
    
    for i=1, paramcount do
      local namelength=libmono.monopipe.readByte()
      if namelength>0 then
        parameternames[i]=libmono.monopipe.readString(namelength)
      else
        parameternames[i]='param'..i
      end
    end

  
    if libmono.IL2CPP then
      result=''
      
      for i=1,paramcount do
        local typenamelength=libmono.monopipe.readWord()
        local typename
        if typenamelength>0 then
          typename=libmono.monopipe.readString(typenamelength)
        else
          typename='<undefined>'
        end  

        result=result..typename
        if i<paramcount then
          result=result..','
        end      
      end       
     
      
      --build a string with these typenames
    else
      local resultlength=libmono.monopipe.readWord();
      result=libmono.monopipe.readString(resultlength);
    end

    local returntypelength=libmono.monopipe.readByte()
    returntype=libmono.monopipe.readString(returntypelength)      
  end)  

  return result, parameternames, returntype;
end

function mono_method_disassemble(method)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end

  local result=''
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_DISASSEMBLE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(method)

    local resultlength=libmono.monopipe.readWord();
    result=libmono.monopipe.readString(resultlength);
  end)

  
  return result;
end

function mono_method_getClass(method)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETMETHODCLASS)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(method)
    result=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)

  return result;
end

function mono_method_getFlags(method)
  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETMETHODFLAGS)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(method)
    result=libmono.monopipe.readDword()
  end)
  
  return result;
end


function mono_compile_method(method) --Jit a method if it wasn't jitted yet
  local result
  pcall(function() 
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_COMPILEMETHOD)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(method)
    result=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  return result

end

--note: does not work while the profiler is active (Current implementation doesn't use the profiler, so we're good to go)
function mono_free_method(method) --unjit the method. Only works on dynamic methods. (most are not)

  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_FREEMETHOD)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(method)
  end)

end

--note: does not work while the profiler is active (Current implementation doesn't use the profiler, so we're good to go)
function mono_free(object) --unjit the method. Only works on dynamic methods. (most are not)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end

  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_FREE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(object)
  end)  
end

function mono_methodheader_getILCode(methodheader)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  
  local address,size
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_GETMETHODHEADER_CODE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(methodheader)
    address=libmono.monopipe.readQword()
    size=libmono.monopipe.readDword()
  end)  

  return address, size;
end

function mono_getILCodeFromMethod(method)
  if libmono.IL2CPP then return nil end
  
  local hdr=mono_method_getHeader(method)
  if hdr then
    return mono_methodheader_getILCode(hdr)
  end
end


function mono_image_rva_map(image, offset)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end

  local address
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_LOOKUPRVA)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(image)
    libmono.monopipe.writeDword(offset)
    address=libmono.monopipe.readQword()  
  end)
  return address;
end

function mono_string_readString(stringobject)
  if stringobject==nil then
    return nil,'invalid parameter'
  end

  local length,stringstart
  --printf("mono_string_readString(%x)",stringobject)
  if targetIs64Bit() then
    length=readInteger(stringobject+0x10)
    stringstart=stringobject+0x14
    
    --printf("length=%d",length)
    --printf("stringstart=%x",stringstart)
  else
    length=readInteger(stringobject+0x8)
    stringstart=stringobject+0x10
  end
  
  if length==nil then
    return string.format(translate('<Invalid string at %.8x>'), stringobject)
  else  
    return readString(stringstart,length*2,true)
  end    
end

function mono_readObject()
  local r,r2
  r,value,vtype=pcall(function()
    local vtype = libmono.monopipe.readByte()
    --print(vtype)
    if vtype==nil or vtype == 0 then
      error('Unexpected exception during method invoke')
    end
    
    if vtype == MONO_TYPE_VOID then
      return libmono.monopipe.readQword()
    elseif vtype == MONO_TYPE_STRING then
      local resultlength=libmono.monopipe.readWord();
      return libmono.monopipe.readString(resultlength), vtype
    end
    
    local vartype = monoTypeToVartypeLookup[vtype]
    if vartype == vtByte then
      return libmono.monopipe.readByte(),vtype
    elseif vartype == vtWord then
      return libmono.monopipe.readWord(),vtype
    elseif vartype == vtDword then
      return libmono.monopipe.readDword(),vtype
    elseif vartype == vtQword then
      return libmono.monopipe.readQword(),vtype
    elseif vartype == vtSingle then
      return libmono.monopipe.readFloat(),vtype
    elseif vartype == vtDouble then
      return libmono.monopipe.readDouble(),vtype
    elseif vartype == vtPointer then
      return libmono.monopipe.readQword(),vtype
    else
      if targetIs64Bit() then
        return libmono.monopipe.readQword(),vtype
      else
        return libmono.monopipe.readDword(),vtype
      end
    end  
    return nil
  end)
  
  if r then 
    return value,vtype
  else
    return nil, value
  end
end

function mono_writeObject(vartype, value)
  pcall(function()
    if vartype == vtPointer then
      if type(value)=='string' then
        vartype=vtString
      end
    end
    if vartype == vtString then
      libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_STRING)
      libmono.monopipe.writeWord(#value);
      libmono.monopipe.writeString(value);
    elseif vartype == vtByte then
      libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_I1)
      
      if type(value)=='string' then --it expects an integer, not a string
        if value:lower()=='true' then
          value=1
        elseif value:lower()=='false' then
          value=0
        elseif value:lower()=='yes' then --really...?
          value=1
        elseif value:lower()=='no' then
          value=0
        end         
      end  
      
      libmono.monopipe.writeByte(value)
    elseif vartype == vtWord then
      libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_I2)
      libmono.monopipe.writeWord(value)
    elseif vartype == vtDword then
      libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_I4)
      libmono.monopipe.writeDword(value)
    elseif vartype == vtPointer then
      libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_PTR)
      libmono.monopipe.writeQword(value)
    elseif vartype == vtQword then
      libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_I8)
      libmono.monopipe.writeQword(value)
    elseif vartype == vtSingle then
      libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_R4)
      libmono.monopipe.writeFloat(value)
    elseif vartype == vtDouble then
      libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_R8)
      libmono.monopipe.writeDouble(value)
    else
      libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_VOID)
      libmono.monopipe.writeQword(value)
    end
  end)  
end

function mono_writeVarType(vartype)
  if vartype == vtString then
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_STRING)
  elseif vartype == vtByte then
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_I1)
  elseif vartype == vtWord then
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_I2)
  elseif vartype == vtDword then
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_I4)
  elseif vartype == vtPointer then
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_PTR)
  elseif vartype == vtQword then
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_I8)
  elseif vartype == vtSingle then
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_R4)
  elseif vartype == vtDouble then
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_R8)
  else
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONO_TYPE_VOID)
  end
end

function mono_invoke_method_dialog(domain, method, address, OnResult, OnCreateInstance)
  --spawn a dialog where the user can fill in fields like: instance and parameter values
  --parameter fields will be of the proper type
  monolog("mono_invoke_method_dialog")

  --the instance field may be a dropdown dialog which gets populated by mono_class_findInstancesOfClass* or a <new instance> button where the user can choose which constructor etc...
  if method==nil then 
    monolog("method==nil")
    return nil,'method==nil' 
  end
  
  monolog("Calling mono_method_getSignature") 
  
  local types, paramnames, returntype=mono_method_getSignature(method)

  monolog("after mono_method_getSignature")

  if types==nil then 
    monolog("types==nil")  
    return nil,'types==nil' 
  end
  
  local parameters=mono_method_get_parameters(method)
  
  if parameters==nil then 
    monolog("parameters==nil")  
    return nil,'invalid method. has no param info' 
  end
  

  local flags=mono_method_getFlags(method)
  local static=(flags & METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_STATIC) == METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_STATIC
    

  local mifinfo

  local typenames=mono_splitParameters(types)
  --local tn
  --for tn in string.gmatch(types, '([^,]+)') do
--    table.insert(typenames, tn)
--  end

  if #typenames~=#paramnames then return nil end


  local c=mono_method_getClass(method)
  local classname=''
  if c and (c~=0) then
    classname=mono_class_getName(c)..'.'
  end
  local methodname=classname..mono_method_getName(method)

  
  paramstrings={}
  for i=1,#parameters.parameters do
    paramstrings[i]={}
    paramstrings[i].varname=typenames[i]..' '..paramnames[i]
    paramstrings[i].isObject=parameters.parameters[i].type==MONO_TYPE_VALUETYPE or parameters.parameters[i].type==MONO_TYPE_BYREF or parameters.parameters[i].type==MONO_TYPE_OBJECT
  end

  

  local invokeDialogParams={}
  invokeDialogParams.name=methodname
  invokeDialogParams.isStatic=static
  invokeDialogParams.address=address
  invokeDialogParams.allowCustomAddress=true
  invokeDialogParams.parameters=paramstrings  
  invokeDialogParams.nonmodal=OnResult~=nil  
  
  
  local function OkClickHandler(dialog, idp, output)     
    --ok button clicked (called by the dialog on OK, or when the dialog closes with OK and it's modal)
    
    local instance=invokeDialogParams.address
    local params=parameters    

    --use monoTypeToVartypeLookup to convert it to the type mono_method_invoke likes it
    local args={}
    for i=1, #parameters.parameters do
    
      args[i]={}
      args[i].type=monoTypeToVartypeLookup[parameters.parameters[i].type]
      if parameters.parameters[i].type==MONO_TYPE_STRING then
        args[i].type=vtString
        args[i].value=invokeDialogParams.parameters[i].value --handle strings (which are actually pointers to string objects) specially
      elseif args[i].type==vtPointer then
       --accept hexadecimal strings and strings like '{xxx=123,yyy=456}'
        local input=invokeDialogParams.parameters[i].value
        if input:startsWith('0x') then input=input:sub(3) end
     
        local v=tonumber(input,16)
        if v==nil then
          --not a number
          local s=input:trim()
          if s=='true' or s=='yes' then 
            args[i].value=1
          elseif s=='false' or s=='no' then
            args[i].value=0          
          end
          if args[i].value==nil then --still not found          
            local valf=loadstring('return '..invokeDialogParams.parameters[i].value)
            if valf==nil then --perhaps the user forgot the { }
              valf=loadstring('return {'..invokeDialogParams.parameters[i].value..'}')
            end
            if valf then
              args[i].value=valf()
            end
          end
        else
          args[i].value=v
        end
      else
        args[i].value=tonumber(invokeDialogParams.parameters[i].value)
      end
    


      if args[i].value==nil then
        messageDialog(translate('parameter ')..i..': "'..invokeDialogParams.parameters[i].value..'" '..translate('is not a valid value'), mtError, mbOK)
        return
      end
    end
    
    --DEBUG: global vars for debug
    _d,_m,_i,_args=domain, method, instance, args    --return mono_invoke_method(_d, _m, _i, _args)
    r,_secondary, vtype=mono_invoke_method(domain, method, instance, args)
    local hrs=nil --human readable string
    if r then
      if type(r)=='table' then --it returned a table instead of value
      
        --it's for human eyes so sort by varname
        local sorted={}
        for varname, value in pairs(r) do
          local e={}
          e.varname=varname
          e.value=value
          table.insert(sorted, e)
        end
        table.sort(sorted,function(a,b) return a.varname<b.varname end)
        --construct a string readable for the user
        
        local s
        s='{'
        for i=1,#sorted do          
          if i~=1 then s=s..', ' end            
          s=s..string.format("%s=%s", sorted[i].varname, sorted[i].value)
        end

        s=s..'}'
        hrs=s   
      else      
        if readByte(r) then          
          hrs=string.format('%s returned: 0x%x', methodname, r)
        else
          hrs=string.format('%s returned: %s', methodname, r)
        end
        
        monolog("hrs=%s",hrs);
      end
    else
      monolog("returned nil")
      if _secondary and type(_secondary)=='string' then
        messageDialog(_secondary,mtError)
      else
        monolog("Secondary is not correct")
      end
      
    end     
      
    if OnResult then 
      monolog("OnResult is set")    
      if r and vtype and hrs and hrs~='' then
        monolog("r and vtype and hrs and hrs~=''")
        --add the result to the output object
        if output then         
          if getTimeStamp then --being nice to older CE users...
            hrs=getTimeStamp()..' - '..hrs
          else
            hrs=os.date("%H:%M:%S")..' - '..hrs          
          end
          output.insert(0,hrs)
          
        else
         -- print("output==nil")
        end
      end
      OnResult(r, _secondary, vtype, hrs)
    else            
      return r,_secondary, vtype, hrs      
    end   
  end
  
  if invokeDialogParams.nonmodal then
    invokeDialogParams.onOKClick=OkClickHandler    
  end
  
  if OnCreateInstance then
    invokeDialogParams.onCreateInstanceClick=function(dialog, idp, paramindex)
      --printf("creating instance of param "..paramindex)
       
      local classhandle=mono_type_get_class(parameters.parameters[paramindex].monotype)
      local r=OnCreateInstance(classhandle)
      
     -- printf("OnCreateInstance returned %s", r)
      return r
    end
  end
  
  local r
  r=createMethodInvokeDialog(invokeDialogParams)
  if OnResult then return end
  
  if r then
    return OkClickHandler()
  end
end


function mono_invoke_method(domain, method, object, args)
  monolog("mono_invoke_method")

  if method==nil then
    error('method==nil')
  end

  if type(method)=='string' then
    --the method was given as a string
    local a=mono_findMethod(method)
    if a and a~=0 then method=a else
      error('No idea what kind of method '..method..' is')
    end
  end


  local sig=mono_method_get_parameters(method)
  if sig==nil then
    monolog("Parameter lookup failed")
    return nil,'Parameter lookup failed'
  end

  parameters=sig.parameters

  if object and object~=0 then
    local class=mono_method_getClass(method)
    if mono_type_get_type(mono_class_get_type(class))==MONO_TYPE_VALUETYPE then
      --the object needs to be unboxed to be able to be used
      object=mono_object_unbox(object)
    end
  end

  if args==nil then
    args={}
  end

  for i=1, #args do
    if type(args[i])~='table' or args[i].type==nil or args[i].value==nil then
      --argument isn't in the {type,value} format
      --Try figuring out what the type is by looking at the method info


      local _newarg={}

      _newarg.type=monoTypeToVarType(parameters[i].type)
      _newarg.value=args[i]

      if _newarg.type==vtPointer and type(_newarg.value)=='table' then
        local class=mono_type_get_class(parameters[i].monotype)
        if class then
          --create an instance of this class with the fields setup as in the given table  (e.g input is {x=12,y=13,z=14}
          local o=mono_object_new(class)
          --todo: if o then
          -- call the constructor without params, and fill in the fields

          _newarg.value=o
        end
      end
      args[i]=_newarg
    end

    --if type is MONO_TYPE_VALUETYPE then unbox the object
    if parameters[i].type==MONO_TYPE_VALUETYPE then
      args[i].value=mono_object_unbox(args[i].value)
    end

  end

  local result, vtype, exception

  local r,err=pcall(function()
    monolog("invoking MONOCMD_INVOKEMETHOD")
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_INVOKEMETHOD)

    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(method)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(object)

    for i=1, #args do
      mono_writeObject(args[i].type, args[i].value)
    end

    for i=#args+1, #parameters do
      mono_writeObject(vtPointer,0) --write nil pointers if you don't give enough parameters
    end

    monolog("sent all data. Waiting for result")

    result, vtype =mono_readObject()
    
    if result==nil then
      error(vtype)
    end
    
    monolog("MONOCMD_INVOKEMETHOD: result="..tostring(result)..' vtype='..tostring(vtype))


    if libmono.monopipe.readByte() == 1 then
      if libmono.monopipe.readByte() == 1 then
        local excplen = libmono.monopipe.readWord()
        exception = libmono.monopipe.readString(excplen)
      end
    end

    if vtype==MONO_TYPE_VALUETYPE then
      --read the fields from this type and return that instead
      local f=mono_object_enumValues(result)

      if f then
        result=f
        return f, exception, vtype
      end

    end
  end)
  if r then
    return result, exception, vtype
  else
    return nil, err
  end
end

function mono_invoke(methodname,instance,arguments)
  return mono_invoke_method(nil,methodname, instance, arguments)
end


function mono_loadAssemblyFromFile(fname)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_LOADASSEMBLY)
    libmono.monopipe.writeWord(#fname)
    libmono.monopipe.writeString(fname)
    result = libmono.monopipe.readQword()  
  end)
  
  if result then
    monocache.nonfoundclasses={}  --reset just the nonfound classes
  end
  return result;  
end

function mono_object_new(klass)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_OBJECT_NEW)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(klass)
    result = libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  
  return result;  
end

function mono_object_init(object)
  --if debug_canBreak() then return nil end
  local result
  pcall(function()  
  libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_OBJECT_INIT)
  libmono.monopipe.writeQword(object)
  result = libmono.monopipe.readByte()==1
  end)
  return result;  
end

function mono_new_string(domain, utf8str)
  if type(domain)=='string' and utf8str==nil then
    utf8str=domain
    domain=nil
  end
  
  local result
  pcall(function()
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_NEWSTRING)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(domain)
    libmono.monopipe.writeWord(#utf8str)
    libmono.monopipe.writeString(utf8str)
    result = libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  
  return result;    
end

--[[

--------code belonging to the mono dissector form---------

--]]

function monoform_miShowMethodParametersClick(sender)  
  monoSettings.Value["ShowMethodParameters"]=sender.checked  
end


function monoform_miShowILDisassemblyClick(sender)
  if (monoForm.TV.Selected~=nil) then
    local node=monoForm.TV.Selected
    if (node~=nil) and (node.Level==4) and (node.Parent.Text=='methods') then
      local f=createForm()
      f.BorderStyle=bsSizeable
      f.centerScreen()
      f.Caption=node.Text
      f.OnClose=function(sender) return caFree end
      local m=createMemo(f)
      m.Align=alClient
      m.ScrollBars=ssBoth

      m.Lines.Text=mono_method_disassemble(node.Data)
    end
  end

end

function monoform_miInvokeMethodClick(sender)
  local node=monoForm.TV.Selected

  if (node~=nil) and (node.Level==4) and (node.Parent.Text=='methods') then
    mono_invoke_method_dialog(nil, node.data)
  end

  
end

function monoform_miRejitClick(sender)
  if (monoForm.TV.Selected~=nil) then
    local node=monoForm.TV.Selected
    if (node~=nil) and (node.Level==4) and (node.Parent.Text=='methods') then
      local r=mono_compile_method(node.Data)
      getMemoryViewForm().DisassemblerView.SelectedAddress=r
      getMemoryViewForm().show()
--      print(string.format("Method at %x", r))
    end
  end
end

function monoform_miGetILCodeClick(sender)
  if libmono.IL2CPP then return end
  
  if (monoForm.TV.Selected~=nil) then
    local node=monoForm.TV.Selected
    if (node~=nil) and (node.Level==4) and (node.Parent.Text=='methods') then
      local r,s=mono_getILCodeFromMethod(node.Data)
      if r~=nil then
        print(string.format(translate("ILCode from %x to %x"), r,r+s))
      end
    end
  end
end

function mono_arrayinstance_getCount(instance)  
  if targetIs64Bit() then
    return readInteger(instance+0x18)
  else
    return readInteger(instance+0xc)    
  end  
end

function mono_arrayinstance_getItemAddress(instance, index)
  local elementsize=mono_array_element_size(mono_object_getClass(instance))
  if elementsize then  
    local start
    if targetIs64Bit() then    
      start=instance+0x20
    else
      start=instance+0x10
    end
    return start+elementsize*index    
  end  
end


function mono_array_element_size(arrayKlass)
  if not arrayKlass or arrayKlass==0 then return 0 end
 
  local retv=0
  pcall(function() 
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_ARRAYELEMENTSIZE)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(arrayKlass)
    retv = libmono.monopipe.readDword()
  end)
  
  return retv
end

function mono_array_new(klass,count)
  count = count and count or 0
  local retv
  local r,err=pcall(function()
    assert(klass and klass~=0,'Error: The Element class for array must be defined')
    
    libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_MONOARRAYNEW)
    libmono.monopipe.writeQword(klass)
    libmono.monopipe.writeDword(count)
    retv = libmono.monopipe.readQword()
  end)
  
  if r then
    return retv
  else
    return nil, err
  end
end


function monoform_miDissectShowStruct(s, address)
  if s then
    --show it
    --print("showing "..s.Name)
    
    f=enumStructureForms()
    local i
    for i=1,#f do
      if (f[i].MainStruct==s) then
        if address then
          --add it to the window
          local j
          local found=false
          for j=0, f.ColumnCount-1 do
            if f.Column[j].Address==address then
              found=true
              break;
            end
          end
          
          if not found then
            local c=f.addColumn()
            c.Address=address
          end
        end
        f[i].show()
        return
      end
    end
    
    --still here
    --print('new one')
    
    if address==nil then address=0 end
    f=createStructureForm(address,'Group 1',s.Name)        
    f.show()    
  end
end

function monoform_miDissectStaticStructureClick(sender)
  -- combine adding static to dissect and to table
  if (monoForm.TV.Selected~=nil) then
    local node=monoForm.TV.Selected
    if (node~=nil) and (node.Data~=nil) and (node.Level==2) then
      monoform_miAddStaticFieldAddressClick(sender) 
      local smap = monoform_getStructMap()
      local s = monoform_exportStruct(node.Data, nil, true, true, smap, true, false)
      
      monoform_miDissectShowStruct(s) 
    end
  end
end

function monoform_miAddStructureClick(sender)
  if (monoForm.TV.Selected~=nil) then
    local node=monoForm.TV.Selected
    if (node~=nil) and (node.Data~=nil) and (node.Level==2) then
      local smap = monoform_getStructMap()
      local s = monoform_exportStruct(node.Data, nil, false, false, smap, true, false)
      monoform_exportStruct(node.Data, nil, false, true, smap, true, false)
      
      monoform_miDissectShowStruct(s)
      
    end
  end
end

function monoform_miAddStructureRecursiveClick(sender)
  if (monoForm.TV.Selected~=nil) then
    local node=monoForm.TV.Selected
    if (node~=nil) and (node.Data~=nil) and (node.Level==2) then
      local smap = monoform_getStructMap()
      local s = monoform_exportStruct(node.Data, nil, true, false, smap, true, false)
      s = monoform_exportStruct(node.Data, nil, true, true, smap, true, false)
    end
  end
end

function monoform_miFindInstancesOfClass(sender)
  local node=monoForm.TV.Selected
  if (node~=nil) then    
    if (node.Data~=nil) and (node.Level==2) then     
      mono_class_findInstancesOfClass(nil, node.data) 
    end
  end
end

function monoform_createInstanceOfClass(sender)
  local node=monoForm.TV.Selected
  if (node~=nil) then    
    if (node.Data~=nil) and (node.Level==2) then     
      local r=mono_object_new(node.data)
      if r then
        print(string.format("mono_object_new returned %x",r))
        if r and (r~=0) then
          r=mono_object_init(r);
          if r then
            print(string.format("mono_object_init returned success"))
          else
            print(string.format("mono_object_init returned false"))
          end        
        end
      end
      
    end  
  end  
end

--[[
function monoform_miCreateObject(sender)
  if (monoForm.TV.Selected~=nil) then
    local node=monoForm.TV.Selected
    if (node~=nil) and (node.Data~=nil) and (node.Level==2) then
      --create this class object and call the .ctor if it has one
      --todo: implement this 
      
    end
  end
end
--]]


-- Add the script for locating static data pointer for a class and adding records
function monoform_AddStaticClass(domain, image, class)
  if domain==nil or image==nil or class==nil then
    return
  end
  
  local addrs = getAddressList()
  local classname=mono_class_getName(class)
  local namespace=mono_class_getNamespace(class)
  local assemblyname=mono_image_get_name(image)

  local prefix, rootmr, mr
  prefix = ''
  rootmr=addresslist_createMemoryRecord(addrs)
  rootmr.Description = translate("Resolve ")..classname
  rootmr.Type = vtAutoAssembler

  local symclassname = classname:gsub("([^A-Za-z0-9%.,_$`<>%[%]])", "")
  local script = {}
  script[#script+1] = '[ENABLE]'
  script[#script+1] = monoAA_GETMONOSTATICDATA(assemblyname, namespace, classname, symclassname, true)
  script[#script+1] = '[DISABLE]'
  script[#script+1] = monoAA_GETMONOSTATICDATA(assemblyname, namespace, classname, symclassname, false)
  rootmr.Script = table.concat(script,"\n")
  memoryrecord_setColor(rootmr, 0xFF0000)
  --local data = mono_class_getStaticFieldAddress(domain, class)
  --rootmr.Address = string.format("%08X",data)
  --rootmr.Type = vtPointer
  mr=addresslist_createMemoryRecord(addrs)
  mr.Description=classname..'.Static'
  mr.Address='['..symclassname..".Static]"
  mr.Type=vtPointer
  mr.appendToEntry(rootmr)

  mr=addresslist_createMemoryRecord(addrs)
  mr.Description=classname..'.Class'
  mr.Address='['..symclassname..".Class]"
  mr.Type=vtPointer
  mr.appendToEntry(rootmr)

  local i
  local fields=mono_class_enumFields(class)
  for i=1, #fields do
    if fields[i].isStatic and not fields[i].isConst and (field==nil or fields[i].field==field) then
      local fieldName = fields[i].name:gsub("([^A-Za-z0-9%.,_$`<>%[%]])", "")
      local offset = fields[i].offset
      if fieldName==nil or fieldName:len()==0 then
        fieldName = string.format(translate("Offset %x"), offset)
      end
      mr=addresslist_createMemoryRecord(addrs)
      mr.Description=prefix..fieldName

      if fields[i].monotype==MONO_TYPE_STRING then
        -- mr.Address=string.format("[[%s.Static]+%X]+C",symclassname,offset)
        mr.Address=symclassname..'.Static'
        mr.OffsetCount=2
        mr.Offset[0]=0xC
        mr.Offset[1]=offset
        mr.Type=vtString
        memoryrecord_string_setUnicode(mr, true)
        memoryrecord_string_setSize(mr, 80)
      else
        mr.Address=symclassname..'.Static'
        mr.OffsetCount=1
        mr.Offset[0]=offset
        mr.Type=monoTypeToVarType(fields[i].monotype)
      end
      if rootmr~=nil then
         mr.appendToEntry(rootmr)
      else
          break
      end
    end
  end
end

function monoform_AddStaticClassField(domain, image, class, fieldclass, field)
  if domain==nil or image==nil or class==nil or fieldclass==nil or field==nil then
    return
  end
  local i
  local fields=mono_class_enumFields(fieldclass)
  for i=1, #fields do
    if fields[i].field==field then
      local fieldname = fields[i].name
      local offset = fields[i].offset
      if fieldname==nil or fieldname:len()==0 then
        fieldname = string.format(translate("Offset %x"), offset)
      end
      
      local addrs = getAddressList()
      local classname=mono_class_getName(class)
      local namespace=mono_class_getNamespace(class)
      local assemblyname=mono_image_get_name(image)

      local rootmr, mr
      rootmr=addresslist_createMemoryRecord(addrs)
      rootmr.Description = translate("Resolve ")..classname.."."..fieldname
      rootmr.Type = vtAutoAssembler

      local symclassname = classname:gsub("[^A-Za-z0-9._]", "")
      local symfieldname = fieldname:gsub("[^A-Za-z0-9._]", "")
      local script = {}
      script[#script+1] = '[ENABLE]'
      script[#script+1] = monoAA_GETMONOSTATICFIELDDATA(assemblyname, namespace, classname, fieldname, symclassname, true)
      script[#script+1] = '[DISABLE]'
      script[#script+1] = monoAA_GETMONOSTATICFIELDDATA(assemblyname, namespace, classname, fieldname, symclassname, false)
      rootmr.Script = table.concat(script,"\n")
      memoryrecord_setColor(rootmr, 0xFF0000)
      
      mr=addresslist_createMemoryRecord(addrs)
      mr.Description=classname..'.'..fieldname
      mr.appendToEntry(rootmr)

      if fields[i].monotype==MONO_TYPE_STRING then
        mr.Address=symclassname..'.'..symfieldname
        mr.OffsetCount=1
        mr.Offset[0]=0xC
        mr.Type=vtString
        memoryrecord_string_setUnicode(mr, true)
        memoryrecord_string_setSize(mr, 80)
      else
        mr.Address="["..symclassname..'.'..symfieldname.."]"
        mr.Type=monoTypeToVarType(fields[i].monotype)
      end      
      break
    end
  end
end

function monoform_miAddStaticFieldAddressClick(sender)
  if (monoForm.TV.Selected~=nil) then
    local node=monoForm.TV.Selected
    local domain, image, class, field
    if (node~=nil) and (node.Data~=nil) then
      if (node.Level>=4) and (node.Parent.Text=='static fields') then
        local inode = node.Parent.Parent.Parent
        local cnode = node.Parent.Parent
        local fieldclass = cnode.Data
        while inode.Text == 'base class' do
          cnode = inode.Parent
          inode = cnode.Parent
        end        
        domain = inode.Parent.Data
        image = inode.Data
        class = cnode.Data
        field = node.Data
        monoform_AddStaticClassField(domain, image, class, fieldclass, field)
      elseif (node~=nil) and (node.Data~=nil) and (node.Level==2) then
        domain = node.Parent.Parent.Data
        image = node.Parent.Data
        class = node.Data
        monoform_AddStaticClass(domain, image, class)
      elseif (node~=nil) and (node.Data~=nil) and (node.Level==3) then
        domain = node.Parent.Parent.Parent.Data
        image = node.Parent.Parent.Data
        class = node.Parent.Data
        monoform_AddStaticClass(domain, image, class)
      end
    end

  end
end


function monoform_context_onpopup(sender)
  if libmono.monopipe==nil then return end  
  if tonumber(libmono.ProcessID)~=getOpenedProcessID() then return end
  
  local node=monoForm.TV.Selected

  local methodsEnabled = (node~=nil) and (node.Level==4) and (node.Parent.Text=='methods')
  monoForm.miRejit.Enabled = methodsEnabled
  monoForm.miInvokeMethod.Enabled = methodsEnabled
  monoForm.miGetILCode.Enabled = methodsEnabled and (libmono.IL2CPP==false)
  monoForm.miShowILDisassembly.Enabled = methodsEnabled and (libmono.IL2CPP==false)
  local structuresEnabled = (node~=nil) and (node.Data~=nil) and (node.Level==2)
  monoForm.miExportStructure.Enabled = structuresEnabled
  local fieldsEnabled = (node~=nil) and (node.Data~=nil)
    and ( (node.Level==2)
      or ((node.Level>=3) and (node.Text=='static fields'))
      or ((node.Level>=4) and (node.Parent.Text=='static fields')))
  monoForm.miFieldsMenu.Enabled = fieldsEnabled
  monoForm.miAddStaticFieldAddress.Enabled = fieldsEnabled
  
  monoForm.miFindInstancesOfClass.Enabled=structuresEnabled
  monoForm.miCreateClassInstance.Enabled=structuresEnabled
end



function monoform_EnumImages(node)
  --print("monoform_EnumImages")
  local i

  local assemblies=mono_enumAssemblies()
  local images={}
  
  mono_enumImages(
    function(image)
      local imagename=mono_image_get_name(image)
      
      if imagename then       
        local e={}
        e.image=image
        e.imagename=imagename  

        table.insert(images,e)        
      end
    end
  )
  
  table.sort(images,function(e1,e2)
    return e1.imagename < e2.imagename
  end)
  
  for i=1,#images do    
    local n=node.add(string.format("%x : %s", images[i].image, images[i].imagename))          n.HasChildren=true
    n.Data=images[i].image
    n.HasChildren=true
  end
end

function monoform_AddClass(node, klass, namespace, classname, fqname)
  local desc=string.format("%x : %s", klass, fqname)
  local n=node.add(desc)
  n.Data=klass
  
  local nf=n.add("static fields")
  nf.Data=klass
  nf.HasChildren=true
  
  local nf=n.add("fields")
  nf.Data=klass
  nf.HasChildren=true

  local nm=n.add("methods")
  nm.Data=klass
  nm.HasChildren=true
  
  local p = mono_class_getParent(klass)
  if p~=nil then
    local np=n.add("base class")
    np.Data=p
    np.HasChildren=true
  end
end

function monoform_EnumClasses(node)
  --print("monoform_EnumClasses")
  local image=node.Data
  local classes=mono_image_enumClasses(image)
  local i
  if classes~=nil then
    for i=1, #classes do
      classes[i].fqname = mono_class_getFullName(classes[i].class)
      if classes[i].fqname==nil or classes[i].fqname=='' then        
        classes[i].fqname=classes[i].classname
        
        if classes[i].fqname==nil or classes[i].fqname=='' then  
          classes[i].fqname='<unnamed>'
        end
      end
    end
  
    local monoform_class_compare = function (a,b)
      if a.namespace < b.namespace then
        return true
      elseif b.namespace < a.namespace then
        return false
      end
      if a.fqname < b.fqname then
        return true
      elseif b.fqname < a.fqname then
        return false
      end
      return a.class < b.class
    end
  
    table.sort(classes, monoform_class_compare)

    for i=1, #classes do
      monoform_AddClass(node, classes[i].class, classes[i].namespace, classes[i].classname, classes[i].fqname)
    end
  end

end;

function monoform_EnumFields(node, static)
 -- print("monoform_EnumFields")
  local i
  local class=node.Data;
  local fields=mono_class_enumFields(class)
  for i=1, #fields do
    if fields[i].isStatic == static and not fields[i].isConst then
      local n=node.add(string.format(translate("%x : %s (type: %s)"), fields[i].offset, fields[i].name,  fields[i].typename))
      n.Data=fields[i].field
    end
  end
end

function getParameterFromMethod(method)
  if method==nil then return ' ERR:method==nil' end
  
  local types,paramnames,returntype=mono_method_getSignature(method)
  
  if types==nil then return ' ERR:types==nil' end

  local typenames=mono_splitParameters(types)
  --local tn
  --for tn in string.gmatch(types, '([^,]+)') do
  --  table.insert(typenames, tn)
  --end

  if #typenames==#paramnames then
    local r='('
    local i
    local c=#paramnames

    for i=1,c do
      r=r..paramnames[i]..': '..typenames[i]
      if i<c then
        r=r..'; '
      end
    end

    r=r..'):'..returntype
    return r..'    -    '..types

  else
    return '? - ('..types..'):'..returntype
  end
end


function monoform_EnumMethods(node)
  --print("monoform_EnumMethods")
  local i
  local class=node.Data;


  local methods=mono_class_enumMethods(class,monoForm.miShowParentMethods.Checked)
  for i=1, #methods do
    local parameters=''
    if monoForm.miShowMethodParameters.Checked then
      parameters=getParameterFromMethod(methods[i].method)
      if parameters==nil then parameters='' end
    end
    
    local n=node.add(string.format("%x : %s %s", methods[i].method, methods[i].name, parameters))
    n.Data=methods[i].method
  end
end


function mono_TVExpanding(sender, node)
  --print("mono_TVExpanding")
  --print("node.Count="..node.Count)
  --print("node.Level="..node.Level)

  local allow=true
  if (node.Count==0) then
    if (node.Level==0) then  --images
      monoform_EnumImages(node)
    elseif (node.Level==1) then --classes
      monoform_EnumClasses(node)
    elseif (node.Level>=3) and (node.Text=='static fields') then --static fields
      monoform_EnumFields(node, true)
    elseif (node.Level>=3) and (node.Text=='fields') then --fields
      monoform_EnumFields(node, false)
    elseif (node.Level>=3) and (node.Text=='methods') then --methods
      monoform_EnumMethods(node)
    elseif (node.Level>=3) and (node.Text=='base class') then 
      if (monoForm.autoExpanding==nil) or (monoForm.autoExpanding==false) then
        local klass = node.Data
        if (klass ~= 0) then
          local classname=mono_class_getName(klass)
          local namespace=mono_class_getNamespace(klass)
          local fqname=mono_class_getFullName(klass)
          monoform_AddClass(node, klass, namespace, classname, fqname)
        end
      else
        allow=false --don't auto expand the base classes
      end
    end

  end

  return allow
end


function mono_TVCollapsing(sender, node)
  local allow=true

  return allow
end

function monoform_miFindNextClick(sender)
  --repeat the last scan
  monoForm.FindDialog.OnFind(sender)
end


function monoform_FindDialogFindClass(sender)
  local texttofind=string.lower(monoForm.FindDialog.FindText)
  local tv=monoForm.TV
  local i=0
  local startindex=0
  local expandnodes=string.find(monoForm.FindDialog.Options, 'frEntireScope')
  
  if tv.Selected~=nil then
    startindex=tv.Selected.AbsoluteIndex+1
  end
  
  i=startindex
  
  tv.beginUpdate()
  while i<tv.Items.Count do
    local node=tv.Items[i]
    if (node.Level==2) then
      local text=string.lower(node.Text)
      if text:find(texttofind) then
        tv.Selected=node  
        monoForm.miFindNext.Enabled=true
        break;
      end
    end

    if expandnodes and (node.Level<2) then
      node.Expand(false)
    end
    
    i=i+1    
  end
  
  tv.endUpdate()

  
  
end

function monoform_FindDialogFind(sender)
  local texttofind=string.lower(monoForm.FindDialog.FindText)
  local tv=monoForm.TV
  local startindex=0

  if tv.Selected~=nil then
    startindex=tv.Selected.AbsoluteIndex+1
  end


  local i


  if string.find(monoForm.FindDialog.Options, 'frEntireScope') then
    --deep scan
    tv.beginUpdate()
    i=startindex
    while i<tv.Items.Count do
      local node=monoForm.TV.items[i]
      local text=string.lower(node.Text)

      if string.find(text, texttofind)~=nil then
          --found it
        tv.Selected=node
        monoForm.miFindNext.Enabled=true
        break
      end
      
      if node.HasChildren then
        node.Expand(false)
      end

      i=i+1
    end

    tv.endUpdate()
  else
    --just the already scanned stuff
    for i=startindex, tv.Items.Count-1 do
      local node=monoForm.TV.items[i]
      local text=string.lower(node.Text)

      if string.find(text, texttofind)~=nil then
          --found it
        tv.Selected=node
        monoForm.miFindNext.Enabled=true
        return
      end
    end
  end



end

function monoform_miFindClassClick(sender)
  --print("findclass click");
  monoForm.FindDialog.OnFind=monoform_FindDialogFindClass
  monoForm.FindDialog.execute()
end


function monoform_miFindClick(sender)
  --print("find click");
  monoForm.FindDialog.OnFind=monoform_FindDialogFind
  monoForm.FindDialog.execute()
end


function monoform_miExpandAllClick(sender)
  if messageDialog(translate("Are you sure you wish to expand the whole tree? This can take a while and Cheat Engine may look like it has crashed (It has not)"), mtConfirmation, mbYes, mbNo)==mrYes then
    monoForm.TV.beginUpdate()
    monoForm.autoExpanding=true --special feature where a base object can contain extra lua variables
    monoForm.TV.fullExpand()
    monoForm.autoExpanding=false
    monoForm.TV.endUpdate()
  end
end

function monoform_miSaveClick(sender)
  if monoForm.SaveDialog.execute() then
    monoForm.TV.saveToFile(monoForm.SaveDialog.Filename)
  end
end



function mono_dissect()
  --shows a form with a treeview that holds all the data nicely formatted.
  --only fetches the data when requested
  if (monopipe==nil)  then
    LaunchMonoDataCollector()
  end
  
  if (monoForm==nil) then
    monoForm=createFormFromFile(getAutorunPath()..'forms'..pathsep..'MonoDataCollector.frm')
    if monoSettings.Value["ShowMethodParameters"]~=nil then
      if monoSettings.Value["ShowMethodParameters"]=='' then
        monoForm.miShowMethodParameters.Checked=true
      else
        monoForm.miShowMethodParameters.Checked=monoSettings.Value["ShowMethodParameters"]=='1'
      end
    else
      monoForm.miShowMethodParameters.Checked=true
    end
  end

  monoForm.OnDestroy=function(s)
    if monoSettings then
      monoSettings.Value['monoform.x']=s.left
      monoSettings.Value['monoform.y']=s.top
      monoSettings.Value['monoform.width']=s.width
      monoSettings.Value['monoform.height']=s.height  
    end
  end

  local newx=tonumber(monoSettings.Value['monoform.x'])
  local newy=tonumber(monoSettings.Value['monoform.y'])
  local newwidth=tonumber(monoSettings.Value['monoform.width'])
  local newheight=tonumber(monoSettings.Value['monoform.height']) 
  
  if (newx and newx>getWorkAreaWidth()) then newx=nil end --make sure it stays within the workable area
  if (newy and newy>getWorkAreaHeight()) then newy=nil end
  
  if newx and newy then monoForm.left=newx end
  if newx and newy then monoForm.top=newy end
  if newx and newy and newwidth then monoForm.width=newwidth end
  if newx and newy and newheight then monoForm.height=newheight end
 
  
  monoForm.show()

  monoForm.TV.Items.clear()

  local domains=mono_enumDomains()
  local i

  if (domains~=nil) then
    for i=1, #domains do
      n=monoForm.TV.Items.add(string.format("%x", domains[i]))
      n.Data=domains[i]
      monoForm.TV.Items[i-1].HasChildren=true
    end
  end

end

function miMonoActivateClick(sender)
  if libmono.monopipes[getCurrentThreadID()] then
    if isKeyPressed(VK_CONTROL) then
      pcall(function()        
        libmono.monopipe.writeByte(MONOCMD_TERMINATE)        
        libmono.terminate()
        MainForm.miMonoActivate.Checked=false
      end)
      --print('dll ejected')
    else      
      libmono.terminate()
      MainForm.miMonoActivate.Checked=false
    end
    
    libmono.ProcessID=nil
    mono_AttachedProcess=nil 
  else      
    libmono.abort=false
    if (LaunchMonoDataCollector()==0) or (libmono.monopipe==nil) then 
      MainForm.miMonoActivate.Checked=false    
      showMessage(translate("Failure to launch"))
    end
  end
end

function miMonoDissectClick(sender)
  mono_dissect()
end





function mono_setMonoMenuItem(usesmono, usesdotnet)
 
  --print("mono_setMonoMenuItem ")
  --if usesmono then print("usesmono") end
  --if usesdotnet then print("usesdotnet") end
  
  if usesmono or usesdotnet then
    --create a menu item if needed
    
    
    if (miMonoTopMenuItem==nil) then
      local mfm=MainForm.Menu
      
      if mfm then
        local mi
        miMonoTopMenuItem=createMenuItem(MainForm)
       
        mfm.Items.insert(mfm.Items.Count-1, miMonoTopMenuItem) --add it before help

        mi=createMenuItem(MainForm)
        mi.Caption=translate("Activate mono features")
        mi.OnClick=miMonoActivateClick
        mi.Name='miMonoActivate'
        miMonoTopMenuItem.Add(mi)

        mi=createMenuItem(MainForm)
        mi.Caption=translate("Dissect mono")
        mi.Shortcut="Ctrl+Alt+M"
        mi.OnClick=miMonoDissectClick
        mi.Name='miMonoDissect'
        miMonoTopMenuItem.Add(mi)
        
        mi=createMenuItem(MainForm)
        mi.Caption="-" 
        mi.Name="miDotNetSeperator"
        miMonoTopMenuItem.Add(mi)        
        
        mi=createMenuItem(MainForm)
        mi.Caption=translate(".Net Info")
        mi.Shortcut="Ctrl+Alt+N"
        mi.OnClick=miDotNetInfoClick
        mi.Name='miDotNetInfo'
        miMonoTopMenuItem.Add(mi)        
        
        
        miMonoTopMenuItem.OnClick=function(s)
          MainForm.miMonoActivate.Checked=monopipe~=nil
        end
      end
    end
    
    if miMonoTopMenuItem then
      MainForm.miMonoActivate.Visible=true
      MainForm.miMonoDissect.Visible=true
      MainForm.miDotNetSeperator.Visible=true
        
      if usesmono and not usesdotnet then
        miMonoTopMenuItem.Caption=translate("Mono")
      elseif usesdotnet and not usesmono then  
        miMonoTopMenuItem.Caption=translate(".Net")
        MainForm.miMonoActivate.Visible=false
        MainForm.miMonoDissect.Visible=false      
        MainForm.miDotNetSeperator.Visible=false
      else
        miMonoTopMenuItem.Caption=translate("Mono/.Net")     
      end
    end

    
  end
  
  if (not usesmono) and (not usesdotnet) then  
    --destroy the menu item if needed
    if miMonoTopMenuItem~=nil then
      MainForm.miMonoDissect.destroy() --clean up the onclick handler
      MainForm.miMonoActivate.destroy()  --clean up the onclick handler
      
      miMonoTopMenuItem.destroy() --also destroys the subitems as they are owned by this menuitem
      miMonoTopMenuItem=nil
    end

    if monopipe~=nil then
      libmono.monopipe.destroy()
      monopipe=nil

      if mono_AddressLookupID~=nil then
        unregisterAddressLookupCallback(mono_AddressLookupID)
        mono_AddressLookupID=nil
      end


      if mono_SymbolLookupID~=nil then
        unregisterSymbolLookupCallback(mono_SymbolLookupID)
        mono_SymbolLookupID=nil
      end

    end
  else
    --update the menu visibility
    
    
  end
end

function mono_checkifmonoanyhow(t)
  while t.Terminated==false do
    local r=getAddressSafe('mono_thread_attach',false,true)
    local r2=getAddressSafe('il2cpp_thread_attach',false,true)
    
    if (r~=nil) or (r2~=nil) then
      --print("thread_checkifmonoanyhow found the mono_thread_attach export")
      thread_checkifmonoanyhow=nil
      synchronize(mono_setMonoMenuItem, true)
      return
    end
    sleep(2000)
  end
end




function mono_OpenProcessMT()
 -- print("mono_OpenProcessMT")
  --enumModules is faster than getAddress at OpenProcess time (No waiting for all symbols to be loaded first)
  local usesmono=false
  local usesdotnet=false
  local m=enumModules()
  local i
  for i=1, #m do
   -- print(m[i].Name)
    if (m[i].Name=='mono.dll') or (string.sub(m[i].Name,1,5)=='mono-') or (string.sub(m[i].Name,1,7)=='libmono') or (string.sub(m[i].Name,1,9)=='libil2cpp') or (m[i].Name=='GameAssembly.dll') or (m[i].Name=='UnityPlayer.dll')  then
      usesmono=true
    end   
    
    
    if (m[i].Name=='clr.dll') or (m[i].Name=='coreclr.dll') or (m[i].Name=='clrjit.dll') then
      usesdotnet=true
    end    
  end
  
  synchronize(function()
    mono_setMonoMenuItem(usesmono, usesdotnet)
  end)
  
  if (usesmono==false) and (getOperatingSystem()==1) and (thread_checkifmonoanyhow==nil) then
    thread_checkifmonoanyhow=createThread(mono_checkifmonoanyhow)
  end  
  

  if (monopipe~=nil) and (libmono.ProcessID~=getOpenedProcessID()) then
    --different process
    synchronize(function()
      if libmono.monopipes[getCurrentThreadID()] then
        libmono.monopipes[getCurrentThreadID()].destroy()
        libmono.monopipes[getCurrentThreadID()]=nil
      end
      monopipe=nil

      if mono_AddressLookupID~=nil then
        unregisterAddressLookupCallback(mono_AddressLookupID)
        mono_AddressLookupID=nil
      end


      if mono_SymbolLookupID~=nil then
        unregisterSymbolLookupCallback(mono_SymbolLookupID)
        mono_SymbolLookupID=nil
      end

      if mono_StructureNameLookupID~=nil then
        unregisterStructureNameLookup(mono_StructureNameLookupID)
        mono_StructureNameLookupID=nil
      end

      if mono_StructureDissectOverrideID~=nil then
        unregisterStructureDissectOverride(mono_StructureDissectOverrideID)
        mono_StructureDissectOverrideID=nil
      end
    end)
  end

end

function mono_OnProcessOpened(processid, processhandle, caption)
  --call the original onOpenProcess if there was one
  if mono_OldOnProcessOpened~=nil then
    mono_OldOnProcessOpened(processid, processhandle, caption)
  end
  
  if mono_OpenProcessMTThread==nil then --don't bother if it exists
    mono_OpenProcessMTThread=createThread(function(t)       
      t.Name='mono_OpenProcessMT'
      --print("mono_OpenProcessMTThread")
      mono_OpenProcessMT(t)
      mono_OpenProcessMTThread=nil
      --print("mono_OpenProcessMTThread finished")
    end)  
  end

  
end

function monoAA_USEMONO(parameters, syntaxcheckonly)
  --called whenever an auto assembler script encounters the USEMONO() line
  --the value you return will be placed instead of the given line
  --In this case, returning a empty string is fine
  --Special behaviour: Returning nil, with a secondary parameter being a string, will raise an exception on the auto assembler with that string

  --another example:
  --return parameters..":\nnop\nnop\nnop\n"
  --you'd then call it using usemono(00400500) for example

  if (syntaxcheckonly==false) and (LaunchMonoDataCollector()==0) then
    return nil,translate("The mono handler failed to initialize")
  end

  return "" --return an empty string (removes it from the internal aa assemble list)
end

function monoAA_FINDMONOMETHOD(parameters, syntaxcheckonly)
  --called whenever an auto assembler script encounters the MONOMETHOD() line

  --parameters: name, fullmethodnamestring
  --turns into a define that sets up name as an address to this method

  local name, fullmethodnamestring, namespace, classname, methodname, methodaddress
  local c,d,e

  --parse the parameters
  c=string.find(parameters,",")
  if c~=nil then
    name=string.sub(parameters, 1,c-1)

    fullmethodnamestring=string.sub(parameters, c+1, #parameters)
    c=string.find(fullmethodnamestring,":")
    if (c~=nil) then
      namespace=string.sub(fullmethodnamestring, 1,c-1)
    else
      namespace='';
    end

    d=string.find(fullmethodnamestring,":",c)
    if (d~=nil) then
      e=string.find(fullmethodnamestring,":",d+1)
      if e~=nil then
        classname=string.sub(fullmethodnamestring, c+1, e-1)
        methodname=string.sub(fullmethodnamestring, e+1, #fullmethodnamestring)
      else
        return nil,translate("Invalid parameters (Methodname could not be determined)")
      end
    else
      return nil,translate("Invalid parameters (Classname could not be determined)")
    end
  else
    return nil,translate("Invalid parameters (name could not be determined)")
  end


  classname=classname:match "^%s*(.-)%s*$" --trim
  methodname=methodname:match "^%s*(.-)%s*$" --trim


  if syntaxcheckonly then
    return "define("..name..",00000000)"
  end

  if (monopipe==nil) or (libmono.monopipe.Connected==false) then
    LaunchMonoDataCollector()
  end

  if (monopipe==nil) or (libmono.monopipe.Connected==false) then
    return nil,translate("The mono handler failed to initialize")
  end


  local method=mono_findMethod(namespace, classname, methodname)
  if (method==0) then
    return nil,fullmethodnamestring..translate(" could not be found")
  end

  methodaddress=mono_compile_method(method)
  if (methodaddress==0) then
    return nil,fullmethodnamestring..translate(" could not be jitted")
  end


  local result="define("..name..","..string.format("%x", methodaddress)..")"

 -- showMessage(result)

  return result
end

function monoform_getStructMap()
  -- TODO: bug check for getStructureCount which does not return value correctly in older CE
  local structmap={}
  local n=getStructureCount()
  if n==nil then
    showMessage(translate("Sorry this feature does not work yet.  getStructureCount needs patching first."))
    return nil
  end
  local fillChildStruct = function (struct, structmap) 
    local i, e, s
    if struct==nil then return end
    for i=0, struct.Count-1 do
      e = struct.Element
      if e.Vartype == vtPointer then
        s = e.ChildStruct
        if s~=nil then fillChildStruct(s, structmap) end
      end      
    end
  end
  for i=0, n-1 do
    local s = getStructure(i)
    structmap[s.Name]=s
    fillChildStruct(s, structmap)
  end
  return structmap
end

function mono_purgeDuplicateGlobalStructures()
  local smap = monoform_getStructMap()
  local n=getStructureCount()
  local slist = {}
  for i=0, n-1 do
    local s1 = getStructure(i)
    local s2 = smap[s1.Name]
    if s1 ~= s2 then
       slist[s1.Name] = s1
    end
  end
  local name
  local s
  for name, s in pairs(slist) do
    print(translate("Removing ")..name)
    structure_removeFromGlobalStructureList(s)
  end
end

function mono_reloadGlobalStructures(imagename)
  local smap = monoform_getStructMap()
  local classmap = {}
  local staticmap = {}
  local arraymap = {}
  local imageclasses = {}
  
  local i, j
  local fqclass, caddr
  local assemblies=mono_enumAssemblies()
  for i=1, #assemblies do
    local image=mono_getImageFromAssembly(assemblies[i])
    local iname=mono_image_get_name(image)
    if imagename==nil or imagename==iname then
      local classes=mono_image_enumClasses(image)
      
      -- purge classes
      for j=1, #classes do
        local fqclass = monoform_getfqclassname(classes[j].class, false)
        local s = smap[fqclass]
        if s ~= nil then
          structure_removeFromGlobalStructureList(s)
          classmap[fqclass] = classes[j].class
        end
        s = smap[fqclass..'[]']
        if s ~= nil then
          structure_removeFromGlobalStructureList(s)
          arraymap[fqclass..'[]'] = classes[j].class
        end
        -- check for static section
        fqclass = fqclass..'.Static'
        s = smap[fqclass]
        if s ~= nil then
          structure_removeFromGlobalStructureList(s)
          staticmap[fqclass] = classes[j].class
        end
      end
      
      -- if order function given, sort by it by passing the table and keys a, b, otherwise just sort the keys 
      local spairs = function(t, order)
          local keys = {}
          for k in pairs(t) do keys[#keys+1] = k end
          if order then
              table.sort(keys, function(a,b) return order(t, a, b) end)
          else
              table.sort(keys)
          end
          local i = 0
          return function() -- return the iterator function
              i = i + 1
              if keys[i] then
                  return keys[i], t[keys[i]]
              end
          end
      end
      local merge=function(...)
          local i,k,v
          local result={}
          i=1
          while true do
              local args = select(i,...)
              if args==nil then break end
              for k,v in pairs(args) do result[k]=v end
              i=i+1
          end
          return result
      end
      for fqclass, caddr in spairs(merge(classmap, arraymap, staticmap)) do
        s = createStructure(fqclass)
        structure_addToGlobalStructureList(s)
        smap[fqclass] = s
      end
    end
  end
  for fqclass, caddr in pairs(classmap) do
    print(translate("Reloading Structure ")..fqclass)
    monoform_exportStruct(caddr, fqclass, true, false, smap, false, true)
  end
  for fqclass, caddr in pairs(arraymap) do
    print(translate("Reloading Structure ")..fqclass)
    monoform_exportArrayStruct(nil, caddr, fqclass, true, false, smap, false, true)
  end
  for fqclass, caddr in pairs(staticmap) do
    print(translate("Reloading Structure ")..fqclass)
    monoform_exportStruct(caddr, fqclass, true, true, smap, false, true)
  end
end


function monoform_escapename(value)
  if value~=nil then
    return value:gsub("([^A-Za-z0-9%+%.,_$`<>%[%]])", "")
  end
  return nil
end

function monoform_getfqclassname(caddr, static)
  if (caddr==nil or caddr==0) then return nil end
  --local classname=mono_class_getName(caddr)
  --local namespace=mono_class_getNamespace(caddr)
  local classname=mono_class_getFullName(caddr)
  local namespace=nil
  local fqclass = monoform_escapename(classname)
  if fqclass==nil or string.len(fqclass) == 0 then
    return nil
  end
  if namespace~=nil and string.len(namespace) ~= 0 then
    fqclass = namespace.."."..fqclass
  end
  if static then
     fqclass = fqclass..".Static"
  end
  return fqclass
end

function monoform_exportStruct(caddr, typename, recursive, static, structmap, makeglobal, reload)
  --print('monoform_exportStruct')
  local fqclass = monoform_getfqclassname(caddr, static)
  if typename==nil then
    typename = fqclass
  end
  if typename == nil then
    return nil
  end
  -- check if existing. exit early if already present
  local s = structmap[typename]
  if s == nil then
    -- print("Creating Structure "..typename)
    s = createStructure(typename)
    structmap[typename] = s  
    if makeglobal then 
      structure_addToGlobalStructureList(s)
    end
  else
    if not reload==true then 
      return s
    end
    -- TODO: cannot clear fields here but would like to
  end
  makeglobal = false
  return monoform_exportStructInternal(s, caddr, recursive, static, structmap, makeglobal)
end

mono_StringStruct=nil
  
function monoform_addPointerStructure(parentstructure, thiselement, field, recursive, static, structmap, loopnumber)
  --This function will add sub-strutures to the fields that are c Pointers
  --to disable, set " monoSettings.Value["MaxPointerChildStructs"] = "" "
  assert(field.monotype==MONO_TYPE_PTR, 'Error: WAIT! How did I end up here!?')
  local kls = mono_field_getClass(field.field)
  if not kls or not readPointer(kls) then return end
  kls = mono_class_get_type(kls)
  kls = mono_type_get_ptr_type(kls)
  if not kls or not readPointer(kls) then return end
  local pat = mono_type_get_type(kls)
  kls = mono_type_get_class(kls)
  kls = pat==MONO_TYPE_GENERICINST and mono_class_getParent(kls) or kls
  if not kls or not readPointer(kls) then return end
  local subflds = mono_class_enumFields(kls,1)
  if #subflds==0 then return end
  local subofst; -- the offset of very first non-static, non-const field needs to be subtracted from similar fields
  for k,v in ipairs(subflds) do
    if not v.isStatic and not v.isConst then
      subofst = subofst or v.offset
      break
    end
  end
  local structure = createStructure("")
  monoform_exportStructInternal(structure, kls, recursive, static, structmap, nil, subofst, loopnumber-1)
  print(structure.Count, field.name)
  if structure.Count > 0 then
    thiselement.ChildStruct = structure
    thiselement.ChildStructStart = 0
  else
    structure.destroy()
  end
  --print(#subflds, subflds[1].offset,mono_class_getFullName(kls), mono_class_getFullName(mono_field_getClass(field.field)))
end

function monoform_exportStructInternal(s, caddr, recursive, static, structmap, makeglobal, minusoffset, loopnumber)
  --print("monoform_exportStructInternal")
  if not(tonumber(monoSettings.Value["MaxPointerChildStructs"])) then
    monoSettings.Value["MaxPointerChildStructs"] = "2"
  end

  if (caddr==0) or (caddr==nil) then return nil end

  local className = mono_class_getFullName(caddr)
  --print('Populating '..className)

  if string.sub(className,-2)=='[]' then
    local elemtype = mono_class_getArrayElementClass(caddr)
    return monoform_exportArrayStructInternal(s, caddr, elemtype, recursive, structmap, makeglobal, true)
  end
  minusoffset = minusoffset or 0

  local hasStatic = false
  s.beginUpdate()
  pcall(function()
    local fields=mono_class_enumFields(caddr,true,true)
    local str -- string struct
    local childstructs = {}
    local i
    --print(#fields)
    for i=1, #fields do
      hasStatic = hasStatic or fields[i].isStatic

      if fields[i].isStatic==static and not fields[i].isConst then
        local e=s.addElement()
        local ft = fields[i].monotype
        local fieldname = monoform_escapename(fields[i].name)
        if fieldname~=nil then
          e.Name=fieldname
        end
        e.Offset=fields[i].offset - minusoffset
        
        local class=mono_field_getClass( fields[i].field )
        
        e.Vartype=mono_class_isEnum(class) and vtDword or monoTypeToVarType(ft)
        
        if e.Vartype==vtPointer then          
          local namespace=mono_class_getNamespace(class)
          if namespace~='' then
            namespace=namespace..'.'
          end
          e.ChildClassName=namespace..mono_class_getName(class)
        end
        --print(string.format("  Field: %d: %d: %d: %s", e.Offset, e.Vartype, ft, fieldname))

        loopnumber = loopnumber or tonumber(monoSettings.Value["MaxPointerChildStructs"])
        if ft==MONO_TYPE_STRING or ft==MONO_TYPE_CHAR then
          --e.Vartype=vtUnicodeString
          e.Bytesize = 999
        elseif ft == MONO_TYPE_PTR and loopnumber > 0 then
          monoform_addPointerStructure(s, e, fields[i], recursive, static, structmap, loopnumber)
        end

      end
    end
  end)
  s.endUpdate()
  return s
end

function monoform_exportArrayStruct(arraytype, elemtype, typename, recursive, static, structmap, makeglobal, reload)
  local acs=nil
  if typename~=nil then
    acs = structmap[typename]
    if acs==nil and arraytype~=nil then
      acs = monoform_exportStruct(arraytype, typename, recursive, false, structmap, makeglobal)
      reload = true
    end
  end
  return monoform_exportArrayStructInternal(acs, arraytype, elemtype, recursive, structmap, makeglobal, reload)  
end

function mono_structfields_getStartOffset(fields)
  --this function get the first non-static, non-const field and gets its offset to subtract from all the offsets of fields
  --this is done since structs as a memeber element in a class are not pointers, rather simple values!
  for k,v in pairs(fields) do
    if not(v.isConst) and not(v.isStatic) then
      return v.offset
    end
  end
end

function monoform_addCSStructElements(structure, klass, parentstructname, offsetInStructure, prename, postname, preklassName, postClassName)
  parentstructname = type(parentstructname)=='string' and #parentstructname>0 and parentstructname..'.' or ''
  offsetInStructure = tonumber(offsetInStructure) or 0 --for arrays of the same struct
  prename = prename or "" --the text to add before the name of the element
  postname = postname or "" --text to add after the name of the element
  preklassName = preklassName or "" --the text to add before the klassname (in paranthesis) of the element
  postklassName = postklassName or "" --text to add after the klassname (in paranthesis) of the element

  local subfield = mono_class_enumFields(klass)
  local suboffset = mono_structfields_getStartOffset(subfield)
  if not suboffset then
    suboffset = targetIs64Bit() and 0x10 or 0x8
  end
  for k,v in pairs(subfield) do
    if not(v.isConst) and not(v.isStatic) then
      local fieldClass = mono_field_getClass( v.field )
      local klsname = mono_class_getName(fieldClass)
      local eloffset = offsetInStructure+v.offset-suboffset
      if mono_class_isStruct(fieldClass) then
        monoform_addCSStructElements(structure, fieldClass, v.name, eloffset, prename, postname, klsname..'.')
      else
        local nm = v.name..'('..preklassName..klsname..postklassName..')'
        local ce=structure.addElement()
        ce.Name=string.format("%s%s%s",prename,parentstructname..nm,postname)
        ce.Offset=eloffset
        ce.Vartype= mono_class_isEnum(fieldClass) and vtDword or monoTypeToVarType( v.monotype ) --vtPointer
        if ce.Vartype == vtDword then
          ce.DisplayMethod = 'dtSignedInteger'
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

function monoform_exportArrayStructInternal(acs, arraytype, elemtype, recursive, structmap, makeglobal, reload)
  --print("monoform_exportArrayStructInternal")
  --print(fu(arraytype),mono_class_getFullName(arraytype))
  if acs~=nil then
    cs = monoform_exportStruct(elemtype, nil, recursive, false, structmap, makeglobal)
    if cs~=nil and reload then
      structure_beginUpdate(acs)
      local ce=acs.addElement()
      ce.Name='Count'
      if targetIs64Bit() then
        ce.Offset=0x18
      else
        ce.Offset=0xC
      end
      ce.Vartype=vtDword
      ce.setChildStruct(cs)

      local j
      local psize = arraytype and mono_array_element_size(arraytype) or nil
      psize = psize and psize or (targetIs64Bit() and 8 or 4)

      local start
      if targetIs64Bit() then
        start=0x20
      else
        start=0x10
      end
      local elementkls = mono_class_getArrayElementClass(arraytype)
      local elementmonotype = mono_type_get_type(mono_class_get_type(elementkls))
      local isStruct = mono_class_isStruct(elementkls)      
      local isEnum = mono_class_isEnum(elementkls)
      
      if isStruct  then
         --print("yep, a struct")
         
         for j=0, 9 do -- Arbitrarily add 10 elements
           monoform_addCSStructElements(acs, elementkls, "", j*psize+start, '['..j..']', "")
         end
      else
        for j=0, 9 do -- Arbitrarily add 10 elements
          ce=acs.addElement()
          ce.Name=string.format("[%d]%s",j,mono_class_getName(elementkls))
          ce.Offset=j*psize+start
          ce.Vartype=isEnum and vtDword or monoTypeToVarType( elementmonotype ) --vtPointer
          if ce.Vartype == vtDword then
            ce.DisplayMethod = 'dtSignedInteger'
          end
        end
      end
      structure_endUpdate(acs)
    end
  end
  return acs
end

function monoAA_GETMONOSTRUCT(parameters, syntaxcheckonly)
  --called whenever an auto assembler script encounters the GETMONOSTRUCT() line

  --parameters: classname or classname,namespace:classname  (or classname,classname)

  --turns into a struct define

  local c,name,classname,namespace

  c=string.find(parameters,",")
  if c==nil then
    --just find this class
    name=parameters
    classname=parameters
    namespace=''
    --print("Format 1")
    --print("name="..name)
    --print("classname="..classname)
    --print("namespace="..namespace)

  else
    --this is a name,namespace:classname notation
    --print("Format 2")

    name=string.sub(parameters, 1, c-1)
    parameters=string.sub(parameters, c+1, #parameters)


    c=string.find(parameters,":")
    if (c~=nil) then
      namespace=string.sub(parameters, 1,c-1)

      classname=string.sub(parameters, c+1, #parameters)
    else
      namespace='';
      classname=parameters
    end

    --print("name="..name)
    --print("classname="..classname)
    --print("namespace="..namespace)

  end

  name=name:match "^%s*(.-)%s*$"
  classname=classname:match "^%s*(.-)%s*$"
  namespace=namespace:match "^%s*(.-)%s*$"

  local class=mono_findClass(namespace, classname)
  if (class==nil) or (class==0) then
    return nil,translate("The class ")..namespace..":"..classname..translate(" could not be found")
  end

  local fields=mono_class_enumFields(class)
  if (fields==nil) or (#fields==0) then
    return nil,namespace..":"..classname..translate(" has no fields")
  end


  local offsets={}
  local i
  for i=1, #fields do
    if (fields[i].offset~=0) and (not fields[i].isStatic) then
      offsets[fields[i].offset]=fields[i].name
    end
  end

  local sortedindex={}
  for c in pairs(offsets) do
    table.insert(sortedindex, c)
  end
  table.sort(sortedindex)

  local result="struct "..name.."\n"
  local fieldsize

  if #sortedindex>0 then
    fieldsize=sortedindex[1]-0;

    result=result.."vtable: resb "..fieldsize
  end

  result=result.."\n"


  for i=1, #sortedindex do
    local offset=sortedindex[i]



    local name=offsets[offset]
    result=result..name..": "
    if sortedindex[i+1]~=nil then
      fieldsize=sortedindex[i+1]-offset
    else
      --print("last one")
      fieldsize=1 --last one
    end

    result=result.." resb "..fieldsize.."\n"

  end  

  result=result.."ends\n"

  --showMessage(result)

  return result
end

function monoAA_GETMONOSTATICDATA(assemblyname, namespace, classname, symbolprefix, enable)
  --parameters: assemblyname = partial name match of assembly
  --            namespace = namespace of class (empty string if no namespace)
  --            classname = name of class
  --            symbolprefix = name of symbol prefix (sanitized classname used if nil)

  -- returns AA script for locating static data location for given structure
  if libmono.IL2CPP then return end
  
  local SYMCLASSNAME
  if assemblyname==nil or namespace==nil or classname==nil then
    return ''
  end
  if symbolprefix~=nil then
    SYMCLASSNAME = symbolprefix:gsub("[^A-Za-z0-9._]", "")
  else
    SYMCLASSNAME = classname:gsub("[^A-Za-z0-9._]", "")
  end
  -- Populates ###.Static and ###.Class where ### the symbol prefix
  local script_tmpl
  if enable then
    if targetIs64Bit() then
      script_tmpl = [===[
label($SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit)
label(classname)
label(namespace)
label(assemblyname)
label(status)
label(domain)
label(assembly)
label($SYMCLASSNAME$.Static)
label($SYMCLASSNAME$.Class)
alloc($SYMCLASSNAME$.threadstart, 2048, mono.mono_thread_attach)

registersymbol($SYMCLASSNAME$.Static)
registersymbol($SYMCLASSNAME$.Class)

$SYMCLASSNAME$.threadstart:
sub rsp,28

xor rax,rax
mov [$SYMCLASSNAME$.Class],rax
mov [$SYMCLASSNAME$.Static],rax

call mono.mono_get_root_domain
cmp rax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit
mov [domain],rax

mov rcx,[domain]
call mono.mono_thread_attach

mov rcx,assemblyname
mov rdx,status
call mono.mono_assembly_load_with_partial_name
cmp rax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit

mov rcx,rax
call mono.mono_assembly_get_image
cmp rax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit
mov [assembly], rax

mov rcx,eax
mov rdx,namespace
mov r8,classname

call mono.mono_class_from_name_case
cmp rax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit
mov [$SYMCLASSNAME$.Class],rax

mov rcx,[domain]
mov rdx,rax
call mono.mono_class_vtable
cmp rax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit

mov rcx,rax
call mono.mono_vtable_get_static_field_data

mov [$SYMCLASSNAME$.Static],rax
jmp $SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Data section
$SYMCLASSNAME$.Static:
dq 0
$SYMCLASSNAME$.Class:
dq 0
assemblyname:
db '$ASSEMBLYNAME$',0
namespace:
db '$NAMESPACE$',0
classname:
db '$CLASSNAME$',0
status:
dq 0
domain:
dq 0
assembly:
dq 0

$SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit:
add rsp,28
ret
createthread($SYMCLASSNAME$.threadstart)
]===]
    else
      script_tmpl = [===[
label($SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit)
label(classname)
label(namespace)
label(assemblyname)
label(status)
label(domain)
label(assembly)
label($SYMCLASSNAME$.Static)
label($SYMCLASSNAME$.Class)
alloc($SYMCLASSNAME$.threadstart, 2048)

registersymbol($SYMCLASSNAME$.Static)
registersymbol($SYMCLASSNAME$.Class)

$SYMCLASSNAME$.threadstart:
mov [$SYMCLASSNAME$.Class],0
mov [$SYMCLASSNAME$.Static],0

call mono.mono_get_root_domain
cmp eax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit
mov [domain],eax

push [domain]
call mono.mono_thread_attach
add esp,4

push status
push assemblyname
call mono.mono_assembly_load_with_partial_name
add esp,8
cmp eax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit

push eax
call mono.mono_assembly_get_image
add esp,4
cmp eax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit
mov [assembly], eax

push classname
push namespace
push eax
call mono.mono_class_from_name_case
add esp,C
cmp eax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit
mov [$SYMCLASSNAME$.Class],eax

push eax
push [domain]
call mono.mono_class_vtable
add esp,8
cmp eax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit

push eax
call mono.mono_vtable_get_static_field_data
add esp,4
mov [$SYMCLASSNAME$.Static],eax
jmp $SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Data section
$SYMCLASSNAME$.Static:
dd 0
$SYMCLASSNAME$.Class:
dd 0
assemblyname:
db '$ASSEMBLYNAME$',0
namespace:
db '$NAMESPACE$',0
classname:
db '$CLASSNAME$',0
status:
dd 0
domain:
dd 0
assembly:
dd 0
$SYMCLASSNAME$.threadexit:
ret
createthread($SYMCLASSNAME$.threadstart)
]===]
    end
  else
    script_tmpl = [===[
unregistersymbol($SYMCLASSNAME$.Static)
unregistersymbol($SYMCLASSNAME$.Class)
dealloc($SYMCLASSNAME$.threadstart)
]===]
  end
  return script_tmpl
         :gsub('($CLASSNAME$)', classname)
         :gsub('($SYMCLASSNAME$)', SYMCLASSNAME)
         :gsub('($NAMESPACE$)', namespace)
         :gsub('($ASSEMBLYNAME$)', assemblyname)
end

function monoAA_GETMONOSTATICFIELDDATA(assemblyname, namespace, classname, fieldname, symbolprefix, enable)
  --parameters: assemblyname = partial name match of assembly
  --            namespace = namespace of class (empty string if no namespace)
  --            classname = name of class
  --            fieldname = name of field
  --            symbolprefix = name of symbol prefix (sanitized classname used if nil)

  -- returns AA script for locating static data location for given structure
  if libmono.IL2CPP then return end  
  
  local SYMCLASSNAME
  if assemblyname==nil or namespace==nil or classname==nil or fieldname==nil then
    return ''
  end
  if symbolprefix~=nil then
    SYMCLASSNAME = symbolprefix:gsub("[^A-Za-z0-9._]", "")
  else
    SYMCLASSNAME = classname:gsub("[^A-Za-z0-9._]", "")
  end
  local SYMFIELDNAME = fieldname:gsub("[^A-Za-z0-9._]", "")
  
  -- Populates ###.Static and ###.Class where ### the symbol prefix
  local script_tmpl
  if enable then
    script_tmpl = [===[
label(classname)
label(namespace)
label(assemblyname)
label(fieldname)
label(status)
label(domain)
label(assembly)
label(field)
label($SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$)
label($SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$.threadexit)
alloc($SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$.threadstart, 2048)

registersymbol($SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$)

$SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$.threadstart:
mov [$SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$],0

call mono.mono_get_root_domain
cmp eax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$.threadexit
mov [domain],eax

push [domain]
call mono.mono_thread_attach
add esp,4

push status
push assemblyname
call mono.mono_assembly_load_with_partial_name
add esp,8
cmp eax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$.threadexit

push eax
call mono.mono_assembly_get_image
add esp,4
cmp eax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$.threadexit
mov [assembly], eax

push classname
push namespace
push eax
call mono.mono_class_from_name_case
add esp,C
cmp eax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$.threadexit
push fieldname
push eax
call mono.mono_class_get_field_from_name
add esp,8
cmp eax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$.threadexit
mov [field], eax
push eax
call mono.mono_field_get_parent
add esp,4
cmp eax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$.threadexit
push eax
push [domain]
call mono.mono_class_vtable
add esp,8
cmp eax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$.threadexit
push eax
call mono.mono_vtable_get_static_field_data
add esp,4
cmp eax,0
je $SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$.threadexit
push eax // save data on stack
push [field]
call mono.mono_field_get_offset
add esp,4
pop ebx // restore data
add eax,ebx
mov [$SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$],eax
jmp $SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$.threadexit
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Data section
$SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$:
dd 0
assemblyname:
db '$ASSEMBLYNAME$',0
namespace:
db '$NAMESPACE$',0
classname:
db '$CLASSNAME$',0
fieldname:
db '$FIELDNAME$',0
status:
dd 0
domain:
dd 0
assembly:
dd 0
field:
dd 0
$SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$.threadexit:
ret
createthread($SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$.threadstart)
]===]
  else
    script_tmpl = [===[
unregistersymbol($SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$)
dealloc($SYMCLASSNAME$.$SYMFIELDNAME$.threadstart)
]===]
  end
  return script_tmpl
         :gsub('($CLASSNAME$)', classname)
         :gsub('($SYMCLASSNAME$)', SYMCLASSNAME)
         :gsub('($FIELDNAME$)', fieldname)
         :gsub('($SYMFIELDNAME$)', SYMFIELDNAME)
         :gsub('($NAMESPACE$)', namespace)
         :gsub('($ASSEMBLYNAME$)', assemblyname)
end




function mono_initialize()
  --register a function to be called when a process is opened
  monoSettings=getSettings("MonoExtension")  
  if monoSettings['SkipSafetyCheck']=='' or monoSettings['SkipSafetyCheck']=='1' then
    mono_skipsafetycheck=true
  else
    mono_skipsafetycheck=false
  end
  
  if (mono_init1==nil) then
    mono_init1=true
    mono_OldOnProcessOpened=MainForm.OnProcessOpened
    MainForm.OnProcessOpened=mono_OnProcessOpened

    registerAutoAssemblerCommand("USEMONO", monoAA_USEMONO)
    registerAutoAssemblerCommand("FINDMONOMETHOD", monoAA_FINDMONOMETHOD)
    registerAutoAssemblerCommand("GETMONOSTRUCT", monoAA_GETMONOSTRUCT)


    registerEXETrainerFeature('Mono', function()
      local r={}
      r[1]={}
      r[1].PathToFile=getAutorunPath()..'monoscript.lua'
      r[1].RelativePath=[[autorun\]]

      r[2]={}
      r[2].PathToFile=getAutorunPath()..'forms'..pathsep..'MonoDataCollector.frm'
      r[2].RelativePath=[[autorun\]]..'forms'..pathsep

      if getOperatingSystem()==0 then
        r[3]={}
        r[3].PathToFile=getAutorunPath()..libfolder..pathsep..'MonoDataCollector32.dll'
        r[3].RelativePath=[[autorun\]]..libfolder..pathsep

        r[4]={}
        r[4].PathToFile=getAutorunPath()..libfolder..pathsep..'MonoDataCollector64.dll'
        r[4].RelativePath=[[autorun\]]..libfolder..pathsep
      else
        r[3]={}
        r[3].PathToFile=getAutorunPath()..libfolder..pathsep..'libMonoDataCollectorMac.dylib'
        r[3].RelativePath=[[autorun\]]..libfolder..pathsep
      end

      return r
    end)


  end
end


mono_initialize()