Save an initial version of rost.

30 files changed, 3518 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/Makefile.am b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/Makefile.am
index 67cf373..43e8ed2 100644
--- a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/Makefile.am
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ libpychrysaanalysis_la_LIBADD =				\
 	contents/libpychrysaanalysiscontents.la	\
 	db/libpychrysaanalysisdb.la				\
 	disass/libpychrysaanalysisdisass.la		\
+	scan/libpychrysaanalysisscan.la			\
 	storage/libpychrysaanalysisstorage.la	\
 	types/libpychrysaanalysistypes.la
 
@@ -31,4 +32,4 @@ devdir = $(includedir)/chrysalide/$(subdir)
 dev_HEADERS = $(libpychrysaanalysis_la_SOURCES:%c=)
 
 
-SUBDIRS = contents db disass storage types
+SUBDIRS = contents db disass scan storage types
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/Makefile.am b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80cfa8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libpychrysaanalysisscan.la
+
+libpychrysaanalysisscan_la_SOURCES =		\
+	constants.h constants.c					\
+	context.h context.c						\
+	expr.h expr.c							\
+	func.h func.c							\
+	module.h module.c						\
+	options.h options.c						\
+	scanner.h scanner.c						\
+	space.h space.c
+
+libpychrysaanalysisscan_la_LIBADD =			\
+	patterns/libpychrysaanalysisscanpatterns.la
+
+libpychrysaanalysisscan_la_CFLAGS = $(LIBPYTHON_CFLAGS) $(LIBPYGOBJECT_CFLAGS) $(TOOLKIT_CFLAGS) \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/src -DNO_IMPORT_PYGOBJECT
+
+
+devdir = $(includedir)/chrysalide/$(subdir)
+
+dev_HEADERS = $(libpychrysaanalysisscan_la_SOURCES:%c=)
+
+
+SUBDIRS = patterns
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/constants.c b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/constants.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87f3ae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/constants.c
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * constants.c - ajout des constantes de base pour les types
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#include "constants.h"
+
+
+#include <analysis/scan/expr.h>
+
+
+#include "../../helpers.h"
+
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : type = type dont le dictionnaire est à compléter.            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Définit les constantes relatives aux expressions de scan.    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : true en cas de succès de l'opération, false sinon.           *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool define_expression_value_type_constants(PyTypeObject *type)
+{
+    bool result;                            /* Bilan à retourner           */
+    PyObject *values;                       /* Groupe de valeurs à établir */
+
+    values = PyDict_New();
+
+    result = add_const_to_group(values, "BOOLEAN", EVT_BOOLEAN);
+    if (result) result = add_const_to_group(values, "INTEGER", EVT_INTEGER);
+    if (result) result = add_const_to_group(values, "STRING", EVT_STRING);
+    if (result) result = add_const_to_group(values, "REG_EXPR", EVT_REG_EXPR);
+    if (result) result = add_const_to_group(values, "COUNT", EVT_COUNT);
+    if (result) result = add_const_to_group(values, "PENDING", EVT_PENDING);
+    if (result) result = add_const_to_group(values, "UNRESOLVABLE", EVT_UNRESOLVABLE);
+
+    if (!result)
+    {
+        Py_DECREF(values);
+        goto exit;
+    }
+
+    result = attach_constants_group_to_type(type, false, "ExprValueType", values,
+                                            "Natural type equivalent to a given scan expression.");
+
+ exit:
+
+    return result;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : arg = argument quelconque à tenter de convertir.             *
+*                dst = destination des valeurs récupérées en cas de succès.   *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Tente de convertir en constante ExprValueType.               *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération, voire indications supplémentaires.     *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+int convert_to_expression_value_type(PyObject *arg, void *dst)
+{
+    int result;                             /* Bilan à retourner           */
+    unsigned long value;                    /* Valeur transcrite           */
+
+    result = PyObject_IsInstance(arg, (PyObject *)&PyLong_Type);
+
+    switch (result)
+    {
+        case -1:
+            /* L'exception est déjà fixée par Python */
+            result = 0;
+            break;
+
+        case 0:
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "unable to convert the provided argument to ExprValueType");
+            break;
+
+        case 1:
+            value = PyLong_AsUnsignedLong(arg);
+
+            if (value > EVT_COUNT)
+            {
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "invalid value for ExprValueType");
+                result = 0;
+            }
+
+            else
+                *((ExprValueType *)dst) = value;
+
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            assert(false);
+            break;
+
+    }
+
+    return result;
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/constants.h b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/constants.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65eb7bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/constants.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * constants.h - prototypes pour l'ajout des constantes de base pour les types
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_TYPES_CONSTANTS_H
+#define _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_TYPES_CONSTANTS_H
+
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+
+
+/* Définit les constantes relatives aux expressions de scan. */
+bool define_expression_value_type_constants(PyTypeObject *);
+
+/* Tente de convertir en constante ExprValueType. */
+int convert_to_expression_value_type(PyObject *, void *);
+
+
+
+#endif  /* _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_TYPES_CONSTANTS_H */
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/context.c b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/context.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b418ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/context.c
@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * context.c - équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/context.c"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#include "context.h"
+
+
+#include <pygobject.h>
+
+
+#include <i18n.h>
+#include <analysis/content.h>
+#include <analysis/scan/context-int.h>
+#include <analysis/scan/expr.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/access.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/helpers.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/content.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/expr.h>
+
+
+
+CREATE_DYN_CONSTRUCTOR(scan_context, G_TYPE_SCAN_CONTEXT);
+
+/* Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject. */
+static int py_scan_context_init(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+
+/* Indique si une correspondance globale a pu être établie. */
+static PyObject *py_scan_context_has_match_for_rule(PyObject *, PyObject *);
+
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self = objet à initialiser (théoriquement).                  *
+*                args = arguments fournis à l'appel.                          *
+*                kwds = arguments de type key=val fournis.                    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject.    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : 0.                                                           *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static int py_scan_context_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+    int ret;                                /* Bilan de lecture des args.  */
+
+#define SCAN_CONTEXT_DOC                                            \
+    "A ScanContext object tracks results of a run analysis process" \
+    " against binary contents.\n"                                   \
+    "\n"                                                            \
+    "Instances can be created using the following constructor:\n"   \
+    "\n"                                                            \
+    "    ScanContext()"
+
+    /* Récupération des paramètres */
+
+    ret = PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "");
+    if (!ret) return -1;
+
+    /* Initialisation d'un objet GLib */
+
+    ret = forward_pygobjet_init(self);
+    if (ret == -1) return -1;
+
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self = classe représentant un format.                        *
+*                args = arguments fournis à l'appel.                          *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Indique si une correspondance globale a pu être établie.     *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan final d'une analyse (False par défaut).                *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static PyObject *py_scan_context_has_match_for_rule(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *result;                       /* Contexte de suivi à renvoyer*/
+    const char *name;                       /* Désignation de règle        */
+    int ret;                                /* Bilan de lecture des args.  */
+    GScanContext *context;                  /* Contexte de suivi d'analyse */
+    bool matched;                           /* Bilan d'analyse à renvoyer  */
+
+#define SCAN_CONTEXT_HAS_MATCH_FOR_RULE_METHOD PYTHON_METHOD_DEF    \
+(                                                                   \
+    has_match_for_rule, "$self, name, /",                           \
+    METH_VARARGS, py_scan_context,                                  \
+    "Provide the match status for a given scan rule.\n"             \
+    "\n"                                                            \
+    "The *name* argument points to the registered rule to query.\n" \
+    "\n"                                                            \
+    "The method returns the scan final status as a boolean: *True*" \
+    " in case of match, *False* otherwise."                         \
+)
+
+    ret = PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &name);
+    if (!ret) return NULL;
+
+    context = G_SCAN_CONTEXT(pygobject_get(self));
+
+    matched = g_scan_context_has_match_for_rule(context, name);
+
+    result = matched ? Py_True : Py_False;
+    Py_INCREF(result);
+
+    return result;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser.        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Définition d'objet pour Python.                              *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+PyTypeObject *get_python_scan_context_type(void)
+{
+    static PyMethodDef py_scan_context_methods[] = {
+        SCAN_CONTEXT_HAS_MATCH_FOR_RULE_METHOD,
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyGetSetDef py_scan_context_getseters[] = {
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyTypeObject py_scan_context_type = {
+
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+
+        .tp_name        = "pychrysalide.analysis.scan.ScanContext",
+        .tp_basicsize   = sizeof(PyGObject),
+
+        .tp_flags       = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+
+        .tp_doc         = SCAN_CONTEXT_DOC,
+
+        .tp_methods     = py_scan_context_methods,
+        .tp_getset      = py_scan_context_getseters,
+
+        .tp_init        = py_scan_context_init,
+        .tp_new         = py_scan_context_new,
+
+    };
+
+    return &py_scan_context_type;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide.....scan.ScanContext.  *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool ensure_python_scan_context_is_registered(void)
+{
+    PyTypeObject *type;                     /* Type Python 'ScanContext'   */
+    PyObject *module;                       /* Module à recompléter        */
+    PyObject *dict;                         /* Dictionnaire du module      */
+
+    type = get_python_scan_context_type();
+
+    if (!PyType_HasFeature(type, Py_TPFLAGS_READY))
+    {
+        module = get_access_to_python_module("pychrysalide.analysis.scan");
+
+        dict = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+
+        if (!register_class_for_pygobject(dict, G_TYPE_SCAN_CONTEXT, type, &PyGObject_Type))
+            return false;
+
+    }
+
+    return true;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : arg = argument quelconque à tenter de convertir.             *
+*                dst = destination des valeurs récupérées en cas de succès.   *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Tente de convertir en contexte de suivi d'analyse.           *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération, voire indications supplémentaires.     *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+int convert_to_scan_context(PyObject *arg, void *dst)
+{
+    int result;                             /* Bilan à retourner           */
+
+    result = PyObject_IsInstance(arg, (PyObject *)get_python_scan_context_type());
+
+    switch (result)
+    {
+        case -1:
+            /* L'exception est déjà fixée par Python */
+            result = 0;
+            break;
+
+        case 0:
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "unable to convert the provided argument to scan context");
+            break;
+
+        case 1:
+            *((GScanContext **)dst) = G_SCAN_CONTEXT(pygobject_get(arg));
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            assert(false);
+            break;
+
+    }
+
+    return result;
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/context.h b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/context.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..477205b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/context.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * context.h - prototypes pour l'équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/context.h"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_CONTEXT_H
+#define _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_CONTEXT_H
+
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+
+
+/* Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser. */
+PyTypeObject *get_python_scan_context_type(void);
+
+/* Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide.analysis.scan.ScanContext'. */
+bool ensure_python_scan_context_is_registered(void);
+
+/* Tente de convertir en contexte de suivi d'analyse. */
+int convert_to_scan_context(PyObject *, void *);
+
+
+
+#endif  /* _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_CONTEXT_H */
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/expr.c b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/expr.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14d536f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/expr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,349 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * expr.c - équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/expr.c"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#include "expr.h"
+
+
+#include <pygobject.h>
+
+
+#include <i18n.h>
+#include <analysis/content.h>
+#include <analysis/scan/expr-int.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/access.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/helpers.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/content.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/glibext/comparison.h>
+
+
+#include "constants.h"
+
+
+
+/* Initialise la classe générique des expressions d'évaluation. */
+static void py_scan_expression_init_gclass(GScanExpressionClass *, gpointer);
+
+CREATE_DYN_ABSTRACT_CONSTRUCTOR(scan_expression, G_TYPE_SCAN_EXPRESSION, py_scan_expression_init_gclass);
+
+/* Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject. */
+static int py_scan_expression_init(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+
+/* Réalise une comparaison entre objets selon un critère précis. */
+static bool py_scan_expression_compare_rich_wrapper(const GScanExpression *, const GScanExpression *, RichCmpOperation, bool *);
+
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : class  = classe à initialiser.                               *
+*                unused = données non utilisées ici.                          *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Initialise la classe générique des expressions d'évaluation. *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static void py_scan_expression_init_gclass(GScanExpressionClass *class, gpointer unused)
+{
+    class->cmp_rich = py_scan_expression_compare_rich_wrapper;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self = objet à initialiser (théoriquement).                  *
+*                args = arguments fournis à l'appel.                          *
+*                kwds = arguments de type key=val fournis.                    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject.    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : 0.                                                           *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static int py_scan_expression_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+    ExprValueType vtype;                    /* Type de valeur représentée  */
+    int ret;                                /* Bilan de lecture des args.  */
+    GScanExpression *expr;                  /* Création GLib à transmettre */
+
+    static char *kwlist[] = { "vtype", NULL };
+
+#define SCAN_EXPRESSION_DOC                                             \
+    "A ScanExpression is an abstract object which defines an expression"\
+    " involved in data matching when running a scan.\n"                 \
+    "\n"                                                                \
+    "Calls to the *__init__* constructor of this abstract object expect"\
+    " the following arguments as keyword parameters:\n"                 \
+    "* *vtype*: type of the value carried by the expression, as a"      \
+    " pychrysalide.analysis.scan.ScanExpression.ExprValueType value."   \
+    "\n"                                                                \
+    "The following methods have to be defined for new classes:\n"       \
+    "* pychrysalide.analysis.scan.ScanExpression._cmp_rich().\n"
+
+    /* Récupération des paramètres */
+
+    ret = PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "O&", kwlist, convert_to_expression_value_type, &vtype);
+    if (!ret) return -1;
+
+    /* Initialisation d'un objet GLib */
+
+    ret = forward_pygobjet_init(self);
+    if (ret == -1) return -1;
+
+    /* Eléments de base */
+
+    expr = G_SCAN_EXPRESSION(pygobject_get(self));
+
+    if (!g_scan_expression_create(expr, vtype))
+    {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, _("Unable to create scan expression."));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : item   = premier objet à cnsulter pour une comparaison.      *
+*                other  = second objet à cnsulter pour une comparaison.       *
+*                op     = opération de comparaison à réaliser.                *
+*                status = bilan des opérations de comparaison. [OUT]          *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Réalise une comparaison entre objets selon un critère précis.*
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : true si la comparaison a pu être effectuée, false sinon.     *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static bool py_scan_expression_compare_rich_wrapper(const GScanExpression *item, const GScanExpression *other, RichCmpOperation op, bool *status)
+{
+    bool result;                            /* Etat à retourner            */
+    PyGILState_STATE gstate;                /* Sauvegarde d'environnement  */
+    PyObject *pyobj;                        /* Objet Python concerné       */
+    PyObject *args;                         /* Arguments pour l'appel      */
+    PyObject *pyret;                        /* Bilan de consultation       */
+    int ret;                                /* Bilan d'une conversion      */
+
+#define SCAN_EXPRESSION_CMP_RICH_WRAPPER PYTHON_WRAPPER_DEF             \
+(                                                                       \
+    _cmp_rich, "$self, other, op, /",                                   \
+    METH_VARARGS,                                                       \
+    "Abstract method used to compare the expression against another"    \
+    " one.\n"                                                           \
+    "\n"                                                                \
+    "The second *other* instance is built from the same type as *self*."\
+    " The *op* argument points to a"                                    \
+    " pychrysalide.glibext.ComparableItem.RichCmpOperation mode"        \
+    " describing the expected comparison.\n"                            \
+    "\n"                                                                \
+    "The result is a boolean status or *None* if the comparison"        \
+    " process is undefined."                                            \
+)
+
+    result = false;
+
+    gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
+
+    pyobj = pygobject_new(G_OBJECT(item));
+
+    if (has_python_method(pyobj, "_cmp_rich"))
+    {
+        args = PyTuple_New(2);
+        PyTuple_SetItem(args, 0, pygobject_new(G_OBJECT(other)));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(args, 1, cast_with_constants_group_from_type(get_python_comparable_item_type(),
+                                                                     "RichCmpOperation", op));
+
+        pyret = run_python_method(pyobj, "_cmp_rich", args);
+
+        if (pyret != NULL)
+        {
+            ret = PyBool_Check(pyret);
+
+            if (ret)
+            {
+                *status = (pyret == Py_True);
+                result = true;
+            }
+
+            Py_DECREF(pyret);
+
+        }
+
+        Py_DECREF(args);
+
+    }
+
+    Py_DECREF(pyobj);
+
+    PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
+    return result;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser.        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Définition d'objet pour Python.                              *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+PyTypeObject *get_python_scan_expression_type(void)
+{
+    static PyMethodDef py_scan_expression_methods[] = {
+        SCAN_EXPRESSION_CMP_RICH_WRAPPER,
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyGetSetDef py_scan_expression_getseters[] = {
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyTypeObject py_scan_expression_type = {
+
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+
+        .tp_name        = "pychrysalide.analysis.scan.ScanExpression",
+        .tp_basicsize   = sizeof(PyGObject),
+
+        .tp_flags       = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_IS_ABSTRACT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+
+        .tp_doc         = SCAN_EXPRESSION_DOC,
+
+        .tp_methods     = py_scan_expression_methods,
+        .tp_getset      = py_scan_expression_getseters,
+
+        .tp_init        = py_scan_expression_init,
+        .tp_new         = py_scan_expression_new,
+
+    };
+
+    return &py_scan_expression_type;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide...scan.ScanExpression'.*
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool ensure_python_scan_expression_is_registered(void)
+{
+    PyTypeObject *type;                     /* Type Python 'ScanExpression'*/
+    PyObject *module;                       /* Module à recompléter        */
+    PyObject *dict;                         /* Dictionnaire du module      */
+
+    type = get_python_scan_expression_type();
+
+    if (!PyType_HasFeature(type, Py_TPFLAGS_READY))
+    {
+        module = get_access_to_python_module("pychrysalide.analysis.scan");
+
+        dict = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+
+        if (!ensure_python_comparable_item_is_registered())
+            return false;
+
+        if (!register_class_for_pygobject(dict, G_TYPE_SCAN_EXPRESSION, type, &PyGObject_Type))
+            return false;
+
+        if (!define_expression_value_type_constants(type))
+            return false;
+
+    }
+
+    return true;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : arg = argument quelconque à tenter de convertir.             *
+*                dst = destination des valeurs récupérées en cas de succès.   *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Tente de convertir en expression d'évaluation généraliste.   *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération, voire indications supplémentaires.     *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+int convert_to_scan_expression(PyObject *arg, void *dst)
+{
+    int result;                             /* Bilan à retourner           */
+
+    result = PyObject_IsInstance(arg, (PyObject *)get_python_scan_expression_type());
+
+    switch (result)
+    {
+        case -1:
+            /* L'exception est déjà fixée par Python */
+            result = 0;
+            break;
+
+        case 0:
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "unable to convert the provided argument to match expression");
+            break;
+
+        case 1:
+            *((GScanExpression **)dst) = G_SCAN_EXPRESSION(pygobject_get(arg));
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            assert(false);
+            break;
+
+    }
+
+    return result;
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/expr.h b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/expr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00ab28d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/expr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * expr.h - prototypes pour l'équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/expr.h"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_EXPR_H
+#define _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_EXPR_H
+
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+
+
+/* Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser. */
+PyTypeObject *get_python_scan_expression_type(void);
+
+/* Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide.analysis.scan.ScanExpression'. */
+bool ensure_python_scan_expression_is_registered(void);
+
+/* Tente de convertir en fonction d'analyse pour scan. */
+int convert_to_scan_expression(PyObject *, void *);
+
+
+
+#endif  /* _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_EXPR_H */
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/func.c b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/func.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61731ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/func.c
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * func.c - équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/func.c"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#include "func.h"
+
+
+#include <pygobject.h>
+
+
+#include <i18n.h>
+#include <analysis/content.h>
+#include <analysis/scan/func-int.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/access.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/helpers.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/content.h>
+
+
+
+CREATE_DYN_ABSTRACT_CONSTRUCTOR(scan_function, G_TYPE_SCAN_FUNCTION, NULL);
+
+/* Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject. */
+static int py_scan_function_init(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self = objet à initialiser (théoriquement).                  *
+*                args = arguments fournis à l'appel.                          *
+*                kwds = arguments de type key=val fournis.                    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject.    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : 0.                                                           *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static int py_scan_function_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+    int ret;                                /* Bilan de lecture des args.  */
+
+#define SCAN_FUNCTION_DOC                                               \
+    "A ScanFunction instance introduces a new method to analyze data"   \
+    " while scanning binary content.\n"                                 \
+    "\n"                                                                \
+    "Instances can be created using the following constructor:\n"       \
+    "\n"                                                                \
+    "    ScanFunction()"
+
+    /* Initialisation d'un objet GLib */
+
+    ret = forward_pygobjet_init(self);
+    if (ret == -1) return -1;
+
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser.        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Définition d'objet pour Python.                              *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+PyTypeObject *get_python_scan_function_type(void)
+{
+    static PyMethodDef py_scan_function_methods[] = {
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyGetSetDef py_scan_function_getseters[] = {
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyTypeObject py_scan_function_type = {
+
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+
+        .tp_name        = "pychrysalide.analysis.scan.ScanFunction",
+        .tp_basicsize   = sizeof(PyGObject),
+
+        .tp_flags       = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT,
+
+        .tp_doc         = SCAN_FUNCTION_DOC,
+
+        .tp_methods     = py_scan_function_methods,
+        .tp_getset      = py_scan_function_getseters,
+
+        .tp_init        = py_scan_function_init,
+        .tp_new         = py_scan_function_new,
+
+    };
+
+    return &py_scan_function_type;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide....scan.ScanFunction'. *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool ensure_python_scan_function_is_registered(void)
+{
+    PyTypeObject *type;                     /* Type Python 'ScanFunction'  */
+    PyObject *module;                       /* Module à recompléter        */
+    PyObject *dict;                         /* Dictionnaire du module      */
+
+    type = get_python_scan_function_type();
+
+    if (!PyType_HasFeature(type, Py_TPFLAGS_READY))
+    {
+        module = get_access_to_python_module("pychrysalide.analysis.scan");
+
+        dict = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+
+        if (!register_class_for_pygobject(dict, G_TYPE_SCAN_FUNCTION, type, &PyGObject_Type))
+            return false;
+
+    }
+
+    return true;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : arg = argument quelconque à tenter de convertir.             *
+*                dst = destination des valeurs récupérées en cas de succès.   *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Tente de convertir en fonction d'analyse pour scan.          *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération, voire indications supplémentaires.     *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+int convert_to_scan_function(PyObject *arg, void *dst)
+{
+    int result;                             /* Bilan à retourner           */
+
+    result = PyObject_IsInstance(arg, (PyObject *)get_python_scan_function_type());
+
+    switch (result)
+    {
+        case -1:
+            /* L'exception est déjà fixée par Python */
+            result = 0;
+            break;
+
+        case 0:
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "unable to convert the provided argument to scan function");
+            break;
+
+        case 1:
+            *((GScanFunction **)dst) = G_SCAN_FUNCTION(pygobject_get(arg));
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            assert(false);
+            break;
+
+    }
+
+    return result;
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/func.h b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/func.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5d59f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/func.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * func.h - prototypes pour l'équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/func.h"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_FUNC_H
+#define _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_FUNC_H
+
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+
+
+/* Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser. */
+PyTypeObject *get_python_scan_function_type(void);
+
+/* Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide.analysis.scan.ScanFunction'. */
+bool ensure_python_scan_function_is_registered(void);
+
+/* Tente de convertir en fonction d'analyse pour scan. */
+int convert_to_scan_function(PyObject *, void *);
+
+
+
+#endif  /* _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_FUNC_H */
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/module.c b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/module.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48b7100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/module.c
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * module.c - intégration du répertoire scan en tant que module
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#include "module.h"
+
+
+#include <assert.h>
+
+
+#include "context.h"
+#include "expr.h"
+#include "func.h"
+#include "options.h"
+#include "scanner.h"
+#include "space.h"
+#include "patterns/module.h"
+#include "../../helpers.h"
+
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : super = module dont la définition est à compléter.           *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Ajoute le module 'analysis.scan' à un module Python.         *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool add_analysis_scan_module(PyObject *super)
+{
+    bool result;                            /* Bilan à retourner           */
+    PyObject *module;                       /* Sous-module mis en place    */
+
+#define PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_MODULE_DOC                   \
+    "This module provide all the features useful for scanning"  \
+    " binary contents."
+
+    static PyModuleDef py_chrysalide_analysis_scan_module = {
+
+        .m_base = PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
+
+        .m_name = "pychrysalide.analysis.scan",
+        .m_doc = PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_MODULE_DOC,
+
+        .m_size = -1,
+
+    };
+
+    module = build_python_module(super, &py_chrysalide_analysis_scan_module);
+
+    result = (module != NULL);
+
+    if (result) result = add_analysis_scan_patterns_module(module);
+
+    if (!result)
+        Py_XDECREF(module);
+
+    return result;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Intègre les objets du module 'analysis.scan'.                *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool populate_analysis_scan_module(void)
+{
+    bool result;                            /* Bilan à retourner           */
+
+    result = true;
+
+    if (result) result = ensure_python_content_scanner_is_registered();
+    if (result) result = ensure_python_scan_context_is_registered();
+    if (result) result = ensure_python_scan_expression_is_registered();
+    if (result) result = ensure_python_scan_function_is_registered();
+    if (result) result = ensure_python_scan_options_is_registered();
+    if (result) result = ensure_python_scan_namespace_is_registered();
+
+    if (result) result = populate_analysis_scan_patterns_module();
+
+    assert(result);
+
+    return result;
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/module.h b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/module.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5e84b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/module.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * module.h - prototypes pour l'intégration du répertoire scan en tant que module
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_MODULE_H
+#define _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_MODULE_H
+
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+
+
+/* Ajoute le module 'analysis.scan' à un module Python. */
+bool add_analysis_scan_module(PyObject *);
+
+/* Intègre les objets du module 'analysis.scan'. */
+bool populate_analysis_scan_module(void);
+
+
+
+#endif  /* _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_MODULE_H */
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/options.c b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/options.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3b29e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/options.c
@@ -0,0 +1,355 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * options.c - équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/options.c"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#include "options.h"
+
+
+#include <pygobject.h>
+
+
+#include <i18n.h>
+#include <analysis/scan/options-int.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/access.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/helpers.h>
+
+
+
+CREATE_DYN_CONSTRUCTOR(scan_options, G_TYPE_SCAN_OPTIONS);
+
+/* Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject. */
+static int py_scan_options_init(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+
+/* Indique le type d'un moteur d'analyse de données sélectionné. */
+static PyObject *py_scan_options_get_backend_for_data(PyObject *, void *);
+
+/* Sélectionne un type de moteur d'analyse pour données brutes. */
+static int py_scan_options_set_backend_for_data(PyObject *, PyObject *, void *);
+
+/* Indique un besoin de statistiques en fin de compilation. */
+static PyObject *py_scan_options_get_print_stats(PyObject *, void *);
+
+/* Mémorise un besoin de statistiques en fin de compilation. */
+static int py_scan_options_set_print_stats(PyObject *, PyObject *, void *);
+
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self = objet à initialiser (théoriquement).                  *
+*                args = arguments fournis à l'appel.                          *
+*                kwds = arguments de type key=val fournis.                    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject.    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : 0.                                                           *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static int py_scan_options_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+    int ret;                                /* Bilan de lecture des args.  */
+
+#define SCAN_OPTIONS_DOC                                            \
+    "The *ScanOptions* class stores all parameters used to tune"    \
+    " a scanning process..\n"                                       \
+    "\n"                                                            \
+    "Instances can be created using the following constructor:\n"   \
+    "\n"                                                            \
+    "    ScanOptions()"
+
+    /* Initialisation d'un objet GLib */
+
+    ret = forward_pygobjet_init(self);
+    if (ret == -1) return -1;
+
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self    = classe représentant un format Axml.                *
+*                closure = adresse non utilisée ici.                          *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Indique le type d'un moteur d'analyse de données sélectionné.*
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Type d'objet, idéalement valide.                             *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static PyObject *py_scan_options_get_backend_for_data(PyObject *self, void *closure)
+{
+    PyObject *result;                       /* Liste éventuelle à renvoyer */
+    GScanOptions *options;                  /* Version native              */
+    GType type;                             /* Type à transcrire           */
+
+#define SCAN_OPTIONS_BACKEND_FOR_DATA_ATTRIB PYTHON_GETSET_DEF_FULL \
+(                                                                   \
+    backend_for_data, py_scan_options,                              \
+    "Type of the selected scan algorithm."                          \
+)
+
+    options = G_SCAN_OPTIONS(pygobject_get(self));
+
+    type = g_scan_options_get_backend_for_data(options);
+
+    result = pyg_type_wrapper_new(type);
+
+    return result;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self    = objet Python concerné par l'appel.                 *
+*                value   = valeur fournie à intégrer ou prendre en compte.    *
+*                closure = adresse non utilisée ici.                          *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Sélectionne un type de moteur d'analyse pour données brutes. *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération pour Python.                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static int py_scan_options_set_backend_for_data(PyObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
+{
+    GType type;                             /* Type à transcrit            */
+    GScanOptions *options;                  /* Version native              */
+
+    type = pyg_type_from_object(value);
+
+    options = G_SCAN_OPTIONS(pygobject_get(self));
+
+    g_scan_options_set_backend_for_data(options, type);
+
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self    = classe représentant un format Axml.                *
+*                closure = adresse non utilisée ici.                          *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Indique un besoin de statistiques en fin de compilation.     *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Etat de l'option visée à conservé.                           *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static PyObject *py_scan_options_get_print_stats(PyObject *self, void *closure)
+{
+    PyObject *result;                       /* Liste éventuelle à renvoyer */
+    GScanOptions *options;                  /* Version native              */
+    bool state;                             /* Etat courant à consulter    */
+
+#define SCAN_OPTIONS_PRINT_STATS_ATTRIB PYTHON_GETSET_DEF_FULL  \
+(                                                               \
+    print_stats, py_scan_options,                               \
+    "Control the output of final statistics afer a scan."       \
+)
+
+    options = G_SCAN_OPTIONS(pygobject_get(self));
+
+    state = g_scan_options_get_print_stats(options);
+
+    result = state ? Py_True : Py_False;
+    Py_INCREF(result);
+
+    return result;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self    = objet Python concerné par l'appel.                 *
+*                value   = valeur fournie à intégrer ou prendre en compte.    *
+*                closure = adresse non utilisée ici.                          *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Mémorise un besoin de statistiques en fin de compilation.    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération pour Python.                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static int py_scan_options_set_print_stats(PyObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
+{
+    bool state;                             /* Nouvel état à définir       */
+    GScanOptions *options;                  /* Version native              */
+
+    if (value != Py_True && value != Py_False)
+        return -1;
+
+    state = (value == Py_True);
+
+    options = G_SCAN_OPTIONS(pygobject_get(self));
+
+    g_scan_options_set_print_stats(options, state);
+
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser.        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Définition d'objet pour Python.                              *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+PyTypeObject *get_python_scan_options_type(void)
+{
+    static PyMethodDef py_scan_options_methods[] = {
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyGetSetDef py_scan_options_getseters[] = {
+        SCAN_OPTIONS_BACKEND_FOR_DATA_ATTRIB,
+        SCAN_OPTIONS_PRINT_STATS_ATTRIB,
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyTypeObject py_scan_options_type = {
+
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+
+        .tp_name        = "pychrysalide.analysis.scan.ScanOptions",
+        .tp_basicsize   = sizeof(PyGObject),
+
+        .tp_flags       = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT,
+
+        .tp_doc         = SCAN_OPTIONS_DOC,
+
+        .tp_methods     = py_scan_options_methods,
+        .tp_getset      = py_scan_options_getseters,
+
+        .tp_init        = py_scan_options_init,
+        .tp_new         = py_scan_options_new,
+
+    };
+
+    return &py_scan_options_type;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide...scan.ScanOptions'. *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool ensure_python_scan_options_is_registered(void)
+{
+    PyTypeObject *type;                     /* Type Python 'ScanOptions' */
+    PyObject *module;                       /* Module à recompléter        */
+    PyObject *dict;                         /* Dictionnaire du module      */
+
+    type = get_python_scan_options_type();
+
+    if (!PyType_HasFeature(type, Py_TPFLAGS_READY))
+    {
+        module = get_access_to_python_module("pychrysalide.analysis.scan");
+
+        dict = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+
+        if (!register_class_for_pygobject(dict, G_TYPE_SCAN_OPTIONS, type, &PyGObject_Type))
+            return false;
+
+    }
+
+    return true;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : arg = argument quelconque à tenter de convertir.             *
+*                dst = destination des valeurs récupérées en cas de succès.   *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Tente de convertir en ensemble d'options d'analyses.         *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération, voire indications supplémentaires.     *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+int convert_to_scan_options(PyObject *arg, void *dst)
+{
+    int result;                             /* Bilan à retourner           */
+
+    result = PyObject_IsInstance(arg, (PyObject *)get_python_scan_options_type());
+
+    switch (result)
+    {
+        case -1:
+            /* L'exception est déjà fixée par Python */
+            result = 0;
+            break;
+
+        case 0:
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "unable to convert the provided argument to scan options");
+            break;
+
+        case 1:
+            *((GScanOptions **)dst) = G_SCAN_OPTIONS(pygobject_get(arg));
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            assert(false);
+            break;
+
+    }
+
+    return result;
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/options.h b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/options.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e83880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/options.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * options.h - prototypes pour l'équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/options.h"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_OPTIONS_H
+#define _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_OPTIONS_H
+
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+
+
+/* Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser. */
+PyTypeObject *get_python_scan_options_type(void);
+
+/* Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide.analysis.scan.ScanOptions'. */
+bool ensure_python_scan_options_is_registered(void);
+
+/* Tente de convertir en ensemble d'options d'analyses. */
+int convert_to_scan_options(PyObject *, void *);
+
+
+
+#endif  /* _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_OPTIONS_H */
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/Makefile.am b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..612f34b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libpychrysaanalysisscanpatterns.la
+
+libpychrysaanalysisscanpatterns_la_SOURCES = \
+	backend.h backend.c						\
+	module.h module.c
+
+libpychrysaanalysisscanpatterns_la_LIBADD = \
+	backends/libpychrysaanalysisscanpatternsbackends.la
+
+libpychrysaanalysisscanpatterns_la_CFLAGS = $(LIBPYTHON_CFLAGS) $(LIBPYGOBJECT_CFLAGS) $(TOOLKIT_CFLAGS) \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/src -DNO_IMPORT_PYGOBJECT
+
+
+devdir = $(includedir)/chrysalide/$(subdir)
+
+dev_HEADERS = $(libpychrysaanalysisscanpatterns_la_SOURCES:%c=)
+
+
+SUBDIRS = backends
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backend.c b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backend.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d668f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backend.c
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * backend.c - équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/backend.c"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#include "backend.h"
+
+
+#include <pygobject.h>
+
+
+#include <analysis/scan/patterns/backend-int.h>
+
+
+#include "../../../access.h"
+#include "../../../helpers.h"
+
+
+
+CREATE_DYN_ABSTRACT_CONSTRUCTOR(engine_backend, G_TYPE_ENGINE_BACKEND, NULL);
+
+/* Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject. */
+static int py_engine_backend_init(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self = objet à initialiser (théoriquement).                  *
+*                args = arguments fournis à l'appel.                          *
+*                kwds = arguments de type key=val fournis.                    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject.    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : 0.                                                           *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static int py_engine_backend_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+    int ret;                                /* Bilan de lecture des args.  */
+
+#define ENGINE_BACKEND_DOC                                              \
+    "An *EngineBackend* object is the root class of all scan algorithm" \
+    " looking for data patterns."
+
+    /* Initialisation d'un objet GLib */
+
+    ret = forward_pygobjet_init(self);
+    if (ret == -1) return -1;
+
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser.        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Définition d'objet pour Python.                              *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+PyTypeObject *get_python_engine_backend_type(void)
+{
+    static PyMethodDef py_engine_backend_methods[] = {
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyGetSetDef py_engine_backend_getseters[] = {
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyTypeObject py_engine_backend_type = {
+
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+
+        .tp_name        = "pychrysalide.analysis.scan.patterns.EngineBackend",
+        .tp_basicsize   = sizeof(PyGObject),
+
+        .tp_flags       = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT,
+
+        .tp_doc         = ENGINE_BACKEND_DOC,
+
+        .tp_methods     = py_engine_backend_methods,
+        .tp_getset      = py_engine_backend_getseters,
+
+        .tp_init        = py_engine_backend_init,
+        .tp_new         = py_engine_backend_new,
+
+    };
+
+    return &py_engine_backend_type;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide....EngineBackend'.     *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool ensure_python_engine_backend_is_registered(void)
+{
+    PyTypeObject *type;                     /* Type Python 'ScanNamespace' */
+    PyObject *module;                       /* Module à recompléter        */
+    PyObject *dict;                         /* Dictionnaire du module      */
+
+    type = get_python_engine_backend_type();
+
+    if (!PyType_HasFeature(type, Py_TPFLAGS_READY))
+    {
+        module = get_access_to_python_module("pychrysalide.analysis.scan");
+
+        dict = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+
+        if (!register_class_for_pygobject(dict, G_TYPE_ENGINE_BACKEND, type, &PyGObject_Type))
+            return false;
+
+    }
+
+    return true;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : arg = argument quelconque à tenter de convertir.             *
+*                dst = destination des valeurs récupérées en cas de succès.   *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Tente de convertir en méthode de recherches.                 *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération, voire indications supplémentaires.     *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+int convert_to_engine_backend(PyObject *arg, void *dst)
+{
+    int result;                             /* Bilan à retourner           */
+
+    result = PyObject_IsInstance(arg, (PyObject *)get_python_engine_backend_type());
+
+    switch (result)
+    {
+        case -1:
+            /* L'exception est déjà fixée par Python */
+            result = 0;
+            break;
+
+        case 0:
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "unable to convert the provided argument to engine backend");
+            break;
+
+        case 1:
+            *((GEngineBackend **)dst) = G_ENGINE_BACKEND(pygobject_get(arg));
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            assert(false);
+            break;
+
+    }
+
+    return result;
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backend.h b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backend.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b1f4cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backend.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * backend.h - prototypes pour l'équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/backend.h"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_BACKEND_H
+#define _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_BACKEND_H
+
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+
+
+/* Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser. */
+PyTypeObject *get_python_engine_backend_type(void);
+
+/* Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide.analysis.scan.patterns.EngineBackend'. */
+bool ensure_python_engine_backend_is_registered(void);
+
+/* Tente de convertir en méthode de recherches. */
+int convert_to_engine_backend(PyObject *, void *);
+
+
+
+#endif  /* _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_BACKEND_H */
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/Makefile.am b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cccfc2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libpychrysaanalysisscanpatternsbackends.la
+
+libpychrysaanalysisscanpatternsbackends_la_SOURCES =		\
+	acism.h acism.c							\
+	bitap.h bitap.c							\
+	module.h module.c
+
+libpychrysaanalysisscanpatternsbackends_la_CFLAGS = $(LIBPYTHON_CFLAGS) $(LIBPYGOBJECT_CFLAGS) $(TOOLKIT_CFLAGS) \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/src -DNO_IMPORT_PYGOBJECT
+
+
+devdir = $(includedir)/chrysalide/$(subdir)
+
+dev_HEADERS = $(libpychrysaanalysisscanpatternsbackends_la_SOURCES:%c=)
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/acism.c b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/acism.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63e653a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/acism.c
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * acism.c - équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/patterns/backends/acism.c"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#include "acism.h"
+
+
+#include <pygobject.h>
+
+
+#include <i18n.h>
+#include <analysis/scan/patterns/backends/acism-int.h>
+
+
+#include "../backend.h"
+#include "../../../../access.h"
+#include "../../../../helpers.h"
+
+
+
+CREATE_DYN_CONSTRUCTOR(acism_backend, G_TYPE_ACISM_BACKEND);
+
+/* Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject. */
+static int py_acism_backend_init(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self = objet à initialiser (théoriquement).                  *
+*                args = arguments fournis à l'appel.                          *
+*                kwds = arguments de type key=val fournis.                    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject.    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : 0.                                                           *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static int py_acism_backend_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+    int ret;                                /* Bilan de lecture des args.  */
+
+#define ACISM_BACKEND_DOC                                                 \
+    "A *AcismBackend* class provide an implementation of the Aho-Corasick"  \
+    "  search algorithm with Interleaved State-transition Matrix (ACISM)."  \
+    "\n"                                                                    \
+    "Instances can be created using the following constructor:\n"           \
+    "\n"                                                                    \
+    "    AcismBackend()"                                                    \
+    "\n"                                                                    \
+    "See the relative white paper for more information:"                    \
+    " https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e9Qbn22__togYgQ7PNyCz3YzIIVPKvrf8PCrFa74IFM"
+
+    /* Initialisation d'un objet GLib */
+
+    ret = forward_pygobjet_init(self);
+    if (ret == -1) return -1;
+
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser.        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Définition d'objet pour Python.                              *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+PyTypeObject *get_python_acism_backend_type(void)
+{
+    static PyMethodDef py_acism_backend_methods[] = {
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyGetSetDef py_acism_backend_getseters[] = {
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyTypeObject py_acism_backend_type = {
+
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+
+        .tp_name        = "pychrysalide.analysis.scan.patterns.backends.AcismBackend",
+        .tp_basicsize   = sizeof(PyGObject),
+
+        .tp_flags       = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+
+        .tp_doc         = ACISM_BACKEND_DOC,
+
+        .tp_methods     = py_acism_backend_methods,
+        .tp_getset      = py_acism_backend_getseters,
+
+        .tp_init        = py_acism_backend_init,
+        .tp_new         = py_acism_backend_new,
+
+    };
+
+    return &py_acism_backend_type;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide....AcismBackend'.      *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool ensure_python_acism_backend_is_registered(void)
+{
+    PyTypeObject *type;                     /* Type Python 'AcismBackend'*/
+    PyObject *module;                       /* Module à recompléter        */
+    PyObject *dict;                         /* Dictionnaire du module      */
+
+    type = get_python_acism_backend_type();
+
+    if (!PyType_HasFeature(type, Py_TPFLAGS_READY))
+    {
+        module = get_access_to_python_module("pychrysalide.analysis.scan.patterns.backends");
+
+        dict = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+
+        if (!ensure_python_engine_backend_is_registered())
+            return false;
+
+        if (!register_class_for_pygobject(dict, G_TYPE_ACISM_BACKEND, type, &PyGObject_Type))
+            return false;
+
+    }
+
+    return true;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : arg = argument quelconque à tenter de convertir.             *
+*                dst = destination des valeurs récupérées en cas de succès.   *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Tente de convertir en méthode de recherche ACISM.            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération, voire indications supplémentaires.     *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+int convert_to_acism_backend(PyObject *arg, void *dst)
+{
+    int result;                             /* Bilan à retourner           */
+
+    result = PyObject_IsInstance(arg, (PyObject *)get_python_acism_backend_type());
+
+    switch (result)
+    {
+        case -1:
+            /* L'exception est déjà fixée par Python */
+            result = 0;
+            break;
+
+        case 0:
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "unable to convert the provided argument to ACISM backend");
+            break;
+
+        case 1:
+            *((GAcismBackend **)dst) = G_ACISM_BACKEND(pygobject_get(arg));
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            assert(false);
+            break;
+
+    }
+
+    return result;
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/acism.h b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/acism.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ed61fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/acism.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * acism.h - prototypes pour l'équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/patterns/backends/acism.h"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_BACKENDS_ACISM_H
+#define _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_BACKENDS_ACISM_H
+
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+
+
+/* Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser. */
+PyTypeObject *get_python_acism_backend_type(void);
+
+/* Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide.analysis.scan.patterns.backends.AcismBackend'. */
+bool ensure_python_acism_backend_is_registered(void);
+
+/* Tente de convertir en méthode de recherche ACISM. */
+int convert_to_acism_backend(PyObject *, void *);
+
+
+
+#endif  /* _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_BACKENDS_ACISM_H */
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/bitap.c b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/bitap.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f961bf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/bitap.c
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * bitap.c - équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/patterns/backends/bitap.c"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#include "bitap.h"
+
+
+#include <pygobject.h>
+
+
+#include <i18n.h>
+#include <analysis/scan/patterns/backends/bitap-int.h>
+
+
+#include "../backend.h"
+#include "../../../../access.h"
+#include "../../../../helpers.h"
+
+
+
+CREATE_DYN_CONSTRUCTOR(bitap_backend, G_TYPE_BITAP_BACKEND);
+
+/* Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject. */
+static int py_bitap_backend_init(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self = objet à initialiser (théoriquement).                  *
+*                args = arguments fournis à l'appel.                          *
+*                kwds = arguments de type key=val fournis.                    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject.    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : 0.                                                           *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static int py_bitap_backend_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+    int ret;                                /* Bilan de lecture des args.  */
+
+#define BITAP_BACKEND_DOC                                           \
+    "A *BitapBackend* class provide an implementation of the Bitap" \
+    "  search algorithm."                                           \
+    "\n"                                                            \
+    "Instances can be created using the following constructor:\n"   \
+    "\n"                                                            \
+    "    BitapBackend()"                                            \
+    "\n"                                                            \
+    "See the relative white paper for more information:"            \
+    " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitap_algorithm"
+
+    /* Initialisation d'un objet GLib */
+
+    ret = forward_pygobjet_init(self);
+    if (ret == -1) return -1;
+
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser.        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Définition d'objet pour Python.                              *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+PyTypeObject *get_python_bitap_backend_type(void)
+{
+    static PyMethodDef py_bitap_backend_methods[] = {
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyGetSetDef py_bitap_backend_getseters[] = {
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyTypeObject py_bitap_backend_type = {
+
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+
+        .tp_name        = "pychrysalide.analysis.scan.patterns.backends.BitapBackend",
+        .tp_basicsize   = sizeof(PyGObject),
+
+        .tp_flags       = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+
+        .tp_doc         = BITAP_BACKEND_DOC,
+
+        .tp_methods     = py_bitap_backend_methods,
+        .tp_getset      = py_bitap_backend_getseters,
+
+        .tp_init        = py_bitap_backend_init,
+        .tp_new         = py_bitap_backend_new,
+
+    };
+
+    return &py_bitap_backend_type;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide....BitapBackend'.      *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool ensure_python_bitap_backend_is_registered(void)
+{
+    PyTypeObject *type;                     /* Type Python 'BitapBackend'*/
+    PyObject *module;                       /* Module à recompléter        */
+    PyObject *dict;                         /* Dictionnaire du module      */
+
+    type = get_python_bitap_backend_type();
+
+    if (!PyType_HasFeature(type, Py_TPFLAGS_READY))
+    {
+        module = get_access_to_python_module("pychrysalide.analysis.scan.patterns.backends");
+
+        dict = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+
+        if (!ensure_python_engine_backend_is_registered())
+            return false;
+
+        if (!register_class_for_pygobject(dict, G_TYPE_BITAP_BACKEND, type, &PyGObject_Type))
+            return false;
+
+    }
+
+    return true;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : arg = argument quelconque à tenter de convertir.             *
+*                dst = destination des valeurs récupérées en cas de succès.   *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Tente de convertir en méthode de recherche BITAP.            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération, voire indications supplémentaires.     *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+int convert_to_bitap_backend(PyObject *arg, void *dst)
+{
+    int result;                             /* Bilan à retourner           */
+
+    result = PyObject_IsInstance(arg, (PyObject *)get_python_bitap_backend_type());
+
+    switch (result)
+    {
+        case -1:
+            /* L'exception est déjà fixée par Python */
+            result = 0;
+            break;
+
+        case 0:
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "unable to convert the provided argument to Bitap backend");
+            break;
+
+        case 1:
+            *((GBitapBackend **)dst) = G_BITAP_BACKEND(pygobject_get(arg));
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            assert(false);
+            break;
+
+    }
+
+    return result;
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/bitap.h b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/bitap.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7853d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/bitap.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * bitap.h - prototypes pour l'équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/patterns/backends/bitap.h"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_BACKENDS_BITAP_H
+#define _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_BACKENDS_BITAP_H
+
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+
+
+/* Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser. */
+PyTypeObject *get_python_bitap_backend_type(void);
+
+/* Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide.analysis.scan.patterns.backends.BitapBackend'. */
+bool ensure_python_bitap_backend_is_registered(void);
+
+/* Tente de convertir en méthode de recherche Bitap. */
+int convert_to_bitap_backend(PyObject *, void *);
+
+
+
+#endif  /* _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_BACKENDS_BITAP_H */
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/module.c b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/module.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4a0293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/module.c
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * module.c - intégration du répertoire backends en tant que module
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#include "module.h"
+
+
+#include <assert.h>
+
+
+#include "acism.h"
+#include "bitap.h"
+#include "../../../../helpers.h"
+
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : super = module dont la définition est à compléter.           *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Ajoute le module 'analysis.....backends' à un module Python. *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool add_analysis_scan_patterns_backends_module(PyObject *super)
+{
+    bool result;                            /* Bilan à retourner           */
+    PyObject *module;                       /* Sous-module mis en place    */
+
+#define PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_BACKENDS_MODULE_DOC                   \
+    "This module provide all the features useful for scanning"  \
+    " binary contents."
+
+    static PyModuleDef py_chrysalide_analysis_scan_patterns_backends_module = {
+
+        .m_base = PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
+
+        .m_name = "pychrysalide.analysis.scan.patterns.backends",
+        .m_doc = PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_BACKENDS_MODULE_DOC,
+
+        .m_size = -1,
+
+    };
+
+    module = build_python_module(super, &py_chrysalide_analysis_scan_patterns_backends_module);
+
+    result = (module != NULL);
+
+    if (!result)
+        Py_XDECREF(module);
+
+    return result;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Intègre les objets du module 'analysis....patterns.backends'.*
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool populate_analysis_scan_patterns_backends_module(void)
+{
+    bool result;                            /* Bilan à retourner           */
+
+    result = true;
+
+    if (result) result = ensure_python_acism_backend_is_registered();
+    if (result) result = ensure_python_bitap_backend_is_registered();
+
+    assert(result);
+
+    return result;
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/module.h b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/module.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab1aad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/backends/module.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * module.h - prototypes pour l'intégration du répertoire backends en tant que module
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_BACKENDS_MODULE_H
+#define _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_BACKENDS_MODULE_H
+
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+
+
+/* Ajoute le module 'analysis.scan.patterns.backends' à un module Python. */
+bool add_analysis_scan_patterns_backends_module(PyObject *);
+
+/* Intègre les objets du module 'analysis.scan.patterns.backends'. */
+bool populate_analysis_scan_patterns_backends_module(void);
+
+
+
+#endif  /* _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_BACKENDS_MODULE_H */
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/module.c b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/module.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8db49e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/module.c
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * module.c - intégration du répertoire patterns en tant que module
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#include "module.h"
+
+
+#include <assert.h>
+
+
+#include "backend.h"
+#include "backends/module.h"
+#include "../../../helpers.h"
+
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : super = module dont la définition est à compléter.           *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Ajoute le module 'analysis.scan.patterns' à un module Python.*
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool add_analysis_scan_patterns_module(PyObject *super)
+{
+    bool result;                            /* Bilan à retourner           */
+    PyObject *module;                       /* Sous-module mis en place    */
+
+#define PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_MODULE_DOC                   \
+    "This module provide all the features useful for scanning"  \
+    " binary contents."
+
+    static PyModuleDef py_chrysalide_analysis_scan_patterns_module = {
+
+        .m_base = PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
+
+        .m_name = "pychrysalide.analysis.scan.patterns",
+        .m_doc = PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_MODULE_DOC,
+
+        .m_size = -1,
+
+    };
+
+    module = build_python_module(super, &py_chrysalide_analysis_scan_patterns_module);
+
+    result = (module != NULL);
+
+    if (result) result = add_analysis_scan_patterns_backends_module(module);
+
+    if (!result)
+        Py_XDECREF(module);
+
+    return result;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Intègre les objets du module 'analysis.scan.patterns'.       *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool populate_analysis_scan_patterns_module(void)
+{
+    bool result;                            /* Bilan à retourner           */
+
+    result = true;
+
+    if (result) result = ensure_python_engine_backend_is_registered();
+
+    if (result) result = populate_analysis_scan_patterns_backends_module();
+
+    assert(result);
+
+    return result;
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/module.h b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/module.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc25129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/patterns/module.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * module.h - prototypes pour l'intégration du répertoire patterns en tant que module
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_MODULE_H
+#define _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_MODULE_H
+
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+
+
+/* Ajoute le module 'analysis.scan.patterns' à un module Python. */
+bool add_analysis_scan_patterns_module(PyObject *);
+
+/* Intègre les objets du module 'analysis.scan.patterns'. */
+bool populate_analysis_scan_patterns_module(void);
+
+
+
+#endif  /* _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_PATTERNS_MODULE_H */
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/scanner.c b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/scanner.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8eb36a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/scanner.c
@@ -0,0 +1,313 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * scanner.c - équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/scanner.c"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#include "scanner.h"
+
+
+#include <pygobject.h>
+
+
+#include <i18n.h>
+#include <analysis/content.h>
+#include <analysis/scan/context.h>
+#include <analysis/scan/scanner-int.h>
+
+
+#include "options.h"
+#include "../content.h"
+#include "../../access.h"
+#include "../../helpers.h"
+
+
+
+CREATE_DYN_CONSTRUCTOR(content_scanner, G_TYPE_CONTENT_SCANNER);
+
+/* Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject. */
+static int py_content_scanner_init(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+
+/* Lance une analyse d'un contenu binaire. */
+static PyObject *py_content_scanner_analyze(PyObject *, PyObject *);
+
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self = objet à initialiser (théoriquement).                  *
+*                args = arguments fournis à l'appel.                          *
+*                kwds = arguments de type key=val fournis.                    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject.    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : 0.                                                           *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static int py_content_scanner_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+    const char *text;                       /* Contenu de règles à traiter */
+    const char *filename;                   /* Fichier de définitions      */
+    int ret;                                /* Bilan de lecture des args.  */
+    GContentScanner *scanner;               /* Création GLib à transmettre */
+
+    static char *kwlist[] = { "text", "filename", NULL };
+
+#define CONTENT_SCANNER_DOC                                         \
+    "A ContentScanner object provides support for rules processing" \
+    " against binary contents.\n"                                   \
+    "\n"                                                            \
+    "Instances can be created using one of the following"           \
+    " constructors:\n"                                              \
+    "\n"                                                            \
+    "    ContentScanner(text=str)"                                  \
+    "    ContentScanner(filename=str)"                              \
+    "\n"                                                            \
+    "Where *text* is a string for the rules definitions and"        \
+    " *filename* an alternative string for a path pointing to a"    \
+    " definition file."
+
+    /* Récupération des paramètres */
+
+    text = NULL;
+    filename = NULL;
+
+    ret = PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "|ss", kwlist, &text, &filename);
+    if (!ret) return -1;
+
+    /* Initialisation d'un objet GLib */
+
+    ret = forward_pygobjet_init(self);
+    if (ret == -1) return -1;
+
+    /* Eléments de base */
+
+    scanner = G_CONTENT_SCANNER(pygobject_get(self));
+
+    if (text != NULL)
+    {
+        if (!g_content_scanner_create_from_text(scanner, text))
+        {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, _("Unable to create content scanner."));
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    else if (filename != NULL)
+    {
+        if (!g_content_scanner_create_from_file(scanner, filename))
+        {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, _("Unable to create content scanner."));
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    else
+    {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, _("Unable to create empty content scanner."));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self = classe représentant un format.                        *
+*                args = arguments fournis à l'appel.                          *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Lance une analyse d'un contenu binaire.                      *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Contexte de suivi pour l'analyse menée.                      *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static PyObject *py_content_scanner_analyze(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *result;                       /* Contexte de suivi à renvoyer*/
+    GScanOptions *options;                  /* Paramètres d'analyse        */
+    GBinContent *content;                   /* Contenu binaire à traiter   */
+    int ret;                                /* Bilan de lecture des args.  */
+    GContentScanner *scanner;               /* Encadrement de recherche    */
+    GScanContext *context;                  /* Contexte de suivi           */
+
+#define CONTENT_SCANNER_ANALYZE_METHOD PYTHON_METHOD_DEF            \
+(                                                                   \
+    analyze, "$self, options, content, /",                          \
+    METH_VARARGS, py_content_scanner,                               \
+    "Run a scan against a binary content.\n"                        \
+    "\n"                                                            \
+    "The *content* argument is a pychrysalide.analysis.BinContent"  \
+    " object pointing to data to analyze.\n"                        \
+    "\n"                                                            \
+    "The method returns a pychrysalide.analysis.scan.ScanContext"   \
+    " object tracking all the scan results."                        \
+)
+
+    ret = PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O&O&", convert_to_scan_options, &options, convert_to_binary_content, &content);
+    if (!ret) return NULL;
+
+    scanner = G_CONTENT_SCANNER(pygobject_get(self));
+
+    context = g_content_scanner_analyze(scanner, options, content);
+
+    result = pygobject_new(G_OBJECT(context));
+
+    return result;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser.        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Définition d'objet pour Python.                              *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+PyTypeObject *get_python_content_scanner_type(void)
+{
+    static PyMethodDef py_content_scanner_methods[] = {
+        CONTENT_SCANNER_ANALYZE_METHOD,
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyGetSetDef py_content_scanner_getseters[] = {
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyTypeObject py_content_scanner_type = {
+
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+
+        .tp_name        = "pychrysalide.analysis.scan.ContentScanner",
+        .tp_basicsize   = sizeof(PyGObject),
+
+        .tp_flags       = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+
+        .tp_doc         = CONTENT_SCANNER_DOC,
+
+        .tp_methods     = py_content_scanner_methods,
+        .tp_getset      = py_content_scanner_getseters,
+
+        .tp_init        = py_content_scanner_init,
+        .tp_new         = py_content_scanner_new,
+
+    };
+
+    return &py_content_scanner_type;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide...scan.ContentScanner. *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool ensure_python_content_scanner_is_registered(void)
+{
+    PyTypeObject *type;                     /* Type Python 'ContentScanner'*/
+    PyObject *module;                       /* Module à recompléter        */
+    PyObject *dict;                         /* Dictionnaire du module      */
+
+    type = get_python_content_scanner_type();
+
+    if (!PyType_HasFeature(type, Py_TPFLAGS_READY))
+    {
+        module = get_access_to_python_module("pychrysalide.analysis.scan");
+
+        dict = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+
+        if (!register_class_for_pygobject(dict, G_TYPE_CONTENT_SCANNER, type, &PyGObject_Type))
+            return false;
+
+    }
+
+    return true;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : arg = argument quelconque à tenter de convertir.             *
+*                dst = destination des valeurs récupérées en cas de succès.   *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Tente de convertir en scanner de contenus binaires.          *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération, voire indications supplémentaires.     *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+int convert_to_content_scanner(PyObject *arg, void *dst)
+{
+    int result;                             /* Bilan à retourner           */
+
+    result = PyObject_IsInstance(arg, (PyObject *)get_python_content_scanner_type());
+
+    switch (result)
+    {
+        case -1:
+            /* L'exception est déjà fixée par Python */
+            result = 0;
+            break;
+
+        case 0:
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "unable to convert the provided argument to content scanner");
+            break;
+
+        case 1:
+            *((GContentScanner **)dst) = G_CONTENT_SCANNER(pygobject_get(arg));
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            assert(false);
+            break;
+
+    }
+
+    return result;
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/scanner.h b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/scanner.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3b1baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/scanner.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * scanner.h - prototypes pour l'équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/scanner.h"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_SCANNER_H
+#define _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_SCANNER_H
+
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+
+
+/* Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser. */
+PyTypeObject *get_python_content_scanner_type(void);
+
+/* Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide.analysis.scan.ContentScanner'. */
+bool ensure_python_content_scanner_is_registered(void);
+
+/* Tente de convertir en scanner de contenus binaires. */
+int convert_to_content_scanner(PyObject *, void *);
+
+
+
+#endif  /* _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_SCANNER_H */
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/space.c b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/space.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f29829
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/space.c
@@ -0,0 +1,297 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * space.c - équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/space.c"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#include "space.h"
+
+
+#include <pygobject.h>
+
+
+#include <i18n.h>
+#include <analysis/content.h>
+#include <analysis/scan/space-int.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/access.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/helpers.h>
+#include <plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/content.h>
+
+
+
+CREATE_DYN_CONSTRUCTOR(scan_namespace, G_TYPE_SCAN_NAMESPACE);
+
+/* Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject. */
+static int py_scan_namespace_init(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+
+/* Indique le nom attribué à un espace de noms. */
+static PyObject *py_scan_namespace_get_name(PyObject *, void *);
+
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self = objet à initialiser (théoriquement).                  *
+*                args = arguments fournis à l'appel.                          *
+*                kwds = arguments de type key=val fournis.                    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Initialise une instance sur la base du dérivé de GObject.    *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : 0.                                                           *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static int py_scan_namespace_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+    int ret;                                /* Bilan de lecture des args.  */
+
+#define SCAN_NAMESPACE_DOC                                              \
+    "ScanNamespace defines a group of properties and functions for a"   \
+    " given scan theme.\n"                                              \
+    "\n"                                                                \
+    "Instances can be created using the following constructor:\n"       \
+    "\n"                                                                \
+    "    ScanNamespace()"
+
+    /* Initialisation d'un objet GLib */
+
+    ret = forward_pygobjet_init(self);
+    if (ret == -1) return -1;
+
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
+#if 0
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self = objet représentant une table de chaînes.              *
+*                args = arguments fournis pour l'opération.                   *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Remplace les propriétés renvoyant à des ressources.          *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static PyObject *py_scan_namespace_resolve(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *result;                       /* Bilan à retourner           */
+    GResourceTable *table;                  /* Table de ressources         */
+    int ret;                                /* Bilan de lecture des args.  */
+    GScanNamespace *format;                    /* Version native              */
+
+#define SCAN_NAMESPACE_RESOLVE_METHOD PYTHON_METHOD_DEF    \
+(                                                       \
+    resolve, "$self, table, /",                         \
+    METH_VARARGS, py_scan_namespace,                       \
+    "Resolve all XML node attribute values pointing to" \
+    " resource entries. Such values are identifiers"    \
+    " of the forme '@0x...'.\n"                         \
+    "\n"                                                \
+    "The *table* argument has to be a loaded"           \
+     " pychrysalide.format.androidfw.ResourceTable"     \
+    " instance.\n"                                      \
+)
+
+    ret = PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O&", convert_to_resource_table, &table);
+    if (!ret) return NULL;
+
+    format = G_SCAN_NAMESPACE(pygobject_get(self));
+
+    g_scan_namespace_resvolve(format, table);
+
+    result = Py_None;
+    Py_INCREF(result);
+
+    return result;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : self    = classe représentant un format Axml.                *
+*                closure = adresse non utilisée ici.                          *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Indique le nom attribué à un espace de noms.                 *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Désignation associée.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+static PyObject *py_scan_namespace_get_name(PyObject *self, void *closure)
+{
+    PyObject *result;                       /* Liste éventuelle à renvoyer */
+    GScanNamespace *space;                  /* Version native              */
+    const char *name;                       /* Désignation à exporter      */
+
+#define SCAN_NAMESPACE_NAME_ATTRIB PYTHON_GET_DEF_FULL  \
+(                                                       \
+    name, py_scan_namespace,                            \
+    "Name provided for the namespace."                  \
+)
+
+    space = G_SCAN_NAMESPACE(pygobject_get(self));
+
+    name = g_scan_namespace_get_name(space);
+
+    result = PyUnicode_FromString(name);
+
+    return result;
+
+}
+#endif
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser.        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Définition d'objet pour Python.                              *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+PyTypeObject *get_python_scan_namespace_type(void)
+{
+    static PyMethodDef py_scan_namespace_methods[] = {
+        //SCAN_NAMESPACE_RESOLVE_METHOD,
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyGetSetDef py_scan_namespace_getseters[] = {
+        //SCAN_NAMESPACE_NAME_ATTRIB,
+        { NULL }
+    };
+
+    static PyTypeObject py_scan_namespace_type = {
+
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+
+        .tp_name        = "pychrysalide.analysis.scan.ScanNamespace",
+        .tp_basicsize   = sizeof(PyGObject),
+
+        .tp_flags       = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT,
+
+        .tp_doc         = SCAN_NAMESPACE_DOC,
+
+        .tp_methods     = py_scan_namespace_methods,
+        .tp_getset      = py_scan_namespace_getseters,
+
+        .tp_init        = py_scan_namespace_init,
+        .tp_new         = py_scan_namespace_new,
+
+    };
+
+    return &py_scan_namespace_type;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide...scan.ScanNamespace'. *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération.                                        *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+bool ensure_python_scan_namespace_is_registered(void)
+{
+    PyTypeObject *type;                     /* Type Python 'ScanNamespace' */
+    PyObject *module;                       /* Module à recompléter        */
+    PyObject *dict;                         /* Dictionnaire du module      */
+
+    type = get_python_scan_namespace_type();
+
+    if (!PyType_HasFeature(type, Py_TPFLAGS_READY))
+    {
+        module = get_access_to_python_module("pychrysalide.analysis.scan");
+
+        dict = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+
+        if (!register_class_for_pygobject(dict, G_TYPE_SCAN_NAMESPACE, type, &PyGObject_Type))
+            return false;
+
+    }
+
+    return true;
+
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+*  Paramètres  : arg = argument quelconque à tenter de convertir.             *
+*                dst = destination des valeurs récupérées en cas de succès.   *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Description : Tente de convertir en espace de noms pour scan.              *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Retour      : Bilan de l'opération, voire indications supplémentaires.     *
+*                                                                             *
+*  Remarques   : -                                                            *
+*                                                                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+int convert_to_scan_namespace(PyObject *arg, void *dst)
+{
+    int result;                             /* Bilan à retourner           */
+
+    result = PyObject_IsInstance(arg, (PyObject *)get_python_scan_namespace_type());
+
+    switch (result)
+    {
+        case -1:
+            /* L'exception est déjà fixée par Python */
+            result = 0;
+            break;
+
+        case 0:
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "unable to convert the provided argument to scan namespace");
+            break;
+
+        case 1:
+            *((GScanNamespace **)dst) = G_SCAN_NAMESPACE(pygobject_get(arg));
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            assert(false);
+            break;
+
+    }
+
+    return result;
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/space.h b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/space.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0166c04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pychrysalide/analysis/scan/space.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+/* Chrysalide - Outil d'analyse de fichiers binaires
+ * space.h - prototypes pour l'équivalent Python du fichier "analysis/scan/space.h"
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Cyrille Bagard
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Chrysalide.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  Chrysalide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_SPACE_H
+#define _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_SPACE_H
+
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+
+
+/* Fournit un accès à une définition de type à diffuser. */
+PyTypeObject *get_python_scan_namespace_type(void);
+
+/* Prend en charge l'objet 'pychrysalide.analysis.scan.ScanNamespace'. */
+bool ensure_python_scan_namespace_is_registered(void);
+
+/* Tente de convertir en espace de noms pour scan. */
+int convert_to_scan_namespace(PyObject *, void *);
+
+
+
+#endif  /* _PLUGINS_PYCHRYSALIDE_ANALYSIS_SCAN_SPACE_H */