btsnoop-parser 0.2.1

Parse and explore Bluetooth HCI btsnoop captures from Android devices.

btsnoop-parser

btsnoop-parser is a small library and CLI for exploring Bluetooth btsnoop_hci.log captures produced on Android devices. It focuses on being a lightweight alternative to Wireshark when you only need a quick glance at packet metadata or want to script over captures in Python.

Features

• Parses BTSnoop HCI logs into friendly Python dictionaries.
• Provides a Wireshark-style CLI table with optional JSON export.
• Decodes common HCI command/event payloads.
• Ships with pure-Python code and zero runtime dependencies.

Installation

pip install btsnoop-parser

To work with a local checkout during development:

pip install -e .

Command Line Usage

After installation the btsnoop_parser entry point becomes available:

# Show the first 10 packets in a capture
btsnoop_parser path/to/btsnoop_hci.log --limit 10

# Emit JSON for scripting
btsnoop_parser path/to/btsnoop_hci.log --json --limit 5

# Print decoded HCI command/event metadata
btsnoop_parser path/to/btsnoop_hci.log --decode

Run btsnoop_parser --help for the complete option list.

Python API

from btsnoop_parser import decode_hci_packet, parse_btsnoop_file

records = parse_btsnoop_file("btsnoop_hci.log")

for record in records[:5]:
    print(record["timestamp"], record["packet_type_name"], record["direction"])
    decoded = decode_hci_packet(record["packet_type"], record["payload"])
    if decoded["type"] == "COMMAND":
        print("  ↳", decoded["name"], hex(decoded["opcode"]))

If you only need to stream over a file without holding everything in memory, btsnoop_parser.iter_records(Path("capture.btsnoop")) yields the same dictionaries as parse_btsnoop_file but lazily.

Development

This project relies on an Automated Testing Pipeline to maintain code quality. A GitHub Action workflow runs the full test suite across multiple Python versions on every push and pull request.

To run the tests locally during development:

# Install development dependencies
pip install ".[dev]"

# Run tests using pytest
pytest

# Optional linting (install optional dev dependencies first)
ruff check

License

MIT © Kranthi

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on setting up your environment, running tests, and submitting pull requests.