HexBuilder

Command line tool that converts a text file to its representing hex code.

HexBuilder is a command line tool that makes bytecode writing easier for the eye. It converts a commented text file:

// header
ABCD DCBA 0000 0000
0000 0000 0000 0000

/*
    This is a multi-line comment.
*/
1239 9129

// oh and caps don't matter
AbCd cAfe

to a binary file whose hex dump is:

ABCD DCBA 0000 0000
0000 0000 0000 0000
1239 9129 ABCD CAFE

So it basically strips all comments and whitespaces and converts a text file to a binary file.

Installation

Install with pip:

pip install hexbuilder

Usage

Enter in command line:

hexbuilder my_text_file

This will create a .hex file (same name as input) as output in the same directory.

Alternatively, the output file can be specified with -o:

hexbuilder my_text_file -o output.hex