[Senthil Sundaram <ssundara@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Is there a metadata notation available for Ethereal such that, i can do the 
following?

I should be able to specify my protocol fields using this metadata notation 
in a file. The metadata should also specify how to display the fields in 
Ethereal . Each protocol will have an associated metadata file. The 
dissection code will be very generic in that it reads the metadata file and 
understands how to parse the message and how to display it ( using trees , 
subtrees and what not). Therefore one could have a single plugin with a 
generic dissection routine, whose behavior varies based on the contents of 
the metadata file. The metadata could be XML or any other notation.

Is there any such support right now?

Thanks
Senthil