16.3.19. Util

The suricata.util library provides utility functions for Lua scripts.

16.3.19.1. Setup

The library must be loaded prior to use:

local util = require("suricata.util")

16.3.19.1.1. Functions

thread_info()

Get information about the current thread.

Returns:

Table containing thread information with the following fields:

  • id (number): Thread ID

  • name (string): Thread name

  • group_name (string): Thread group name

Example:

local util = require("suricata.util")

local info = util.thread_info()
print("Thread ID: " .. info.id)
print("Thread Name: " .. info.name)
print("Thread Group: " .. info.group_name)