Adding Artifacts and Attributes

This page outlines the steps that you need to undertake to add a new artifact or attribute to TSK/Autopsy. Follow these before making a pull request.

• C++ Framework Code:
  • Add to TSK_ARTIFACT_TYPE or TSK_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE enums in framework/tsk/framework/services/TskBlackboard.h
• Java Code:
  • Add Artifacts to:
    • bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/BlackboardArtifact.java
  • Add Attributes to
    • bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/BlackboardAttribute.java
    • Update BlackboardAttribute.getDisplayString() if the attribute needs any special display formatting.
  • For either, you will need to update the bundle file with the strings:
    • bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/Bundle.properties
• Autopsy:
  • Update report code to make artifact visible in table:
    • Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/report/ReportGenerator.java
      • getArtifactTableColumnHeaders()
      • getOrderedRowDataAsStrings()