10.2. Example of Dissector written in Lua
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## 10.2. Example of Dissector written in Lua

    do
            local p_multi = Proto("multi","MultiProto");

            local vs_protos = {
                    [2] = "mtp2",
                    [3] = "mtp3",
                    [4] = "alcap",
                    [5] = "h248",
                    [6] = "ranap",
                    [7] = "rnsap",
                    [8] = "nbap"
            }

            local f_proto = ProtoField.uint8("multi.protocol","Protocol",base.DEC,vs_protos)
            local f_dir = ProtoField.uint8("multi.direction","Direction",base.DEC,{ [1] = "incoming", [0] = "outgoing"})
            local f_text = ProtoField.string("multi.text","Text")

    	p_multi.fields = { f_proto, f_dir, f_text }

            local data_dis = Dissector.get("data")

            local protos = {
                    [2] = Dissector.get("mtp2"),
                    [3] = Dissector.get("mtp3"),
                    [4] = Dissector.get("alcap"),
                    [5] = Dissector.get("h248"),
                    [6] = Dissector.get("ranap"),
                    [7] = Dissector.get("rnsap"),
                    [8] = Dissector.get("nbap"),
                    [9] = Dissector.get("rrc"),
                    [10] = DissectorTable.get("sctp.ppi"):get_dissector(3), -- m3ua
                    [11] = DissectorTable.get("ip.proto"):get_dissector(132), -- sctp
            }

            function p_multi.dissector(buf,pkt,root)

                    local t = root:add(p_multi,buf(0,2))
                    t:add(f_proto,buf(0,1))
                    t:add(f_dir,buf(1,1))

                    local proto_id = buf(0,1):uint()

                    local dissector = protos[proto_id]

                    if dissector ~= nil then
                            dissector:call(buf(2):tvb(),pkt,root)
                    elseif proto_id < 2 then
                            t:add(f_text,buf(2))
                            -- pkt.cols.info:set(buf(2,buf:len() - 3):string())
                    else
                            data_dis:call(buf(2):tvb(),pkt,root)
                    end

            end

            local wtap_encap_table = DissectorTable.get("wtap_encap")
            local udp_encap_table = DissectorTable.get("udp.port")

            wtap_encap_table:add(wtap.USER15,p_multi)
            wtap_encap_table:add(wtap.USER12,p_multi)
            udp_encap_table:add(7555,p_multi)
    end

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