1.0.1 commits

README.md

@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 - **Encryption:** Encrypt the hidden file with a password of your choice *(coming soon)*.
 - **Compression:** Compress the hidden file to reduce its size *(coming soon)*.
 - **Multiple Files:** Hide multiple files inside an image *(coming soon)*.
+- **Stealth Mode:** Hide the fact that the image contains a hidden file *(coming soon)*.
+- **User settings:** Save your preferences for future use *(coming soon)*.
 
 # How it works
 
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ python vangonography.py -cli
 ```
 You can then use the following arguments along with it:
 ```console
-usage: vangonography.py [-h] [-ood] [-l LOG_FILE] [-cli] [-o OUTPUT_DIR] [-v] [-s] [-e] [-d] [-c COVER_IMAGE]
+usage: vangonography.py [-h] [-ood] [-l] [-cli] [-o OUTPUT_DIR] [-v] [--encrypt] [--decrypt] [--key KEY] [--json JSON_FILE] [--stealth] [-s] [-e] [-d] [-c COVER_IMAGE]
                         [-f HIDDEN_FILE]
 
 Van Gonography is a steganography tool that hides files in images.
@@ -121,20 +123,23 @@ options:
 
 Optional arguments:
   -ood                  Open file after decoding from image (default: False)
-  -l LOG_FILE, --log LOG_FILE
-                        Log file for the program (default: False)
+  -l, --log             Log file for the program (default: False)
   -cli                  Run the program in CLI mode, this means there's not gonna be any menu (default: False)
   -o OUTPUT_DIR, --output OUTPUT_DIR
                         Output directory for the modified image or revealed file
   -v, --version         Show the version number and exit
+  --encrypt             Encrypt the data before hiding it (default: False)
+  --decrypt             Decrypt the data after revealing it (default: False)
+  --key KEY             Key to decrypt the data (default: None)
+  --json JSON_FILE      JSON file containing the arguments (default: None)
+  --stealth             Hides the file in stealth mode (default: False)
 
 Positional arguments (only used in CLI mode):
   -s, --show            Show the difference between two images (default: False)
   -e, --encode          Encode the file in the image (default: False)
   -d, --decode          Decode the file hidden in the image (default: False)
   -c COVER_IMAGE, --cover COVER_IMAGE
-                        Image to be used for hiding or revealing, positional only when using decoding, encoding or
-                        differentiate
+                        Image to be used for hiding or revealing, positional only when using decoding, encoding or differentiate
   -f HIDDEN_FILE, --file HIDDEN_FILE
                         File to be hidden
 ```

configs/decoding.json

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "desc": "This is a sample config file for decoding a .txt file inside one of the cover images provided in the img folder, no logging.",
+    "cli": true,
+    "decode": true,
+    "output": "",
+    "cover": "Cover_txt.png"
+}

configs/encoding.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "desc": "This is a sample config file for encoding a .txt file inside one of the cover images provided in the img folder and includes the logging option.",
+    "cli": true,
+    "encode": true,
+    "output": "",
+    "log": true,
+    "file": "tests/input/Test.txt",
+    "cover": "../img/Cat.jpg"
+}

configs/ui.json

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "desc": "This is a basic example of how to run the program in the UI mode, I'm setting the -cli argument to false, but you don't actually need to do that in the command line.",
+    "cli": false
+}

src/VanGonography.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import io
 import sys
+import json
 import logging
 import argparse
 
@@ -417,13 +418,16 @@ def main():
     # Optional arguments
     optional_group = parser.add_argument_group('Optional arguments')
     optional_group.add_argument("-ood", dest="ood", action="store_true", default=False, help="Open file after decoding from image (default: False)")
-    optional_group.add_argument("-l", "--log", dest="log", type=str, default=False, metavar="LOG_FILE", help="Log file for the program (default: False)")
+    optional_group.add_argument("-l", "--log", dest="log", action="store_true", default=False, help="Log file for the program (default: False)")
     optional_group.add_argument("-cli", dest="cli", action="store_true", default=False, help="Run the program in CLI mode, this means there's not gonna be any menu (default: False)")
     optional_group.add_argument("-o", "--output", dest="output", type=str, metavar="OUTPUT_DIR", help="Output directory for the modified image or revealed file")
     optional_group.add_argument("-v", "--version", action="version", version=f"VanGonography v{__version__}", help="Show the version number and exit")
     optional_group.add_argument("--encrypt", dest="encrypt", action="store_true", default=False, help="Encrypt the data before hiding it (default: False)")
     optional_group.add_argument("--decrypt", dest="decrypt", action="store_true", default=False, help="Decrypt the data after revealing it (default: False)")
     optional_group.add_argument("--key", dest="key", type=str, metavar="KEY", help="Key to decrypt the data (default: None)")
+    optional_group.add_argument("--json", dest="json", type=str, metavar="JSON_FILE", help="JSON file containing the arguments (default: None)")
+    optional_group.add_argument("--stealth", dest="stealth", action="store_true", default=False, help="Hides the file in stealth mode (default: False)") # TODO: Implement this shit
+    # For anyone wondering, I have no idea how to implement the stealth mode, so if you want to share some ideas
     
     # Positional arguments group (only used in CLI mode)
     positional_group = parser.add_argument_group('Positional arguments (only used in CLI mode)')
@@ -435,6 +439,20 @@ def main():
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
     
+    # Getting the json file and setting the arguments
+    if args.json:
+        with open(args.json, "r") as json_file:
+            json_data = json.load(json_file)
+            json_data.pop("desc") # Removing the description argument for not causing errors when setting the attributes
+            
+        for key, value in json_data.items(): # Looping through the json file data
+            if hasattr(args, key): # Checking if the key exists in the args variable
+                setattr(args, key, value) # The args variable is a Namespace object
+            else:
+                print(f"Invalid argument was passed, double check the argument name and try again: {key}")
+                logging.error(f"Invalid argument: {key}")
+                return
+    
     # Checking for CLI mode
     if args.cli:
         # Logging setup 

src/log.log

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+2023-11-30 22:08:40 - INFO - Logging started
+2023-11-30 22:08:40 - INFO - Arguments: Namespace(ood=False, log='log.log', cli=True, output='', encrypt=False, decrypt=False, key=None, json='options.json', show=False, encode=True, decode=False, cover='../img/Cat.jpg', file='tests/input/Test.txt')
+2023-11-30 22:08:40 - INFO - Encoding started
+2023-11-30 22:08:40 - INFO - Encoding tests/input/Test.txt in ../img/Cat.jpg
+2023-11-30 22:08:40 - DEBUG - STREAM b'IHDR' 16 13
+2023-11-30 22:08:40 - DEBUG - STREAM b'IDAT' 41 65536
+2023-11-30 22:08:40 - INFO - File hidden successfully in ../img/Cat.jpg.