ArkTools

A desktop tool for ARK: Survival Ascended server plugin development. Parses AsaApi C++ header files and generates ready-to-use hook code for the ASA Server API.

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What it does

AsaApi exposes game-engine internals through C++ headers (Actor.h, GameMode.h, Inventory.h, etc.). Writing hooks by hand against these headers is repetitive and error-prone -- each hook requires:

1. A DECLARE_HOOK macro
2. A correctly typed implementation function
3. A SetHook registration call
4. A matching DisableHook teardown call

ASA Hook Creator reads those headers, extracts every struct, function signature, field, and bit-field, then produces all of that boilerplate automatically.

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Features

Feature	Description
Automatic loading	On startup the tool downloads the six core AsaApi headers directly from GitHub. No local clone required.
Local sources	Load a single header file or an entire folder. Folder mode watches for file changes and reloads automatically.
C++ parser	Extracts structs, member functions (virtual / static), GetNativePointerField-style field accessors, and bit-fields.
Full-text search	Search across all parsed functions by name, class, return type, or source file.
Per-function generation	Select any function and generate DECLARE_HOOK, hook implementation, SetHook, and DisableHook.
Batch generation	Generate hooks for every function at once, including SetupHooks() and RemoveHooks() entry points.
Copy / Save	Copy generated code to the clipboard or save it to a .h / .cpp file.

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Default header sources

Fetched on startup from the master branch of ArkServerApi/AsaApi:

Header	Contents
Actor.h	Base actor structs -- AActor, APrimalCharacter, etc.
Buff.h	Buff and status effect structs
GameMode.h	AShooterGameMode and related types
Inventory.h	Inventory component structs
Other.h	Miscellaneous game structs
PrimalStructure.h	Placeable structure structs

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Requirements

• Windows 10 or later
• .NET 10 runtime

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Build

dotnet build

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Tech stack

Component	Library
UI	WPF + WPF-UI Fluent 3.x
MVVM	CommunityToolkit.Mvvm 8.x
Target	.NET 10 (net10.0-windows)

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License

This project is provided as-is for the ARK: Survival Ascended modding community.