ProcControlAPI is an API and library for controlling processes. ProcControlAPI runs as part of a controller process and manages one or more target processes. It allows the controller process to perform operations on target processes, such as writing to memory, stopping and running threads, or receiving notification when certain events occur. ProcControlAPI presents these operations through a platform-independent API and high level abstractions. Users can describe what they want ProcControlAPI to do, and ProcControlAPI handles the details.
An example use for ProcControlAPI would be as the underlying mechanism for a debugger. A user writing a debugger could provide their own user interface and debugging strategies, while using ProcControlAPI to perform operations such as creating processes, running threads, and handling breakpoints.
ProcControlAPI is distributed with Dyninst, and can be downloaded here.
