GP-210 - Added new 'Copy Special' items to make copying from Ghidra to

Python and C++ easier

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/help/help/topics/ClipboardPlugin/Clipboard.htm

@@ -165,6 +165,15 @@
         <LI><B>Byte String (No Spaces)</B> <A name="ByteString_NoSpaces"></A> - This is the same as
         the Byte String format, except there are no delimiting spaces between bytes.</LI>
 
+		<LI><B>Python Byte String</B> - Copies the bytes into the Python byte string format, for
+		example: <CODE>b'\x41\xec\x49\x89'</CODE>.</LI>
+		
+		<LI><B>Python List String</B> - Copies the bytes into the Python list format, for
+		example: <CODE>[ 0x66, 0x2e, 0x0f, 0x1f, 0x84 ]</CODE>.</LI>
+		
+		<LI><B>C Array String</B> - Copies the bytes into the C array format, for
+		example: <CODE>{ 0x66, 0x2e, 0x0f, 0x1f, 0x84 }</CODE>.</LI>
+
         <LI><B>Address</B> - Copies the address at the top of the selection.</LI>
       </UL>
 
@@ -208,6 +217,17 @@
 
         <LI><B>Byte String (No Spaces)</B> - This is the same as the Byte String format, except
         there are no delimiting spaces between bytes.</LI>
+        
+        
+		<LI><B>Python Byte String</B> - Copies the bytes into the Python byte string format, for
+		example: <CODE>b'\x41\xec\x49\x89'</CODE>.</LI>
+		
+		<LI><B>Python List String</B> - Copies the bytes into the Python list format, for
+		example: <CODE>[ 0x66, 0x2e, 0x0f, 0x1f, 0x84 ]</CODE>.</LI>
+		
+		<LI><B>C Array String</B> - Copies the bytes into the C array format, for
+		example: <CODE>{ 0x66, 0x2e, 0x0f, 0x1f, 0x84 }</CODE>.</LI>
+        
       </UL>
 
       <P>The Byte Viewer <B>Bytes In Memory</B> window can paste the following formats:</P>

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/clipboard/ClipboardPlugin.java

@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ public class ClipboardPlugin extends ProgramPlugin implements ClipboardOwner, Cl
 			if (!clipboardService.isValidContext(context)) {
 				return false;
 			}
-
 			return clipboardService.canCopy();
 		}
 
@@ -413,7 +412,8 @@ public class ClipboardPlugin extends ProgramPlugin implements ClipboardOwner, Cl
 			}
 
 			Clipboard systemClipboard = getSystemClipboard();
-			return clipboardService.canPaste(getAvailableDataFlavors(systemClipboard));
+			DataFlavor[] flavors = getAvailableDataFlavors(systemClipboard);
+			return clipboardService.canPaste(flavors);
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -444,7 +444,6 @@ public class ClipboardPlugin extends ProgramPlugin implements ClipboardOwner, Cl
 			if (!clipboardService.isValidContext(context)) {
 				return false;
 			}
-
 			return clipboardService.canCopySpecial();
 		}
 

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/clipboard/CodeBrowserClipboardProvider.java

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import ghidra.program.model.symbol.*;
 import ghidra.program.util.*;
 import ghidra.util.Msg;
 import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
+import util.CollectionUtils;
 
 public class CodeBrowserClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 		implements ClipboardContentProviderService {
@@ -85,20 +86,6 @@ public class CodeBrowserClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 		return list;
 	}
 
-	private static final List<ClipboardType> PASTE_TYPES = createPasteTypesList();
-
-	private static List<ClipboardType> createPasteTypesList() {
-		List<ClipboardType> list = new LinkedList<>();
-
-		list.add(LABELS_COMMENTS_TYPE);
-		list.add(LABELS_TYPE);
-		list.add(COMMENTS_TYPE);
-		list.add(BYTE_STRING_TYPE);
-		list.add(BYTE_STRING_NO_SPACE_TYPE);
-
-		return list;
-	}
-
 	protected boolean copyFromSelectionEnabled;
 	protected ComponentProvider componentProvider;
 	private ListingModel model;
@@ -157,10 +144,6 @@ public class CodeBrowserClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 				else if (element.equals(COMMENTS_TYPE.getFlavor())) {
 					return pasteLabelsComments(pasteData, false, true);
 				}
-				else if (element.equals(BYTE_STRING_FLAVOR)) {
-					String data = (String) pasteData.getTransferData(BYTE_STRING_FLAVOR);
-					return pasteByteString(data);
-				}
 				else if (element.equals(LabelStringTransferable.labelStringFlavor)) {
 					return pasteLabelString(pasteData);
 				}
@@ -169,10 +152,8 @@ public class CodeBrowserClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 				}
 			}
 
-			// last ditch effort, try to paste as a byte string
+			if (super.pasteBytes(pasteData)) {
-			String string = (String) pasteData.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
+				return true;
-			if (string != null) {
-				return pasteByteString(string);
 			}
 
 			tool.setStatusInfo("Paste failed: unsupported data type", true);
@@ -181,36 +162,14 @@ public class CodeBrowserClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 			String msg = e.getMessage();
 			if (msg == null) {
 				msg = e.toString();
-				Msg.error(this, "Unexpected Exception: " + e.getMessage(), e);
 			}
+
+			Msg.error(this, "Unexpected Exception: " + msg, e);
 			tool.setStatusInfo("Paste failed: " + msg, true);
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	protected boolean supportsPasteTransferable(Transferable transferable) {
-		DataFlavor[] flavors = transferable.getTransferDataFlavors();
-		for (DataFlavor element : flavors) {
-			if (isPasteFlavorMatch(element, transferable)) {
-				return true;
-			}
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	private boolean isPasteFlavorMatch(DataFlavor flavor, Transferable transferable) {
-		for (ClipboardType type : PASTE_TYPES) {
-			if (flavor.equals(type.getFlavor())) {
-				if (type == BYTE_STRING_TYPE) { // our parent handles validating bytes
-					return isValidBytesTransferable(transferable);
-				}
-				return true;
-			}
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public List<ClipboardType> getCurrentCopyTypes() {
 		return COPY_TYPES;
@@ -234,45 +193,8 @@ public class CodeBrowserClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 		else if (copyType == COMMENTS_TYPE) {
 			return copyLabelsComments(false, true);
 		}
-		else if (copyType == BYTE_STRING_TYPE) {
-			String byteString = copyBytesAsString(getSelectedAddresses(), true, monitor);
-			return new ByteViewerTransferable(byteString);
-		}
-		else if (copyType == BYTE_STRING_NO_SPACE_TYPE) {
-			String byteString = copyBytesAsString(getSelectedAddresses(), false, monitor);
-			return new ByteViewerTransferable(byteString);
-		}
-		else if (copyType == PYTHON_BYTE_STRING_TYPE) {
-			String byteString = "b'"
-				+ copyBytesAsString(currentSelection, true, monitor).replaceAll(" ", "\\x") + "'";
-			return new ByteViewerTransferable(byteString);
-		}
-		else if (copyType == PYTHON_LIST_TYPE) {
-			String byteString = "[ "
-				+ copyBytesAsString(currentSelection, true, monitor).replaceAll(" ", ", 0x") + " ]";
-			return new ByteViewerTransferable(byteString);
-		}
-		else if (copyType == CPP_BYTE_ARRAY_TYPE) {
-			String byteString = "{ "
-				+ copyBytesAsString(currentSelection, true, monitor).replaceAll(" ", ", 0x") + " }";
-			return new ByteViewerTransferable(byteString);
-		}
 
-		return null;
+		return copyBytes(copyType, monitor);
-	}
-
-	private AddressSetView getSelectedAddresses() {
-		AddressSetView addressSet = currentSelection;
-		if (addressSet == null || addressSet.isEmpty()) {
-			return new AddressSet(currentLocation.getAddress());
-		}
-		return currentSelection;
-	}
-
-	public void setSelection(ProgramSelection selection) {
-		currentSelection = selection;
-		copyFromSelectionEnabled = selection != null && !selection.isEmpty();
-		notifyStateChanged();
 	}
 
 	public void setStringContent(String text) {
@@ -287,6 +209,12 @@ public class CodeBrowserClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 		currentLocation = location;
 	}
 
+	public void setSelection(ProgramSelection selection) {
+		currentSelection = selection;
+		copyFromSelectionEnabled = selection != null && !selection.isEmpty();
+		notifyStateChanged();
+	}
+
 	public void setProgram(Program p) {
 		currentProgram = p;
 		currentLocation = null;
@@ -323,11 +251,6 @@ public class CodeBrowserClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 		}
 		else if (currentLocation instanceof BytesFieldLocation) {
 			// bytes are special--let them get copied and pasted as normal
-//			AddressSet addressSet = new AddressSet(currentProgram.getAddressFactory(), address);
-//			String byteString =
-//				copyBytesAsString(addressSet.getAddressRanges(), false,
-//					TaskMonitorAdapter.DUMMY_MONITOR);
-//			return new ByteViewerTransferable(byteString);
 			return copyByteString(address);
 		}
 		else if (currentLocation instanceof OperandFieldLocation) {
@@ -439,7 +362,7 @@ public class CodeBrowserClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 
 	private Transferable copyByteString(Address address) {
 		AddressSet set = new AddressSet(address);
-		return copyBytes(set, false, TaskMonitor.DUMMY);
+		return createStringTransferable(copyBytesAsString(set, false, TaskMonitor.DUMMY));
 	}
 
 	private CodeUnitInfoTransferable copyLabelsComments(boolean copyLabels, boolean copyComments) {
@@ -451,13 +374,13 @@ public class CodeBrowserClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 		return new CodeUnitInfoTransferable(list);
 	}
 
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // assumed correct data; handled in exception case
 	private boolean pasteLabelsComments(Transferable pasteData, boolean pasteLabels,
 			boolean pasteComments) {
 		try {
-			List<CodeUnitInfo> list = (List<CodeUnitInfo>) pasteData.getTransferData(
+			List<?> list = (List<?>) pasteData.getTransferData(
 				CodeUnitInfoTransferable.localDataTypeFlavor);
-			Command cmd = new CodeUnitInfoPasteCmd(currentLocation.getAddress(), list, pasteLabels,
+			List<CodeUnitInfo> infos = CollectionUtils.asList(list, CodeUnitInfo.class);
+			Command cmd = new CodeUnitInfoPasteCmd(currentLocation.getAddress(), infos, pasteLabels,
 				pasteComments);
 			return tool.execute(cmd, currentProgram);
 		}
@@ -494,36 +417,43 @@ public class CodeBrowserClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 			return tool.execute(cmd, currentProgram);
 		}
 		else if (currentLocation instanceof OperandFieldLocation) {
-			OperandFieldLocation operandLocation = (OperandFieldLocation) currentLocation;
+			return pasteOperandField((OperandFieldLocation) currentLocation, labelName);
-			int opIndex = operandLocation.getOperandIndex();
+		}
-			Listing listing = currentProgram.getListing();
-			Instruction instruction = listing.getInstructionAt(operandLocation.getAddress());
-			if (instruction == null) {
-				return false;
-			}
 
-			Reference reference = instruction.getPrimaryReference(opIndex);
+		// try pasting onto something that is not a label		
-			if (reference == null) {
+		return maybePasteNonLabelString(labelName);
-				return false;
+	}
-			}
 
-			Variable var = currentProgram.getReferenceManager().getReferencedVariable(reference);
+	private boolean pasteOperandField(OperandFieldLocation operandLocation, String labelName) {
-			if (var != null) {
-				SetVariableNameCmd cmd =
-					new SetVariableNameCmd(var, labelName, SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
-				return tool.execute(cmd, currentProgram);
-			}
 
-			SymbolTable symbolTable = currentProgram.getSymbolTable();
+		int opIndex = operandLocation.getOperandIndex();
-			Symbol symbol = symbolTable.getSymbol(reference);
+		Listing listing = currentProgram.getListing();
-			if ((symbol instanceof CodeSymbol) || (symbol instanceof FunctionSymbol)) {
+		Instruction instruction = listing.getInstructionAt(operandLocation.getAddress());
-				String oldName = symbol.getName();
+		if (instruction == null) {
-				Namespace namespace = symbol.getParentNamespace();
+			return false;
-				Address symbolAddress = symbol.getAddress();
+		}
-				RenameLabelCmd cmd = new RenameLabelCmd(symbolAddress, oldName, labelName,
+
-					namespace, SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
+		Reference reference = instruction.getPrimaryReference(opIndex);
-				return tool.execute(cmd, currentProgram);
+		if (reference == null) {
-			}
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		Variable var = currentProgram.getReferenceManager().getReferencedVariable(reference);
+		if (var != null) {
+			SetVariableNameCmd cmd =
+				new SetVariableNameCmd(var, labelName, SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
+			return tool.execute(cmd, currentProgram);
+		}
+
+		SymbolTable symbolTable = currentProgram.getSymbolTable();
+		Symbol symbol = symbolTable.getSymbol(reference);
+		if ((symbol instanceof CodeSymbol) || (symbol instanceof FunctionSymbol)) {
+			String oldName = symbol.getName();
+			Namespace namespace = symbol.getParentNamespace();
+			Address symbolAddress = symbol.getAddress();
+			RenameLabelCmd cmd = new RenameLabelCmd(symbolAddress, oldName, labelName,
+				namespace, SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
+			return tool.execute(cmd, currentProgram);
 		}
 
 		// try pasting onto something that is not a label		
@@ -707,8 +637,7 @@ public class CodeBrowserClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 					return true;
 				}
 				if (flavor.equals(DataFlavor.stringFlavor)) {
-					// TODO: check if it is a valid hex string...
+					return true; // check if it is a valid hex string?
-					return true;
 				}
 			}
 		}

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/services/ClipboardContentProviderService.java

@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
  */
 package ghidra.app.services;
 
-import ghidra.app.util.ClipboardType;
-import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
-
 import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
 import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -26,21 +23,26 @@ import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
 
 import docking.ActionContext;
 import docking.ComponentProvider;
+import ghidra.app.util.ClipboardType;
+import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
 
 /**
- * <code>ClipboardContentProvider</code> determines what types of
+ * Determines what types of transfer data can be placed on the clipboard, as well as if 
- * transfer data can be placed on the clipboard, and cut, copy, and paste.
+ * cut, copy, and paste operations are supported
  */
 public interface ClipboardContentProviderService {
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the component provider associated with this 
+	 * Returns the component provider associated with this service
-	 * ClipboardContentProviderService.
+	 * @return the provider
 	 */
 	public ComponentProvider getComponentProvider();
 
 	/**
 	 * Triggers the default copy operation
+	 * @param monitor monitor that shows progress of the copy to clipboard, and
+	 * may be canceled
+	 * @return the created transferable; null if the copy was unsuccessful
 	 */
 	public Transferable copy(TaskMonitor monitor);
 
@@ -49,44 +51,49 @@ public interface ClipboardContentProviderService {
 	 * @param copyType contains the data flavor of the clipboard contents
 	 * @param monitor monitor that shows progress of the copy to clipboard, and
 	 * may be canceled
+	 * @return the created transferable; null if the copy was unsuccessful
 	 */
 	public Transferable copySpecial(ClipboardType copyType, TaskMonitor monitor);
 
 	/**
 	 * Triggers the default paste operation for the given transferable
+	 * @param pasteData the paste transferable
+	 * @return true of the paste was successful
 	 */
 	public boolean paste(Transferable pasteData);
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets the currently active ClipboardTypes for copying with the current context
+	 * @return the types
 	 */
 	public List<ClipboardType> getCurrentCopyTypes();
 
 	/**
 	 * Return whether the given context is valid for actions on popup menus.
 	 * @param context the context of where the popup menu will be positioned.
+	 * @return true if valid
 	 */
 	public boolean isValidContext(ActionContext context);
 
-	// TODO needs updating. Assumed copyAddToPopup became copy(TaskMonitor monitor)
 	/**
 	 * Returns true if copy should be enabled; false if it should be disabled.  This method can
 	 * be used in conjunction with {@link #copy(TaskMonitor)} in order to add menu items to
 	 * popup menus but to have them enabled when appropriate.
+	 * @return true if copy should be enabled
 	 */
 	public boolean enableCopy();
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns true if copySpecial actions should be enabled;
-	 * @return
+	 * @return true if copySpecial actions should be enabled;
 	 */
 	public boolean enableCopySpecial();
 
-	// TODO needs updating. Assumed pasteAddToPopup became paste(Transferable pasteData)
 	/**
 	 * Returns true if paste should be enabled; false if it should be disabled.  This method can
 	 * be used in conjunction with {@link #paste(Transferable)} in order to add menu items to
 	 * popup menus but to have them enabled when appropriate.
+	 * @return true if paste should be enabled
 	 */
 	public boolean enablePaste();
 
@@ -130,6 +137,7 @@ public interface ClipboardContentProviderService {
 	/**
 	 * Returns true if the given service provider can currently perform a 'copy special' 
 	 * operation.
+	 * @return true if copy special is enabled
 	 */
 	public boolean canCopySpecial();
 }

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/ByteCopier.java

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package ghidra.app.util;
 import java.awt.datatransfer.*;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.*;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import docking.dnd.GenericDataFlavor;
 import docking.dnd.StringTransferable;
@@ -25,8 +27,7 @@ import docking.widgets.OptionDialog;
 import ghidra.framework.cmd.Command;
 import ghidra.framework.model.DomainObject;
 import ghidra.framework.plugintool.PluginTool;
-import ghidra.program.model.address.Address;
+import ghidra.program.model.address.*;
-import ghidra.program.model.address.AddressSetView;
 import ghidra.program.model.listing.*;
 import ghidra.program.model.mem.Memory;
 import ghidra.program.model.mem.MemoryAccessException;
@@ -64,6 +65,19 @@ public abstract class ByteCopier {
 	public static final ClipboardType CPP_BYTE_ARRAY_TYPE =
 		new ClipboardType(CPP_BYTE_ARRAY_FLAVOR, "C Array");
 
+	private static final Map<DataFlavor, Pattern> PROGRAMMING_PATTERNS_BY_FLAVOR =
+		Map.of(
+			PYTHON_BYTE_STRING_FLAVOR, Pattern.compile("b'(.*)'"),
+			PYTHON_LIST_FLAVOR, Pattern.compile("\\[(.*)\\]"),
+			CPP_BYTE_ARRAY_FLAVOR, Pattern.compile("\\{(.*)\\}"));
+
+	/**
+	 * Pattern to recognize bytes that have been encoded during a copy operation using one of this
+	 * class's programming copy types
+	 */
+	private static final Pattern PROGRAMMING_BYTES_PATTERN =
+		Pattern.compile("(?:\\\\x|0x)([a-fA-F0-9]{2})");
+
 	private static DataFlavor createByteStringLocalDataTypeFlavor() {
 
 		try {
@@ -72,7 +86,7 @@ public abstract class ByteCopier {
 				"Local flavor--byte string with spaces");
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
-			Msg.showError(ByteCopier.class, null, "Could Not Create Data Flavor",
+			Msg.error(ByteCopier.class,
 				"Unexpected exception creating data flavor for byte string", e);
 		}
 
@@ -87,7 +101,7 @@ public abstract class ByteCopier {
 				"Local flavor--byte string with NO spaces");
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
-			Msg.showError(ByteCopier.class, null, "Could Not Create Data Flavor",
+			Msg.error(ByteCopier.class,
 				"Unexpected exception creating data flavor for byte string with no spaces", e);
 		}
 
@@ -102,7 +116,7 @@ public abstract class ByteCopier {
 				"Local flavor--Python byte string");
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
-			Msg.showError(ByteCopier.class, null, "Could Not Create Data Flavor",
+			Msg.error(ByteCopier.class,
 				"Unexpected exception creating data flavor for Python byte string", e);
 		}
 
@@ -117,7 +131,7 @@ public abstract class ByteCopier {
 				"Local flavor--Python list");
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
-			Msg.showError(ByteCopier.class, null, "Could Not Create Data Flavor",
+			Msg.error(ByteCopier.class,
 				"Unexpected exception creating data flavor for Python list", e);
 		}
 
@@ -132,7 +146,7 @@ public abstract class ByteCopier {
 				"Local flavor--C++ array");
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
-			Msg.showError(ByteCopier.class, null, "Could Not Create Data Flavor",
+			Msg.error(ByteCopier.class,
 				"Unexpected exception creating data flavor for C array", e);
 		}
 
@@ -148,8 +162,12 @@ public abstract class ByteCopier {
 		// limit construction
 	}
 
-	protected Transferable copyBytes(boolean includeSpaces, TaskMonitor monitor) {
+	protected AddressSetView getSelectedAddresses() {
-		return copyBytes(currentSelection, includeSpaces, monitor);
+		AddressSetView addressSet = currentSelection;
+		if (addressSet == null || addressSet.isEmpty()) {
+			return new AddressSet(currentLocation.getAddress());
+		}
+		return currentSelection;
 	}
 
 	protected Transferable copyBytes(AddressSetView addresses, boolean includeSpaces,
@@ -160,42 +178,18 @@ public abstract class ByteCopier {
 	protected String copyBytesAsString(AddressSetView addresses, boolean includeSpaces,
 			TaskMonitor monitor) {
 
-		Memory memory = currentProgram.getMemory();
 		String delimiter = includeSpaces ? " " : "";
+		return copyBytesAsString(addresses, delimiter, monitor);
+	}
+
+	protected String copyBytesAsString(AddressSetView addresses, String delimiter,
+			TaskMonitor monitor) {
+
+		Memory memory = currentProgram.getMemory();
 		ByteIterator bytes = new ByteIterator(addresses, memory);
 		return NumericUtilities.convertBytesToString(bytes, delimiter);
 	}
 
-	protected boolean supportsPasteTransferable(Transferable transferable) {
-		return isValidBytesTransferable(transferable);
-	}
-
-	protected boolean isValidBytesTransferable(Transferable transferable) {
-
-		DataFlavor[] flavors = transferable.getTransferDataFlavors();
-		for (DataFlavor element : flavors) {
-
-			try {
-				Object object = transferable.getTransferData(element);
-				if (object instanceof String) {
-					String string = (String) object;
-					if (!isOnlyAsciiBytes(string)) {
-						tool.setStatusInfo("Paste string contains non-text ascii bytes. " +
-							"Only the ascii text will be pasted.", true);
-
-						string = keepOnlyAsciiBytes(string);
-					}
-					return (getBytes(string) != null);
-				}
-			}
-			catch (Exception e) {
-				// don't care; try the next one
-			}
-		}
-
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	private byte[] getBytes(String transferString) {
 
 		byte[] bytes = getHexBytes(transferString);
@@ -271,27 +265,121 @@ public abstract class ByteCopier {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	protected Transferable copyBytes(ClipboardType copyType, TaskMonitor monitor) {
+
+		if (copyType == BYTE_STRING_TYPE) {
+			String byteString = copyBytesAsString(getSelectedAddresses(), true, monitor);
+			return new ByteStringTransferable(byteString);
+		}
+		else if (copyType == BYTE_STRING_NO_SPACE_TYPE) {
+			String byteString = copyBytesAsString(getSelectedAddresses(), false, monitor);
+			return new ByteStringTransferable(byteString);
+		}
+		else if (copyType == PYTHON_BYTE_STRING_TYPE) {
+			String prefix = "\\x";
+			String bs = copyBytesAsString(getSelectedAddresses(), prefix, monitor);
+			String fixed = "b'" + prefix + bs + "'";
+			return new ProgrammingByteStringTransferable(fixed, copyType.getFlavor());
+		}
+		else if (copyType == PYTHON_LIST_TYPE) {
+			String prefix = "0x";
+			String bs = copyBytesAsString(getSelectedAddresses(), ", " + prefix, monitor);
+			String fixed = "[ " + prefix + bs + " ]";
+			return new ProgrammingByteStringTransferable(fixed, copyType.getFlavor());
+		}
+		else if (copyType == CPP_BYTE_ARRAY_TYPE) {
+			String prefix = "0x";
+			String bs = copyBytesAsString(getSelectedAddresses(), ", " + prefix, monitor);
+			String byteString = "{ " + prefix + bs + " }";
+			return new ProgrammingByteStringTransferable(byteString, copyType.getFlavor());
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	protected boolean pasteBytes(Transferable pasteData)
 			throws UnsupportedFlavorException, IOException {
-		if (!supportsPasteTransferable(pasteData)) {
+
-			tool.setStatusInfo("Paste failed: No valid data on clipboard", true);
+		DataFlavor[] flavors = pasteData.getTransferDataFlavors();
+		DataFlavor byteStringFlavor = getByteStringFlavor(flavors);
+		if (byteStringFlavor != null) {
+			String data = (String) pasteData.getTransferData(byteStringFlavor);
+			return pasteByteString(data);
+		}
+
+		DataFlavor programmingFlavor = getProgrammingFlavor(flavors);
+		if (programmingFlavor != null) {
+			String data = (String) pasteData.getTransferData(programmingFlavor);
+			String byteString = extractProgrammingBytes(programmingFlavor, data);
+			if (byteString != null) {
+				return pasteByteString(byteString);
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!pasteData.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.stringFlavor)) {
+			tool.setStatusInfo("Paste failed: unsupported data type", true);
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (pasteData.isDataFlavorSupported(BYTE_STRING_FLAVOR)) {
+		// see if the pasted data is similar to other known programming formats
-			String data = (String) pasteData.getTransferData(BYTE_STRING_FLAVOR);
-			return pasteByteString(data);
-		}
-
-		if (pasteData.isDataFlavorSupported(BYTE_STRING_NO_SPACES_FLAVOR)) {
-			String data = (String) pasteData.getTransferData(BYTE_STRING_NO_SPACES_FLAVOR);
-			return pasteByteString(data);
-		}
-
 		String string = (String) pasteData.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
+		if (string == null) {
+			tool.setStatusInfo("Paste failed: no string data", true);
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		return pasteByteString(string);
 	}
 
+	private DataFlavor getProgrammingFlavor(DataFlavor[] flavors) {
+		for (DataFlavor flavor : flavors) {
+			if (flavor.equals(PYTHON_BYTE_STRING_FLAVOR) ||
+				flavor.equals(PYTHON_LIST_FLAVOR) ||
+				flavor.equals(CPP_BYTE_ARRAY_FLAVOR)) {
+				return flavor;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	private DataFlavor getByteStringFlavor(DataFlavor[] flavors) {
+
+		for (DataFlavor flavor : flavors) {
+			if (flavor.equals(BYTE_STRING_FLAVOR) ||
+				flavor.equals(BYTE_STRING_NO_SPACES_FLAVOR)) {
+				return flavor;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	private String extractProgrammingBytes(DataFlavor flavor, String data) {
+
+		Pattern pattern = PROGRAMMING_PATTERNS_BY_FLAVOR.get(flavor);
+		Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(data);
+		if (!matcher.matches()) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		String bytes = matcher.group(1);
+		if (bytes == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		Matcher bytesMatcher = PROGRAMMING_BYTES_PATTERN.matcher(bytes);
+		if (!bytesMatcher.find()) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		StringBuilder buffy = new StringBuilder();
+		buffy.append(bytesMatcher.group(1));
+		while (bytesMatcher.find()) {
+			buffy.append(bytesMatcher.group(1));
+		}
+		return buffy.toString();
+	}
+
 	protected boolean pasteByteString(final String string) {
 		Command cmd = new Command() {
 
@@ -299,75 +387,100 @@ public abstract class ByteCopier {
 
 			@Override
 			public boolean applyTo(DomainObject domainObject) {
-				if (domainObject instanceof Program) {
+				if (!(domainObject instanceof Program)) {
-					String validString = string;
+					return false;
-					if (!isOnlyAsciiBytes(string)) {
+				}
-						tool.setStatusInfo("Pasted string contained non-text ascii bytes. " +
-							"Only the ascii text was pasted.", true);
 
-						validString = keepOnlyAsciiBytes(string);
+				String validString = string;
+				if (!isOnlyAsciiBytes(string)) {
+					tool.setStatusInfo("Pasted string contained non-text ascii bytes. " +
+						"Only the ascii will be used.", true);
+					validString = keepOnlyAsciiBytes(string);
+				}
+
+				byte[] bytes = getBytes(validString);
+				if (bytes == null) {
+					status = "Improper data format. Expected sequence of hex bytes";
+					tool.beep();
+					return false;
+				}
+
+				// Ensure that we are not writing over instructions
+				Program program = (Program) domainObject;
+				Address address = currentLocation.getAddress();
+				if (!hasEnoughSpace(program, address, bytes.length)) {
+					status =
+						"Not enough space to paste all bytes.  Encountered data or instructions.";
+					tool.beep();
+					return false;
+				}
+
+				// Ask the user before pasting a string into the program.  Since having a string in 
+				// the clipboard is so common, this is to prevent an accidental paste.
+				if (!confirmPaste(validString)) {
+					return true; // the user cancelled; the command is successful
+				}
+
+				boolean pastedAllBytes = pasteBytes(program, bytes);
+				if (!pastedAllBytes) {
+					tool.setStatusInfo("Not all bytes were pasted due to memory access issues",
+						true);
+				}
+
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			private boolean pasteBytes(Program program, byte[] bytes) {
+
+				// note: loop one byte at a time here, since Memory will validate all addresses
+				//       before pasting any bytes
+				boolean foundError = false;
+				Address address = currentLocation.getAddress();
+				Memory memory = program.getMemory();
+				for (byte element : bytes) {
+					try {
+						memory.setByte(address, element);
 					}
+					catch (MemoryAccessException e) {
+						// Keep trying the remaining bytes.  Should we just stop in this case?
+						foundError = true;
+					}
+					address = address.next();
+				}
+				return foundError;
+			}
 
-					byte[] bytes = getBytes(validString);
+			private boolean confirmPaste(String validString) {
-					if (bytes == null) {
+
-						status = "Improper data format (expected sequence of hex bytes)";
+				// create a truncated version of the string to show in the dialog
+				String partialText = validString.length() < 40 ? validString
+						: validString.substring(0, 40) + " ...";
+				int result = OptionDialog.showYesNoDialog(null, "Paste String Into Program?",
+					"Are you sure you want to paste the string \"" + partialText +
+						"\"\n into the program's memory?");
+
+				return result != OptionDialog.NO_OPTION;
+			}
+
+			private boolean hasEnoughSpace(Program program, Address address, int byteCount) {
+				Listing listing = program.getListing();
+				for (int i = 0; i < byteCount;) {
+					if (address == null) {
+						status = "Not enough addresses to paste bytes";
 						tool.beep();
 						return false;
 					}
-
+					CodeUnit codeUnit = listing.getCodeUnitContaining(address);
-					// Ensure that we are not writing over instructions
+					if (!(codeUnit instanceof Data) || ((Data) codeUnit).isDefined()) {
-					Program curProgram = (Program) domainObject;
+						status = "Cannot paste on top of defined instructions/data";
-					Listing listing = curProgram.getListing();
+						tool.beep();
-					Address curAddr = currentLocation.getAddress();
+						return false;
-					int byteCount = bytes.length;
-					for (int i = 0; i < byteCount;) {
-						if (curAddr == null) {
-							status = "Not enough addresses to paste bytes";
-							tool.beep();
-							return false;
-						}
-						CodeUnit curCodeUnit = listing.getCodeUnitContaining(curAddr);
-						if (!(curCodeUnit instanceof Data) || ((Data) curCodeUnit).isDefined()) {
-							status = "Cannot paste on top of defined instructions/data";
-							tool.beep();
-							return false;
-						}
-						int length = curCodeUnit.getLength();
-						i += length;
-						curAddr = curCodeUnit.getMaxAddress().next();
 					}
-
+					int length = codeUnit.getLength();
-					// Per SCR 11212, ask the user before pasting a string into the program.
+					i += length;
-					// Since having a string in the clipboard is so common, this is to prevent
+					address = codeUnit.getMaxAddress().next();
-					// an accidental paste.
-
-					// create a truncated version of the string to show in the dialog
-					String partialText = validString.length() < 40 ? validString
-							: validString.substring(0, 40) + " ...";
-
-					int result = OptionDialog.showYesNoDialog(null, "Paste String Into Program?",
-						"Are you sure you want to paste the string \"" + partialText +
-							"\"\n into the program's memory?");
-
-					if (result == OptionDialog.NO_OPTION) {
-						return true;
-					}
-
-					// Write data
-					curAddr = currentLocation.getAddress();
-					for (byte element : bytes) {
-						try {
-							curProgram.getMemory().setByte(curAddr, element);
-						}
-						catch (MemoryAccessException e1) {
-							// handle below
-						}
-						curAddr = curAddr.next();
-					}
-
-					return true;
 				}
-				return false;
+				return true;
 			}
 
 			@Override
@@ -445,33 +558,69 @@ public abstract class ByteCopier {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public static class ByteViewerTransferable implements Transferable {
+	public static class ProgrammingByteStringTransferable implements Transferable {
 
-		private final DataFlavor[] flavors = { BYTE_STRING_NO_SPACE_TYPE.getFlavor(),
+		private List<DataFlavor> flavorList;
-			BYTE_STRING_TYPE.getFlavor(), PYTHON_BYTE_STRING_TYPE.getFlavor(),
+		private DataFlavor[] flavors;
-			PYTHON_LIST_TYPE.getFlavor(), CPP_BYTE_ARRAY_TYPE.getFlavor(),
+		private DataFlavor programmingFlavor;
-			DataFlavor.stringFlavor };
+		private String byteString;
-		private final List<DataFlavor> flavorList = Arrays.asList(flavors);
 
-		private final String byteString;
+		public ProgrammingByteStringTransferable(String byteString, DataFlavor flavor) {
-
-		private final String byteViewerRepresentation;
-
-		public ByteViewerTransferable(String byteString) {
-			this(byteString, null);
-		}
-
-		public ByteViewerTransferable(String byteString, String byteViewerRepresentation) {
 			this.byteString = byteString;
-			this.byteViewerRepresentation = byteViewerRepresentation;
+			this.programmingFlavor = flavor;
+			this.flavors = new DataFlavor[] { flavor, DataFlavor.stringFlavor };
+			this.flavorList = Arrays.asList(flavors);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public Object getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor)
 				throws UnsupportedFlavorException, IOException {
 			if (flavor.equals(DataFlavor.stringFlavor)) {
-				if (byteViewerRepresentation != null) {
+				return byteString; // just default to the byte string when no 'special' string data
-					return byteViewerRepresentation;
+			}
+			if (flavor.equals(programmingFlavor)) {
+				return byteString;
+			}
+			throw new UnsupportedFlavorException(flavor);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors() {
+			return flavors;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor) {
+			return flavorList.contains(flavor);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static class ByteStringTransferable implements Transferable {
+
+		private final DataFlavor[] flavors = {
+			BYTE_STRING_NO_SPACE_TYPE.getFlavor(),
+			BYTE_STRING_TYPE.getFlavor(),
+			DataFlavor.stringFlavor };
+		private final List<DataFlavor> flavorList = Arrays.asList(flavors);
+
+		private final String byteString;
+		private final String stringRepresentation;
+
+		public ByteStringTransferable(String byteString) {
+			this(byteString, null);
+		}
+
+		public ByteStringTransferable(String byteString, String stringRepresentation) {
+			this.byteString = byteString;
+			this.stringRepresentation = stringRepresentation;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Object getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor)
+				throws UnsupportedFlavorException, IOException {
+			if (flavor.equals(DataFlavor.stringFlavor)) {
+				if (stringRepresentation != null) {
+					return stringRepresentation;
 				}
 				return byteString; // just default to the byte string when no 'special' string data
 			}
@@ -481,15 +630,6 @@ public abstract class ByteCopier {
 			if (flavor.equals(BYTE_STRING_NO_SPACE_TYPE.getFlavor())) {
 				return byteString;
 			}
-			if (flavor.equals(PYTHON_BYTE_STRING_TYPE.getFlavor())) {
-				return byteString;
-			}
-			if (flavor.equals(PYTHON_LIST_TYPE.getFlavor())) {
-				return byteString;
-			}
-			if (flavor.equals(CPP_BYTE_ARRAY_TYPE.getFlavor())) {
-				return byteString;
-			}
 			throw new UnsupportedFlavorException(flavor);
 		}
 

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/ClipboardType.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* ###
  * IP: GHIDRA
- * REVIEWED: YES
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -37,24 +36,23 @@ public class ClipboardType {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the DataFlavor for this ClipboardType
+	 * Returns the DataFlavor for this type
+	 * @return the flavor
 	 */
 	public DataFlavor getFlavor() {
 		return flavor;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the name of this Clipboard  Type.
+	 * Returns the name of this type
+	 * @return the name
 	 */
 	public String getTypeName() {
 		return typeName;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
-	 */
 	@Override
-    public String toString() {
+	public String toString() {
 		return typeName;
 	}
 }

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/clipboard/CodeBrowserClipboardProviderTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+/* ###
+ * IP: GHIDRA
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package ghidra.app.plugin.core.clipboard;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.core.IsInstanceOf.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
+import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import docking.dnd.StringTransferable;
+import docking.widgets.OptionDialog;
+import ghidra.app.util.ByteCopier;
+import ghidra.app.util.ByteCopier.ProgrammingByteStringTransferable;
+import ghidra.app.util.ClipboardType;
+import ghidra.framework.cmd.Command;
+import ghidra.framework.model.DomainObject;
+import ghidra.framework.plugintool.PluginTool;
+import ghidra.program.database.ProgramBuilder;
+import ghidra.program.model.address.*;
+import ghidra.program.model.data.DataType;
+import ghidra.program.model.listing.*;
+import ghidra.program.model.mem.Memory;
+import ghidra.program.model.mem.MemoryAccessException;
+import ghidra.program.model.symbol.RefType;
+import ghidra.program.model.symbol.SourceType;
+import ghidra.program.util.ProgramLocation;
+import ghidra.program.util.ProgramSelection;
+import ghidra.test.AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTest;
+import ghidra.test.DummyTool;
+import ghidra.util.NumericUtilities;
+import ghidra.util.exception.AssertException;
+import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
+
+public class CodeBrowserClipboardProviderTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTest {
+
+	private Program program;
+	private CodeBrowserClipboardProvider clipboardProvider;
+
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() throws Exception {
+
+		program = createProgram();
+		PluginTool tool = new DummyTool() {
+			@Override
+			public boolean execute(Command command, DomainObject obj) {
+				boolean result = command.applyTo(obj);
+				if (!result) {
+					throw new AssertException("Failed to write bytes");
+				}
+				return true;
+			}
+		};
+
+		clipboardProvider = new CodeBrowserClipboardProvider(tool, null);
+		clipboardProvider.setProgram(program);
+	}
+
+	private Program createProgram() throws Exception {
+		ProgramBuilder builder = new ProgramBuilder("default", ProgramBuilder._TOY, this);
+
+		builder.createMemory("test", "0x01001050", 20000);
+
+		builder.setBytes("0x01001050",
+			"0e 5e f4 77 33 58 f4 77 91 45 f4 77 88 7c f4 77 8d 70 f5 77 05 62 f4 77 f0 a3 " +
+				"f4 77 09 56 f4 77 10 17 f4 77 f7 29 f6 77 02 59 f4 77");
+
+		builder.setBytes("0x01002050", "00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00");
+
+		builder.createMemoryReference("0x01002cc0", "0x01002cf0", RefType.DATA,
+			SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
+		builder.createMemoryReference("0x01002d04", "0x01002d0f", RefType.DATA,
+			SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
+
+		DataType dt = DataType.DEFAULT;
+		Parameter p = new ParameterImpl(null, dt, builder.getProgram());
+		builder.createEmptyFunction("ghidra", "0x01002cf5", 1, dt, p);
+		builder.createEmptyFunction("sscanf", "0x0100415a", 1, dt, p);
+
+		builder.setBytes("0x0100418c", "ff 15 08 10 00 01");
+		builder.disassemble("0x0100418c", 6);
+
+		return builder.getProgram();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testCopyPasteSpecial_PythonByteString() throws Exception {
+
+		int length = 4;
+		clipboardProvider.setSelection(selection("0x01001050", length));
+		ClipboardType type = ByteCopier.PYTHON_BYTE_STRING_TYPE;
+		Transferable transferable = clipboardProvider.copySpecial(type, TaskMonitor.DUMMY);
+		assertThat(transferable, instanceOf(ProgrammingByteStringTransferable.class));
+
+		String byteString = (String) transferable.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
+		assertEquals("b'\\x0e\\x5e\\xf4\\x77'", byteString);
+
+		String pasteAddress = "0x01002050";
+		paste(pasteAddress, transferable);
+		assertBytesAt(pasteAddress, "0e 5e f4 77", length);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testCopyPasteSpecial_PythonListString() throws Exception {
+
+		int length = 4;
+		clipboardProvider.setSelection(selection("0x01001050", 4));
+		ClipboardType type = ByteCopier.PYTHON_LIST_TYPE;
+		Transferable transferable = clipboardProvider.copySpecial(type, TaskMonitor.DUMMY);
+		assertThat(transferable, instanceOf(ProgrammingByteStringTransferable.class));
+
+		String byteString = (String) transferable.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
+		assertEquals("[ 0x0e, 0x5e, 0xf4, 0x77 ]", byteString);
+
+		String pasteAddress = "0x01002050";
+		paste(pasteAddress, transferable);
+		assertBytesAt(pasteAddress, "0e 5e f4 77", length);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testCopyPasteSpecial_CppByteArray() throws Exception {
+
+		int length = 4;
+		clipboardProvider.setSelection(selection("0x01001050", 4));
+		ClipboardType type = ByteCopier.CPP_BYTE_ARRAY_TYPE;
+		Transferable transferable = clipboardProvider.copySpecial(type, TaskMonitor.DUMMY);
+		assertThat(transferable, instanceOf(ProgrammingByteStringTransferable.class));
+
+		String byteString = (String) transferable.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
+		assertEquals("{ 0x0e, 0x5e, 0xf4, 0x77 }", byteString);
+
+		String pasteAddress = "0x01002050";
+		paste(pasteAddress, transferable);
+		assertBytesAt(pasteAddress, "0e 5e f4 77", length);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testCopyPaste_ByteString() throws Exception {
+
+		String byteString = "0e 5e f4 77";
+		StringTransferable transferable = new StringTransferable(byteString);
+
+		String pasteAddress = "0x01002050";
+		paste(pasteAddress, transferable);
+		assertBytesAt(pasteAddress, byteString, 4);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testCopyPaste_ByteString_MixedWithNonAscii() throws Exception {
+
+		// the byte string contains ascii and non-ascii
+		String byteString =
+			"0e " + ((char) 0x80) + " 5e " + ((char) 0x81 + " f4 " + ((char) 0x82)) + " 77";
+		String asciiByteString = "0e 5e f4 77";
+		StringTransferable transferable = new StringTransferable(byteString);
+
+		String pasteAddress = "0x01002050";
+		paste(pasteAddress, transferable);
+		assertBytesAt(pasteAddress, asciiByteString, 4);
+	}
+
+//==================================================================================================
+// Private Methods
+//==================================================================================================	
+
+	private void paste(String address, Transferable transferable) {
+
+		tx(program, () -> {
+			doPaste(address, transferable);
+		});
+	}
+
+	private void doPaste(String address, Transferable transferable) {
+		clipboardProvider.setLocation(location(address));
+		runSwing(() -> clipboardProvider.paste(transferable), false);
+
+		OptionDialog confirmDialog = waitForDialogComponent(OptionDialog.class);
+		pressButtonByText(confirmDialog, "Yes");
+
+		waitForTasks();
+		program.flushEvents();
+		waitForSwing();
+	}
+
+	private void assertBytesAt(String address, String bytes, int length)
+			throws MemoryAccessException {
+		Memory memory = program.getMemory();
+		byte[] memoryBytes = new byte[length];
+		memory.getBytes(addr(address), memoryBytes, 0, length);
+
+		String memoryByteString = NumericUtilities.convertBytesToString(memoryBytes, " ");
+		assertEquals(bytes, memoryByteString);
+	}
+
+	private ProgramSelection selection(String addressString, int n) {
+		Address address = addr(addressString);
+		AddressSetView addresses = new AddressSet(address, address.add(n - 1));
+		return new ProgramSelection(addresses);
+	}
+
+	private Address addr(String addr) {
+		return program.getAddressFactory().getAddress(addr);
+	}
+
+	private ProgramLocation location(String addressString) {
+		return new ProgramLocation(program, addr(addressString));
+	}
+}

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/clipboard/CopyPasteCommentsTest.java

@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ public class CopyPasteCommentsTest extends AbstractProgramBasedTest {
 			pmTwo.openProgram(df2);
 			programTwo = (ProgramDB) pmTwo.getCurrentProgram();
 		});
+
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -145,7 +146,8 @@ public class CopyPasteCommentsTest extends AbstractProgramBasedTest {
 		goTo(toolOne, 0x32a);
 
 		ClipboardPlugin plugin = getPlugin(toolOne, ClipboardPlugin.class);
-		DockingActionIf pasteAction = getAction(plugin, "Paste");
+		ClipboardContentProviderService service = getClipboardService(plugin);
+		DockingActionIf pasteAction = getLocalAction(service, "Paste", plugin);
 		assertEnabled(pasteAction, cb.getProvider());
 	}
 
@@ -194,8 +196,9 @@ public class CopyPasteCommentsTest extends AbstractProgramBasedTest {
 		// in Program One, add MyLabel at 032a
 
 		int transactionID = programOne.startTransaction("test");
-		programOne.getSymbolTable().createLabel(addr(programOne, 0x032a), "MyLabel",
+		programOne.getSymbolTable()
-			SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
+				.createLabel(addr(programOne, 0x032a), "MyLabel",
+					SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
 		programOne.endTransaction(transactionID, true);
 
 		goTo(toolTwo, 0x0326);
@@ -385,8 +388,9 @@ public class CopyPasteCommentsTest extends AbstractProgramBasedTest {
 			programOne.getSymbolTable().getSymbol("LAB_0331", addr(programOne, 0x0331), null);
 		// in Browser(1) change default label at 331 to JUNK
 		int transactionID = programOne.startTransaction("test");
-		programOne.getSymbolTable().createLabel(addr(programOne, 0x0331), "JUNK",
+		programOne.getSymbolTable()
-			SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
+				.createLabel(addr(programOne, 0x0331), "JUNK",
+					SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
 		programOne.endTransaction(transactionID, true);
 		//
 		// in Browser(1) go to 331
@@ -426,8 +430,9 @@ public class CopyPasteCommentsTest extends AbstractProgramBasedTest {
 	public void testPasteAtMultipleLabels() throws Exception {
 		// in program 2, create a second label, JUNK2, at 0331
 		int transactionID = programOne.startTransaction("test");
-		programOne.getSymbolTable().createLabel(addr(programOne, 0x331), "JUNK2",
+		programOne.getSymbolTable()
-			SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
+				.createLabel(addr(programOne, 0x331), "JUNK2",
+					SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
 		programOne.endTransaction(transactionID, true);
 
 		// in Browser(2) select 331 through 334, contains "RSR10"
@@ -474,8 +479,9 @@ public class CopyPasteCommentsTest extends AbstractProgramBasedTest {
 	@Test
 	public void testPasteWhereUserLabelExists() throws Exception {
 		int transactionID = programOne.startTransaction("test");
-		programOne.getSymbolTable().createLabel(addr(programOne, 0x331), "JUNK2",
+		programOne.getSymbolTable()
-			SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
+				.createLabel(addr(programOne, 0x331), "JUNK2",
+					SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
 		programOne.endTransaction(transactionID, true);
 
 		// in Browser(2) select 331 through 334, contains "RSR10"
@@ -586,13 +592,19 @@ public class CopyPasteCommentsTest extends AbstractProgramBasedTest {
 
 		cb.goToField(addr(programOne, 0x0331), LabelFieldFactory.FIELD_NAME, 0, 0);
 		f = (ListingTextField) cb.getCurrentField();
-		assertEquals(programOne.getSymbolTable().getSymbol("LAB_00000331", addr(programOne, 0x0331),
+		assertEquals(programOne.getSymbolTable()
-			null).getName(), f.getText());
+				.getSymbol("LAB_00000331", addr(programOne, 0x0331),
+					null)
+				.getName(),
+			f.getText());
 
 		cb.goToField(addr(programOne, 0x031b), LabelFieldFactory.FIELD_NAME, 0, 0);
 		f = (ListingTextField) cb.getCurrentField();
-		assertEquals(programOne.getSymbolTable().getSymbol("LAB_0000031b", addr(programOne, 0x031b),
+		assertEquals(programOne.getSymbolTable()
-			null).getName(), f.getText());
+				.getSymbol("LAB_0000031b", addr(programOne, 0x031b),
+					null)
+				.getName(),
+			f.getText());
 
 		redo(programOne);
 
@@ -616,8 +628,9 @@ public class CopyPasteCommentsTest extends AbstractProgramBasedTest {
 		// create a function over the range 0x31b through 0x0343.		
 		int transactionID = programOne.startTransaction("test");
 		String name = SymbolUtilities.getDefaultFunctionName(min);
-		programOne.getListing().createFunction(name, min, new AddressSet(min, max),
+		programOne.getListing()
-			SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
+				.createFunction(name, min, new AddressSet(min, max),
+					SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
 		programOne.endTransaction(transactionID, true);
 		programOne.flushEvents();
 		waitForSwing();
@@ -710,19 +723,23 @@ public class CopyPasteCommentsTest extends AbstractProgramBasedTest {
 	private void copyToolTwoLabels() {
 		ClipboardPlugin plugin = getPlugin(toolTwo, ClipboardPlugin.class);
 		ClipboardContentProviderService service =
-			getCodeBrowserClipboardContentProviderService(plugin);
+			getClipboardService(plugin);
 		DockingAction action = getLocalAction(service, "Copy Special", plugin);
 		assertNotNull(action);
 		assertEnabled(action, cb2.getProvider());
 
-		plugin.copySpecial(service, CodeBrowserClipboardProvider.LABELS_COMMENTS_TYPE);
+		runSwing(
+			() -> plugin.copySpecial(service, CodeBrowserClipboardProvider.LABELS_COMMENTS_TYPE));
 	}
 
 	private void pasteToolOne() {
+
 		ClipboardPlugin plugin = getPlugin(toolOne, ClipboardPlugin.class);
-		DockingActionIf pasteAction = getAction(plugin, "Paste");
+		ClipboardContentProviderService service = getClipboardService(plugin);
+		DockingActionIf pasteAction = getLocalAction(service, "Paste", plugin);
 		assertEnabled(pasteAction, cb.getProvider());
 		performAction(pasteAction, true);
+		waitForSwing();
 	}
 
 	private void setupTool(PluginTool tool) throws Exception {
@@ -809,13 +826,13 @@ public class CopyPasteCommentsTest extends AbstractProgramBasedTest {
 		waitForSwing();
 	}
 
-	private ClipboardContentProviderService getCodeBrowserClipboardContentProviderService(
+	private ClipboardContentProviderService getClipboardService(
 			ClipboardPlugin clipboardPlugin) {
 		Map<?, ?> serviceMap = (Map<?, ?>) getInstanceField("serviceActionMap", clipboardPlugin);
 		Set<?> keySet = serviceMap.keySet();
 		for (Object name : keySet) {
 			ClipboardContentProviderService service = (ClipboardContentProviderService) name;
-			if (service instanceof CodeBrowserClipboardProvider) {
+			if (service.getClass().equals(CodeBrowserClipboardProvider.class)) {
 				return service;
 			}
 		}
@@ -825,17 +842,12 @@ public class CopyPasteCommentsTest extends AbstractProgramBasedTest {
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	private DockingAction getLocalAction(ClipboardContentProviderService service, String actionName,
 			ClipboardPlugin clipboardPlugin) {
-		Map<?, ?> serviceMap = (Map<?, ?>) getInstanceField("serviceActionMap", clipboardPlugin);
+		Map<?, ?> actionsByService =
-		Set<?> keySet = serviceMap.keySet();
+			(Map<?, ?>) getInstanceField("serviceActionMap", clipboardPlugin);
-		for (Object name : keySet) {
+		List<DockingAction> actionList = (List<DockingAction>) actionsByService.get(service);
-			ClipboardContentProviderService currentService = (ClipboardContentProviderService) name;
+		for (DockingAction pluginAction : actionList) {
-			if (currentService == service) {
+			if (pluginAction.getName().equals(actionName)) {
-				List<DockingAction> actionList = (List<DockingAction>) serviceMap.get(service);
+				return pluginAction;
-				for (DockingAction pluginAction : actionList) {
-					if (pluginAction.getName().equals(actionName)) {
-						return pluginAction;
-					}
-				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -844,7 +856,9 @@ public class CopyPasteCommentsTest extends AbstractProgramBasedTest {
 
 	private void assertEnabled(DockingActionIf action, ComponentProvider provider) {
 		boolean isEnabled =
-			runSwing(() -> action.isEnabledForContext(provider.getActionContext(null)));
+			runSwing(() -> {
-		assertTrue(isEnabled);
+				return action.isEnabledForContext(provider.getActionContext(null));
+			});
+		assertTrue("Action was not enabled when it should be", isEnabled);
 	}
 }

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/clipboard/CopyPasteFunctionInfoTest.java

@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
  */
 package ghidra.app.plugin.core.clipboard;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.awt.Point;
 import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 
 import org.junit.*;
 
+import docking.action.DockingAction;
 import docking.action.DockingActionIf;
 import docking.widgets.fieldpanel.FieldPanel;
 import ghidra.app.cmd.function.SetVariableCommentCmd;
@@ -53,11 +53,8 @@ import ghidra.program.util.ProgramSelection;
 import ghidra.test.*;
 
 /**
- * Test copy/paste function information.
+ * Test copy/paste function information
- *
- *
  */
-
 public class CopyPasteFunctionInfoTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTest {
 
 	private TestEnv env;
@@ -72,14 +69,6 @@ public class CopyPasteFunctionInfoTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTe
 	private Options fieldOptions2;
 	private CodeBrowserPlugin cb1;
 
-	/**
-	 * Constructor for CopyPasteFunctionInfoTest.
-	 * @param arg0
-	 */
-	public CopyPasteFunctionInfoTest() {
-		super();
-	}
-
 	private Program buildNotepad(String name) throws Exception {
 		ToyProgramBuilder builder = new ToyProgramBuilder(name, true, ProgramBuilder._TOY);
 		builder.createMemory("test1", "0x01001000", 0x8000);
@@ -133,9 +122,6 @@ public class CopyPasteFunctionInfoTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTe
 		resetOptions();
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * @see TestCase#tearDown()
-	 */
 	@After
 	public void tearDown() throws Exception {
 		env.dispose();
@@ -174,12 +160,7 @@ public class CopyPasteFunctionInfoTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTe
 		goToAddr(toolTwo, 0x1004700);
 		click2();
 
-		// paste
+		paste(toolTwo);
-		plugin = getPlugin(toolTwo, ClipboardPlugin.class);
-		DockingActionIf pasteAction = getAction(plugin, "Paste");
-		assertEnabled(pasteAction);
-		performAction(pasteAction, true);
-		waitForSwing();
 
 		// function FUN_01004700 should be renamed to "ghidra"
 		CodeBrowserPlugin cb = getPlugin(toolTwo, CodeBrowserPlugin.class);
@@ -219,12 +200,7 @@ public class CopyPasteFunctionInfoTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTe
 		goToAddr(toolTwo, entryAddr);
 		click2();
 
-		// paste
+		paste(toolTwo);
-		plugin = getPlugin(toolTwo, ClipboardPlugin.class);
-		DockingActionIf pasteAction = getAction(plugin, "Paste");
-		assertEnabled(pasteAction);
-		performAction(pasteAction, true);
-		waitForSwing();
 
 		CodeBrowserPlugin cb = getPlugin(toolTwo, CodeBrowserPlugin.class);
 		cb.goToField(entryAddr, PlateFieldFactory.FIELD_NAME, 0, 0);
@@ -283,12 +259,7 @@ public class CopyPasteFunctionInfoTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTe
 		goToAddr(toolTwo, addr);
 		click2();
 
-		// paste
+		paste(toolTwo);
-		plugin = getPlugin(toolTwo, ClipboardPlugin.class);
-		DockingActionIf pasteAction = getAction(plugin, "Paste");
-		assertEnabled(pasteAction);
-		performAction(pasteAction, true);
-		waitForSwing();
 
 		// verify the code browser field shows the comment
 		func = programTwo.getListing().getFunctionAt(addr);
@@ -338,12 +309,8 @@ public class CopyPasteFunctionInfoTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTe
 		addr = getAddr(programTwo, 0x01004260);
 		goToAddr(toolTwo, addr);
 		click2();
-		// paste
+
-		plugin = getPlugin(toolTwo, ClipboardPlugin.class);
+		paste(toolTwo);
-		DockingActionIf pasteAction = getAction(plugin, "Paste");
-		assertEnabled(pasteAction);
-		performAction(pasteAction, true);
-		waitForSwing();
 
 		// verify the code browser field shows the comment
 		func = programTwo.getListing().getFunctionAt(addr);
@@ -416,12 +383,7 @@ public class CopyPasteFunctionInfoTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTe
 		goToAddr(toolTwo, 0x0100176f);
 		click2();
 
-		// paste
+		paste(toolTwo);
-		plugin = getPlugin(toolTwo, ClipboardPlugin.class);
-		DockingActionIf pasteAction = getAction(plugin, "Paste");
-		assertEnabled(pasteAction);
-		performAction(pasteAction, true);
-		waitForSwing();
 
 		addr = getAddr(programTwo, 0x0100176f);
 		// nothing should happen with the stack variable comments
@@ -433,7 +395,36 @@ public class CopyPasteFunctionInfoTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTe
 		assertEquals(1, f.getNumRows());
 	}
 
-	/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//==================================================================================================
+// Private Methods
+//==================================================================================================	
+
+	private void paste(PluginTool tool) {
+
+		ClipboardPlugin plugin = getPlugin(tool, ClipboardPlugin.class);
+		ClipboardContentProviderService service =
+			getCodeBrowserClipboardContentProviderService(plugin);
+		DockingActionIf pasteAction = getClipboardAction(plugin, service, "Paste");
+		assertEnabled(pasteAction);
+		performAction(pasteAction, true);
+		waitForSwing();
+	}
+
+	private DockingActionIf getClipboardAction(ClipboardPlugin plugin,
+			ClipboardContentProviderService service, String actionName) {
+
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		Map<ClipboardContentProviderService, List<DockingAction>> map =
+			(Map<ClipboardContentProviderService, List<DockingAction>>) getInstanceField(
+				"serviceActionMap", plugin);
+		List<DockingAction> list = map.get(service);
+		for (DockingAction pluginAction : list) {
+			if (pluginAction.getName().equals(actionName)) {
+				return pluginAction;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
 
 	private void setupTool(PluginTool tool) throws Exception {
 		tool.addPlugin(ClipboardPlugin.class.getName());
@@ -511,10 +502,9 @@ public class CopyPasteFunctionInfoTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTe
 			ClipboardPlugin clipboardPlugin) {
 		Map<?, ?> serviceMap = (Map<?, ?>) getInstanceField("serviceActionMap", clipboardPlugin);
 		Set<?> keySet = serviceMap.keySet();
-		for (Object name : keySet) {
+		for (Object service : keySet) {
-			ClipboardContentProviderService service = (ClipboardContentProviderService) name;
+			if (service.getClass().equals(CodeBrowserClipboardProvider.class)) {
-			if (service instanceof CodeBrowserClipboardProvider) {
+				return (ClipboardContentProviderService) service;
-				return service;
 			}
 		}
 		return null;

Ghidra/Features/ByteViewer/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/byteviewer/ByteViewerClipboardProvider.java

@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ public class ByteViewerClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 			PluginTool tool) {
 		this.provider = provider;
 		this.tool = tool;
-		currentProgram = provider.getProgram();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -80,11 +79,6 @@ public class ByteViewerClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean paste(Transferable pasteData) {
-		if (!supportsPasteTransferable(pasteData)) {
-			tool.setStatusInfo("Paste failed: No valid data on clipboard", true);
-			return false;
-		}
-
 		try {
 			// try the default paste
 			return pasteBytes(pasteData);
@@ -106,42 +100,17 @@ public class ByteViewerClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 	@Override
 	public Transferable copy(TaskMonitor monitor) {
 		String byteString = copyBytesAsString(currentSelection, true, monitor);
-		String textSelection = provider.getCurrentTextSelection();
+		String textSelection = getTextSelection();
-		return new ByteViewerTransferable(byteString, textSelection);
+		return new ByteStringTransferable(byteString, textSelection);
+	}
+
+	protected String getTextSelection() {
+		return provider.getCurrentTextSelection();
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Transferable copySpecial(ClipboardType copyType, TaskMonitor monitor) {
-
+		return copyBytes(copyType, monitor);
-		String byteString = null;
-		if (copyType == BYTE_STRING_TYPE) {
-			byteString = copyBytesAsString(currentSelection, true, monitor);
-		}
-		else if (copyType == BYTE_STRING_NO_SPACE_TYPE) {
-			byteString = copyBytesAsString(currentSelection, false, monitor);
-		}
-		else if (copyType == PYTHON_BYTE_STRING_TYPE) {
-			byteString = "b'"
-				+ copyBytesAsString(currentSelection, true, monitor).replaceAll(" ", "\\x") + "'";
-		}
-		else if (copyType == PYTHON_LIST_TYPE) {
-			byteString = "[ "
-				+ copyBytesAsString(currentSelection, true, monitor).replaceAll(" ", ", 0x") + " ]";
-		}
-		else if (copyType == CPP_BYTE_ARRAY_TYPE) {
-			byteString = "{ "
-				+ copyBytesAsString(currentSelection, true, monitor).replaceAll(" ", ", 0x") + " }";
-		}
-		else {
-			return null;
-		}
-
-		return new ByteViewerTransferable(byteString);
-	}
-
-	void setSelection(ProgramSelection selection) {
-		currentSelection = selection;
-		updateEnablement();
 	}
 
 	private void updateEnablement() {
@@ -153,6 +122,11 @@ public class ByteViewerClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 		currentLocation = location;
 	}
 
+	void setSelection(ProgramSelection selection) {
+		currentSelection = selection;
+		updateEnablement();
+	}
+
 	void setProgram(Program p) {
 		currentProgram = p;
 		currentLocation = null;

Ghidra/Features/ByteViewer/src/test/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/byteviewer/ByteViewerClipboardProviderTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+/* ###
+ * IP: GHIDRA
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package ghidra.app.plugin.core.byteviewer;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.core.IsInstanceOf.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
+import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import docking.widgets.OptionDialog;
+import ghidra.app.util.ByteCopier;
+import ghidra.app.util.ByteCopier.ByteStringTransferable;
+import ghidra.app.util.ByteCopier.ProgrammingByteStringTransferable;
+import ghidra.app.util.ClipboardType;
+import ghidra.framework.cmd.Command;
+import ghidra.framework.model.DomainObject;
+import ghidra.framework.plugintool.PluginTool;
+import ghidra.program.database.ProgramBuilder;
+import ghidra.program.model.address.*;
+import ghidra.program.model.data.DataType;
+import ghidra.program.model.listing.*;
+import ghidra.program.model.mem.Memory;
+import ghidra.program.model.mem.MemoryAccessException;
+import ghidra.program.model.symbol.RefType;
+import ghidra.program.model.symbol.SourceType;
+import ghidra.program.util.ProgramLocation;
+import ghidra.program.util.ProgramSelection;
+import ghidra.test.AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTest;
+import ghidra.test.DummyTool;
+import ghidra.util.NumericUtilities;
+import ghidra.util.exception.AssertException;
+import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
+
+public class ByteViewerClipboardProviderTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTest {
+
+	private Program program;
+	private ByteViewerClipboardProvider clipboardProvider;
+
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() throws Exception {
+
+		program = createProgram();
+		PluginTool tool = new DummyTool() {
+			@Override
+			public boolean execute(Command command, DomainObject obj) {
+				boolean result = command.applyTo(obj);
+				if (!result) {
+					throw new AssertException("Failed to write bytes");
+				}
+				return true;
+			}
+		};
+
+		clipboardProvider = new ByteViewerClipboardProvider(null, tool) {
+
+			// overridden to stub this method, since we don't have a real provider
+			@Override
+			protected String getTextSelection() {
+				return null;
+			}
+		};
+		clipboardProvider.setProgram(program);
+	}
+
+	private Program createProgram() throws Exception {
+		ProgramBuilder builder = new ProgramBuilder("default", ProgramBuilder._TOY, this);
+
+		builder.createMemory("test", "0x01001050", 20000);
+
+		builder.setBytes("0x01001050",
+			"0e 5e f4 77 33 58 f4 77 91 45 f4 77 88 7c f4 77 8d 70 f5 77 05 62 f4 77 f0 a3 " +
+				"f4 77 09 56 f4 77 10 17 f4 77 f7 29 f6 77 02 59 f4 77");
+
+		builder.setBytes("0x01002050", "00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00");
+
+		builder.createMemoryReference("0x01002cc0", "0x01002cf0", RefType.DATA,
+			SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
+		builder.createMemoryReference("0x01002d04", "0x01002d0f", RefType.DATA,
+			SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
+
+		DataType dt = DataType.DEFAULT;
+		Parameter p = new ParameterImpl(null, dt, builder.getProgram());
+		builder.createEmptyFunction("ghidra", "0x01002cf5", 1, dt, p);
+		builder.createEmptyFunction("sscanf", "0x0100415a", 1, dt, p);
+
+		builder.setBytes("0x0100418c", "ff 15 08 10 00 01");
+		builder.disassemble("0x0100418c", 6);
+
+		return builder.getProgram();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testCopyPasteSpecial_ByteString() throws Exception {
+		int length = 4;
+		clipboardProvider.setSelection(selection("0x01001050", length));
+		ClipboardType type = ByteCopier.BYTE_STRING_TYPE;
+		Transferable transferable = clipboardProvider.copySpecial(type, TaskMonitor.DUMMY);
+		assertThat(transferable, instanceOf(ByteStringTransferable.class));
+
+		String byteString = (String) transferable.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
+		assertEquals("0e 5e f4 77", byteString);
+
+		String pasteAddress = "0x01002050";
+		paste(pasteAddress, transferable);
+		assertBytesAt(pasteAddress, "0e 5e f4 77", length);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testCopyPasteSpecial_ByteStringNoSpaces() throws Exception {
+		int length = 4;
+		clipboardProvider.setSelection(selection("0x01001050", length));
+		ClipboardType type = ByteCopier.BYTE_STRING_NO_SPACE_TYPE;
+		Transferable transferable = clipboardProvider.copySpecial(type, TaskMonitor.DUMMY);
+		assertThat(transferable, instanceOf(ByteStringTransferable.class));
+
+		String byteString = (String) transferable.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
+		assertEquals("0e5ef477", byteString);
+
+		String pasteAddress = "0x01002050";
+		paste(pasteAddress, transferable);
+		assertBytesAt(pasteAddress, "0e 5e f4 77", length);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testCopyPasteSpecial_PythonByteString() throws Exception {
+
+		int length = 4;
+		clipboardProvider.setSelection(selection("0x01001050", length));
+		ClipboardType type = ByteCopier.PYTHON_BYTE_STRING_TYPE;
+		Transferable transferable = clipboardProvider.copySpecial(type, TaskMonitor.DUMMY);
+		assertThat(transferable, instanceOf(ProgrammingByteStringTransferable.class));
+
+		String byteString = (String) transferable.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
+		assertEquals("b'\\x0e\\x5e\\xf4\\x77'", byteString);
+
+		String pasteAddress = "0x01002050";
+		paste(pasteAddress, transferable);
+		assertBytesAt(pasteAddress, "0e 5e f4 77", length);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testCopyPasteSpecial_PythonListString() throws Exception {
+
+		int length = 4;
+		clipboardProvider.setSelection(selection("0x01001050", 4));
+		ClipboardType type = ByteCopier.PYTHON_LIST_TYPE;
+		Transferable transferable = clipboardProvider.copySpecial(type, TaskMonitor.DUMMY);
+		assertThat(transferable, instanceOf(ProgrammingByteStringTransferable.class));
+
+		String byteString = (String) transferable.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
+		assertEquals("[ 0x0e, 0x5e, 0xf4, 0x77 ]", byteString);
+
+		String pasteAddress = "0x01002050";
+		paste(pasteAddress, transferable);
+		assertBytesAt(pasteAddress, "0e 5e f4 77", length);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testCopyPasteSpecial_CppByteArray() throws Exception {
+
+		int length = 4;
+		clipboardProvider.setSelection(selection("0x01001050", 4));
+		ClipboardType type = ByteCopier.CPP_BYTE_ARRAY_TYPE;
+		Transferable transferable = clipboardProvider.copySpecial(type, TaskMonitor.DUMMY);
+		assertThat(transferable, instanceOf(ProgrammingByteStringTransferable.class));
+
+		String byteString = (String) transferable.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
+		assertEquals("{ 0x0e, 0x5e, 0xf4, 0x77 }", byteString);
+
+		String pasteAddress = "0x01002050";
+		paste(pasteAddress, transferable);
+		assertBytesAt(pasteAddress, "0e 5e f4 77", length);
+	}
+
+//==================================================================================================
+// Private Methods
+//==================================================================================================	
+
+	private void paste(String address, Transferable transferable) {
+
+		tx(program, () -> {
+			doPaste(address, transferable);
+		});
+	}
+
+	private void doPaste(String address, Transferable transferable) {
+		clipboardProvider.setLocation(location(address));
+		runSwing(() -> clipboardProvider.paste(transferable), false);
+
+		OptionDialog confirmDialog = waitForDialogComponent(OptionDialog.class);
+		pressButtonByText(confirmDialog, "Yes");
+
+		waitForTasks();
+		program.flushEvents();
+		waitForSwing();
+	}
+
+	private void assertBytesAt(String address, String bytes, int length)
+			throws MemoryAccessException {
+		Memory memory = program.getMemory();
+		byte[] memoryBytes = new byte[length];
+		memory.getBytes(addr(address), memoryBytes, 0, length);
+
+		String memoryByteString = NumericUtilities.convertBytesToString(memoryBytes, " ");
+		assertEquals(bytes, memoryByteString);
+	}
+
+	private ProgramSelection selection(String addressString, int n) {
+		Address address = addr(addressString);
+		AddressSetView addresses = new AddressSet(address, address.add(n - 1));
+		return new ProgramSelection(addresses);
+	}
+
+	private Address addr(String addr) {
+		return program.getAddressFactory().getAddress(addr);
+	}
+
+	private ProgramLocation location(String addressString) {
+		return new ProgramLocation(program, addr(addressString));
+	}
+
+}

Ghidra/Test/IntegrationTest/src/screen/java/help/screenshot/ClipboardPluginScreenShots.java

@@ -16,16 +16,22 @@
 package help.screenshot;
 
 import java.awt.*;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import docking.DialogComponentProvider;
+import docking.action.DockingAction;
+import docking.action.DockingActionIf;
 import docking.widgets.fieldpanel.FieldPanel;
-import ghidra.app.plugin.core.clipboard.CopyPasteSpecialDialog;
+import ghidra.app.plugin.core.clipboard.*;
 import ghidra.app.plugin.core.codebrowser.CodeBrowserPlugin;
 import ghidra.app.plugin.core.codebrowser.CodeViewerProvider;
+import ghidra.app.services.ClipboardContentProviderService;
 import ghidra.app.util.viewer.field.MnemonicFieldFactory;
 import ghidra.program.util.ProgramSelection;
 import ghidra.util.Msg;
@@ -33,10 +39,6 @@ import ghidra.util.exception.AssertException;
 
 public class ClipboardPluginScreenShots extends GhidraScreenShotGenerator {
 
-	public ClipboardPluginScreenShots() {
-		super();
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	public void testCaptureCopySpecial() {
 
@@ -47,9 +49,12 @@ public class ClipboardPluginScreenShots extends GhidraScreenShotGenerator {
 		makeSelection(0x401000, 0x401000);
 
 		sel = cb.getCurrentSelection();
-		Msg.debug(this, "selection: " + sel);
 
-		showCopySpecialDialog();
+		CopyPasteSpecialDialog dialog = showCopySpecialDialog();
+		Window window = SwingUtilities.windowForComponent(dialog.getComponent());
+
+		Dimension size = window.getSize();
+		setWindowSize(window, size.width, 330);
 		captureDialog();
 	}
 
@@ -184,7 +189,39 @@ public class ClipboardPluginScreenShots extends GhidraScreenShotGenerator {
 		crop(imageBounds);
 	}
 
-	private void showCopySpecialDialog() {
+	private CopyPasteSpecialDialog showCopySpecialDialog() {
-		performAction("Copy Special", "ClipboardPlugin", false);
+		ClipboardPlugin plugin = getPlugin(tool, ClipboardPlugin.class);
+		ClipboardContentProviderService service = getClipboardService(plugin);
+		DockingActionIf pasteAction = getLocalAction(service, "Copy Special", plugin);
+		performAction(pasteAction, false);
+		return waitForDialogComponent(CopyPasteSpecialDialog.class);
+	}
+
+	private ClipboardContentProviderService getClipboardService(
+			ClipboardPlugin clipboardPlugin) {
+		Map<?, ?> serviceMap = (Map<?, ?>) getInstanceField("serviceActionMap", clipboardPlugin);
+		Set<?> keySet = serviceMap.keySet();
+		for (Object name : keySet) {
+			ClipboardContentProviderService service = (ClipboardContentProviderService) name;
+			if (service.getClass().equals(CodeBrowserClipboardProvider.class)) {
+				return service;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	private DockingAction getLocalAction(ClipboardContentProviderService service, String actionName,
+			ClipboardPlugin clipboardPlugin) {
+		Map<?, ?> actionsByService =
+			(Map<?, ?>) getInstanceField("serviceActionMap", clipboardPlugin);
+		List<DockingAction> actionList = (List<DockingAction>) actionsByService.get(service);
+		for (DockingAction pluginAction : actionList) {
+			if (pluginAction.getName().equals(actionName)) {
+				return pluginAction;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return null;
 	}
 }

Ghidra/Test/IntegrationTest/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/clipboard/CopyPasteTestSuite.java

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* ###
+ * IP: GHIDRA
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package ghidra.app.plugin.core.clipboard;
+
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.junit.runners.Suite;
+import org.junit.runners.Suite.SuiteClasses;
+
+import ghidra.app.plugin.core.byteviewer.ByteViewerClipboardProviderTest;
+
+//@formatter:off
+@RunWith(Suite.class)
+@SuiteClasses({
+	ClipboardPluginTest.class,
+	ByteViewerClipboardProviderTest.class,
+	CodeBrowserClipboardProviderTest.class,
+	CopyPasteCommentsTest.class, 
+	CopyPasteFunctionInfoTest.class
+})
+public class CopyPasteTestSuite {
+	// in the annotation
+}
+//@formatter:on