GP-5961: Deprecating pyghidra.open_program() and pyghidra.run_script()

Also fixed a recent regression with calling pyghidra.run_script()

Ghidra/Features/PyGhidra/src/main/py/README.md

@@ -311,9 +311,11 @@ with pyghidra.open_project(os.environ["GHIDRA_PROJECT_DIR"], "ExampleProject", c
     pyghidra.ghidra_script(f"{os.environ['GHIDRA_SCRIPTS_DIR']}/HelloWorldScript.java", project)
 ```
 
-## Legacy API
+## Legacy API (deprecated)
 
 ### pyghidra.open_program()
+__NOTE:__ This function has been deprecated.
+
 To have PyGhidra setup a binary file for you, use the `open_program()` function. This will setup a 
 Ghidra project and import the given binary file as a program for you.
 
@@ -401,6 +403,8 @@ with pyghidra.open_program("binary_file.exe", project_name="MyProject", project_
 ```
 
 ### pyghidra.run_script()
+__NOTE:__ This function has been deprecated.
+
 PyGhidra can also be used to run an existing Ghidra Python script directly in your native CPython 
 interpreter using the `run_script()` function. However, while you can technically run an existing 
 Ghidra script unmodified, you may run into issues due to differences between Jython 2 and 
@@ -547,8 +551,8 @@ import pdb_  # imports Ghidra's pdb
 ```
 ## Change History
 __3.0.0:__
-* Introduced many new functions to the PyGhidra API. PyGhidra 3.0.0 requires Ghidra 12.0 or later
+* Revised the the PyGhidra API. See the [API section](#api) for more details.
-  to run.
+* PyGhidra 3.0.0 requires Ghidra 12.0 or later to run.
 
 __2.2.1:__
 * PyGhidra now launches with the current working directory removed from `sys.path` to prevent

Ghidra/Features/PyGhidra/src/main/py/src/pyghidra/api.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from typing import Union, TYPE_CHECKING, Tuple, List, Callable, Any
 from pyghidra.converters import *  # pylint: disable=wildcard-import, unused-wildcard-import
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pyghidra.launcher import PyGhidraLauncher
     from ghidra.program.model.listing import Program
     from ghidra.program.util import GhidraProgramUtilities
     from ghidra.framework.model import Project, DomainFile
@@ -32,6 +33,28 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from generic.jar import ResourceFile
     from java.lang import Object # type:ignore @UnresolvedImport
 
+def start(verbose=False, *, install_dir: Path = None) -> "PyGhidraLauncher":
+    """
+    Starts the JVM and fully initializes Ghidra in Headless mode.
+
+    :param verbose: Enable verbose output during JVM startup (Defaults to False)
+    :param install_dir: The path to the Ghidra installation directory.
+        (Defaults to the GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR environment variable or "lastrun" file)
+    :return: The PyGhidraLauncher used to start the JVM
+    """
+    from pyghidra.launcher import HeadlessPyGhidraLauncher
+    launcher = HeadlessPyGhidraLauncher(verbose=verbose,  install_dir=install_dir)
+    launcher.start()
+    return launcher
+
+
+def started() -> bool:
+    """
+    Whether the PyGhidraLauncher has already started.
+    """
+    from pyghidra.launcher import PyGhidraLauncher
+    return PyGhidraLauncher.has_launched()
+
 def open_project(
         path: Union[str, Path],
         name: str,

Ghidra/Features/PyGhidra/src/main/py/src/pyghidra/core.py

@@ -14,42 +14,18 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 ##
 import contextlib
+import warnings
 from typing import Union, TYPE_CHECKING, Tuple, ContextManager, List, Optional
 
 from pyghidra.converters import *  # pylint: disable=wildcard-import, unused-wildcard-import
 
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from pyghidra.launcher import PyGhidraLauncher
     from ghidra.base.project import GhidraProject
     from ghidra.program.flatapi import FlatProgramAPI
     from ghidra.program.model.lang import CompilerSpec, Language, LanguageService
     from ghidra.program.model.listing import Program
 
-
-def start(verbose=False, *, install_dir: Path = None) -> "PyGhidraLauncher":
-    """
-    Starts the JVM and fully initializes Ghidra in Headless mode.
-
-    :param verbose: Enable verbose output during JVM startup (Defaults to False)
-    :param install_dir: The path to the Ghidra installation directory.
-        (Defaults to the GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR environment variable or "lastrun" file)
-    :return: The PyGhidraLauncher used to start the JVM
-    """
-    from pyghidra.launcher import HeadlessPyGhidraLauncher
-    launcher = HeadlessPyGhidraLauncher(verbose=verbose,  install_dir=install_dir)
-    launcher.start()
-    return launcher
-
-
-def started() -> bool:
-    """
-    Whether the PyGhidraLauncher has already started.
-    """
-    from pyghidra.launcher import PyGhidraLauncher
-    return PyGhidraLauncher.has_launched()
-
-
 def _get_language(lang_id: str) -> "Language":
     from ghidra.program.util import DefaultLanguageService
     from ghidra.program.model.lang import LanguageID, LanguageNotFoundException
@@ -230,6 +206,11 @@ def open_program(
     :raises ValueError: If the provided language, compiler or loader is invalid.
     :raises TypeError: If the provided loader does not implement `ghidra.app.util.opinion.Loader`.
     """
+    warnings.warn(
+        "open_program() is deprecated, use open_project() and program_context() or program_loader() instead.",
+        DeprecationWarning,
+        stacklevel=3
+    )
     
     from pyghidra.launcher import PyGhidraLauncher, HeadlessPyGhidraLauncher
 
@@ -386,6 +367,12 @@ def run_script(
     :raises ValueError: If the provided language, compiler or loader is invalid.
     :raises TypeError: If the provided loader does not implement `ghidra.app.util.opinion.Loader`.
     """
+    warnings.warn(
+        "run_script() is deprecated, use open_project() and ghidra_script() instead.",
+        DeprecationWarning,
+        stacklevel=3
+    )
+    
     script_path = str(script_path)
     args = binary_path, project_location, project_name, verbose, analyze, lang, compiler, loader, program_name, nested_project_location
     with _flat_api(*args, install_dir=install_dir) as script:

Ghidra/Features/PyGhidra/src/main/py/src/pyghidra/script.py

@@ -205,6 +205,13 @@ class PyGhidraScript(dict):
     def get_static_view(self):
         return _StaticMap(self)
     
+    def set(self, state, monitor, writer, error_writer):
+        """
+        see GhidraScript.set
+        """
+        from ghidra.app.script import ScriptControls
+        self._script.set(state, ScriptControls(writer, error_writer, monitor))
+
     def run(self, script_path: str = None, script_args: List[str] = None):
         """
         Run this GhidraScript