https://github.com/ch0ww/wadverifier
A CLI tool made in Golang to check the validity of a DOOM-engine WAD file.
https://github.com/ch0ww/wadverifier
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A CLI tool made in Golang to check the validity of a DOOM-engine WAD file.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/ch0ww/wadverifier
- Owner: Ch0wW
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2019-01-22T12:37:55.000Z (over 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-03-24T17:50:28.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-03-24T18:23:33.766Z (about 2 years ago)
- Topics: checker, chex-quest, crossplatform, doom, go, golang, hexen, iwad, iwads, nerve, pwad, wad
- Language: Go
- Homepage: http://ch0ww.fr
- Size: 268 KB
- Stars: 6
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 3
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
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# WADverifier
`WADverifier` is a small Command Line Interface tool written in Golang. It is used to quickly check if a DOOM-Engine based IWAD is valid or not, and up to date.
Optionally, WADVerifier can also check through a json file to check the validity of some PWAD files. You can create your own json database if desired!
# Usage
```sh
wadverifier [-v] [-no-enter] [-resfile ]
```
```
== Flags ==
-v : Be more verbose in case of warning messages
-no-enter : Removes the check to press ENTER at the end of the program
== Arguments ==
-resfile : opens a custom WAD resources file (.json format).
```
# Features
`WADverifier` currently supports these features :
### IWAD
| Game | Versions supported | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DOOM | `v1.0 ➡ v1.9` | Also supports Shareware, re-releases & some Press-Releases |
| The Ultimate DOOM | `v1.9` | Also supports re-releases |
| DOOM II | `v1.666 ➡ 1.9` | Also supports re-releases |
| Final DOOM | `v1.9` | Supports iD Anthology & re-releases |
| Master Levels for Doom II | `N/C` | Supports re-releases |
| FreeDOOM | `v0.8 ➡ 0.13.0` | Supports FreeDM, FreeDoom Phase 1 & 2 |
| Heretic | `v1.0 ➡ 1.3` | Supports Shareware & Betas |
| Hexen | `v1.0 ➡ 1.1` | Supports Macintosh's releases & Dark Citadel's Addon |
| Strife | `v1.0 ➡ 1.31` | Also supports Voice Samples data |
| Strife: Veteran Edition | `v1.0 ➡ 1.2` | |
| HacX | `v1.0 ➡ 1.2` | |
| Chex Quest | `N/C` | Supports Chex Quest 1 & Chex Quest 2 |
| Chex Quest 3 | `v1.0, 1.4 & MODDB Release` | |
| SIGIL | `v1.0 ➡ v1.21` | Also supports Buckethead's soundtrack. |
| SIGIL II | `v1.0` | [Need support for the THORR's soundtrack.](https://github.com/Ch0wW/wadverifier/issues/8) |
| REKKR | `v1.16` | Supports both the PWAD & Standalone release |
| No Rest For The Living | `v1.0` | |
| DOOM 64 | `v1.0` | Supports the NightDive's Re-release from 2020. |
| DOOM & DOOM II - Unity | `N/C` | Doesn't support all releases. |
| DOOM & DOOM II - 2024 Re-Release | `v1.1 ➡ v1.2` | From NightDive Studios - Not all versions are supported |
| Heretic + Hexen - 2025 Re-Release | `v1.0` | From NightDive Studios |
WADverifier can also identify many more wads, and you can even specify your own file list !
### Latest version detection
WADverifier looks up if your IWAD is the latest version or not. If it's not, a message tells you what to do to get the latest version of your file !
### Drag & Drop (Windows only)
Windows users can directly drag their IWAD files to the WADverifier executable to quickly verify its validity!
### Color support
Because having a white-only text in a commandline application is not friendly enough, WADVerifier uses ANSI to color messages. All systems should support it without any issue.
### Custom declarations
WadVerifier support custom lists (in `.json` format), that can be useful to declare PWAD declarations. Check `pwaddata.json` for an example.
# Pre-Requisites for compilation
- Golang 1.17 or newer
- Package `color` from user Fatih (`go get github.com/fatih/color`)
- Package `go-ansi` from user k0kubun (`go get github.com/k0kubun/go-ansi`)
Then, inside the project folder, write `go build`.
# Screenshot
# Why are you using MD5 as a hash checking?
MD5 is the hash format that has been used by all DOOM sourceports for a very long time.
# ToDo List
- [ ] Add support for GZDoom .pk3 IWADs (Action DooM / AD2:UB / Adventures of Square / W:BoA / Harmony / Blasphemer / ...)
- [ ] Get the earlier "Unity Doom" wad versions from the September 2020 update, and its subwads. (1.0 to 1.4)
- [ ] Probably a few code optimizations here and there.
- [ ] A small database of PWADs with revision changes could be nice.
- [ ] Support an online database that can be read upon launching the program.
- [ ] Get missing entries of many, many IWADs.
- [ ] DOOM + DOOM II - Check for WAD omissions & Check updated files?
# Huge thanks to
* Mike Swanson (Chungy) for adding several IWADs to the list !
# Licence
This program is licenced under GPLv3.