{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/8"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Parses iPhone crash reports (IPS files) to extract and display metadata, backtrace, kernel information, and loaded kexts in a structured format.","skillfed_tags":["ios-debugging","crash-analysis"],"use_cases":["Analyze iOS kernel panic dumps to identify which driver or subsystem caused a system crash","Extract and review backtrace information from iPhone crash reports for debugging","Inspect loaded kernel extensions and their versions at the time of a crash","Automate parsing of crash reports in bulk for crash analysis pipelines","Review device model, timestamp, and XNU kernel version from IPS files"],"what_it_does":"la_panic is a command-line tool that reads iPhone crash reports in IPS format and parses them into human-readable structured output. It extracts key metadata like device model, timestamp, and exception type, then displays the backtrace with register and frame pointer information, kernel slide offsets, and a list of loaded kernel extensions (kexts) at the time of the crash.\n\nThe tool is designed for developers and support engineers who need to analyze iOS kernel panics and system crashes. It depends on click for CLI handling, coloredlogs for formatted output, and setuptools for installation. Since its last release in November 2023, the project has not been actively maintained, so it may not parse crash reports from the latest iOS versions.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you regularly work with iOS crash reports and need a lightweight parser\u2014install friction is low and dependencies are minimal. No, if you need active maintenance or support for recent iOS versions; the project is dormant with no updates since November 2023. The GPLv3+ license is a blocker only if you plan to use this in closed-source commercial software."},"id":"la-panic","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/la-panic","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/la-panic.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/la-panic/"},"maintenance":{"status":"dormant"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2023-11-12","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"copyleft","name":"la-panic","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"AppleOS Kernel Panic Parser"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":203098,"position":9636,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.5.0"}