ZAP Developer Guide on ZAP

Verifying Your Changes

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Code Formatting

The ZAP code must conform to standard formatting rules - if any changes do not conform then they will fail the build.

ZAP Session Database

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000

ZAP stores its session data in an HSQLDB file database. There is also experimental support for other database engines.

Connecting to a Session Database

Since ZAP locks its session file, it is only possible to view or modify the database when ZAP doesn’t have the session open. Session files are usually stored under session/ in the default directory.

Building ZAP with IntelliJ IDEA

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

This guide explains how to make changes to ZAP using IntelliJ IDEA.

Preparation

You will need to have followed the Quick Start Guide to Building ZAP and installed a version of IntelliJ IDEA.

Creating a New Add-on in zap-extensions

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

ZAP has a plugin architecture and new functionality is implemented via add-ons.

Add-ons can be defined in any repository but most of the ones that the ZAP core team maintains live in zap-extensions. You should use this repository if you are planning on contributing your add-on to the ZAP project, but please talk to the ZAP Core team about this first via the ZAP Developer Group. If you are planning on maintaining your add-on yourself then you should create it in another repository.

Building ZAP with Eclipse

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

If you want to make changes to ZAP using the Eclipse IDE then you are in the right place.

Preparation

You will need to have followed the Quick Start Guide to Building ZAP and installed a version of Eclipse suitable for Java development. We would suggest the “Eclipse IDE for Java Developers” package.

Development Rules and Guidelines

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

This may look like a long list of rules but hopefully many of them are just good development practice.

If you are just getting started with ZAP development then do not worry to much about them, but if you plan to make bigger contributions then you should check them before making too many changes that you might need to rework.

A Quick Start Guide to Building ZAP

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Ever wanted to experiment with the ZAP codebase but felt intimidated by it? This guide will walk you through the process of building ZAP from the command line regardless of your operating system or IDE.

You can also follow along with Simon Bennetts as he sets the ZAP development environment in this Deep Dive video:

ZAP Browser Extension Integration

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Using Browser Extensions in ZAP

If you just want to get ZAP to inject one or more browser extensions in any of the browsers that ZAP launches then you can do that via the Selenium Options Screen.