# wow_messages

> wow_messages maintains World of Warcraft authentication and world-server message definitions in the wowm language. Its parser generates Rust message libraries, a machine-readable representation and Wireshark dissector messages, with examples for game clients from versions 1.12, 2.4.3 and 3.3.5.

- Type: Tool
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Protocol analysis tools
- Relationship: Foundation tool
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/gtker/wow_messages>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/gtker/wow_messages/blob/e1bde212345ca26751c43b084c31b5ecc7dc3674/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/wow-messages/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/wow-messages/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/wow-messages/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Wireshark output requires WOWM_WIRESHARK to point to a valid epan/dissectors folder.
- **Scope:** The examples target World of Warcraft clients 1.12, 2.4.3 and 3.3.5.
- **License:** MIT or Apache-2.0 license, at the user's option.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/gtker/wow_messages/blob/e1bde212345ca26751c43b084c31b5ecc7dc3674/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/gtker/wow_messages/blob/e1bde212345ca26751c43b084c31b5ecc7dc3674/wow_login_messages/README.md>
3. <https://github.com/gtker/wow_messages/blob/e1bde212345ca26751c43b084c31b5ecc7dc3674/wow_world_messages/README.md>

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