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-rw-r--r--tools/binman/entry.py16
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/binman/entry.py b/tools/binman/entry.py
index 6a2c6e0d92..f2f1b967a4 100644
--- a/tools/binman/entry.py
+++ b/tools/binman/entry.py
@@ -717,6 +717,22 @@ features to produce new behaviours.
data = self.section.ReadChildData(self, decomp)
return data
+ def ReadChildData(self, child, decomp=True):
+ """Read the data for a particular child
+
+ This reads data from the parent and extracts the piece that relates to
+ the given child.
+
+ Args:
+ child: Child to read (must be valid)
+ decomp: True to decompress any compressed data before returning it;
+ False to return the raw, uncompressed data
+
+ Returns:
+ Data for the child (bytes)
+ """
+ pass
+
def LoadData(self, decomp=True):
data = self.ReadData(decomp)
self.contents_size = len(data)