Show HN: A toy version of Wireshark (student project)

Vanta: Lightweight Behavioral Packet Analyzer Author: lixiasky Version: 1.0 License: Apache 2.0 Project Overview Vanta is a lightweight, fast, command-line-based network behavior analyzer. It reconstructs protocol-level flows and extracts structured activity from captured data. Unlike full-featured GUI tools like Wireshark, Vanta focuses on clarity, structure, and simplicity — ideal for custom scripting and minimal setups. Features Protocol-Level Parsing Supports HTTP, DNS, TLS (with partial fingerprinting) Connection Tracking Automatically reconstructs bidirectional flows Behavior Exporting Outputs clean JSON-formatted summaries Portable & Dependency-Free Single binary, no external dependencies Quick Start (See usage/ folder for full guide) go run main.go Refer to the usage folder for complete usage documentation in Chinese. Development Environment OS: macOS 15.5 (Apple Silicon) Editor: Visual Studio Code Language: Go Go Module: go 1.23.0 Toolchain: go1.24.3 Ter ... Read full article.