Method start_scan

recon_engine.py:163–187

(
        self,
        target: str,
        recon_types: List[ReconType],
        timeout: int = DEFAULT_ENGINE_TIMEOUT,
    )

        # boards where the rest of the Adv Scan tab now works. It runs anywhere;
        # content discovery degrades to status=error if ffuf isn't installed.
        return True

    def _detect_tools(self) -> None:
        for tool in ("ffuf",):
            path = shutil.which(tool)
            if path:
                self._tool_paths[tool] = path
                logger.info(f"Found {tool} at {path}")
            else:
                logger.warning(f"{tool} not found in PATH; CONTENT_DISCOVERY will report status=error")

    def start_scan(
        self,
        target: str,
        recon_types: List[ReconType],
        timeout: int = DEFAULT_ENGINE_TIMEOUT,
    ) -> str:
        if not self.is_available():
            raise RuntimeError("Recon engine is not available")
        if not recon_types:
            raise ValueError("recon_types must not be empty")

        scan_id = f"RECON-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}-{int(time.time())}"
        state = ReconScanState(scan_id=scan_id, target=target, recon_types=list(recon_types))
        with self._lock:
            self.active_scans[scan_id] = state

        threading.Thread(