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NAME

       ssh_connection -
           This module provides API functions to send SSH Connection Protocol
           events to the other side of an SSH channel.

DESCRIPTION

       The  SSH  Connection  Protocol  is  used by clients and servers, that is, SSH channels, to
       communicate over the SSH connection. The API functions in this module send SSH  Connection
       Protocol  events, which are received as messages by the remote channel handling the remote
       channel. The Erlang format of thoose messages is (see also below):

       {ssh_cm, ssh:connection_ref(), channel_msg()}

       If the ssh_client_channel behavior  is  used  to  implement  the  channel  process,  these
       messages are handled by handle_ssh_msg/2.

DATA TYPES

       ssh_data_type_code() = integer() >= 0

              The valid values are 0 ("normal") and 1 ("stderr"), see RFC 4254, Section 5.2.

       result() = req_status() | {error, reason()}

       reason() = closed | timeout

              The result of a call.

              If  the  request  reached  the  peer,  was  handled  and  the  response reached the
              requesting node the req_status() is the status reported from the peer.

              If not, the reason() indicates what went wrong:

                closed:
                  indicates that the channel or connection was closed when  trying  to  send  the
                  request

                timeout:
                  indicates that the operation exceeded a time limit

       req_status() = success | failure

              The   status   of   a  request.  Corresponds  to  the  SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_SUCCESS  and
              SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_FAILURE values in RFC 4254, Section 5.4.

   SSH Connection Protocol: General
       event() = {ssh_cm, ssh:connection_ref(), channel_msg()}

       channel_msg() =
           data_ch_msg() |
           eof_ch_msg() |
           closed_ch_msg() |
           pty_ch_msg() |
           env_ch_msg() |
           shell_ch_msg() |
           exec_ch_msg() |
           signal_ch_msg() |
           window_change_ch_msg() |
           exit_status_ch_msg() |
           exit_signal_ch_msg()

              As mentioned in the introduction, the SSH Connection Protocol events are handled as
              messages.  When writing a channel handling process without using the support by the
              ssh_client_channel behavior the process must handle thoose messages.

       want_reply() = boolean()

              Messages that include a WantReply expect  the  channel  handling  process  to  call
              ssh_connection:reply_request/4  with  the  boolean value of WantReply as the second
              argument.

   Data Transfer (RFC 4254, section 5.2)
       data_ch_msg() =
           {data,
            ssh:channel_id(),
            ssh_data_type_code(),
            Data :: binary()}

              Data has arrived on the channel.  This  event  is  sent  as  a  result  of  calling
              ssh_connection:send/[3,4,5].

   Closing a Channel (RFC 4254, section 5.3)
       eof_ch_msg() = {eof, ssh:channel_id()}

              Indicates that the other side sends no more data. This event is sent as a result of
              calling  ssh_connection:send_eof/2.

       closed_ch_msg() = {closed, ssh:channel_id()}

              This event is sent as a result of calling ssh_connection:close/2. Both the handling
              of this event and sending it are taken care of by the ssh_client_channel behavior.

   Requesting a Pseudo-Terminal (RFC 4254, section 6.2)
       pty_ch_msg() =
           {pty,
            ssh:channel_id(),
            want_reply(),
            {Terminal :: string(),
             CharWidth :: integer() >= 0,
             RowHeight :: integer() >= 0,
             PixelWidth :: integer() >= 0,
             PixelHeight :: integer() >= 0,
             TerminalModes :: [term_mode()]}}

       term_mode() =
           {Opcode :: atom() | byte(), Value :: integer() >= 0}

              A  pseudo-terminal has been requested for the session. Terminal is the value of the
              TERM environment variable value, that is, vt100. Zero dimension parameters must  be
              ignored.  The  character/row  dimensions  override  the pixel dimensions (when non-
              zero). Pixel dimensions refer to the drawable area of the  window.  Opcode  in  the
              TerminalModes  list  is  the mnemonic name, represented as a lowercase Erlang atom,
              defined in RFC 4254, Section 8. It can also be an Opcode if the  mnemonic  name  is
              not  listed in the RFC. Example: OP code: 53, mnemonic name ECHO erlang atom: echo.
              This event is sent as a result of calling ssh_connection:ptty_alloc/4.

   Environment Variable Passing (RFC 4254, section 6.4)
       env_ch_msg() =
           {env,
            ssh:channel_id(),
            want_reply(),
            Var :: string(),
            Value :: string()}

              Environment variables can be passed to the shell/command to be started later.  This
              event is sent as a result of calling  ssh_connection:setenv/5.

   Starting a Shell or Command (RFC 4254, section 6.5)
       shell_ch_msg() = {shell, ssh:channel_id(), want_reply()}

              This message requests that the user default shell is started at the other end. This
              event is sent as a result of calling  ssh_connection:shell/2.

       exec_ch_msg() =
           {exec, ssh:channel_id(), want_reply(), Command :: string()}

              This message requests that the server starts execution of the given  command.  This
              event is sent as a result of calling ssh_connection:exec/4 .

   Window Dimension Change Message (RFC 4254, section 6.7)
       window_change_ch_msg() =
           {window_change,
            ssh:channel_id(),
            CharWidth :: integer() >= 0,
            RowHeight :: integer() >= 0,
            PixelWidth :: integer() >= 0,
            PixelHeight :: integer() >= 0}

              When  the  window (terminal) size changes on the client side, it can send a message
              to the server side to inform it of the new dimensions. No  API  function  generates
              this event.

   Signals (RFC 4254, section 6.9)
       signal_ch_msg() =
           {signal, ssh:channel_id(), SignalName :: string()}

              A  signal  can  be  delivered  to  the  remote  process/service using the following
              message. Some systems do not support signals, in which case they are to ignore this
              message.  There  is  currently  no  function  to generate this event as the signals
              referred to are on OS-level and not something generated by an Erlang program.

   Returning Exit Status (RFC 4254, section 6.10)
       exit_status_ch_msg() =
           {exit_status,
            ssh:channel_id(),
            ExitStatus :: integer() >= 0}

              When the command running at the other end terminates, the following message can  be
              sent  to  return  the  exit status of the command. A zero exit_status usually means
              that the command terminated successfully. This event is sent as a result of calling
              ssh_connection:exit_status/3.

       exit_signal_ch_msg() =
           {exit_signal,
            ssh:channel_id(),
            ExitSignal :: string(),
            ErrorMsg :: string(),
            LanguageString :: string()}

              A  remote  execution can terminate violently because of a signal. Then this message
              can be received. For details on valid string values, see  RFC  4254  Section  6.10,
              which shows a special case of these signals.

EXPORTS

       adjust_window(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, NumOfBytes) -> ok

              Types:

                 ConnectionRef = ssh:connection_ref()
                 ChannelId = ssh:channel_id()
                 NumOfBytes = integer()

              Adjusts  the  SSH  flow  control window. This is to be done by both the client- and
              server-side channel processes.

          Note:
              Channels implemented with the  ssh_client_channel behavior do not normally need  to
              call this function as flow control is handled by the behavior. The behavior adjusts
              the window every time  the  callback   handle_ssh_msg/2  returns  after  processing
              channel data.

       close(ConnectionRef, ChannelId) -> ok

              Types:

                 ConnectionRef = ssh:connection_ref()
                 ChannelId = ssh:channel_id()

              A  server- or client-channel process can choose to close their session by sending a
              close event.

          Note:
              This function is called by the ssh_client_channel  behavior  when  the  channel  is
              terminated,  see   ssh_client_channel(3erl).  Thus,  channels  implemented with the
              behavior are not to call this function explicitly.

       exec(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Command, Timeout) -> result()

              Types:

                 ConnectionRef = ssh:connection_ref()
                 ChannelId = ssh:channel_id()
                 Command = string()
                 Timeout = timeout()

              Is to be called by a client-channel process  to  request  that  the  server  starts
              executing  the  given  command.  The  result  is  several messages according to the
              following pattern. The last message is a channel close message, as the exec request
              is a one-time execution that closes the channel when it is done.

                N x data message(s):
                  The  result of executing the command can be only one line or thousands of lines
                  depending on the command.

                0 or 1 x eof message:
                  Indicates that no more data is to be sent.

                0 or 1 x exit signal message:
                  Not all systems send signals. For details on valid string values, see RFC 4254,
                  Section 6.10

                0 or 1 x exit status message:
                  It is recommended by the SSH Connection Protocol to send this message, but that
                  is not always the case.

                1 x closed status message:
                  Indicates that the ssh_client_channel started for the execution of the  command
                  has now been shut down.

              See the User's Guide section on One-Time Execution for examples.

       exit_status(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Status) -> ok

              Types:

                 ConnectionRef = ssh:connection_ref()
                 ChannelId = ssh:channel_id()
                 Status = integer()

              Is to be called by a server-channel process to send the exit status of a command to
              the client.

       ptty_alloc(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Options) -> result()

       ptty_alloc(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Options, Timeout) -> result()

              Types:

                 ConnectionRef = ssh:connection_ref()
                 ChannelId = ssh:channel_id()
                 Options = proplists:proplist()
                 Timeout = timeout()

              Sends an SSH Connection Protocol pty_req, to allocate a pseudo-terminal. Is  to  be
              called by an SSH client process.

              Options:

                {term, string()}:
                  Defaults to os:getenv("TERM") or vt100 if it is undefined.

                {width, integer()}:
                  Defaults to 80 if pixel_width is not defined.

                {height, integer()}:
                  Defaults to 24 if pixel_height is not defined.

                {pixel_width, integer()}:
                  Is disregarded if width is defined.

                {pixel_height, integer()}:
                  Is disregarded if height is defined.

                {pty_opts, [{posix_atom(), integer()}]}:
                  Option  can  be an empty list. Otherwise, see possible POSIX names in Section 8
                  in  RFC 4254.

       reply_request(ConnectionRef, WantReply, Status, ChannelId) -> ok

              Types:

                 ConnectionRef = ssh:connection_ref()
                 WantReply = boolean()
                 Status = req_status()
                 ChannelId = ssh:channel_id()

              Sends status replies to requests where the requester has stated  that  it  wants  a
              status  report,  that  is,  WantReply  =  true. If WantReply is false, calling this
              function becomes a "noop". Is  to  be  called  while  handling  an  SSH  Connection
              Protocol message containing a WantReply boolean value.

       send(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Data) ->
       send(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Data, Timeout) ->
       send(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Type, Data) ->
       send(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Type, Data, TimeOut) -> ok | Error

              Types:

                 ConnectionRef = ssh:connection_ref()
                 ChannelId = ssh:channel_id()
                 Data = iodata()
                 Type = ssh_data_type_code()
                 Timeout = timeout()
                 Error = {error, reason()}

              Is to be called by client- and server-channel processes to send data to each other.

              The function subsystem/4 and subsequent calls of send/3,4,5 must be executed in the
              same process.

       send_eof(ConnectionRef, ChannelId) -> ok | {error, closed}

              Types:

                 ConnectionRef = ssh:connection_ref()
                 ChannelId = ssh:channel_id()

              Sends EOF on channel ChannelId.

       session_channel(ConnectionRef, Timeout) -> Result

       session_channel(ConnectionRef, InitialWindowSize, MaxPacketSize,
                       Timeout) ->
                          Result

              Types:

                 ConnectionRef = ssh:connection_ref()
                 InitialWindowSize = MaxPacketSize = integer() >= 1 | undefined
                 Timeout = timeout()
                 Result = {ok, ssh:channel_id()} | {error, reason()}

              Opens a channel for an SSH session. The channel id returned from this  function  is
              the id used as input to the other functions in this module.

       setenv(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Var, Value, Timeout) -> success

              Types:

                 ConnectionRef = ssh:connection_ref()
                 ChannelId = ssh:channel_id()
                 Var = Value = string()
                 Timeout = timeout()

              Environment  variables  can  be  passed before starting the shell/command. Is to be
              called by a client channel processes.

       shell(ConnectionRef, ChannelId) -> Result

              Types:

                 ConnectionRef = ssh:connection_ref()
                 ChannelId = ssh:channel_id()
                 Result = ok | success | failure | {error, timeout}

              Is to be called by a client channel process to request that the user default  shell
              (typically defined in /etc/passwd in Unix systems) is executed at the server end.

              Note:  the  return value is ok instead of success unlike in other functions in this
              module. This is a fault that was introduced so long ago that any change would break
              a large number of existing software.

       subsystem(ConnectionRef, ChannelId, Subsystem, Timeout) ->
                    result()

              Types:

                 ConnectionRef = ssh:connection_ref()
                 ChannelId = ssh:channel_id()
                 Subsystem = string()
                 Timeout = timeout()

              Is  to be called by a client-channel process for requesting to execute a predefined
              subsystem on the server.

              The function subsystem/4 and subsequent calls of send/3,4,5 must be executed in the
              same process.