Description

Test-sshd(nodejs) allows you to start a local sshd daemon that you can test against.

Because there is nothing like the real thing

Way too many code that uses ssh/sftp isn't tested because mocking and stubbing sshd servers is hard.

How

It starts a sshd with the correct arguments so that:

• you can login as the current user (process.env.user)
• using the test key provided (in config/keys/id_rsa)
• on a port you specify
• (mode: echo ) if login succeeds it uses ForceCommand to echo the command in $SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND
• (mode: exec ) if login succeeds it uses executes the command
• (mode: transfer ) if login succeeds it allows for sftp
• it does NOT do password authentication (yet)

Usage

var TestSshd = require('test-sshd');
var sshd = TestSshd({port: 4000};

var connectParams = sshd.connectParams();

sshd.on('ready', function() {
  // When login is working
  console.log('ready to login');
});

sshd.on('error', function(error) {
  // When sshd has an error
});

sshd.on('stdout', function(data) {
  // receive sshd stdout
});

sshd.on('stderr', function(data) {
  // receive sshd stderr
});

sshd.on('exit', function() {
  // when daemon exit
});

sshd.start();

// Make sure to stop the sshd stop when the process exits
// This prevents orphaned processes
process.on('exit', function() {
  if(sshd.status === 'started') {
    sshd.stop();
  }
});

Code information

Getters

• status: either 'started' or 'stopped'
• settings: contains params used to initialize the sshd

Options

• port: integer defdults to 4000
• mode: string default to echo (other options are exec, transfer)

Events

• ready: when the sshd is succesfully listening
• exit: when the sshd exits
• error: when an error occurs

ConnectParams()

This is a hash with;

• host : string host to connect to
• username: string username to connect with
• port: integer port it listens on
• privateKey: string key that can be used to connect

License

MIT