Request SSH X11 Forwarding

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ssh.SendReqX11Forwarding method, which sends an X11-forwarding request on a session channel. The arguments are the channel number, whether forwarding is limited to a single connection, and the X11 authentication protocol, cookie, and screen number.

// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the Ssh.SendReqX11Forwarding method, which sends an SSH X11-forwarding request
    //  on a session channel.  The 1st argument is the channel number, the 2nd limits forwarding to a
    //  single connection, and the 3rd through 5th supply the X11 authentication protocol, cookie,
    //  and screen number.

    CkSsh ssh = new CkSsh();

    int sshPort = 22;
    success = ssh.Connect("ssh.example.com",sshPort);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, ssh.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
    //  from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
    String password = "mySshPassword";

    success = ssh.AuthenticatePw("mySshLogin",password);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, ssh.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  Open a session channel.  A negative return value indicates failure.
    int channelNum = ssh.OpenSessionChannel();
    if (channelNum < 0) {
        Log.i(TAG, ssh.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  Request X11 forwarding.  Named variables make each argument's meaning clear.
    boolean singleConnection = false;
    String authProt = "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1";
    String authCookie = "d92f5e1a7c8b4306af17c2e5b9d43081";
    int screenNum = 0;
    success = ssh.SendReqX11Forwarding(channelNum,singleConnection,authProt,authCookie,screenNum);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, ssh.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "X11 forwarding requested.");

    ssh.Disconnect();

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}