Delphi ActiveX

Set a TTY Mode for an SSH PTY Request

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ssh.SetTtyMode method, which adds or updates one TTY mode to be included in a later SendReqPty request. The first argument is the mode name and the second is its integer value. Call it once per mode, before requesting the PTY.

Background: TTY modes are the terminal settings a PTY is created with — the same knobs stty exposes. The classic use is SetTtyMode("ECHO", 0), which stops the terminal from echoing input; that is how a password prompt keeps typed characters off the screen. Modes accumulate on the object and are sent with the next PTY request.

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var
success: Integer;
ssh: TChilkatSsh;
sshPort: Integer;
password: WideString;
channelNum: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

//  Demonstrates the Ssh.SetTtyMode method, which adds or updates one TTY mode to be included in
//  a later SendReqPty request.  The 1st argument is the mode name and the 2nd is its integer
//  value.  Call it once per mode, before SendReqPty.

ssh := TChilkatSsh.Create(Self);

sshPort := 22;
success := ssh.Connect('ssh.example.com',sshPort);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ssh.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  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.
password := 'mySshPassword';

success := ssh.AuthenticatePw('mySshLogin',password);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ssh.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Open a session channel.  A negative return value indicates failure.
channelNum := ssh.OpenSessionChannel();
if (channelNum < 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ssh.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Request that the allocated terminal not echo input.
success := ssh.SetTtyMode('ECHO',0);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ssh.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  The modes set above are included in the PTY request.
success := ssh.SendReqPty(channelNum,'xterm',80,24,0,0);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ssh.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

success := ssh.SendReqShell(channelNum);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ssh.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

ssh.Disconnect();