(C++) SSH Commands to Cisco Switch

Demonstrates how to establish an SSH session with a Cisco switch (or something similar) and send commands in a device console session.

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#include <CkSsh.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkSsh ssh;

    bool success = ssh.Connect("172.16.16.100",22);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ssh.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate using login/password:
    success = ssh.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ssh.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Start a shell session.
    int channelNum = ssh.QuickShell();
    if (channelNum < 0) {
        std::cout << ssh.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // If the CISCO switch returns a prompt with "#", then read until we get the prompt.
    // (It's not actually required that we do this, but it helps to know that all is OK at this point..)
    success = ssh.ChannelReceiveUntilMatch(channelNum,"#","utf-8",true);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ssh.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Show what we received so far:
    std::cout << ssh.getReceivedText(channelNum,"utf-8") << "\r\n";

    // Send a "show clock" command.
    success = ssh.ChannelSendString(channelNum,"show clock\n","utf-8");

    // Read the output to the next interactive prompt.
    success = ssh.ChannelReceiveUntilMatch(channelNum,"#","utf-8",true);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ssh.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << ssh.getReceivedText(channelNum,"utf-8") << "\r\n";

    // Send another command and get the output, and so on...
    success = ssh.ChannelSendString(channelNum,"some other command\n","utf-8");
    success = ssh.ChannelReceiveUntilMatch(channelNum,"#","utf-8",true);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ssh.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << ssh.getReceivedText(channelNum,"utf-8") << "\r\n";

    ssh.Disconnect();
    }