Delphi ActiveX Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

WebSocket through SSH Tunnel

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This example shows how to establish a WebSocket connection through an SSH tunnel. The WebSocket protocol communications will be encapsulated within an SSH tunnel. Delphi ActiveX

var
success: Integer;
tunnel: TChilkatSocket;
sshHostname: WideString;
sshPort: Integer;
bTls: Integer;
port: Integer;
maxWaitMs: Integer;
channel: TChilkatSocket;
rest: TChilkatRest;
ws: TChilkatWebSocket;
responseBody: WideString;
statusCode: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

//  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
//  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

//  --------------------------------------------------
//  This example borrows the code from the REST through SSH Tunnel example.
//  We first use the Chilkat Socket object to establish a connection to the WebSocket server through an SSH Tunnel.
//  Next, the Rest object uses the Socket object for its connection.
//  Finally, the WebSocket object uses the Rest object for its connection.  
//  
//  Hopefully the flexibility of this architecture is easy to see.  All of the HTTP functionality of the Rest object,
//  such as HTTP authentication, custom headers, etc. is available to the WebSocket.  Likewise, all of the advanced functionality
//  of the Socket object is in turn available to the Rest object.  

//  The high-level steps for accomplishing the task of running the WebSocket protocol through an SSH accomplished as follows:
//  1) Create the SSH tunnel using Chilkat Socket.
//  2) Open a port-forwarding channel (to the WebSocket server) within the tunnel.
//  2) Tell Rest to use the Socket object.
//  3) Tell WebSocket to use the Rest object.

tunnel := TChilkatSocket.Create(Self);

sshHostname := 'sftp.example.com';
sshPort := 22;

//  Connect to an SSH server and establish the SSH tunnel:
success := tunnel.SshOpenTunnel(sshHostname,sshPort);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(tunnel.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Authenticate with the SSH server via a login/password
//  or with a public key.
//  This example demonstrates SSH password authentication.
success := tunnel.SshAuthenticatePw('mySshLogin','mySshPassword');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(tunnel.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//   OK, the SSH tunnel is setup.  Now open a channel within the tunnel.

bTls := 1;
port := 443;
maxWaitMs := 5000;

//  This returns a socket object that is a single channel within the SSH tunnel.
//  The SSH channel is our logical port-forwarded connection through the SSH tunnel.
//  Note: This example establishes a TLS connection to the target WebSocket server.
//  (The TLS protocol will run on the logical channel within the SSH tunnel.)
//  Your application can just as easily make a non-TLS connection by changing the arguments
//  passed to SshNewChannel.
channel := TChilkatSocket.Create(Self);
success := tunnel.SshNewChannel('some-websocket-server.com',port,bTls,maxWaitMs,channel.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(tunnel.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Create a REST object and tell it to use the SSH channel.
//  This connection is a TLS running on an SSH channel through an SSH tunnel.
//  In other words, TLS is wrapped within the SSH tunnel.
rest := TChilkatRest.Create(Self);
success := rest.UseConnection(channel.ControlInterface,0);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(rest.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Finally, tell our WebSocket object to use the Rest object..
ws := TChilkatWebSocket.Create(Self);

//  Tell the WebSocket to use this connection.
success := ws.UseConnection(rest.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ws.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Add the standard WebSocket open handshake headers that will be needed.
//  (This adds the required HTTP request headers to the rest object.)
ws.AddClientHeaders();

//  Add any additional headers that might be desired.
//  Two common WebSocketSpecific headers are "Sec-WebSocket-Protocol" and "Origin".
rest.AddHeader('Sec-WebSocket-Protocol','x-some-websocket-subprotocol');
rest.AddHeader('Origin','http://some-websocket-server.com');

//  Do the open handshake.
responseBody := rest.FullRequestNoBody('GET','/something');
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(rest.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  If successful, the HTTP response status code should be 101,
//  and the response body will be empty. (If it failed, we'll have a look
//  at the response body..)
statusCode := rest.ResponseStatusCode;
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response status code: ' + IntToStr(statusCode));

if (statusCode <> 101) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(responseBody);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('-- Failed because of unexpected response status code.');
    Exit;
  end;

//  We have the expected 101 response, so let's now validate the 
//  contents of the response, such as the value sent by the server in the
//  Sec-WebSocket-Accept header. 
success := ws.ValidateServerHandshake();
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ws.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('WebSocket connection successful.');

//  The application may now begin sending and receiving frames on the WebSocket connection.
//  (At this point, we're done with the rest object...)