(Node.js) SSH Tunnel with Dynamic Port Forwarding

Demonstrates how to start a background thread that runs a portable SSH tunnel w/ dynamic port forwarding that the foreground thread can use for establishing connections through an SSH tunnel.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

    // Starting in v9.5.0.49, all Chilkat classes can be unlocked at once at the beginning of a program
    // by calling UnlockBundle.  It requires a Bundle unlock code.
    var chilkatGlob = new chilkat.Global();
    var success = chilkatGlob.UnlockBundle("Anything for 30-day trial.");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(chilkatGlob.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // This example requires Chilkat version 9.5.0.50 or greater.
    var tunnel = new chilkat.SshTunnel();

    var sshHostname = "sftp.example.com";
    var sshPort = 22;

    // Connect to an SSH server and establish the SSH tunnel:
    success = tunnel.Connect(sshHostname,sshPort);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(tunnel.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate with the SSH server via a login/password
    // or with a public key.  
    // This example demonstrates SSH password authentication.
    success = tunnel.AuthenticatePw("mySshLogin","mySshPassword");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(tunnel.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Indicate that the background SSH tunnel thread will behave as a SOCKS proxy server
    // with dynamic port forwarding:
    tunnel.DynamicPortForwarding = true;

    // We may optionally require that connecting clients authenticate with our SOCKS proxy server.
    // To do this, set an inbound username/password.  Any connecting clients would be required to 
    // use SOCKS5 with the correct username/password.
    // If no inbound username/password is set, then our SOCKS proxy server will accept both
    // SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 unauthenticated connections.

    tunnel.InboundSocksUsername = "chilkat123";
    tunnel.InboundSocksPassword = "password123";

    // Start the listen/accept thread to begin accepting SOCKS proxy client connections.
    // Listen on port 1080.
    success = tunnel.BeginAccepting(1080);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(tunnel.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Now that a background thread is running a SOCKS proxy server that forwards connections
    // through an SSH tunnel, it is possible to use any Chilkat implemented protocol that is SOCKS capable,
    // such as HTTP, POP3, SMTP, IMAP, FTP, etc.  The protocol may use SSL/TLS because the SSL/TLS
    // will be passed through the SSH tunnel to the end-destination.  Also, any number of simultaneous
    // connections may be routed through the SSH tunnel.

    // For this example, let's do a simple HTTPS request:
    var url = "https://www.ethereum.org/";

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    // Indicate that the HTTP object is to use our portable SOCKS proxy/SSH tunnel running in our background thread.
    http.SocksHostname = "localhost";
    http.SocksPort = 1080;
    http.SocksVersion = 5;
    http.SocksUsername = "chilkat123";
    http.SocksPassword = "password123";

    http.SendCookies = true;
    http.SaveCookies = true;
    http.CookieDir = "memory";

    // Do the HTTPS page fetch (through the SSH tunnel)
    var html = http.QuickGetStr(url);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Stop the background listen/accept thread:
    var waitForThreadExit = true;
    success = tunnel.StopAccepting(waitForThreadExit);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(tunnel.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Close the SSH tunnel (would also kick any remaining connected clients).
    success = tunnel.CloseTunnel(waitForThreadExit);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(tunnel.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }


}

chilkatExample();