Ruby

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. Ruby

require 'chilkat'

success = false

# 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 = Chilkat::CkSocket.new()

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

# Connect to an SSH server and establish the SSH tunnel:
success = tunnel.SshOpenTunnel(sshHostname,sshPort)
if (success == false)
    print tunnel.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    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 == false)
    print tunnel.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

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

bTls = true
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 = Chilkat::CkSocket.new()
success = tunnel.SshNewChannel("some-websocket-server.com",port,bTls,maxWaitMs,channel)
if (success == false)
    print tunnel.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    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 = Chilkat::CkRest.new()
success = rest.UseConnection(channel,false)
if (success == false)
    print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Finally, tell our WebSocket object to use the Rest object..
ws = Chilkat::CkWebSocket.new()

# Tell the WebSocket to use this connection.
success = ws.UseConnection(rest)
if (success == false)
    print ws.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    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.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false)
    print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    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.get_ResponseStatusCode()
print "Response status code: " + statusCode.to_s() + "\n";

if (statusCode != 101)
    print responseBody + "\n";
    print "-- Failed because of unexpected response status code." + "\n";
    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 == false)
    print ws.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "WebSocket connection successful." + "\n";

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