(VBScript) REST through SSH Tunnel

Demonstrates how to connect through an SSH Tunnel (via port-forwarding) to make REST API calls.

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Socket")
set tunnel = CreateObject("Chilkat.Socket")

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

' Connect to an SSH server and establish the SSH tunnel:
success = tunnel.SshOpenTunnel(sshHostname,sshPort)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(tunnel.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' 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 <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(tunnel.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

'  OK, the SSH tunnel is setup.  Now open a channel within the tunnel.
'  (Any number of channels may be created from the same SSH tunnel.
'  Multiple channels may coexist at the same time.)

' This example connects to a REST server through the SSH tunnel.
' It will connect to the Amazon AWS service for this example.
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Rest")
set rest = CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")

bTls = 1
port = 443
maxWaitMs = 5000

' This returns a socket object that is a single channel within the SSH tunnel.
' channel is a Chilkat.Socket
Set channel = tunnel.SshOpenChannel("s3.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,maxWaitMs)
If (tunnel.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(tunnel.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Use the connection.  (This connection is a TLS running on an SSH channel through an SSH tunnel.
' In other words, TLS is wrapped within the SSH tunnel.)
success = rest.UseConnection(channel,1)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)

    WScript.Quit
End If

' Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.AuthAws")
set authAws = CreateObject("Chilkat.AuthAws")
authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"
authAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY"
authAws.ServiceName = "s3"
success = rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)

' List all buckets for the account...
responseXml = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/")
If (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)

    WScript.Quit
End If

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Xml")
set xml = CreateObject("Chilkat.Xml")
success = xml.LoadXml(responseXml)

' Show the full XML returned.
outFile.WriteLine(xml.GetXml())

' Iterate over the buckets, showing each bucket name.
success = xml.FindChild2("Buckets")
If (xml.FirstChild2() = 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(xml.GetChildContent("Name"))
    Do While (xml.NextSibling2() = 1)
        outFile.WriteLine(xml.GetChildContent("Name"))
    Loop
End If

' Move the internal pointer back to the root node.
xml.GetRoot2 


outFile.Close