ssh2-sftp-client 11.0.0 → 12.0.0

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- - [Overview](#org653583b)
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- - [Version 11.0.0 Changes](#orgce280ef)
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- - [Background](#orga2f4da7)
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- - [Installation](#orgab4f971)
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- - [Basic Usage](#orged5a12e)
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- - [Documentation](#org5e3267a)
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- - [Specifying Paths](#orgc8bb488)
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- - [Methods](#org0b676b5)
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- - [new SftpClient(name, callbacks) ===> SFTP client object](#orge77dba5)
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- - [connect(config) ===> SFTP object](#org596a3a4)
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- - [list(path, filter) ==> Array[object]](#orgf088b6d)
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- - [exists(path) ==> boolean](#org1f048a8)
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- - [get(path, dst, options) ==> String|Stream|Buffer](#org639d68b)
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- - [fastGet(remotePath, localPath, options) ===> string](#org3f8db62)
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- - [Add and Remove Listeners](#org58bd78f)
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- - [Platform Quirks & Warnings](#org4d91e2f)
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- - [Server Capabilities](#org8fa9b52)
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- - [Issues with `fastPut()` and `fastGet()` Methods](#orge45232c)
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- - [Promises, Events & Managing Exceptions](#org294ac94)
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- - [Adding Custom Handlers](#orgd3d6a3b)
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- - [Windows Based Servers](#org32d3804)
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- - [Don't Re-use SftpClient Objects](#org951849f)
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- - [FAQ](#orgd48de8d)
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- - [Remote server drops connections with only an end event](#orged95aaa)
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- - [How can I pass writeable stream as dst for get method?](#org62169e3)
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- - [How can I upload files without having to specify a password?](#org2bb26ed)
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- - [How can I connect through a Socks Proxy](#orgc5e26e6)
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- - [Timeout while waiting for handshake or handshake errors](#org8337f16)
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- - [How can I limit upload/download speed](#orga5eb823)
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- - [Connection hangs or fails for larger files](#org2469055)
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- - [Typescript definition file out of date](#orga1d843c)
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- - [Examples](#org0ab8b41)
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- - [Troubleshooting](#org74214b7)
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- - [Common Errors](#org9b87e06)
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- - [Not returning the promise in a `then()` block](#org0ef5618)
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- - [Mixing Promise Chains and Async/Await](#org3ef4393)
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- - [Try/catch and Error Handlers](#org0cfccc7)
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- - [Server Differences](#org93b86a4)
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- - [Avoid Concurrent Operations](#orge2e0c12)
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+ - [Background](#org6f33d22)
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+ - [Methods](#orgfe65544)
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+ - [FAQ](#org8a8b24b)
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+ - [Remote server drops connections with only an end event](#org5de7a15)
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+ - [How can I pass writeable stream as dst for get method?](#org21efa6c)
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+ - [How can I upload files without having to specify a password?](#orgee1cf34)
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+ - [How can I connect through a Socks Proxy](#orga6297a7)
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+ - [Timeout while waiting for handshake or handshake errors](#org628c88e)
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+ - [How can I limit upload/download speed](#org1116140)
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+ - [Connection hangs or fails for larger files](#orgefe495c)
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  # Overview
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- This packan provides the class SftpClient, an SFTP client for node.js. It is a promise based decorator class around the excdellent [SSH2](https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2) package, which provides a pure node Javascript event based ssh2 implementation.
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+ This package provides the class SftpClient, an SFTP client for node.js. It is a promise based decorator class around the excellent [SSH2](https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2) package, which provides a pure node Javascript event based ssh2 implementation.
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- Documentation on the methods and available options in the underlying modules can be found on the [SSH2](https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2) project pages. As the ssh2-sftp-client package just a wrapper around the `ssh2` module, you will find lots of useful information, tips and examples in the `ssh2` repository.
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+ Documentation on the methods and available options in the underlying modules can be found on the [SSH2](https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2) project pages. As the ssh2-sftp-client package is just a wrapper around the `ssh2` module, you will find lots of useful information, tips and examples in the `ssh2` repository.
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- Code has been tested against Node versions 18.20.4, 20.16.0 and 22.5.1. Node versions prior to v18.x are not supported. Also note there is currently a deprecation warning when using node v22+. This is from the `ssh2` package and outside control of this package.
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  If you find this module useful and you would like to support the on-going maintenance and support of users, please consider making a small [donation](https://square.link/u/gB2kSdkY?src=embed).
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- The main change in v11 concerns how the package manages events raised by the `ssh2` packagwe it depends on. Managing events within the context of asynchronous code as ocurs when using promises is challenging. To understand some of the more subtle issues involved, it is recommended you read the [Asynchronous vs. synchronous](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/events.html#asynchronous-vs-synchronous) and [Error events](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/events.html#error-events) sections of the Events chapter from the node documentation.
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+ The big and breaking change in this version is the removal of the connection retry code. This module no longer supports automatic connection retries when establishing the initial connection. This functionality was removed for a number of reasons. The main reasons are that it significantly complicated the connection handling code and error handling in particular and it was seldom useful. In most cases, if the cvonnection failed on thye first attempt, it would also fail in all subsequent attempts and often resulted in just extending the time to failure as multiple retries were attempted.
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+ In basic terms `ssh2-sftp-client` is a simple wrapper around the `ssh2` package which provides a promise base API for interacting with a remote SFTP server . The `ssh2` package provides an event based API for interacting with the `ssh` protocol. The `ssh2-sftp-client` package uses the `sftp` subsystem of this protocol to implement the basic operations typically associated with an `sftp` client.
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  Removes the specified listener from the event specified in eventType. Note that the `end()` method automatically removes all listeners from the client object.
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@@ -1129,7 +1124,7 @@ All SFTP servers and platforms are not equal. Some facilities provided by `ssh2-
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  One way to determine whether an issue you are encountering is due to `ssh2-sftp-client` or due to the remote server or server platform is to use a simple CLI sftp program, such as openSSH's sftp command. If you observe the same behaviour using plain `sftp` on the command line, the issue is likely due to server or remote platform limitations. Note that you should not use a GUI sftp client, like `Filezilla` or `winSCP` as such GUI programs often attempt to hide these server and platform incompatibilities and will take additional steps to simulate missing functionality etc. You want to use a CLI program which does as little as possible.
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@@ -1138,7 +1133,7 @@ The `fastPut()` and `fastGet()` methods are known to be somewhat dependent on SF
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  To see an example of the type of issues you can observe with `fastPut()` or `fastGet()`, have a look at [issue 407](https://github.com/theophilusx/ssh2-sftp-client/issues/407), which describes the experiences of one user. Bottom line, when it works, it tends to work well and be significantly faster than using just `get()` or `put()`. However, when developing code to run against different SFTP servers, especially where you are unable to test against each server, you are likely better off just using `get()` and `put()` or structuring your code so that users can select which method to use (this is what `ssh2-sftp-client` does - for example, see the `!downloadDir()` and `uploadDir()` methods.
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  ## Promises, Events & Managing Exceptions
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@@ -1157,14 +1152,14 @@ The other area where additional events are fired is during the end() call. To de
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  In addition to the promise based event handlers, `ssh2-sftp-client` also implements global event handlers which will catch any `error`, `end` or `close` events. Essentially, these global handlers only reset the `sftp` property of the client object, effectively ensuring any subsequent calls are rejected and in the case of an error, send the error to the console.
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  ### Adding Custom Handlers
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  While the above strategies appear to work for the majority of use cases, there are always going to be edge cases which require more flexible or powerful event handling. To support this, the `on()` and `removeListener()` methods are provided. Any event listener added using the `on()` method will be added at the beginning of the list of handlers for that event, ensuring it will be called before any global or promise local events. See the documentation for the `on()` method for details.
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  ## Windows Based Servers
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@@ -1173,7 +1168,7 @@ It appears that when the sftp server is running on Windows, a *ECONNRESET* error
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  The best way to avoid this issue is to not re-use client objects. Always generate a new sftp client object for each new connection.
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@@ -1182,12 +1177,12 @@ Due to an issue with *ECONNRESET* error signals when connecting to Windows based
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  To avoid this problem, don't re-use SftpClient objects. Generate a new SftpClient object for each connection. You can perform multiple actions with a single connection e.g. upload multiple files, download multiple files etc, but after you have called end(), you should not try to re-use the object with a further connect() call. Create a new object instead.
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  # FAQ
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@@ -1198,7 +1193,7 @@ Clients first make an unauthenticated connection to the SFTP server to begin neg
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  One way to avoid this type of issue is to add a delay between connection attempts. It does not need to be a very long delay - just sufficient to permit the previous connection to be authenticated. In fact, the default setting for openSSH is `10:30:60`, so you really just need to have enough delay to ensure that the 1st connection has completed authentication before the 11th connection is attempted.
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@@ -1292,7 +1287,7 @@ sftp.connect({
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@@ -1338,7 +1333,7 @@ Some users have encountered the error 'Timeout while waiting for handshake' or '
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  When encountering this type of problem, one worthwhile approach is to use openSSH's CLI sftp program with the `-v` switch to raise logging levels. This will show you what algorithms the CLI is using. You can then use this information to match the names with the accepted algorithm names documented in the `ssh2` README to set the properties in the `algorithms` object.
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  This project does not use Typescript. However, typescript definition files are provided by other 3rd parties. Sometimes, these definition files have not stayed up-to-date with the current version of this module. If you encounter this issue, you need to report it to the party responsible for the definition file, not this project.
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  # Examples
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  I have started collecting example scripts in the example directory of the repository. These are mainly scripts I have put together in order to investigate issues or provide samples for users. They are not robust, lack adequate error handling and may contain errors. However, I think they are still useful for helping developers see how the module and API can be used.
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  Error events are essentially asynchronous code. You don't know when such events will fire. Therefore, you cannot use a try/catch block to catch such event errors. Even creating an error handler which then throws an exception won't help as the key problem is that your try/catch block has already executed. There are a number of alternative ways to deal with this situation. However, the key symptom is that you see occasional uncaught error exceptions that cause your script to exit abnormally despite having try/catch blocks in your script. What you need to do is look at your code and find where errors are raised asynchronously and use an event handler or some other mechanism to manage any errors raised.
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  Not all SFTP servers are the same. Like most standards, the SFTP protocol has some level of interpretation and allows different levels of compliance. This means there can be differences in behaviour between different servers and code which works with one server will not work the same with another. For example, the value returned by *realpath* for non-existent objects can differ significantly. Some servers will throw an error for a particular operation while others will just return null, some servers support concurrent operations (such as used by fastGet/fastPut) while others will not and of course, the text of error messages can vary significantly. In particular, we have noticed significant differences across different platforms. It is therefore advisable to do comprehensive testing when the SFTP server is moved to a new platform. This includes moving from to a cloud based service even if the underlying platform remains the same. I have noticed that some cloud platforms can generate unexpected events, possibly related to additional functionality or features associated with the cloud implementation. For example, it appears SFTP servers running under Azure will generate an error event when the connection is closed even when the client has requested the connection be terminated. The same SFTP server running natively on Windows does not appear to exhibit such behaviour.
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  # Logging Issues
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  # Pull Requests
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  - **Bug Fix:** No change to functionality or features. Simple fix of an existing bug.
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package/README.org CHANGED
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  * Overview
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- This packan provides the class SftpClient, an SFTP client for node.js. It is a promise
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- based decorator class around the excdellent [[https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2][SSH2]] package, which provides a pure node
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- Javascript event based ssh2 implementation.
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+ This package provides the class SftpClient, an SFTP client for node.js. It is a promise
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+ based decorator class around the excellent [[https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2][SSH2]] package, which provides a pure node
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  Documentation on the methods and available options in the underlying modules can
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+ be found on the [[https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2][SSH2]] project pages. As the ssh2-sftp-client package is just a wrapper around the
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+ Code has been tested against Node versions 20.18.3, 22.14.0 and 23.8.0. Node versions
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  If you find this module useful and you would like to support the on-going maintenance and
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  support of users, please consider making a small [[https://square.link/u/gB2kSdkY?src=embed][donation]].
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- ** Version 11.0.0 Changes
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- is recommended you read the [[https://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/events.html#asynchronous-vs-synchronous][Asynchronous vs. synchronous]] and [[https://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/events.html#error-events][Error events]] sections of the
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- objects. See the [[Background]] section for details.
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+ The other reason this functionality was removed is because if you really want it, it is
34
+ fairly straight forward to create your own wrapper around the connect call which uses one
35
+ of the mnay promise retry packages available. Doing this is significantly easier when you
36
+ don't need to cater for all the variables available when making a connection i.e. strict
37
+ host verification, ssh agents, keys, proxies etc.
41
38
 
42
39
  ** Background
43
40
 
44
41
  In basic terms =ssh2-sftp-client= is a simple wrapper around the =ssh2= package which provides
45
42
  a promise base API for interacting with a remote SFTP server . The =ssh2= package provides
46
- an event based API for interacting with the ~ssh~ protcolo. The ~ssh2-sftp-client~ package
43
+ an event based API for interacting with the ~ssh~ protocol. The ~ssh2-sftp-client~ package
47
44
  uses the ~sftp~ subsystem of this protocol to implement the basic operations typically
48
45
  associated with an ~sftp~ client.
49
46
 
@@ -173,12 +170,12 @@ with no indication as to reason. This can make diagnosis and bug tracking frustr
173
170
 
174
171
  * Documentation
175
172
 
176
- The connection options are the same as those offered by the underlying SSH2
177
- module, with just a couple of additional properties added to tweak the ~retry~ parameters,
178
- add a ~debug~ function and set the ~promiseLimit~ property. For full details on the other
179
- properties, please see [[https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2#user-content-client-methods][SSH2 client methods]]. In particular, see the ~ssh2~ documentation for
180
- details relating to setting various key exchange and encryption/signing algorithms used as
181
- part of the ssh2 protocol.
173
+ The connection options are the same as those offered by the underlying SSH2 module, with
174
+ just a couple of additional properties added to add a ~debug~ function and set the
175
+ ~promiseLimit~ property. For full details on the other properties, please see
176
+ [[https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2#user-content-client-methods][SSH2 client methods]]. In
177
+ particular, see the ~ssh2~ documentation for details relating to setting various key
178
+ exchange and encryption/signing algorithms used as part of the ssh2 protocol.
182
179
 
183
180
  All the methods will return a Promise, except for ~on(), ~removeListener()~, ~createReadStream~
184
181
  and ~createWriteStream~, which are typically only used in special use cases.
@@ -302,23 +299,18 @@ available [[https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2#user-content-client-methods][here]]
302
299
 
303
300
  **** Connection Options
304
301
 
305
- This module is based on the excellent [[https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2#client][SSH2]] module. That module is a general SSH2
306
- client and server library and provides much more functionality than just SFTP
307
- connectivity. Many of the connect options provided by that module are less
308
- relevant for SFTP connections. It is recommended you keep the config options to
309
- the minimum needed and stick to the options listed in the ~commonOpts~ below.
302
+ This module is based on the excellent [[https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2#client][SSH2]]
303
+ module. That module is a general SSH2 client and server library and provides much more
304
+ functionality than just SFTP connectivity. Many of the connect options provided by that
305
+ module are less relevant for SFTP connections. It is recommended you keep the config
306
+ options to the minimum needed and stick to the options listed in the ~commonOpts~ below.
310
307
 
311
- The ~retries~, ~retry_factor~ and ~retry_minTimeout~ options are not part of the
312
- SSH2 module. These are part of the configuration for the [[https://www.npmjs.com/package/retry][retry]] package and what
313
- is used to enable retrying of sftp connection attempts. See the documentation
314
- for that package for an explanation of these values.
315
-
316
- The ~promiseLimit~ is another option which is not part of the ~ssh2~ module and is specific to
308
+ The ~promiseLimit~ is an option which is not part of the ~ssh2~ module and is specific to
317
309
  ~ssh2-sftp-client~. It is a property used to limit the maximum number of concurrent promises
318
310
  possible when either downloading or uploading a directory tree using the ~downloadDir()~ or
319
- ~uploadDir()~ methods. The default setting for this property is 10. *NOTE*: bigger doe snot
311
+ ~uploadDir()~ methods. The default setting for this property is 10. *NOTE*: bigger does not
320
312
  mean better. Many factors can affect what is the ideal setting for ~promiseLimit~. If it is
321
- too large, any benefits are lost while node spends time switching contexts and/or withi
313
+ too large, any benefits are lost while node spends time switching contexts and/or with
322
314
  the overheads associated with creating and cleaning up promises. Lots of factors can
323
315
  affect what the setting should be, including size of files, number of files, speed of
324
316
  network, version of node, capabilities of remote sftp server etc. A setting of 10 seems to
@@ -343,9 +335,6 @@ work out what is the best maximum size before you begin to see a performance dro
343
335
  strictVendor: true, // boolean - Performs a strict server vendor check
344
336
  debug: myDebug,// function - Set this to a function that receives a single
345
337
  // string argument to get detailed (local) debug information.
346
- retries: 2, // integer. Number of times to retry connecting
347
- retry_factor: 2, // integer. Time factor used to calculate time between retries
348
- retry_minTimeout: 2000, // integer. Minimum timeout between attempts
349
338
  promiseLimit: 10, // max concurrent promises for downloadDir/uploadDir
350
339
  };
351
340
 
package/package.json CHANGED
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
1
1
  {
2
2
  "name": "ssh2-sftp-client",
3
- "version": "11.0.0",
3
+ "version": "12.0.0",
4
4
  "description": "ssh2 sftp client for node",
5
5
  "main": "src/index.js",
6
6
  "repository": {
7
7
  "type": "git",
8
- "url": "https://github.com/theophilusx/ssh2-sftp-client"
8
+ "url": "git+https://github.com/theophilusx/ssh2-sftp-client.git"
9
9
  },
10
10
  "keywords": [
11
11
  "sftp",
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
54
54
  },
55
55
  "dependencies": {
56
56
  "concat-stream": "^2.0.0",
57
- "promise-retry": "^2.0.1",
58
- "ssh2": "^1.15.0"
57
+ "ssh2": "^1.16.0"
59
58
  }
60
59
  }
package/src/index.js CHANGED
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
2
2
  const { Client } = require('ssh2');
3
3
  const fs = require('node:fs');
4
4
  const concat = require('concat-stream');
5
- const promiseRetry = require('promise-retry');
6
5
  const { join, parse } = require('node:path');
7
6
  const {
8
7
  globalListener,
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ class SftpClient {
26
25
  close: () => console.log('Global close listener: close event raised'),
27
26
  },
28
27
  ) {
29
- this.version = '11.0.0';
28
+ this.version = '12.0.0';
30
29
  this.client = new Client();
31
30
  this.sftp = undefined;
32
31
  this.clientName = clientName;
@@ -58,35 +57,32 @@ class SftpClient {
58
57
  fmtError(err, name = 'sftp', eCode, retryCount) {
59
58
  let msg = '';
60
59
  let code = '';
61
- const retry = retryCount
62
- ? ` after ${retryCount} ${retryCount > 1 ? 'attempts' : 'attempt'}`
63
- : '';
64
60
 
65
61
  if (err === undefined) {
66
62
  msg = `${name}: Undefined error - probably a bug!`;
67
63
  code = errorCode.generic;
68
64
  } else if (typeof err === 'string') {
69
- msg = `${name}: ${err}${retry}`;
65
+ msg = `${name}: ${err}`;
70
66
  code = eCode || errorCode.generic;
71
67
  } else if (err.custom) {
72
- msg = `${name}->${err.message}${retry}`;
68
+ msg = `${name}->${err.message}`;
73
69
  code = err.code;
74
70
  } else {
75
71
  switch (err.code) {
76
72
  case 'ENOTFOUND': {
77
- msg = `${name}: Address lookup failed for host${retry}`;
73
+ msg = `${name}: Address lookup failed for host`;
78
74
  break;
79
75
  }
80
76
  case 'ECONNREFUSED': {
81
- msg = `${name}: Remote host refused connection${retry}`;
77
+ msg = `${name}: Remote host refused connection`;
82
78
  break;
83
79
  }
84
80
  case 'ECONNRESET': {
85
- msg = `${name}: Remote host has reset the connection: ${err.message}${retry}`;
81
+ msg = `${name}: Remote host has reset the connection: ${err.message}`;
86
82
  break;
87
83
  }
88
84
  default: {
89
- msg = `${name}: ${err.message}${retry}`;
85
+ msg = `${name}: ${err.message}`;
90
86
  }
91
87
  }
92
88
  code = err.code || errorCode.generic;
@@ -122,25 +118,52 @@ class SftpClient {
122
118
  }
123
119
 
124
120
  /**
125
- * @async
126
121
  *
127
- * Create a new SFTP connection to a remote SFTP server
122
+ * Create a new SFTP connection to a remote SFTP server.
123
+ * The connection options are the same as those offered
124
+ * by the underlying SSH2 module.
128
125
  *
129
126
  * @param {Object} config - an SFTP configuration object
130
127
  *
131
128
  * @return {Promise<Object>} which will resolve to an sftp client object
132
129
  */
133
- getConnection(config) {
130
+ connect(config) {
134
131
  let doReady, listeners;
135
132
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
136
133
  listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'getConnection', reject);
134
+ if (config.debug) {
135
+ this.debug = config.debug;
136
+ this.debugMsg('connect: Debugging turned on');
137
+ this.debugMsg(`ssh2-sftp-client Version: ${this.version} `, process.versions);
138
+ }
139
+ this.promiseLimit = config.promiseLimit ?? 10;
140
+
137
141
  doReady = () => {
138
- resolve(true);
142
+ this.client.sftp((err, sftp) => {
143
+ if (err) {
144
+ reject(this.fmtError(err));
145
+ } else {
146
+ this.sftp = sftp;
147
+ resolve(sftp);
148
+ }
149
+ });
139
150
  };
140
151
  this.on('ready', doReady);
152
+
141
153
  try {
142
- this.client.connect(config);
154
+ if (this.sftp) {
155
+ reject(
156
+ this.fmtError(
157
+ 'An existing SFTP connection is already defined',
158
+ 'connect',
159
+ errorCode.connect,
160
+ ),
161
+ );
162
+ } else {
163
+ this.client.connect(config);
164
+ }
143
165
  } catch (err) {
166
+ this.end();
144
167
  reject(err);
145
168
  }
146
169
  }).finally(() => {
@@ -149,91 +172,6 @@ class SftpClient {
149
172
  });
150
173
  }
151
174
 
152
- getSftpChannel() {
153
- return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
154
- this.client.sftp((err, sftp) => {
155
- if (err) {
156
- reject(this.fmtError(err, 'getSftpChannel', err.code));
157
- } else {
158
- this.sftp = sftp;
159
- resolve(sftp);
160
- }
161
- });
162
- });
163
- }
164
-
165
- /**
166
- * @async
167
- *
168
- * Create a new SFTP connection to a remote SFTP server.
169
- * The connection options are the same as those offered
170
- * by the underlying SSH2 module.
171
- *
172
- * @param {Object} config - an SFTP configuration object
173
- *
174
- * @return {Promise<Object>} which will resolve to an sftp client object
175
- */
176
- async connect(config) {
177
- let listeners;
178
-
179
- try {
180
- listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'connect');
181
- if (config.debug) {
182
- this.debug = config.debug;
183
- this.debugMsg('connect: Debugging turned on');
184
- this.debugMsg(`ssh2-sftp-client Version: ${this.version} `, process.versions);
185
- }
186
- this.promiseLimit = config.promiseLimit ?? 10;
187
- if (this.sftp) {
188
- throw this.fmtError(
189
- 'An existing SFTP connection is already defined',
190
- 'connect',
191
- errorCode.connect,
192
- );
193
- }
194
- const retryOpts = {
195
- retries: config.retries ?? 1,
196
- factor: config.retry_factor ?? 2,
197
- minTimeout: config.retry_minTimeout ?? 25000,
198
- };
199
- await promiseRetry(retryOpts, async (retry, attempt) => {
200
- try {
201
- this.debugMsg(`connect: Connect attempt ${attempt}`);
202
- await this.getConnection(config);
203
- } catch (err) {
204
- switch (err.code) {
205
- case 'ENOTFOUND':
206
- case 'ECONNREFUSED':
207
- case 'ERR_SOCKET_BAD_PORT': {
208
- throw err;
209
- }
210
- case undefined: {
211
- if (
212
- err.message.endsWith('All configured authentication methods failed') ||
213
- err.message.startsWith('Cannot parse privateKey')
214
- ) {
215
- throw err;
216
- }
217
- retry(err);
218
- break;
219
- }
220
- default: {
221
- retry(err);
222
- }
223
- }
224
- }
225
- });
226
- const sftp = await this.getSftpChannel();
227
- this.endCalled = false;
228
- return sftp;
229
- } catch (err) {
230
- this.end();
231
- throw err.custom ? err : this.fmtError(err, 'connect');
232
- } finally {
233
- removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'connect');
234
- }
235
- }
236
-
237
175
  /**
238
176
  * @async
239
177
  *
@@ -1408,7 +1346,7 @@ class SftpClient {
1408
1346
  } catch (err) {
1409
1347
  throw err.custom ? err : this.fmtError(err.message, 'createReadStream', err.code);
1410
1348
  } finally {
1411
- removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'createReadStreame');
1349
+ removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'createReadStream');
1412
1350
  }
1413
1351
  }
1414
1352