ssh2-sftp-client 8.0.0 → 9.0.1

package/src/index.js

@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-/**
- * ssh2 sftp client for node
- */
-
 'use strict';
 
 const { Client } = require('ssh2');
@@ -10,7 +6,6 @@ const concat = require('concat-stream');
 const promiseRetry = require('promise-retry');
 const { join, parse } = require('path');
 const {
-  fmtError,
   addTempListeners,
   removeTempListeners,
   haveConnection,
@@ -18,12 +13,12 @@ const {
   localExists,
   haveLocalAccess,
   haveLocalCreate,
-  sleep,
 } = require('./utils');
 const { errorCode } = require('./constants');
 
 class SftpClient {
   constructor(clientName) {
+    this.version = '9.0.0';
     this.client = new Client();
     this.sftp = undefined;
     this.clientName = clientName ? clientName : 'sftp';
@@ -81,6 +76,51 @@ class SftpClient {
     }
   }
 
+  fmtError(err, name = 'sftp', eCode, retryCount) {
+    let msg = '';
+    let code = '';
+    const retry = retryCount
+      ? ` after ${retryCount} ${retryCount > 1 ? 'attempts' : 'attempt'}`
+      : '';
+
+    if (err === undefined) {
+      msg = `${name}: Undefined error - probably a bug!`;
+      code = errorCode.generic;
+    } else if (typeof err === 'string') {
+      msg = `${name}: ${err}${retry}`;
+      code = eCode ? eCode : errorCode.generic;
+    } else if (err.custom) {
+      msg = `${name}->${err.message}${retry}`;
+      code = err.code;
+    } else {
+      switch (err.code) {
+        case 'ENOTFOUND':
+          msg =
+            `${name}: ${err.level} error. ` +
+            `Address lookup failed for host ${err.hostname}${retry}`;
+          break;
+        case 'ECONNREFUSED':
+          msg =
+            `${name}: ${err.level} error. Remote host at ` +
+            `${err.address} refused connection${retry}`;
+          break;
+        case 'ECONNRESET':
+          msg =
+            `${name}: Remote host has reset the connection: ` +
+            `${err.message}${retry}`;
+          break;
+        default:
+          msg = `${name}: ${err.message}${retry}`;
+      }
+      code = err.code ? err.code : errorCode.generic;
+    }
+    let newError = new Error(msg);
+    newError.code = code;
+    newError.custom = true;
+    this.debugMsg(`${newError.message} (${newError.code})`);
+    return newError;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Add a listner to the client object. This is rarely necessary and can be
    * the source of errors. It is the client's responsibility to remove the
@@ -91,12 +131,10 @@ class SftpClient {
    * @param {function} callback - function called when event triggers
    */
   on(eventType, callback) {
-    this.debugMsg(`Adding listener to ${eventType} event`);
     this.client.prependListener(eventType, callback);
   }
 
   removeListener(eventType, callback) {
-    this.debugMsg(`Removing listener from ${eventType} event`);
     this.client.removeListener(eventType, callback);
   }
 
@@ -120,7 +158,6 @@ class SftpClient {
     let doReady, listeners;
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'getConnection', reject);
-      this.debugMsg('getConnection: created promise');
       doReady = () => {
         this.debugMsg(
           'getConnection ready listener: got connection - promise resolved'
@@ -129,9 +166,7 @@ class SftpClient {
       };
       this.on('ready', doReady);
       this.client.connect(config);
-    }).finally(async () => {
-      this.debugMsg('getConnection: finally clause fired');
-      await sleep(500);
+    }).finally(() => {
       this.removeListener('ready', doReady);
       removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'getConnection');
       this._resetEventFlags();
@@ -139,25 +174,17 @@ class SftpClient {
   }
 
   getSftpChannel() {
-    let listeners;
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'getSftpChannel', reject);
-      this.debugMsg('getSftpChannel: created promise');
       this.client.sftp((err, sftp) => {
         if (err) {
-          this.debugMsg(`getSftpChannel: SFTP Channel Error: ${err.message}`);
           this.client.end();
-          reject(fmtError(err, 'getSftpChannel', err.code));
+          reject(this.fmtError(err, 'getSftpChannel', err.code));
         } else {
           this.debugMsg('getSftpChannel: SFTP channel established');
           this.sftp = sftp;
           resolve(sftp);
         }
       });
-    }).finally(() => {
-      this.debugMsg('getSftpChannel: finally clause fired');
-      removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'getSftpChannel');
-      this._resetEventFlags();
     });
   }
 
@@ -174,47 +201,68 @@ class SftpClient {
    *
    */
   async connect(config) {
+    let listeners;
+
     try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'connect');
       if (config.debug) {
         this.debug = config.debug;
         this.debugMsg('connect: Debugging turned on');
+        this.debugMsg(
+          `ssh2-sftp-client Version: ${this.version} `,
+          process.versions
+        );
       }
       if (this.sftp) {
-        this.debugMsg('connect: Already connected - reject');
-        throw fmtError(
+        throw this.fmtError(
           'An existing SFTP connection is already defined',
           'connect',
           errorCode.connect
         );
       }
-      await promiseRetry(
-        (retry, attempt) => {
+      let retryOpts = {
+        retries: config.retries || 1,
+        factor: config.factor || 2,
+        minTimeout: config.retry_minTimeout || 25000,
+      };
+      await promiseRetry(retryOpts, async (retry, attempt) => {
+        try {
           this.debugMsg(`connect: Connect attempt ${attempt}`);
-          return this.getConnection(config).catch((err) => {
-            this.debugMsg(
-              `getConnection retry catch: ${err.message} Code: ${err.code}`
-            );
-            switch (err.code) {
-              case 'ENOTFOUND':
-              case 'ECONNREFUSED':
-              case 'ERR_SOCKET_BAD_PORT':
-                throw err;
-              default:
-                retry(err);
+          await this.getConnection(config);
+        } catch (err) {
+          switch (err.code) {
+            case 'ENOTFOUND':
+            case 'ECONNREFUSED':
+            case 'ERR_SOCKET_BAD_PORT':
+              throw err;
+            case undefined: {
+              if (
+                err.message.endsWith(
+                  'All configured authentication methods failed'
+                )
+              ) {
+                throw this.fmtError(
+                  err.message,
+                  'getConnection',
+                  errorCode.badAuth
+                );
+              }
+              retry(err);
+              break;
             }
-          });
-        },
-        {
-          retries: config.retries || 1,
-          factor: config.retry_factor || 2,
-          minTimeout: config.retry_minTimeout || 1000,
+            default:
+              retry(err);
+          }
         }
-      );
-      return this.getSftpChannel();
+      });
+      let sftp = await this.getSftpChannel();
+      return sftp;
     } catch (err) {
-      this.debugMsg(`connect: Error ${err.message}`);
+      this.end();
+      throw err.custom ? err : this.fmtError(err, 'connect');
+    } finally {
+      removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'connect');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-      throw fmtError(err, 'connect');
     }
   }
 
@@ -229,31 +277,40 @@ class SftpClient {
    * @param {String} remotePath - remote path, may be relative
    * @returns {Promise<String>} - remote absolute path or ''
    */
-  realPath(remotePath) {
-    let listeners;
+  _realPath(rPath) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'realPath', reject);
-      this.debugMsg(`realPath -> ${remotePath}`);
-      if (haveConnection(this, 'realPath', reject)) {
-        this.sftp.realpath(remotePath, (err, absPath) => {
-          if (err) {
-            this.debugMsg(`realPath Error: ${err.message} Code: ${err.code}`);
-            if (err.code === 2) {
-              resolve('');
-            } else {
-              reject(
-                fmtError(`${err.message} ${remotePath}`, 'realPath', err.code)
-              );
-            }
+      this.debugMsg(`_realPath -> ${rPath}`);
+      this.sftp.realpath(rPath, (err, absPath) => {
+        if (err) {
+          if (err.code === 2) {
+            this.debugMsg('_realPath <- ""');
+            resolve('');
+          } else {
+            reject(
+              this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${rPath}`, 'realPath', err.code)
+            );
           }
-          this.debugMsg(`realPath <- ${absPath}`);
-          resolve(absPath);
-        });
-      }
-    }).finally(() => {
+        }
+        this.debugMsg(`_realPath <- ${absPath}`);
+        resolve(absPath);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  async realPath(remotePath) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'realPath');
+      haveConnection(this, 'realPath');
+      return await this._realPath(remotePath);
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw e.custom
+        ? e
+        : this.fmtError(`${e.message} ${remotePath}`, 'realPath', e.code);
+    } finally {
       removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'realPath');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-    });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -273,60 +330,57 @@ class SftpClient {
    * @param {String} remotePath - a string containing the path to a file
    * @return {Promise<Object>} stats - attributes info
    */
-  async stat(remotePath) {
-    const _stat = (aPath) => {
-      let listeners;
-      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        listeners = addTempListeners(this, '_stat', reject);
-        this.debugMsg(`_stat: ${aPath}`);
-        this.sftp.stat(aPath, (err, stats) => {
-          if (err) {
-            this.debugMsg(`_stat: Error ${err.message} code: ${err.code}`);
-            if (err.code === 2 || err.code === 4) {
-              reject(
-                fmtError(
-                  `No such file: ${remotePath}`,
-                  '_stat',
-                  errorCode.notexist
-                )
-              );
-            } else {
-              reject(
-                fmtError(`${err.message} ${remotePath}`, '_stat', err.code)
-              );
-            }
+  _stat(aPath) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.debugMsg(`_stat: ${aPath}`);
+      this.sftp.stat(aPath, (err, stats) => {
+        if (err) {
+          if (err.code === 2 || err.code === 4) {
+            reject(
+              this.fmtError(
+                `No such file: ${aPath}`,
+                '_stat',
+                errorCode.notexist
+              )
+            );
           } else {
-            let result = {
-              mode: stats.mode,
-              uid: stats.uid,
-              gid: stats.gid,
-              size: stats.size,
-              accessTime: stats.atime * 1000,
-              modifyTime: stats.mtime * 1000,
-              isDirectory: stats.isDirectory(),
-              isFile: stats.isFile(),
-              isBlockDevice: stats.isBlockDevice(),
-              isCharacterDevice: stats.isCharacterDevice(),
-              isSymbolicLink: stats.isSymbolicLink(),
-              isFIFO: stats.isFIFO(),
-              isSocket: stats.isSocket(),
-            };
-            this.debugMsg('_stat: stats <- ', result);
-            resolve(result);
+            reject(this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${aPath}`, '_stat', err.code));
           }
-        });
-      }).finally(() => {
-        removeTempListeners(this, listeners, '_stat');
+        } else {
+          const result = {
+            mode: stats.mode,
+            uid: stats.uid,
+            gid: stats.gid,
+            size: stats.size,
+            accessTime: stats.atime * 1000,
+            modifyTime: stats.mtime * 1000,
+            isDirectory: stats.isDirectory(),
+            isFile: stats.isFile(),
+            isBlockDevice: stats.isBlockDevice(),
+            isCharacterDevice: stats.isCharacterDevice(),
+            isSymbolicLink: stats.isSymbolicLink(),
+            isFIFO: stats.isFIFO(),
+            isSocket: stats.isSocket(),
+          };
+          this.debugMsg('_stat: stats <- ', result);
+          resolve(result);
+        }
       });
-    };
+    });
+  }
 
+  async stat(remotePath) {
+    let listeners;
     try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'stat');
       haveConnection(this, 'stat');
-      let absPath = await normalizeRemotePath(this, remotePath);
-      return _stat(absPath);
+      const absPath = await normalizeRemotePath(this, remotePath);
+      return await this._stat(absPath);
     } catch (err) {
+      throw err.custom ? err : this.fmtError(err, 'stat', err.code);
+    } finally {
+      removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'stat');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-      throw err.custom ? err : fmtError(err, 'stat', err.code);
     }
   }
 
@@ -341,48 +395,49 @@ class SftpClient {
    * @return {Promise<Boolean|String>} returns false if object does not exist. Returns type of
    *                   object if it does
    */
-  async exists(remotePath) {
+  async _exists(rPath) {
     try {
-      if (haveConnection(this, 'exists')) {
-        if (remotePath === '.') {
-          this.debugMsg('exists: . = d');
-          return 'd';
-        }
-        let absPath = await normalizeRemotePath(this, remotePath);
-        try {
-          this.debugMsg(`exists: ${remotePath} -> ${absPath}`);
-          let info = await this.stat(absPath);
-          this.debugMsg('exists: <- ', info);
-          if (info.isDirectory) {
-            this.debugMsg(`exists: ${remotePath} = d`);
-            return 'd';
-          }
-          if (info.isSymbolicLink) {
-            this.debugMsg(`exists: ${remotePath} = l`);
-            return 'l';
-          }
-          if (info.isFile) {
-            this.debugMsg(`exists: ${remotePath} = -`);
-            return '-';
-          }
-          this.debugMsg(`exists: ${remotePath} = false`);
-          return false;
-        } catch (err) {
-          if (err.code === errorCode.notexist) {
-            this.debugMsg(
-              `exists: ${remotePath} = false errorCode = ${err.code}`
-            );
-            return false;
-          }
-          this.debugMsg(`exists: throw error ${err.message} ${err.code}`);
-          throw err;
-        }
+      const absPath = await normalizeRemotePath(this, rPath);
+      this.debugMsg(`exists: ${rPath} -> ${absPath}`);
+      const info = await this._stat(absPath);
+      this.debugMsg('exists: <- ', info);
+      if (info.isDirectory) {
+        this.debugMsg(`exists: ${rPath} = d`);
+        return 'd';
+      }
+      if (info.isSymbolicLink) {
+        this.debugMsg(`exists: ${rPath} = l`);
+        return 'l';
+      }
+      if (info.isFile) {
+        this.debugMsg(`exists: ${rPath} = -`);
+        return '-';
       }
-      this.debugMsg(`exists: default ${remotePath} = false`);
+      this.debugMsg(`exists: ${rPath} = false`);
       return false;
     } catch (err) {
+      if (err.code === errorCode.notexist) {
+        this.debugMsg(`exists: ${rPath} = false errorCode = ${err.code}`);
+        return false;
+      }
+      throw err.custom ? err : this.fmtError(err.message, 'exists', err.code);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async exists(remotePath) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'exists');
+      haveConnection(this, 'exists');
+      if (remotePath === '.') {
+        return 'd';
+      }
+      return await this._exists(remotePath);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw err.custom ? err : this.fmtError(err, 'exists', err.code);
+    } finally {
+      removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'exists');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-      throw err.custom ? err : fmtError(err, 'exists', err.code);
     }
   }
 
@@ -396,59 +451,59 @@ class SftpClient {
    * accessTime, rights {user, group other}, owner and group.
    *
    * @param {String} remotePath - path to remote directory
-   * @param {RegExp} pattern - regular expression to match filenames
+   * @param {function} filter - a filter function used to select return entries
    * @returns {Promise<Array>} array of file description objects
    */
-  list(remotePath, pattern = /.*/) {
-    let listeners;
+  _list(remotePath, filter) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'list', reject);
-      if (haveConnection(this, 'list', reject)) {
-        const reg = /-/gi;
-        this.debugMsg(`list: ${remotePath} filter: ${pattern}`);
-        this.sftp.readdir(remotePath, (err, fileList) => {
-          if (err) {
-            this.debugMsg(`list: Error ${err.message} code: ${err.code}`);
-            reject(fmtError(`${err.message} ${remotePath}`, 'list', err.code));
+      this.sftp.readdir(remotePath, (err, fileList) => {
+        if (err) {
+          reject(
+            this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${remotePath}`, 'list', err.code)
+          );
+        } else {
+          const reg = /-/gi;
+          const newList = fileList.map((item) => {
+            return {
+              type: item.longname.slice(0, 1),
+              name: item.filename,
+              size: item.attrs.size,
+              modifyTime: item.attrs.mtime * 1000,
+              accessTime: item.attrs.atime * 1000,
+              rights: {
+                user: item.longname.slice(1, 4).replace(reg, ''),
+                group: item.longname.slice(4, 7).replace(reg, ''),
+                other: item.longname.slice(7, 10).replace(reg, ''),
+              },
+              owner: item.attrs.uid,
+              group: item.attrs.gid,
+              longname: item.longname,
+            };
+          });
+          if (filter) {
+            resolve(newList.filter((item) => filter(item)));
           } else {
-            let newList = [];
-            // reset file info
-            if (fileList) {
-              newList = fileList.map((item) => {
-                return {
-                  type: item.longname.slice(0, 1),
-                  name: item.filename,
-                  size: item.attrs.size,
-                  modifyTime: item.attrs.mtime * 1000,
-                  accessTime: item.attrs.atime * 1000,
-                  rights: {
-                    user: item.longname.slice(1, 4).replace(reg, ''),
-                    group: item.longname.slice(4, 7).replace(reg, ''),
-                    other: item.longname.slice(7, 10).replace(reg, ''),
-                  },
-                  owner: item.attrs.uid,
-                  group: item.attrs.gid,
-                };
-              });
-            }
-            // provide some compatibility for auxList
-            let regex;
-            if (pattern instanceof RegExp) {
-              regex = pattern;
-            } else {
-              let newPattern = pattern.replace(/\*([^*])*?/gi, '.*');
-              regex = new RegExp(newPattern);
-            }
-            let filteredList = newList.filter((item) => regex.test(item.name));
-            this.debugMsg('list: result: ', filteredList);
-            resolve(filteredList);
+            resolve(newList);
           }
-        });
-      }
-    }).finally(() => {
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  async list(remotePath, filter) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'list');
+      haveConnection(this, 'list');
+      return await this._list(remotePath, filter);
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw e.custom
+        ? e
+        : this.fmtError(`${e.message} ${remotePath}`, 'list', e.code);
+    } finally {
       removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'list');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-    });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -464,110 +519,87 @@ class SftpClient {
    * @param {Object} options - options object with supported properties of readStreamOptions,
    *                          writeStreamOptions and pipeOptions.
    *
+   * *Important Note*: The ability to set ''autoClose' on read/write streams and 'end' on pipe() calls
+   * is no longer supported. New methods 'createReadStream()' and 'createWriteStream()' have been
+   * added to support low-level access to stream objects.
+   *
    * @return {Promise<String|Stream|Buffer>}
    */
-  get(
-    remotePath,
-    dst,
-    options = { readStreamOptions: {}, writeStreamOptions: {}, pipeOptions: {} }
-  ) {
-    let rdr, wtr, listeners;
+  _get(rPath, dst, opts) {
+    let rdr, wtr;
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'get', reject);
-      if (haveConnection(this, 'get', reject)) {
-        this.debugMsg(`get -> ${remotePath} `, options);
-        rdr = this.sftp.createReadStream(
-          remotePath,
-          options.readStreamOptions ? options.readStreamOptions : {}
-        );
-        rdr.once('error', (err) => {
-          reject(fmtError(`${err.message} ${remotePath}`, 'get', err.code));
+      opts = {
+        ...opts,
+        readStreamOptions: { autoClose: true },
+        writeStreamOptions: { autoClose: true },
+        pipeOptions: { end: true },
+      };
+      rdr = this.sftp.createReadStream(rPath, opts.readStreamOptions);
+      rdr.once('error', (err) => {
+        reject(this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${rPath}`, '_get', err.code));
+      });
+      if (dst === undefined) {
+        // no dst specified, return buffer of data
+        this.debugMsg('get resolving buffer of data');
+        wtr = concat((buff) => {
+          resolve(buff);
         });
-        if (dst === undefined) {
-          // no dst specified, return buffer of data
-          this.debugMsg('get returning buffer of data');
-          wtr = concat((buff) => {
-            //rdr.removeAllListeners('error');
-            resolve(buff);
-          });
+      } else if (typeof dst === 'string') {
+        // dst local file path
+        this.debugMsg('get returning local file');
+        const localCheck = haveLocalCreate(dst);
+        if (!localCheck.status) {
+          reject(
+            this.fmtError(
+              `Bad path: ${dst}: ${localCheck.details}`,
+              'get',
+              localCheck.code
+            )
+          );
+          return;
         } else {
-          if (typeof dst === 'string') {
-            // dst local file path
-            this.debugMsg('get returning local file');
-            const localCheck = haveLocalCreate(dst);
-            if (!localCheck.status) {
-              return reject(
-                fmtError(
-                  `Bad path: ${dst}: ${localCheck.details}`,
-                  'get',
-                  localCheck.code
-                )
-              );
-            }
-            wtr = fs.createWriteStream(
-              dst,
-              options.writeStreamOptions ? options.writeStreamOptions : {}
-            );
-          } else {
-            this.debugMsg('get returning data into supplied stream');
-            wtr = dst;
-          }
-          wtr.once('error', (err) => {
-            reject(
-              fmtError(
-                `${err.message} ${typeof dst === 'string' ? dst : ''}`,
-                'get',
-                err.code
-              )
-            );
-          });
-          if (
-            Object.hasOwnProperty.call(options, 'pipeOptions') &&
-            Object.hasOwnProperty.call(options.pipeOptions, 'end') &&
-            !options.pipeOptions.end
-          ) {
-            rdr.once('end', () => {
-              this.debugMsg('get resolved on reader end event');
-              if (typeof dst === 'string') {
-                resolve(dst);
-              } else {
-                resolve(wtr);
-              }
-            });
-          } else {
-            wtr.once('finish', () => {
-              this.debugMsg('get resolved on writer finish event');
-              if (typeof dst === 'string') {
-                resolve(dst);
-              } else {
-                resolve(wtr);
-              }
-            });
-          }
+          wtr = fs.createWriteStream(dst, opts.writeStreamOptions);
         }
-        rdr.pipe(wtr, options.pipeOptions ? options.pipeOptions : {});
+      } else {
+        this.debugMsg('get: returning data into supplied stream');
+        wtr = dst;
       }
-    }).finally(() => {
+      wtr.once('error', (err) => {
+        reject(
+          this.fmtError(
+            `${err.message} ${typeof dst === 'string' ? dst : '<stream>'}`,
+            'get',
+            err.code
+          )
+        );
+      });
+      rdr.once('end', () => {
+        if (typeof dst === 'string') {
+          this.debugMsg('get: resolving with dst filename');
+          resolve(dst);
+        } else if (dst !== undefined) {
+          this.debugMsg('get: resolving with writer stream object');
+          resolve(wtr);
+        }
+      });
+      rdr.pipe(wtr, opts.pipeOptions);
+    });
+  }
+
+  async get(remotePath, dst, options) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'get');
+      haveConnection(this, 'get');
+      return await this._get(remotePath, dst, options);
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw e.custom
+        ? e
+        : this.fmtError(`${e.message} ${remotePath}`, 'get', e.code);
+    } finally {
       removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'get');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-      if (
-        rdr &&
-        Object.hasOwnProperty.call(options, 'readStreamOptions') &&
-        Object.hasOwnProperty.call(options.readStreamOptions, 'autoClose') &&
-        options.readStreamOptions.autoClose === false
-      ) {
-        rdr.destroy();
-      }
-      if (
-        wtr &&
-        Object.hasOwnProperty.call(options, 'writeStreamOptions') &&
-        Object.hasOwnProperty.call(options.writeStreamOptions, 'autoClose') &&
-        options.writeStreamOptions.autoClose === false &&
-        typeof dst === 'string'
-      ) {
-        wtr.destroy();
-      }
-    });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -580,47 +612,45 @@ class SftpClient {
    * @param {Object} options
    * @return {Promise<String>} the result of downloading the file
    */
+  _fastGet(rPath, lPath, opts) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.sftp.fastGet(rPath, lPath, opts, (err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          reject(
+            this.fmtError(`${err.message} Remote: ${rPath} Local: ${lPath}`)
+          );
+        }
+        resolve(`${rPath} was successfully download to ${lPath}!`);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
   async fastGet(remotePath, localPath, options) {
+    let listeners;
     try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'fastGet');
+      haveConnection(this, 'fastGet');
       const ftype = await this.exists(remotePath);
       if (ftype !== '-') {
-        const msg =
-          ftype === false
-            ? `No such file ${remotePath}`
-            : `Not a regular file ${remotePath}`;
-        let err = new Error(msg);
-        err.code = errorCode.badPath;
-        throw err;
+        const msg = `${
+          !ftype ? 'No such file ' : 'Not a regular file'
+        } ${remotePath}`;
+        throw this.fmtError(msg, 'fastGet', errorCode.badPath);
       }
       const localCheck = haveLocalCreate(localPath);
       if (!localCheck.status) {
-        let err = new Error(`Bad path: ${localPath}: ${localCheck.details}`);
-        err.code = errorCode.badPath;
-        throw err;
+        throw this.fmtError(
+          `Bad path: ${localPath}: ${localCheck.details}`,
+          'fastGet',
+          errorCode.badPath
+        );
       }
-      let listeners;
-      let rslt = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'fastGet', reject);
-        if (haveConnection(this, 'fastGet', reject)) {
-          this.debugMsg(
-            `fastGet -> remote: ${remotePath} local: ${localPath} `,
-            options
-          );
-          this.sftp.fastGet(remotePath, localPath, options, (err) => {
-            if (err) {
-              this.debugMsg(`fastGet error ${err.message} code: ${err.code}`);
-              reject(err);
-            }
-            resolve(`${remotePath} was successfully download to ${localPath}!`);
-          });
-        }
-      }).finally(() => {
-        removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'fastGet');
-      });
-      return rslt;
+      return await this._fastGet(remotePath, localPath, options);
     } catch (err) {
+      throw this.fmtError(err, 'fastGet');
+    } finally {
+      removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'fastGet');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-      throw fmtError(err, 'fastGet');
     }
   }
 
@@ -637,53 +667,50 @@ class SftpClient {
    * @param {Object} options
    * @return {Promise<String>} the result of downloading the file
    */
-  fastPut(localPath, remotePath, options) {
-    let listeners;
-    this.debugMsg(`fastPut -> local ${localPath} remote ${remotePath}`);
+  _fastPut(lPath, rPath, opts) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'fastPut', reject);
+      this.sftp.fastPut(lPath, rPath, opts, (err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          reject(
+            this.fmtError(
+              `${err.message} Local: ${lPath} Remote: ${rPath}`,
+              'fastPut',
+              err.code
+            )
+          );
+        }
+        resolve(`${lPath} was successfully uploaded to ${rPath}!`);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  async fastPut(localPath, remotePath, options) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'fastPut');
+      this.debugMsg(`fastPut -> local ${localPath} remote ${remotePath}`);
+      haveConnection(this, 'fastPut');
       const localCheck = haveLocalAccess(localPath);
       if (!localCheck.status) {
-        reject(
-          fmtError(
-            `Bad path: ${localPath}: ${localCheck.details}`,
-            'fastPut',
-            localCheck.code
-          )
+        throw this.fmtError(
+          `Bad path: ${localPath}: ${localCheck.details}`,
+          'fastPut',
+          localCheck.code
         );
       } else if (localCheck.status && localExists(localPath) === 'd') {
-        reject(
-          fmtError(
-            `Bad path: ${localPath} not a regular file`,
-            'fastPut',
-            errorCode.badPath
-          )
-        );
-      } else if (haveConnection(this, 'fastPut', reject)) {
-        this.debugMsg(
-          `fastPut -> local: ${localPath} remote: ${remotePath} opts: ${JSON.stringify(
-            options
-          )}`
+        throw this.fmtError(
+          `Bad path: ${localPath} not a regular file`,
+          'fastgPut',
+          errorCode.badPath
         );
-        this.sftp.fastPut(localPath, remotePath, options, (err) => {
-          if (err) {
-            this.debugMsg(`fastPut error ${err.message} ${err.code}`);
-            reject(
-              fmtError(
-                `${err.message} Local: ${localPath} Remote: ${remotePath}`,
-                'fastPut',
-                err.code
-              )
-            );
-          }
-          this.debugMsg('fastPut file transferred');
-          resolve(`${localPath} was successfully uploaded to ${remotePath}!`);
-        });
       }
-    }).finally(() => {
+      return await this._fastPut(localPath, remotePath, options);
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw e.custom ? e : this.fmtError(e.message, 'fastPut', e.code);
+    } finally {
       removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'fastPut');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-    });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -696,90 +723,75 @@ class SftpClient {
    * @param  {Object} options - options used for read, write stream and pipe configuration
    *                            value supported by node. Allowed properties are readStreamOptions,
    *                            writeStreamOptions and pipeOptions.
+   *
+   * *Important Note*: The ability to set ''autoClose' on read/write streams and 'end' on pipe() calls
+   * is no longer supported. New methods 'createReadStream()' and 'createWriteStream()' have been
+   * added to support low-level access to stream objects.
+   *
    * @return {Promise<String>}
    */
-  put(
-    localSrc,
-    remotePath,
-    options = {
-      readStreamOptions: {},
-      writeStreamOptions: { autoClose: true },
-      pipeOptions: {},
-    }
-  ) {
-    let wtr, rdr, listeners;
+  _put(lPath, rPath, opts) {
+    let wtr, rdr;
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'put', reject);
+      opts = {
+        ...opts,
+        readStreamOptions: { autoClose: true },
+        writeStreamOptions: { autoClose: true },
+        pipeOptions: { end: true },
+      };
+      wtr = this.sftp.createWriteStream(rPath, opts.writeStreamOptions);
+      wtr.once('error', (err) => {
+        reject(this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${rPath}`, 'put', err.code));
+      });
+      wtr.once('close', () => {
+        resolve(`Uploaded data stream to ${rPath}`);
+      });
+      if (lPath instanceof Buffer) {
+        this.debugMsg('put source is a buffer');
+        wtr.end(lPath);
+      } else {
+        rdr =
+          typeof lPath === 'string'
+            ? fs.createReadStream(lPath, opts.readStreamOptions)
+            : lPath;
+        rdr.once('error', (err) => {
+          reject(
+            this.fmtError(
+              `${err.message} ${
+                typeof lPath === 'string' ? lPath : '<stream>'
+              }`,
+              '_put',
+              err.code
+            )
+          );
+        });
+        rdr.pipe(wtr, opts.pipeOptions);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  async put(localSrc, remotePath, options) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'put');
+      haveConnection(this, 'put');
       if (typeof localSrc === 'string') {
         const localCheck = haveLocalAccess(localSrc);
         if (!localCheck.status) {
-          this.debugMsg(`put: local source check error ${localCheck.details}`);
-          return reject(
-            fmtError(
-              `Bad path: ${localSrc}: ${localCheck.details}`,
-              'put',
-              localCheck.code
-            )
+          throw this.fmtError(
+            `Bad path: ${localSrc} ${localCheck.details}`,
+            'put',
+            localCheck.code
           );
         }
       }
-      if (haveConnection(this, 'put')) {
-        wtr = this.sftp.createWriteStream(
-          remotePath,
-          options.writeStreamOptions
-            ? { ...options.writeStreamOptions, autoClose: true }
-            : {}
-        );
-        wtr.once('error', (err) => {
-          this.debugMsg(`put: write stream error ${err.message}`);
-          reject(fmtError(`${err.message} ${remotePath}`, 'put', err.code));
-        });
-        wtr.once('close', () => {
-          this.debugMsg('put: promise resolved');
-          resolve(`Uploaded data stream to ${remotePath}`);
-        });
-        if (localSrc instanceof Buffer) {
-          this.debugMsg('put source is a buffer');
-          wtr.end(localSrc);
-        } else {
-          if (typeof localSrc === 'string') {
-            this.debugMsg(`put source is a file path: ${localSrc}`);
-            rdr = fs.createReadStream(
-              localSrc,
-              options.readStreamOptions ? options.readStreamOptions : {}
-            );
-          } else {
-            this.debugMsg('put source is a stream');
-            rdr = localSrc;
-          }
-          rdr.once('error', (err) => {
-            this.debugMsg(`put: read stream error ${err.message}`);
-            reject(
-              fmtError(
-                `${err.message} ${
-                  typeof localSrc === 'string' ? localSrc : ''
-                }`,
-                'put',
-                err.code
-              )
-            );
-          });
-          rdr.pipe(wtr, options.pipeOptions ? options.pipeOptions : {});
-        }
-      }
-    }).finally(() => {
+      return await this._put(localSrc, remotePath, options);
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw e.custom ? e : this.fmtError(e.message, 'put', e.code);
+    } finally {
       removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'put');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-      if (
-        rdr &&
-        Object.hasOwnProperty.call(options, 'readStreamOptions') &&
-        Object.hasOwnProperty.call(options.readStreamOptions, 'autoClose') &&
-        options.readStreamOptions.autoClose === false &&
-        typeof localSrc === 'string'
-      ) {
-        rdr.destroy();
-      }
-    });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -790,45 +802,53 @@ class SftpClient {
    * @param  {Object} options
    * @return {Promise<String>}
    */
+  _append(input, rPath, opts) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.debugMsg(`append -> remote: ${rPath} `, opts);
+      opts.flags = 'a';
+      const stream = this.sftp.createWriteStream(rPath, opts);
+      stream.on('error', (err) => {
+        reject(this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${rPath}`, 'append', err.code));
+      });
+      stream.on('close', () => {
+        resolve(`Appended data to ${rPath}`);
+      });
+      if (input instanceof Buffer) {
+        stream.write(input);
+        stream.end();
+      } else {
+        input.pipe(stream);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   async append(input, remotePath, options = {}) {
-    const fileType = await this.exists(remotePath);
-    if (fileType && fileType === 'd') {
-      throw fmtError(
-        `Bad path: ${remotePath}: cannot append to a directory`,
-        'append',
-        errorCode.badPath
-      );
-    }
     let listeners;
-    return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'append', reject);
-      if (haveConnection(this, 'append', reject)) {
-        if (typeof input === 'string') {
-          reject(fmtError('Cannot append one file to another', 'append'));
-        } else {
-          this.debugMsg(`append -> remote: ${remotePath} `, options);
-          options.flags = 'a';
-          let stream = this.sftp.createWriteStream(remotePath, options);
-          stream.on('error', (err_1) => {
-            reject(
-              fmtError(`${err_1.message} ${remotePath}`, 'append', err_1.code)
-            );
-          });
-          stream.on('finish', () => {
-            resolve(`Appended data to ${remotePath}`);
-          });
-          if (input instanceof Buffer) {
-            stream.write(input);
-            stream.end();
-          } else {
-            input.pipe(stream);
-          }
-        }
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'append');
+      if (typeof input === 'string') {
+        throw this.fmtError(
+          'Cannot append one file to another',
+          'append',
+          errorCode.badPath
+        );
       }
-    }).finally(() => {
+      haveConnection(this, 'append');
+      const fileType = await this.exists(remotePath);
+      if (fileType && fileType === 'd') {
+        throw this.fmtError(
+          `Bad path: ${remotePath}: cannot append to a directory`,
+          'append',
+          errorCode.badPath
+        );
+      }
+      await this._append(input, remotePath, options);
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw e.custom ? e : this.fmtError(e.message, 'append', e.code);
+    } finally {
       removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'append');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-    });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -840,68 +860,85 @@ class SftpClient {
    * @param {boolean} recursive - if true, recursively create directories
    * @return {Promise<String>}
    */
-  async mkdir(remotePath, recursive = false) {
-    const _mkdir = (p) => {
-      let listeners;
-      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        listeners = addTempListeners(this, '_mkdir', reject);
-        this.debugMsg(`_mkdir: create ${p}`);
-        this.sftp.mkdir(p, (err) => {
-          if (err) {
-            this.debugMsg(`_mkdir: Error ${err.message} code: ${err.code}`);
-            if (err.code === 4) {
-              //fix for windows dodgy error messages
-              let error = new Error(`Bad path: ${p} permission denied`);
-              error.code = errorCode.badPath;
-              reject(error);
-            } else if (err.code === 2) {
-              let error = new Error(
-                `Bad path: ${p} parent not a directory or not exist`
-              );
-              error.code = errorCode.badPath;
-              reject(error);
-            } else {
-              reject(err);
-            }
+  _doMkdir(p) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.sftp.mkdir(p, (err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          if (err.code === 4) {
+            //fix for windows dodgy error messages
+            reject(
+              this.fmtError(
+                `Bad path: ${p} permission denied`,
+                '_doMkdir',
+                errorCode.badPath
+              )
+            );
+          } else if (err.code === 2) {
+            reject(
+              this.fmtError(
+                `Bad path: ${p} parent not a directory or not exist`,
+                '_doMkdir',
+                errorCode.badPath
+              )
+            );
           } else {
-            this.debugMsg('_mkdir: directory created');
-            resolve(`${p} directory created`);
+            reject(this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${p}`, '_doMkdir', err.code));
           }
-        });
-      }).finally(() => {
-        removeTempListeners(this, listeners, '_mkdir');
-        this._resetEventFlags();
+        } else {
+          resolve(`${p} directory created`);
+        }
       });
-    };
+    });
+  }
 
+  async _mkdir(remotePath, recursive) {
     try {
-      haveConnection(this, 'mkdir');
-      let rPath = await normalizeRemotePath(this, remotePath);
-      let targetExists = await this.exists(rPath);
+      const rPath = await normalizeRemotePath(this, remotePath);
+      const targetExists = await this.exists(rPath);
       if (targetExists && targetExists !== 'd') {
-        let error = new Error(`Bad path: ${rPath} already exists as a file`);
-        error.code = errorCode.badPath;
-        throw error;
+        throw this.fmtError(
+          `Bad path: ${rPath} already exists as a file`,
+          '_mkdir',
+          errorCode.badPath
+        );
       } else if (targetExists) {
         return `${rPath} already exists`;
       }
       if (!recursive) {
-        return await _mkdir(rPath);
+        return await this._doMkdir(rPath);
       }
-      let dir = parse(rPath).dir;
+      const dir = parse(rPath).dir;
       if (dir) {
-        let dirExists = await this.exists(dir);
+        const dirExists = await this.exists(dir);
         if (!dirExists) {
-          await this.mkdir(dir, true);
+          await this._mkdir(dir, true);
         } else if (dirExists !== 'd') {
-          let error = new Error(`Bad path: ${dir} not a directory`);
-          error.code = errorCode.badPath;
-          throw error;
+          throw this.fmtError(
+            `Bad path: ${dir} not a directory`,
+            '_mkdir',
+            errorCode.badPath
+          );
         }
       }
-      return await _mkdir(rPath);
+      return await this._doMkdir(rPath);
     } catch (err) {
-      throw fmtError(`${err.message}`, 'mkdir', err.code);
+      throw err.custom
+        ? err
+        : this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${remotePath}`, '_mkdir', err.code);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async mkdir(remotePath, recursive = false) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, '_mkdir');
+      haveConnection(this, 'mkdir');
+      return await this._mkdir(remotePath, recursive);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw this.fmtError(`${err.message}`, 'mkdir', err.code);
+    } finally {
+      removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'append');
+      this._resetEventFlags();
     }
   }
 
@@ -916,48 +953,34 @@ class SftpClient {
    * @return {Promise<String>}
    */
   async rmdir(remotePath, recursive = false) {
-    const _delete = (remotePath) => {
-      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        this.sftp.unlink(remotePath, (err) => {
-          if (err && err.code !== 2) {
-            reject(fmtError(`${err.message} ${remotePath}`, 'rmdir', err.code));
-          }
-          resolve(true);
-        });
-      });
-    };
-
     const _rmdir = (p) => {
       return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         this.debugMsg(`rmdir -> ${p}`);
         this.sftp.rmdir(p, (err) => {
           if (err) {
-            this.debugMsg(`rmdir error ${err.message} code: ${err.code}`);
-            reject(fmtError(`${err.message} ${p}`, 'rmdir', err.code));
+            reject(this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${p}`, 'rmdir', err.code));
           }
           resolve('Successfully removed directory');
         });
-      }).finally(() => {
-        removeTempListeners(this, listeners, '_rmdir');
       });
     };
 
     const _dormdir = async (p, recur) => {
       try {
         if (recur) {
-          let list = await this.list(p);
+          const list = await this.list(p);
           if (list.length) {
-            let files = list.filter((item) => item.type !== 'd');
-            let dirs = list.filter((item) => item.type === 'd');
+            const files = list.filter((item) => item.type !== 'd');
+            const dirs = list.filter((item) => item.type === 'd');
             this.debugMsg('rmdir contents (files): ', files);
             this.debugMsg('rmdir contents (dirs): ', dirs);
-            let promiseList = [];
-            for (let f of files) {
-              promiseList.push(_delete(`${p}${this.remotePathSep}${f.name}`));
+            for (const d of dirs) {
+              await _dormdir(`${p}${this.remotePathSep}${d.name}`, true);
             }
-            for (let d of dirs) {
+            const promiseList = [];
+            for (const f of files) {
               promiseList.push(
-                _dormdir(`${p}${this.remotePathSep}${d.name}`, true)
+                this._delete(`${p}${this.remotePathSep}${f.name}`)
               );
             }
             await Promise.all(promiseList);
@@ -965,7 +988,7 @@ class SftpClient {
         }
         return await _rmdir(p);
       } catch (err) {
-        throw err.custom ? err : fmtError(err, '_dormdir', err.code);
+        throw err.custom ? err : this.fmtError(err, '_dormdir', err.code);
       }
     };
 
@@ -973,16 +996,16 @@ class SftpClient {
     try {
       listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'rmdir');
       haveConnection(this, 'rmdir');
-      let absPath = await normalizeRemotePath(this, remotePath);
-      let dirStatus = await this.exists(absPath);
+      const absPath = await normalizeRemotePath(this, remotePath);
+      const dirStatus = await this.exists(absPath);
       if (dirStatus && dirStatus !== 'd') {
-        throw fmtError(
+        throw this.fmtError(
           `Bad path: ${absPath} not a directory`,
           'rmdir',
           errorCode.badPath
         );
       } else if (!dirStatus) {
-        throw fmtError(
+        throw this.fmtError(
           `Bad path: ${absPath} No such file`,
           'rmdir',
           errorCode.badPath
@@ -991,10 +1014,10 @@ class SftpClient {
         return await _dormdir(absPath, recursive);
       }
     } catch (err) {
-      this._resetEventFlags();
-      throw err.custom ? err : fmtError(err, 'rmdir', err.code);
+      throw err.custom ? err : this.fmtError(err.message, 'rmdir', err.code);
     } finally {
       removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'rmdir');
+      this._resetEventFlags();
     }
   }
 
@@ -1009,31 +1032,35 @@ class SftpClient {
    * @return {Promise<String>} with string 'Successfully deleted file' once resolved
    *
    */
-  delete(remotePath, notFoundOK = false) {
-    let listeners;
+  _delete(rPath, notFoundOK) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'delete', reject);
-      if (haveConnection(this, 'delete', reject)) {
-        this.debugMsg(`delete -> ${remotePath}`);
-        this.sftp.unlink(remotePath, (err) => {
-          if (err) {
-            this.debugMsg(`delete error ${err.message} code: ${err.code}`);
-            if (notFoundOK && err.code === 2) {
-              this.debugMsg('delete ignore missing target error');
-              resolve(`Successfully deleted ${remotePath}`);
-            } else {
-              reject(
-                fmtError(`${err.message} ${remotePath}`, 'delete', err.code)
-              );
-            }
+      this.sftp.unlink(rPath, (err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          if (notFoundOK && err.code === 2) {
+            resolve(`Successfully deleted ${rPath}`);
+          } else {
+            reject(
+              this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${rPath}`, 'delete', err.code)
+            );
           }
-          resolve(`Successfully deleted ${remotePath}`);
-        });
-      }
-    }).finally(() => {
+        }
+        resolve(`Successfully deleted ${rPath}`);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  async delete(remotePath, notFoundOK = false) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'delete');
+      haveConnection(this, 'delete');
+      return await this._delete(remotePath, notFoundOK);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw err.custom ? err : this.fmtError(err.message, 'delete', err.code);
+    } finally {
       removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'delete');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-    });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1047,30 +1074,41 @@ class SftpClient {
    * @return {Promise<String>}
    *
    */
-  rename(fromPath, toPath) {
-    let listeners;
+  _rename(fPath, tPath) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'rename', reject);
-      if (haveConnection(this, 'rename', reject)) {
-        this.debugMsg(`rename -> ${fromPath} ${toPath}`);
-        this.sftp.rename(fromPath, toPath, (err) => {
-          if (err) {
-            this.debugMsg(`rename error ${err.message} code: ${err.code}`);
-            reject(
-              fmtError(
-                `${err.message} From: ${fromPath} To: ${toPath}`,
-                'rename',
-                err.code
-              )
-            );
-          }
-          resolve(`Successfully renamed ${fromPath} to ${toPath}`);
-        });
-      }
-    }).finally(() => {
+      this.sftp.rename(fPath, tPath, (err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          reject(
+            this.fmtError(
+              `${err.message} From: ${fPath} To: ${tPath}`,
+              '_rename',
+              err.code
+            )
+          );
+        }
+        resolve(`Successfully renamed ${fPath} to ${tPath}`);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  async rename(fromPath, toPath) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'rename');
+      haveConnection(this, 'rename');
+      return await this._rename(fromPath, toPath);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw err.custom
+        ? err
+        : this.fmtError(
+            `${err.message} ${fromPath} ${toPath}`,
+            'rename',
+            err.code
+          );
+    } finally {
       removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'rename');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-    });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1085,30 +1123,41 @@ class SftpClient {
    * @return {Promise<String>}
    *
    */
-  posixRename(fromPath, toPath) {
-    let listeners;
+  _posixRename(fPath, tPath) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'posixRename', reject);
-      if (haveConnection(this, 'posixRename', reject)) {
-        this.debugMsg(`posixRename -> ${fromPath} ${toPath}`);
-        this.sftp.ext_openssh_rename(fromPath, toPath, (err) => {
-          if (err) {
-            this.debugMsg(`posixRename error ${err.message} code: ${err.code}`);
-            reject(
-              fmtError(
-                `${err.message} From: ${fromPath} To: ${toPath}`,
-                'posixRename',
-                err.code
-              )
-            );
-          }
-          resolve(`Successful POSIX rename ${fromPath} to ${toPath}`);
-        });
-      }
-    }).finally(() => {
+      this.sftp.ext_openssh_rename(fPath, tPath, (err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          reject(
+            this.fmtError(
+              `${err.message} From: ${fPath} To: ${tPath}`,
+              '_posixRename',
+              err.code
+            )
+          );
+        }
+        resolve(`Successful POSIX rename ${fPath} to ${tPath}`);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  async posixRename(fromPath, toPath) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'posixRename');
+      haveConnection(this, 'posixRename');
+      return await this._posixRename(fromPath, toPath);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw err.custom
+        ? err
+        : this.fmtError(
+            `${err.message} ${fromPath} ${toPath}`,
+            'posixRename',
+            err.code
+          );
+    } finally {
       removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'posixRename');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-    });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1121,21 +1170,31 @@ class SftpClient {
    *
    * @return {Promise<String>}
    */
-  chmod(remotePath, mode) {
-    let listeners;
+  _chmod(rPath, mode) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'chmod', reject);
-      this.debugMsg(`chmod -> ${remotePath} ${mode}`);
-      this.sftp.chmod(remotePath, mode, (err) => {
+      this.sftp.chmod(rPath, mode, (err) => {
         if (err) {
-          reject(fmtError(`${err.message} ${remotePath}`, 'chmod', err.code));
+          reject(this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${rPath}`, '_chmod', err.code));
         }
         resolve('Successfully change file mode');
       });
-    }).finally(() => {
+    });
+  }
+
+  async chmod(remotePath, mode) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'chmod');
+      haveConnection(this, 'chmod');
+      return await this._chmod(remotePath, mode);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw err.custom
+        ? err
+        : this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${remotePath}`, 'chmod', err.code);
+    } finally {
       removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'chmod');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-    });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1146,73 +1205,95 @@ class SftpClient {
    * server.
    * @param {String} srcDir - local source directory
    * @param {String} dstDir - remote destination directory
-   * @param {RegExp} filter - (Optional) a regular expression used to select
-   *                         files and directories to upload
+   * @param {Object} options - (Optional) An object with 2 supported properties,
+   * 'filter' and 'useFastput'. The first argument is the full path of the item
+   * to be uploaded and the second argument is a boolean, which will be true if
+   * the target path is for a directory. If the function returns true, the item
+   * will be uploaded and excluded when it returns false. The 'useFastput' property is a
+   * boolean value. When true, the 'fastPut()' method will be used to upload files. Default
+   * is to use the slower, but more supported 'put()' method.
+   *
    * @returns {Promise<String>}
    */
-  async uploadDir(srcDir, dstDir, filter) {
+  async _uploadDir(srcDir, dstDir, options) {
     try {
-      this.debugMsg(`uploadDir -> SRC = ${srcDir} DST = ${dstDir}`);
-      haveConnection(this, 'uploadDir');
-      //let absSrcDir = fs.realpathSync(srcDir);
-      let absDstDir = await normalizeRemotePath(this, dstDir);
-
+      const absDstDir = await normalizeRemotePath(this, dstDir);
       this.debugMsg(`uploadDir <- SRC = ${srcDir} DST = ${absDstDir}`);
       const srcType = localExists(srcDir);
       if (!srcType) {
-        throw fmtError(
+        throw this.fmtError(
           `Bad path: ${srcDir} not exist`,
-          'uploadDir',
+          '_uploadDir',
           errorCode.badPath
         );
       }
       if (srcType !== 'd') {
-        throw fmtError(
+        throw this.fmtError(
           `Bad path: ${srcDir}: not a directory`,
-          'uploadDir',
+          '_uploadDir',
           errorCode.badPath
         );
       }
-      let dstStatus = await this.exists(absDstDir);
+      const dstStatus = await this.exists(absDstDir);
       if (dstStatus && dstStatus !== 'd') {
-        this.debugMsg(`UploadDir: DST ${absDstDir} exists but not a directory`);
-        throw fmtError(
+        throw this.fmtError(
           `Bad path ${absDstDir} Not a directory`,
-          'uploadDir',
+          '_uploadDir',
           errorCode.badPath
         );
       }
       if (!dstStatus) {
-        this.debugMsg(`UploadDir: Creating directory ${absDstDir}`);
-        await this.mkdir(absDstDir, true);
+        await this._mkdir(absDstDir, true);
       }
       let dirEntries = fs.readdirSync(srcDir, {
         encoding: 'utf8',
         withFileTypes: true,
       });
-      if (filter) {
+      if (options?.filter) {
         dirEntries = dirEntries.filter((item) =>
-          filter(join(srcDir, item.name), item.isDirectory())
+          options.filter(join(srcDir, item.name), item.isDirectory())
         );
       }
-      for (let e of dirEntries) {
-        let newSrc = join(srcDir, e.name);
-        let newDst = `${absDstDir}${this.remotePathSep}${e.name}`;
+      let fileUploads = [];
+      for (const e of dirEntries) {
+        const newSrc = join(srcDir, e.name);
+        const newDst = `${absDstDir}${this.remotePathSep}${e.name}`;
         if (e.isDirectory()) {
-          await this.uploadDir(newSrc, newDst, filter);
+          await this.uploadDir(newSrc, newDst, options);
         } else if (e.isFile()) {
-          await this.put(newSrc, newDst);
+          if (options?.useFastput) {
+            fileUploads.push(this._fastPut(newSrc, newDst));
+          } else {
+            fileUploads.push(this._put(newSrc, newDst));
+          }
           this.client.emit('upload', { source: newSrc, destination: newDst });
         } else {
           this.debugMsg(
             `uploadDir: File ignored: ${e.name} not a regular file`
           );
         }
+        await Promise.all(fileUploads);
       }
       return `${srcDir} uploaded to ${absDstDir}`;
     } catch (err) {
+      throw err.custom
+        ? err
+        : this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${srcDir}`, '_uploadDir', err.code);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async uploadDir(srcDir, dstDir, options) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'uploadDir');
+      this.debugMsg(`uploadDir -> SRC = ${srcDir} DST = ${dstDir}`);
+      haveConnection(this, 'uploadDir');
+      return await this._uploadDir(srcDir, dstDir, options);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw err.custom ? err : this.fmtError(err, 'uploadDir');
+    } finally {
+      removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'chmod');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-      throw err.custom ? err : fmtError(err, 'uploadDir');
     }
   }
 
@@ -1224,18 +1305,21 @@ class SftpClient {
    * file system.
    * @param {String} srcDir - remote source directory
    * @param {String} dstDir - local destination directory
-   * @param {RegExp} filter - (Optional) a regular expression used to select
-   *                         files and directories to upload
+   * @param {Object} options - (Optional) Object with 2 supported properties,
+   * 'filter' and 'useFastget'. The filter property is a function of two
+   * arguments. The first argument is the full path of the item to be downloaded
+   * and the second argument is a boolean, which will be true if the target path
+   * is for a directory. If the function returns true, the item will be
+   * downloaded and excluded if teh function returns false.
+   *
    * @returns {Promise<String>}
    */
-  async downloadDir(srcDir, dstDir, filter) {
+  async _downloadDir(srcDir, dstDir, options) {
     try {
-      this.debugMsg(`downloadDir -> ${srcDir} ${dstDir}`);
-      haveConnection(this, 'downloadDir');
-      let fileList = await this.list(srcDir);
-      if (filter) {
+      let fileList = await this._list(srcDir);
+      if (options?.filter) {
         fileList = fileList.filter((item) =>
-          filter(
+          options.filter(
             `${srcDir}${this.remotePathSep}${item.name}`,
             item.type === 'd' ? true : false
           )
@@ -1243,7 +1327,7 @@ class SftpClient {
       }
       const localCheck = haveLocalCreate(dstDir);
       if (!localCheck.status && localCheck.details === 'permission denied') {
-        throw fmtError(
+        throw this.fmtError(
           `Bad path: ${dstDir}: ${localCheck.details}`,
           'downloadDir',
           localCheck.code
@@ -1251,19 +1335,24 @@ class SftpClient {
       } else if (localCheck.status && !localCheck.type) {
         fs.mkdirSync(dstDir, { recursive: true });
       } else if (localCheck.status && localCheck.type !== 'd') {
-        throw fmtError(
+        throw this.fmtError(
           `Bad path: ${dstDir}: not a directory`,
           'downloadDir',
           errorCode.badPath
         );
       }
-      for (let f of fileList) {
-        let newSrc = `${srcDir}${this.remotePathSep}${f.name}`;
-        let newDst = join(dstDir, f.name);
+      let downloadFiles = [];
+      for (const f of fileList) {
+        const newSrc = `${srcDir}${this.remotePathSep}${f.name}`;
+        const newDst = join(dstDir, f.name);
         if (f.type === 'd') {
-          await this.downloadDir(newSrc, newDst, filter);
+          await this._downloadDir(newSrc, newDst, options);
         } else if (f.type === '-') {
-          await this.get(newSrc, newDst);
+          if (options?.useFasget) {
+            downloadFiles.push(this._fastGet(newSrc, newDst));
+          } else {
+            downloadFiles.push(this._get(newSrc, newDst));
+          }
           this.client.emit('download', { source: newSrc, destination: newDst });
         } else {
           this.debugMsg(
@@ -1271,13 +1360,157 @@ class SftpClient {
           );
         }
       }
+      await Promise.all(downloadFiles);
       return `${srcDir} downloaded to ${dstDir}`;
     } catch (err) {
+      throw err.custom
+        ? err
+        : this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${srcDir}`, '_downloadDir', err.code);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async downloadDir(srcDir, dstDir, options) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'downloadDir');
+      haveConnection(this, 'downloadDir');
+      return await this._downloadDir(srcDir, dstDir, options);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw err.custom ? err : this.fmtError(err, 'downloadDir', err.code);
+    } finally {
+      removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'downloadDir');
+      this._resetEventFlags();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * Returns a read stream object. This is a low level method which will return a read stream
+   * connected to the remote file object specified as an argument. Client code is fully responsible
+   * for managing this stream object i.e. adding any necessary listeners and disposing of the object etc.
+   * See the SSH2 sftp documentation for details on possible options which can be used.
+   *
+   * @param {String} remotePath - path to remote file to attach stream to
+   * @param {Object} options - options to pass to the create stream process
+   *
+   * @returns {Object} a read stream object
+   *
+   */
+  createReadStream(remotePath, options) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'createReadStream');
+      haveConnection(this, 'createReadStream');
+      const stream = this.sftp.createReadStream(remotePath, options);
+      return stream;
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw err.custom
+        ? err
+        : this.fmtError(err.message, 'createReadStream', err.code);
+    } finally {
+      removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'createReadStreame');
       this._resetEventFlags();
-      throw err.custom ? err : fmtError(err, 'downloadDir', err.code);
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   *
+   * Create a write stream object connected to a file on the remote sftp server.
+   * This is a low level method which will return a write stream for the remote file specified
+   * in the 'remotePath' argument. Client code to responsible for managing this object once created.
+   * This includes disposing of file handles, setting up any necessary event listeners etc.
+   *
+   * @param {String} remotePath - path to the remote file on the sftp server
+   * @param (Object} options - options to pass to the create write stream process)
+   *
+   * @returns {Object} a stream object
+   *
+   */
+  createWriteStream(remotePath, options) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'createWriteStream');
+      haveConnection(this, 'createWriteStream');
+      const stream = this.sftp.createWriteStream(remotePath, options);
+      return stream;
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw err.custom
+        ? err
+        : this.fmtError(err.message, 'createWriteStream', err.code);
+    } finally {
+      removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'createWriteStream');
+      this._resetEventFlags();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @async
+   *
+   * Make a remote copy of a remote file. Create a copy of a remote file on the remote
+   * server. It is assumed the directory where the copy will be placed already exists.
+   * The destination file must not already exist.
+   *
+   * @param {String} srcPath - path to the remote file to be copied
+   * @param {String} dstPath - destination path for the copy.
+   *
+   * @returns {String}.
+   *
+   */
+  _rcopy(srcPath, dstPath) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const ws = this.sftp.createWriteStream(dstPath);
+      const rs = this.sftp.createReadStream(srcPath);
+      ws.on('error', (err) => {
+        reject(this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${dstPath}`, '_rcopy'));
+      });
+      rs.on('error', (err) => {
+        reject(this.fmtError(`${err.message} ${srcPath}`, '_rcopy'));
+      });
+      ws.on('close', () => {
+        resolve(`${srcPath} copied to ${dstPath}`);
+      });
+      rs.pipe(ws);
+    });
+  }
+
+  async rcopy(src, dst) {
+    let listeners;
+    try {
+      listeners = addTempListeners(this, 'rcopy');
+      haveConnection(this, 'rcopy');
+      const srcPath = await normalizeRemotePath(this, src);
+      const srcExists = await this.exists(srcPath);
+      if (!srcExists) {
+        throw this.fmtError(
+          `Source does not exist ${srcPath}`,
+          'rcopy',
+          errorCode.badPath
+        );
+      }
+      if (srcExists !== '-') {
+        throw this.fmtError(
+          `Source not a file ${srcPath}`,
+          'rcopy',
+          errorCode.badPath
+        );
+      }
+      const dstPath = await normalizeRemotePath(this, dst);
+      const dstExists = await this.exists(dstPath);
+      if (dstExists) {
+        throw this.fmtError(
+          `Destination already exists ${dstPath}`,
+          'rcopy',
+          errorCode.badPath
+        );
+      }
+      return await this._rcopy(srcPath, dstPath);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw err.custom ? err : this.fmtError(err, 'rcopy');
+    } finally {
+      removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'rcopy');
+      this._resetEventFlags();
+    }
+  }
   /**
    * @async
    *
@@ -1297,11 +1530,9 @@ class SftpClient {
       };
       this.on('close', endCloseHandler);
       if (haveConnection(this, 'end', reject)) {
-        this.debugMsg('end: Have connection - calling end()');
         this.client.end();
       }
     }).finally(() => {
-      this.debugMsg('end: finally clause fired');
       removeTempListeners(this, listeners, 'end');
       this.removeListener('close', endCloseHandler);
       this.endCalled = false;