ssh-channels-hub 0.3.0

A CLI tool for managing SSH port forwarding tunnels with auto-reconnect
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use crate::config::{AuthConfig, ChannelConfig, ChannelTypeParams, ReconnectionConfig};
use crate::error::{AppError, Result};
use backon::{ExponentialBuilder, Retryable};
use russh::*;
use russh_keys::key::KeyPair;
use std::path::Path;
use std::sync::Arc;
use std::time::Duration;
use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
use tokio::sync::mpsc;
use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};

/// SSH client handler for direct-tcpip (local forwarding)
#[derive(Clone)]
struct ClientHandler;

#[async_trait::async_trait]
impl client::Handler for ClientHandler {
  type Error = russh::Error;

  async fn check_server_key(
    &mut self,
    _server_public_key: &russh_keys::key::PublicKey,
  ) -> std::result::Result<bool, Self::Error> {
    Ok(true) // Accept any server key (in production, verify this)
  }
}

/// Handler for forwarded-tcpip (remote forwarding, ssh -R style).
/// When the server opens a forwarded-tcpip channel, connect to local_host:local_port and bridge.
#[derive(Clone)]
struct ReverseForwardHandler {
  channel_name: String,
  local_host: String,
  local_port: u16,
}

#[async_trait::async_trait]
impl client::Handler for ReverseForwardHandler {
  type Error = russh::Error;

  async fn check_server_key(
    &mut self,
    _server_public_key: &russh_keys::key::PublicKey,
  ) -> std::result::Result<bool, Self::Error> {
    Ok(true)
  }

  async fn server_channel_open_forwarded_tcpip(
    &mut self,
    channel: russh::Channel<russh::client::Msg>,
    _connected_address: &str,
    _connected_port: u32,
    _originator_address: &str,
    _originator_port: u32,
    _session: &mut russh::client::Session,
  ) -> std::result::Result<(), Self::Error> {
    let local_addr = format!("{}:{}", self.local_host, self.local_port);
    let channel_name = self.channel_name.clone();

    match TcpStream::connect(&local_addr).await {
      Ok(mut stream) => {
        let mut channel_stream = channel.into_stream();
        tokio::spawn(async move {
          if let Err(e) = tokio::io::copy_bidirectional(&mut stream, &mut channel_stream).await {
            debug!(channel = %channel_name, error = ?e, "Forwarded-tcpip relay ended");
          }
        });
      }
      Err(e) => {
        error!(
            channel = %channel_name,
            local = %local_addr,
            error = ?e,
            "Failed to connect to local address for forwarded-tcpip"
        );
      }
    }
    Ok(())
  }
}

/// SSH connection manager
pub struct SshManager {
  config: ChannelConfig,
  reconnection_config: ReconnectionConfig,
  shutdown_tx: Option<mpsc::Sender<()>>,
  cancellation_token: Option<CancellationToken>,
}

impl SshManager {
  /// Create a new SSH manager
  pub fn new(config: ChannelConfig, reconnection_config: ReconnectionConfig) -> Self {
    Self {
      config,
      reconnection_config,
      shutdown_tx: None,
      cancellation_token: None,
    }
  }

  /// Start managing the SSH connection and channel
  pub async fn start(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
    let (shutdown_tx, mut shutdown_rx) = mpsc::channel::<()>(1);
    let cancel = CancellationToken::new();
    self.cancellation_token = Some(cancel.clone());
    self.shutdown_tx = Some(shutdown_tx);

    let config = self.config.clone();
    let reconnection_config = self.reconnection_config.clone();

    tokio::spawn(async move {
      loop {
        tokio::select! {
            _ = shutdown_rx.recv() => {
                info!(channel = %config.name, "Shutting down SSH manager");
                break;
            }
            _ = cancel.cancelled() => break,
            result = Self::connect_and_manage_channel(&config, &reconnection_config, cancel.clone()) => {
                match result {
                    Ok(_) => {
                        warn!(channel = %config.name, "Connection closed unexpectedly");
                    }
                    Err(e) => {
                        error!(channel = %config.name, error = ?e, "Connection error");
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
      }
    });

    Ok(())
  }

  /// Stop the SSH manager
  pub async fn stop(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
    if let Some(tx) = self.shutdown_tx.take() {
      let _ = tx.send(()).await;
    }
    if let Some(token) = self.cancellation_token.take() {
      token.cancel();
    }
    Ok(())
  }

  /// Connect and manage SSH channel with reconnection logic
  async fn connect_and_manage_channel(
    config: &ChannelConfig,
    reconnection_config: &ReconnectionConfig,
    cancel: CancellationToken,
  ) -> Result<()> {
    // Build retry policy
    let builder = if reconnection_config.use_exponential_backoff {
      let mut builder = ExponentialBuilder::default()
        .with_min_delay(Duration::from_secs(reconnection_config.initial_delay_secs))
        .with_max_delay(Duration::from_secs(reconnection_config.max_delay_secs));

      if reconnection_config.max_retries > 0 {
        builder = builder.with_max_times(reconnection_config.max_retries as usize);
      }

      builder
    } else {
      // For fixed interval, use exponential with same min/max delay
      let mut builder = ExponentialBuilder::default()
        .with_min_delay(Duration::from_secs(reconnection_config.initial_delay_secs))
        .with_max_delay(Duration::from_secs(reconnection_config.initial_delay_secs));

      if reconnection_config.max_retries > 0 {
        builder = builder.with_max_times(reconnection_config.max_retries as usize);
      }

      builder
    };

    // Retry connection with backoff
    (|| async { Self::establish_connection(config, cancel.clone()).await })
      .retry(&builder)
      .await
      .map_err(|e| AppError::SshConnection(format!("Failed to establish connection: {}", e)))
  }

  /// Establish SSH connection and open channel
  async fn establish_connection(config: &ChannelConfig, cancel: CancellationToken) -> Result<()> {
    info!(
        channel = %config.name,
        host = %config.host,
        port = config.port,
        "Establishing SSH connection"
    );

    match &config.params {
      ChannelTypeParams::ForwardedTcpIp { .. } => run_forwarded_tcpip(config, cancel).await,
      ChannelTypeParams::DirectTcpIp { .. } => {
        let mut session = connect_and_authenticate(config, ClientHandler).await?;
        info!(channel = %config.name, "Opening channel");
        run_direct_tcpip_listener(&mut session, config, cancel).await
      }
    }
  }
}

/// Run remote port forwarding (ssh -R style): ask server to bind a port, bridge incoming connections to local.
async fn run_forwarded_tcpip(config: &ChannelConfig, cancel: CancellationToken) -> Result<()> {
  let ChannelTypeParams::ForwardedTcpIp {
    remote_bind_host,
    remote_bind_port,
    local_connect_host,
    local_connect_port,
  } = &config.params
  else {
    return Err(AppError::SshChannel(
      "run_forwarded_tcpip expects ForwardedTcpIp params".to_string(),
    ));
  };

  let handler = ReverseForwardHandler {
    channel_name: config.name.clone(),
    local_host: local_connect_host.clone(),
    local_port: *local_connect_port,
  };

  let mut session = connect_and_authenticate(config, handler).await?;

  info!(
      channel = %config.name,
      remote_bind = %format!("{}:{}", remote_bind_host, remote_bind_port),
      "Requesting remote port forward (tcpip-forward)"
  );

  let bound_port = session
    .tcpip_forward(remote_bind_host.as_str(), *remote_bind_port as u32)
    .await
    .map_err(|e| AppError::SshChannel(format!("tcpip-forward failed: {}", e)))?;

  let actual_port = if bound_port == 0 {
    *remote_bind_port
  } else {
    bound_port as u16
  };

  info!(
      channel = %config.name,
      remote = %format!("{}:{}", remote_bind_host, actual_port),
      local = %format!("{}:{}", local_connect_host, local_connect_port),
      "Remote forward active (incoming connections will be bridged to local)"
  );

  tokio::select! {
      _ = cancel.cancelled() => {
          info!(channel = %config.name, "Forward cancelled");
          Ok(())
      }
      result = &mut session => {
          result.map_err(|e| AppError::SshConnection(format!("Session ended: {}", e)))
      }
  }
}

/// Connect to the SSH server and authenticate. Returns an authenticated `client::Handle<H>`.
async fn connect_and_authenticate<H>(
  config: &ChannelConfig,
  handler: H,
) -> Result<client::Handle<H>>
where
  H: client::Handler + Send + 'static,
{
  let config_arc = Arc::new(russh::client::Config {
    keepalive_interval: Some(Duration::from_secs(15)),
    keepalive_max: 3,
    ..Default::default()
  });

  let mut session =
    russh::client::connect(config_arc, (config.host.as_str(), config.port), handler)
      .await
      .map_err(|e| AppError::SshConnection(format!("Failed to connect: {:?}", e)))?;

  info!(channel = %config.name, "SSH connection established, authenticating");

  match &config.auth {
    AuthConfig::Password { password } => {
      session
        .authenticate_password(&config.username, password)
        .await
        .map_err(|e| {
          AppError::SshAuthentication(format!("Password authentication failed: {}", e))
        })?;
    }
    AuthConfig::Key {
      key_path,
      passphrase,
    } => {
      let key = load_secret_key(key_path, passphrase.as_deref()).await?;
      session
        .authenticate_publickey(&config.username, Arc::new(key))
        .await
        .map_err(|e| AppError::SshAuthentication(format!("Key authentication failed: {}", e)))?;
    }
  }

  info!(channel = %config.name, "Authentication successful");
  Ok(session)
}

/// Load SSH private key
async fn load_secret_key(key_path: &Path, passphrase: Option<&str>) -> Result<KeyPair> {
  let key_path = key_path.to_path_buf();
  let passphrase = passphrase.map(|s| s.to_string());

  tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
    let key_data = std::fs::read_to_string(&key_path).map_err(AppError::Io)?;

    let key_result = if let Some(passphrase) = passphrase {
      russh_keys::decode_secret_key(&key_data, Some(&passphrase))
    } else {
      russh_keys::decode_secret_key(&key_data, None)
    };

    key_result.map_err(|e| AppError::SshAuthentication(format!("Failed to decode key: {}", e)))
  })
  .await
  .map_err(|e| AppError::SshAuthentication(format!("Task join error: {}", e)))?
}

/// Run local TCP listener and forward each connection via a new direct-tcpip channel.
async fn run_direct_tcpip_listener(
  session: &mut client::Handle<ClientHandler>,
  config: &ChannelConfig,
  cancel: CancellationToken,
) -> Result<()> {
  let ChannelTypeParams::DirectTcpIp {
    listen_host,
    local_port,
    dest_host,
    dest_port,
  } = &config.params
  else {
    return Err(AppError::SshChannel(
      "run_direct_tcpip_listener expects DirectTcpIp params".to_string(),
    ));
  };

  let listen_addr = format!("{}:{}", listen_host, local_port);
  let listener = TcpListener::bind(&listen_addr).await.map_err(|e| {
    AppError::SshChannel(format!(
      "Failed to bind {}: {}. Try another port or run as admin for port < 1024.",
      listen_addr, e
    ))
  })?;

  info!(
      channel = %config.name,
      listen = %listen_addr,
      "Local listener started, accepting connections"
  );

  loop {
    tokio::select! {
        _ = cancel.cancelled() => {
            info!(channel = %config.name, "Listener cancelled");
            return Ok(());
        }
        result = &mut *session => {
            let reason = result.map_err(|e| e.to_string())
                .err()
                .unwrap_or_else(|| "connection closed".to_string());
            warn!(
                channel = %config.name,
                reason = %reason,
                "SSH session ended, triggering reconnection"
            );
            return Err(AppError::SshConnection(
                format!("SSH session ended: {}", reason)
            ));
        }
        accept_result = listener.accept() => {
            let (mut stream, peer_addr) = match accept_result {
                Ok(x) => x,
                Err(e) => {
                    error!(channel = %config.name, error = ?e, "Accept failed");
                    continue;
                }
            };
            let channel_name = config.name.clone();
            let dest_host = dest_host.clone();
            let dest_port = *dest_port;
            match session.channel_open_direct_tcpip(
                &dest_host,
                dest_port as u32,
                "127.0.0.1",
                0u32,
            ).await {
                Ok(channel) => {
                    debug!(
                        channel = %channel_name,
                        peer = %peer_addr,
                        dest = %format!("{}:{}", dest_host, dest_port),
                        "Direct TCP/IP channel opened for connection"
                    );
                    let mut channel_stream = channel.into_stream();
                    tokio::spawn(async move {
                        if let Err(e) =
                            tokio::io::copy_bidirectional(&mut stream, &mut channel_stream).await
                        {
                            debug!(channel = %channel_name, error = ?e, "Relay ended");
                        }
                    });
                }
                Err(e @ Error::ChannelOpenFailure(_)) => {
                    error!(
                        channel = %channel_name,
                        peer = %peer_addr,
                        error = ?e,
                        "Channel open refused by server (connection alive)"
                    );
                }
                Err(e) => {
                    error!(
                        channel = %channel_name,
                        error = ?e,
                        "SSH session dead detected via channel_open, triggering reconnection"
                    );
                    return Err(AppError::SshConnection(
                        format!("SSH session dead: {}", e)
                    ));
                }
            }
        }
    }
  }
}