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rigtop_core/
remote.rs

1//! A [`DataSource`] for a remote host, reached by running `rigtop --agent`
2//! through the system's `ssh` (OpenSSH; `ssh.exe` on Windows).
3//!
4//! Using the system client means `~/.ssh/config`, keys, agents and
5//! `ProxyJump` all work as on the command line. Authentication must not
6//! need a prompt (`BatchMode`), since there is no terminal to ask on.
7
8use std::collections::VecDeque;
9use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
10use std::process::{Child, ChildStdin, Command, Stdio};
11use std::sync::mpsc::{self, Receiver, RecvTimeoutError};
12use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
13use std::thread;
14use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
15
16use crate::agent::{AgentMessage, ClientMessage, PROTOCOL_VERSION, write_message};
17use crate::snapshot::Snapshot;
18use crate::source::{DataSource, ProcessSignal, SourceError};
19
20/// Command run on the remote host by default.
21pub const DEFAULT_REMOTE_COMMAND: &str = "rigtop --agent";
22/// Tried when the default command is not found: `cargo install` puts rigtop
23/// in `~/.cargo/bin`, which non-interactive SSH sessions often lack on
24/// their `PATH`.
25pub const FALLBACK_REMOTE_COMMAND: &str = "~/.cargo/bin/rigtop --agent";
26/// Exit status of POSIX shells for "command not found".
27const NOT_FOUND_STATUS: i32 = 127;
28
29/// Minimum time between connection attempts after a failure.
30const RECONNECT_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
31/// How long to wait for the first snapshot of a new connection (SSH
32/// handshake plus the agent's warm-up sample).
33const CONNECT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(20);
34/// How long to wait for the agent to answer a signal request.
35const SIGNAL_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
36/// stderr lines kept to explain failures.
37const STDERR_LINES: usize = 20;
38
39/// How to start the agent: a program and its arguments.
40#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
41pub struct RemoteTarget {
42    /// Short name for messages (e.g. the SSH destination).
43    pub name: String,
44    /// Program to run (normally `ssh`).
45    pub program: String,
46    /// Its arguments.
47    pub args: Vec<String>,
48    /// Arguments to use instead when the remote command is not found (for
49    /// the default command: [`FALLBACK_REMOTE_COMMAND`]).
50    pub fallback_args: Option<Vec<String>>,
51}
52
53impl RemoteTarget {
54    /// Runs `remote_command` on `destination` (anything `ssh` accepts:
55    /// a `~/.ssh/config` host, `user@host`, ...).
56    pub fn ssh(destination: &str, remote_command: &str) -> Self {
57        let options = [
58            // No password or host key prompts: fail instead of hanging.
59            "BatchMode=yes",
60            "ConnectTimeout=10",
61            // Notice dead connections within ~45 s.
62            "ServerAliveInterval=15",
63            "ServerAliveCountMax=3",
64        ];
65        let mut args = vec!["-T".to_owned()];
66        for option in options {
67            args.push("-o".to_owned());
68            args.push(option.to_owned());
69        }
70        // `--` keeps a destination starting with "-" from being an option.
71        args.push("--".to_owned());
72        args.push(destination.to_owned());
73        args.push(remote_command.to_owned());
74        // Only the default command falls back; one set by the user is
75        // taken as it is.
76        let fallback_args = (remote_command == DEFAULT_REMOTE_COMMAND).then(|| {
77            let mut fallback = args.clone();
78            *fallback.last_mut().expect("command pushed above") =
79                FALLBACK_REMOTE_COMMAND.to_owned();
80            fallback
81        });
82        Self {
83            name: destination.to_owned(),
84            program: "ssh".to_owned(),
85            args,
86            fallback_args,
87        }
88    }
89}
90
91/// What the reader thread passes on.
92enum Incoming {
93    Message(AgentMessage),
94    /// stdout closed: the agent or ssh exited.
95    Closed,
96}
97
98/// One running agent process.
99struct Connection {
100    child: Child,
101    stdin: ChildStdin,
102    incoming: Receiver<Incoming>,
103    /// Last lines of the process's stderr (ssh errors, "command not found").
104    stderr: Arc<Mutex<VecDeque<String>>>,
105    /// Whether a snapshot has arrived on this connection yet.
106    established: bool,
107}
108
109impl Connection {
110    fn spawn(target: &RemoteTarget, args: &[String]) -> Result<Self, SourceError> {
111        let mut command = Command::new(&target.program);
112        command
113            .args(args)
114            .stdin(Stdio::piped())
115            .stdout(Stdio::piped())
116            .stderr(Stdio::piped());
117        #[cfg(windows)]
118        {
119            use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
120            // CREATE_NO_WINDOW: a GUI must not flash a console for ssh.exe.
121            command.creation_flags(0x0800_0000);
122        }
123        let mut child = command.spawn().map_err(|err| {
124            SourceError::Disconnected(format!("cannot start {}: {err}", target.program))
125        })?;
126        let stdin = child.stdin.take().expect("piped stdin");
127        let stdout = child.stdout.take().expect("piped stdout");
128        let stderr_pipe = child.stderr.take().expect("piped stderr");
129
130        let (tx, incoming) = mpsc::channel();
131        thread::Builder::new()
132            .name("rigtop-remote-reader".to_owned())
133            .spawn(move || {
134                for line in BufReader::new(stdout).lines() {
135                    let Ok(line) = line else { break };
136                    // Lines that are not protocol messages (e.g. a login
137                    // banner printed by a shell profile) are skipped.
138                    if let Ok(message) = serde_json::from_str::<AgentMessage>(&line)
139                        && tx.send(Incoming::Message(message)).is_err()
140                    {
141                        return;
142                    }
143                }
144                let _ = tx.send(Incoming::Closed);
145            })
146            .map_err(SourceError::Io)?;
147
148        let stderr = Arc::new(Mutex::new(VecDeque::new()));
149        let lines = Arc::clone(&stderr);
150        thread::Builder::new()
151            .name("rigtop-remote-stderr".to_owned())
152            .spawn(move || {
153                for line in BufReader::new(stderr_pipe).lines() {
154                    let Ok(line) = line else { break };
155                    let mut lines = lines.lock().unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner());
156                    if lines.len() == STDERR_LINES {
157                        lines.pop_front();
158                    }
159                    lines.push_back(line);
160                }
161            })
162            .map_err(SourceError::Io)?;
163
164        Ok(Self {
165            child,
166            stdin,
167            incoming,
168            stderr,
169            established: false,
170        })
171    }
172
173    fn send(&mut self, message: &ClientMessage) -> Result<(), SourceError> {
174        write_message(&mut self.stdin, message).map_err(SourceError::Io)
175    }
176
177    /// Explanation for a lost connection, from the process's stderr, and
178    /// whether the remote command was not found.
179    fn failure(&mut self) -> (String, bool) {
180        // Give the stderr thread a moment to collect the final lines.
181        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
182        let status = self.child.try_wait().ok().flatten();
183        let lines = self.stderr.lock().unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner());
184        let detail = lines
185            .iter()
186            .rev()
187            .find(|l| !l.trim().is_empty())
188            .cloned()
189            .unwrap_or_default();
190        // ssh passes the remote exit status on; cmd.exe says "not recognized".
191        let not_found = status.and_then(|s| s.code()) == Some(NOT_FOUND_STATUS)
192            || detail.contains("command not found")
193            || detail.contains("not recognized");
194        let reason = match (detail.is_empty(), status) {
195            (false, _) => detail,
196            (true, Some(status)) => format!("connection closed ({status})"),
197            (true, None) => "connection closed".to_owned(),
198        };
199        (reason, not_found)
200    }
201}
202
203impl Drop for Connection {
204    fn drop(&mut self) {
205        // Closing stdin makes the agent exit; killing ssh ends the session
206        // right away instead of waiting for it.
207        let _ = self.child.kill();
208        let _ = self.child.wait();
209    }
210}
211
212/// Snapshots from `rigtop --agent` on another machine.
213pub struct RemoteSource {
214    target: RemoteTarget,
215    connection: Option<Connection>,
216    last_attempt: Option<Instant>,
217    interval: Duration,
218    process_limit: Option<usize>,
219    /// Snapshots received while waiting for something else (signal results).
220    pending: VecDeque<Snapshot>,
221    /// Why the last connection failed, repeated while waiting to retry.
222    last_error: Option<String>,
223    /// Whether to start the agent with the fallback command.
224    use_fallback: bool,
225    /// The command was not found and the fallback should be tried at once.
226    retry_now: bool,
227}
228
229impl RemoteSource {
230    /// Creates a source; the connection is made on the first poll.
231    pub fn new(target: RemoteTarget) -> Self {
232        Self {
233            target,
234            connection: None,
235            last_attempt: None,
236            interval: Duration::from_secs(1),
237            process_limit: None,
238            pending: VecDeque::new(),
239            last_error: None,
240            use_fallback: false,
241            retry_now: false,
242        }
243    }
244
245    /// The target this source connects to.
246    pub fn target(&self) -> &RemoteTarget {
247        &self.target
248    }
249
250    /// Returns the connection, (re)connecting if needed and allowed.
251    fn connection(&mut self) -> Result<&mut Connection, SourceError> {
252        if self.connection.is_none() {
253            if let Some(at) = self.last_attempt {
254                let wait = RECONNECT_DELAY.saturating_sub(at.elapsed());
255                if !wait.is_zero() {
256                    let reason = self.last_error.as_deref().unwrap_or("not connected");
257                    return Err(SourceError::Disconnected(format!(
258                        "{}: {reason} (retrying in {}s)",
259                        self.target.name,
260                        wait.as_secs() + 1
261                    )));
262                }
263            }
264            self.last_attempt = Some(Instant::now());
265            let args = match (&self.target.fallback_args, self.use_fallback) {
266                (Some(fallback), true) => fallback,
267                _ => &self.target.args,
268            };
269            let mut connection = match Connection::spawn(&self.target, args) {
270                Ok(connection) => connection,
271                Err(err) => {
272                    self.last_error = Some(match &err {
273                        SourceError::Disconnected(reason) => reason.clone(),
274                        other => other.to_string(),
275                    });
276                    return Err(err);
277                }
278            };
279            // Agents start with their own default; send our settings.
280            let sent = connection
281                .send(&ClientMessage::SetInterval {
282                    ms: self.interval.as_millis() as u64,
283                })
284                .and_then(|()| {
285                    connection.send(&ClientMessage::SetProcessLimit {
286                        limit: self.process_limit,
287                    })
288                });
289            self.connection = Some(connection);
290            if sent.is_err() {
291                // ssh already exited (bad host, auth failure): its stderr
292                // says why, which beats "broken pipe".
293                return Err(self.disconnect(None));
294            }
295        }
296        Ok(self.connection.as_mut().expect("connected above"))
297    }
298
299    /// Drops the connection and returns an error explaining why.
300    fn disconnect(&mut self, reason: Option<String>) -> SourceError {
301        let (mut reason, not_found) = match (reason, self.connection.as_mut()) {
302            (Some(reason), _) => (reason, false),
303            (None, Some(connection)) => connection.failure(),
304            (None, None) => ("connection closed".to_owned(), false),
305        };
306        self.connection = None;
307        if not_found && self.target.fallback_args.is_some() {
308            if self.use_fallback {
309                // Neither worked; start over with the PATH next time, in
310                // case rigtop gets installed there.
311                self.use_fallback = false;
312                reason = format!("rigtop is neither on the PATH nor in ~/.cargo/bin ({reason})");
313            } else {
314                self.use_fallback = true;
315                self.retry_now = true;
316                self.last_attempt = None;
317            }
318        }
319        let error = SourceError::Disconnected(format!("{}: {reason}", self.target.name));
320        self.last_error = Some(reason);
321        error
322    }
323
324    /// Waits up to `timeout` for the next message.
325    fn next_message(&mut self, timeout: Duration) -> Result<Option<AgentMessage>, SourceError> {
326        let connection = self.connection()?;
327        match connection.incoming.recv_timeout(timeout) {
328            Ok(Incoming::Message(message)) => Ok(Some(message)),
329            Ok(Incoming::Closed) | Err(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => {
330                Err(self.disconnect(None))
331            }
332            Err(RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => Ok(None),
333        }
334    }
335
336    /// Handles messages that are not what the caller waits for. Returns an
337    /// error for fatal ones (protocol mismatch).
338    fn absorb(&mut self, message: AgentMessage) -> Result<(), SourceError> {
339        match message {
340            AgentMessage::Hello { protocol, version } if protocol != PROTOCOL_VERSION => {
341                let reason = format!(
342                    "agent speaks protocol {protocol} (rigtop {version}), this client speaks {PROTOCOL_VERSION}; \
343                     install the same rigtop version on both sides"
344                );
345                // Do not retry quickly against an incompatible agent.
346                self.last_attempt = Some(Instant::now());
347                Err(self.disconnect(Some(reason)))
348            }
349            AgentMessage::Hello { .. } | AgentMessage::SignalResult { .. } => Ok(()),
350            AgentMessage::Snapshot { snapshot } => {
351                if let Some(connection) = self.connection.as_mut() {
352                    connection.established = true;
353                }
354                self.last_error = None;
355                self.pending.push_back(*snapshot);
356                Ok(())
357            }
358            AgentMessage::Error { message } => Err(SourceError::Remote(message)),
359        }
360    }
361}
362
363impl RemoteSource {
364    /// One attempt at [`DataSource::poll`].
365    fn poll_once(&mut self) -> Result<Snapshot, SourceError> {
366        // A new connection needs time for SSH and the agent's warm-up.
367        let established = self.connection.as_ref().is_some_and(|c| c.established);
368        let timeout = if established {
369            self.interval * 3 + Duration::from_secs(5)
370        } else {
371            CONNECT_TIMEOUT
372        };
373        let deadline = Instant::now() + timeout;
374        loop {
375            // Drain everything already received; keep only the newest snapshot.
376            while let Some(message) = self.next_message(Duration::ZERO)? {
377                self.absorb(message)?;
378            }
379            if let Some(newest) = self.pending.pop_back() {
380                self.pending.clear();
381                return Ok(newest);
382            }
383            let remaining = deadline.saturating_duration_since(Instant::now());
384            if remaining.is_zero() {
385                return Err(self.disconnect(Some("no data from the agent (timed out)".to_owned())));
386            }
387            if let Some(message) = self.next_message(remaining)? {
388                self.absorb(message)?;
389            }
390        }
391    }
392}
393
394impl DataSource for RemoteSource {
395    /// Returns the newest snapshot from the agent, waiting for one if none
396    /// arrived since the previous poll.
397    fn poll(&mut self) -> Result<Snapshot, SourceError> {
398        match self.poll_once() {
399            // Not found on the PATH: try ~/.cargo/bin right away.
400            Err(_) if std::mem::take(&mut self.retry_now) => self.poll_once(),
401            result => result,
402        }
403    }
404
405    fn signal_process(&mut self, pid: u32, signal: ProcessSignal) -> Result<(), SourceError> {
406        if self
407            .connection()?
408            .send(&ClientMessage::Signal { pid, signal })
409            .is_err()
410        {
411            return Err(self.disconnect(None));
412        }
413        let deadline = Instant::now() + SIGNAL_TIMEOUT;
414        loop {
415            let remaining = deadline.saturating_duration_since(Instant::now());
416            if remaining.is_zero() {
417                return Err(SourceError::Remote(format!(
418                    "no answer to the signal for {pid}"
419                )));
420            }
421            match self.next_message(remaining)? {
422                Some(AgentMessage::SignalResult {
423                    pid: answered,
424                    error,
425                    ..
426                }) if answered == pid => {
427                    return match error {
428                        None => Ok(()),
429                        Some(error) => Err(SourceError::Remote(error)),
430                    };
431                }
432                Some(other) => self.absorb(other)?,
433                None => {}
434            }
435        }
436    }
437
438    fn set_interval(&mut self, interval: Duration) {
439        self.interval = interval;
440        if let Some(connection) = self.connection.as_mut() {
441            let _ = connection.send(&ClientMessage::SetInterval {
442                ms: interval.as_millis() as u64,
443            });
444        }
445    }
446
447    fn set_process_limit(&mut self, limit: Option<usize>) {
448        self.process_limit = limit;
449        if let Some(connection) = self.connection.as_mut() {
450            let _ = connection.send(&ClientMessage::SetProcessLimit { limit });
451        }
452    }
453}
454
455#[cfg(test)]
456mod tests {
457    use super::*;
458
459    #[test]
460    fn ssh_target_uses_batch_mode_and_keeps_the_destination_safe() {
461        let target = RemoteTarget::ssh("zefat", DEFAULT_REMOTE_COMMAND);
462        assert_eq!(target.program, "ssh");
463        assert_eq!(target.name, "zefat");
464        assert!(target.args.windows(2).any(|w| w == ["-o", "BatchMode=yes"]));
465        let n = target.args.len();
466        assert_eq!(&target.args[n - 3..], ["--", "zefat", "rigtop --agent"]);
467        // The default command falls back to ~/.cargo/bin ...
468        let fallback = target.fallback_args.as_ref().unwrap();
469        assert_eq!(&fallback[n - 3..], ["--", "zefat", FALLBACK_REMOTE_COMMAND]);
470        // ... a command the user chose does not.
471        let custom = RemoteTarget::ssh("zefat", "/opt/rigtop/bin/rigtop --agent");
472        assert_eq!(custom.fallback_args, None);
473    }
474
475    /// `sh -c <script>` standing in for ssh.
476    #[cfg(unix)]
477    fn sh_target(script: &str, fallback: Option<&str>) -> RemoteTarget {
478        let args = |script: &str| vec!["-c".to_owned(), script.to_owned()];
479        RemoteTarget {
480            name: "fake".to_owned(),
481            program: "sh".to_owned(),
482            args: args(script),
483            fallback_args: fallback.map(args),
484        }
485    }
486
487    #[cfg(unix)]
488    #[test]
489    fn command_not_found_tries_the_fallback_at_once() {
490        // Found nowhere: both attempts in one poll, and a clear message.
491        let missing = "echo 'zsh:1: command not found: rigtop' >&2; exit 127";
492        let mut source = RemoteSource::new(sh_target(missing, Some(missing)));
493        let err = source.poll().unwrap_err().to_string();
494        assert!(
495            err.contains("neither on the PATH nor in ~/.cargo/bin"),
496            "{err}"
497        );
498        assert!(!source.use_fallback, "the PATH comes first again next time");
499
500        // Other failures do not switch to the fallback.
501        let mut source = RemoteSource::new(sh_target(
502            "echo 'Permission denied (publickey)' >&2; exit 255",
503            Some(missing),
504        ));
505        let err = source.poll().unwrap_err().to_string();
506        assert!(err.contains("Permission denied"), "{err}");
507        assert!(!source.use_fallback);
508    }
509
510    #[test]
511    fn missing_program_is_reported_and_retried_later() {
512        let mut source = RemoteSource::new(RemoteTarget {
513            name: "nowhere".to_owned(),
514            program: "/nonexistent/ssh".to_owned(),
515            args: Vec::new(),
516            fallback_args: None,
517        });
518        let err = source.poll().unwrap_err().to_string();
519        assert!(err.contains("cannot start"), "{err}");
520        // The next attempt waits for the reconnect delay, repeating the cause.
521        let err = source.poll().unwrap_err().to_string();
522        assert!(
523            err.contains("retrying") && err.contains("cannot start"),
524            "{err}"
525        );
526    }
527
528    #[cfg(unix)]
529    #[test]
530    fn stderr_explains_an_agent_that_exits() {
531        // Stands in for ssh failing, e.g. "rigtop: command not found".
532        let mut source = RemoteSource::new(RemoteTarget {
533            name: "fake".to_owned(),
534            program: "sh".to_owned(),
535            args: vec![
536                "-c".to_owned(),
537                "echo 'rigtop: command not found' >&2; exit 127".to_owned(),
538            ],
539            fallback_args: None,
540        });
541        let err = source.poll().unwrap_err().to_string();
542        assert!(err.contains("fake: rigtop: command not found"), "{err}");
543    }
544
545    #[cfg(unix)]
546    #[test]
547    fn incompatible_protocol_is_rejected() {
548        let mut source = RemoteSource::new(RemoteTarget {
549            name: "old".to_owned(),
550            program: "sh".to_owned(),
551            args: vec![
552                "-c".to_owned(),
553                r#"echo '{"type":"hello","protocol":999,"version":"9.9.9"}'; sleep 5"#.to_owned(),
554            ],
555            fallback_args: None,
556        });
557        let err = source.poll().unwrap_err().to_string();
558        assert!(err.contains("protocol 999"), "{err}");
559    }
560}