Package tlib :: Package base :: Module SshFileRequestor :: Class SshFileRequestor |
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# Class SshFileRequestor

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            SshFileRequestor

Helper class for retrieving files from remote server

Instance Methods | [hide private]
__init__(self, host, username=None, password=None, pkey=None, key_filename=None, path=None, keep_alive=True) Constructor for class | source code
__del__(self) Destructor for class | source code
ssh_connect(self) Establish ssh connection | source code
ssh_disconnect(self) Destroy ssh connection | source code
remote_tail(self, remote_host, path=None, length=0) Tail the file from a remote host (current connection used for hop purpose): Please make sure the new ssh remote login does not require to input credentials | source code
tail(self, path=None, length=0) Tail a file on the server | source code
Inherited from `object`: `__delattr__`, `__format__`, `__getattribute__`, `__hash__`, `__new__`, `__reduce__`, `__reduce_ex__`, `__repr__`, `__setattr__`, `__sizeof__`, `__str__`, `__subclasshook__`

Class Variables | [hide private]
| _host = `None`
| _username = `None`
| _password = `None`
| _pkey = `None`
| _keyfile = `None`
| _path = `None`
| _size = `None`
| _start = `0`
| _ssh = `None`
| _client = `None`
| _keepalive = `None`

Properties | [hide private]
Inherited from `object`: `__class__`

Method Details | [hide private]

### __init__(self, host, username=None, password=None, pkey=None, key_filename=None, path=None, keep_alive=True) (Constructor) | source code
Constructor for class Parameters: `host` - remote hostname `username` - login username `password` - login password `pkey` - private key used for login `key_filename` - key file used for login `path` - file path to be retrieved `keep_alive` - establish only one connection Overrides: object.__init__

### remote_tail(self, remote_host, path=None, length=0) | source code
Tail the file from a remote host (current connection used for hop purpose): Please make sure the new ssh remote login does not require to input credentials Parameters: `remote_host` - target server where the file is located `path` - path to file on the target server `length` - length used for tailing Returns: a list of last n lines of file

### tail(self, path=None, length=0) | source code
Tail a file on the server Parameters: `path` - path to file on the server `length` - length used for tailing, tailing from last position (or beginning) if length is not provided Returns: a list of last n lines of file