Support the execution of SSH commands with optional input.

Signed-off-by: Gordon Messmer <gordon.messmer@gmail.com>

pkg/ssh/connection_golang.go

@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ func golangConnectionDial(options ConnectionDialOptions) (*ConnectionDialReport,
 }
 
 func golangConnectionExec(options ConnectionExecOptions) (*ConnectionExecReport, error) {
+	return golangConnectionExecWithInput(options, nil)
+}
+
+func golangConnectionExecWithInput(options ConnectionExecOptions, input *os.File) (*ConnectionExecReport, error) {
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(options.Host, "ssh://") {
 		options.Host = "ssh://" + options.Host
 	}
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ func golangConnectionExec(options ConnectionExecOptions) (*ConnectionExecReport,
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	out, err := ExecRemoteCommand(dialAdd, strings.Join(options.Args, " "))
+	out, err := ExecRemoteCommandWithInput(dialAdd, strings.Join(options.Args, " "), input)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -189,6 +193,10 @@ func golangConnectionScp(options ConnectionScpOptions) (*ConnectionScpReport, er
 // ExecRemoteCommand takes a ssh client connection and a command to run and executes the
 // command on the specified client. The function returns the Stdout from the client or the Stderr
 func ExecRemoteCommand(dial *ssh.Client, run string) ([]byte, error) {
+     return ExecRemoteCommandWithInput(dial, run, nil)
+}
+
+func ExecRemoteCommandWithInput(dial *ssh.Client, run string, input *os.File) ([]byte, error) {
 	sess, err := dial.NewSession() // new ssh client session
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -198,7 +206,10 @@ func ExecRemoteCommand(dial *ssh.Client, run string) ([]byte, error) {
 	var buffer bytes.Buffer
 	var bufferErr bytes.Buffer
 	sess.Stdout = &buffer                 // output from client funneled into buffer
-	sess.Stderr = &bufferErr              // err form client funneled into buffer
+	sess.Stderr = &bufferErr              // err from client funneled into buffer
+	if input != nil {
+		sess.Stdin = input
+	}
 	if err := sess.Run(run); err != nil { // run the command on the ssh client
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%v: %w", bufferErr.String(), err)
 	}

pkg/ssh/connection_native.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -93,6 +94,10 @@ func nativeConnectionCreate(options ConnectionCreateOptions) error {
 }
 
 func nativeConnectionExec(options ConnectionExecOptions) (*ConnectionExecReport, error) {
+     return nativeConnectionExecWithInput(options, nil)
+}
+
+func nativeConnectionExecWithInput(options ConnectionExecOptions, input *os.File) (*ConnectionExecReport, error) {
 	dst, uri, err := Validate(options.User, options.Host, options.Port, options.Identity)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -126,6 +131,9 @@ func nativeConnectionExec(options ConnectionExecOptions) (*ConnectionExecReport,
 	info := exec.Command(ssh, args...)
 	info.Stdout = output
 	info.Stderr = errors
+	if input != nil {
+		info.Stdin = input
+	}
 	err = info.Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err

pkg/ssh/ssh.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package ssh
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 )
@@ -27,15 +28,19 @@ func Dial(options *ConnectionDialOptions, kind EngineMode) (*ssh.Client, error)
 }
 
 func Exec(options *ConnectionExecOptions, kind EngineMode) (string, error) {
+     return ExecWithInput(options, kind, nil)
+}
+
+func ExecWithInput(options *ConnectionExecOptions, kind EngineMode, input *os.File) (string, error) {
 	var rep *ConnectionExecReport
 	var err error
 	if kind == NativeMode {
-		rep, err = nativeConnectionExec(*options)
+		rep, err = nativeConnectionExecWithInput(*options, input)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
 	} else {
-		rep, err = golangConnectionExec(*options)
+		rep, err = golangConnectionExecWithInput(*options, input)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}

pkg/ssh/ssh_test.go

@@ -48,6 +48,26 @@ func TestExec(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Error(t, err, "failed to connect: ssh: handshake failed: ssh: disconnect, reason 2: Too many authentication failures")
 }
 
+func TestExecWithInput(t *testing.T) {
+	options := ConnectionExecOptions{
+		Port: 22,
+		Host: "localhost",
+		Args: []string{"md5sum"},
+	}
+
+	input, err := os.Open("/etc/fstab")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer input.Close()
+
+	_, err = ExecWithInput(&options, NativeMode, input)
+	// exit status 255 is what you get when ssh is not enabled or the connection failed
+	// this means up to that point, everything worked
+	require.Error(t, err, "exit status 255")
+
+	_, err = ExecWithInput(&options, GolangMode, input)
+	require.Error(t, err, "failed to connect: ssh: handshake failed: ssh: disconnect, reason 2: Too many authentication failures")
+}
+
 func TestDial(t *testing.T) {
 	options := ConnectionDialOptions{
 		Port: 22,