/**
* Creates a channel for shell type in the current session channel types = shell, sftp, exec(X
* forwarding), direct-tcpip(stream forwarding) etc
*
* @param sshContact ID of SSH Contact
*/
public void createShellChannel(ContactSSH sshContact) throws IOException {
try {
Channel shellChannel = sshContact.getSSHSession().openChannel("shell");
// initalizing the reader and writers of ssh contact
sshContact.initializeShellIO(shellChannel.getInputStream(), shellChannel.getOutputStream());
((ChannelShell) shellChannel)
.setPtyType(sshContact.getSSHConfigurationForm().getTerminalType());
// initializing the shell
shellChannel.connect(1000);
sshContact.setShellChannel(shellChannel);
sshContact.sendLine("export PS1=");
} catch (JSchException ex) {
sshContact.setSSHSession(null);
throw new IOException("Unable to create shell channel to remote" + " server");
}
}
/**
* Closes the Shell channel are associated IO Streams
*
* @param sshContact ID of SSH Contact
*/
public void closeShellChannel(ContactSSH sshContact) throws JSchException, IOException {
sshContact.closeShellIO();
sshContact.getShellChannel().disconnect();
sshContact.setShellChannel(null);
}