bombadillo/telnet/telnet.go

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Go

// Package telnet provides a function that starts a telnet session in a subprocess.
package telnet
import (
"fmt"
"os"
"os/exec"
"tildegit.org/sloum/bombadillo/cui"
)
// StartSession starts a telnet session as a subprocess, connecting to the host
// and port specified. Telnet is run interactively as a subprocess until the
// process ends. It returns any errors from the telnet session.
func StartSession(host string, port string) (string, error) {
c := exec.Command("telnet", host, port)
c.Stdin = os.Stdin
c.Stdout = os.Stdout
c.Stderr = os.Stderr
// Clear the screen and position the cursor at the top left
fmt.Print("\033[2J\033[0;0H")
// Defer reset and reinit of the terminal to prevent any changes from
// telnet carrying over to the client (or beyond...)
defer func() {
cui.Tput("reset")
cui.InitTerm()
}()
err := c.Run()
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("Telnet error response: %s", err.Error())
}
return "Telnet session terminated", nil
}