Very simple C# SSH Shell Console Terminal

Here’s an example that demonstrates a rough start to creating a C# console SSH shell terminal (where the user can type commands and output from the remote command echos to the console:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;

namespace SshTerminalConsole
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Chilkat.Ssh ssh = new Chilkat.Ssh();
            ssh.UnlockComponent("Test");

            //  Hostname may be an IP address or hostname:
            string hostname = "192.168.1.117";
            int port = 22;

            Console.WriteLine("Connecting...");

            //ssh.KeepSessionLog = true;
            bool success = ssh.Connect(hostname, port);
            if (success != true)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText + "\r\n");
                // Read so we can see the error before the console closes.
                string x = Console.ReadLine();      
                return;
            }

            //  When reading, if no additional data arrives for more than
            //  5 seconds, then abort:
            ssh.IdleTimeoutMs = 5000;

            Console.WriteLine("Authenticating...");

            //  SSH Server Authentication
            //  If there is no login/password required, you must still call
            //  AuthenticatePw and use any values for login/password.
            success = ssh.AuthenticatePw("chilkat", "***");
            if (success != true)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText + "\r\n");
                // Read so we can see the error before the console closes.
                string x = Console.ReadLine();
                return;
            }

            Console.WriteLine("Opening Channel...");

            //  Open a session channel.
            int channelNum = ssh.OpenSessionChannel();
            if (channelNum < 0)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText + "\r\n");
                // Read so we can see the error before the console closes.
                string x = Console.ReadLine();
                return;
            }

            //  Request a pseudo-terminal
            string termType;
            termType = "dumb";
            int widthInChars;
            widthInChars = 120;
            int heightInChars;
            heightInChars = 40;
            int pixWidth;
            pixWidth = 0;
            int pixHeight;
            pixHeight = 0;
            success = ssh.SendReqPty(channelNum, termType, widthInChars, heightInChars, pixWidth, pixHeight);
            if (success != true)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText + "\r\n");
                // Read so we can see the error before the console closes.
                string x = Console.ReadLine();
                return;
            }

            Console.WriteLine("Starting a shell...");

            //  Start a shell on the channel:
            success = ssh.SendReqShell(channelNum);
            if (success != true)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText + "\r\n");
                // Read so we can see the error before the console closes.
                string x = Console.ReadLine();
                return;
            }

            // Loop to read from the SSH channel, output to the console, and read keyboard input from the console.
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            while (true)
            {
                if (Console.KeyAvailable)
                {
                    ConsoleKeyInfo key = Console.ReadKey(true);
                    Console.Write(key.KeyChar);

                    switch (key.Key)
                    {
                        case ConsoleKey.Enter:
                            Console.WriteLine("");

                            sb.Append("\n");
                            success = ssh.ChannelSendString(channelNum, sb.ToString(), "ansi");
                            if (success != true)
                            {
                                Console.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText + "\r\n");
                                // Read so we can see the error before the console closes.
                                string x = Console.ReadLine();
                                return;
                            }

                            sb.Length = 0;
                            break;
                        default:
                            //Console.Write(key.KeyChar);
                            sb.Append(key.KeyChar);
                            break;
                    }

                }

                // Now check for incoming data from the SSH channel.
                int retval = ssh.ChannelPoll(channelNum, 10);
                if (retval == -1)
                {
                    Console.Write(ssh.LastErrorText);
                    Console.WriteLine("");
                    // Read so we can see the error before the console closes.
                    string x = Console.ReadLine();
                    return;
                }
                if (retval > 0)
                {
                    Console.Write(ssh.GetReceivedText(channelNum, "ansi"));
                }
                else
                {
                    // If data arrived, loop around and get more immediately.
                    // Otherwise wait 20ms.
                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(20);
                }

            }  

        }
    }
}