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SFTPStream events
Client/Server events
- ready() - Emitted after initial protocol version check has passed.
Server-only events
Responses to these client requests are sent using one of the methods listed further in this document under Server-only methods
. The valid response(s) for each request are documented below.
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OPEN(< integer >reqID, < string >filename, < integer >flags, < ATTRS >attrs)
flags
is a bitfield containing any of the flags defined inSFTPStream.OPEN_MODE
. Use the static methodSFTPStream.flagsToString()
to convert the value to a mode string to be used byfs.open()
(e.g.'r'
).Respond using one of the following:
-
handle()
- This indicates a successful opening of the file and passes the given handle back to the client to use to refer to this open file for future operations (e.g. reading, writing, closing). -
status()
- Use this to indicate a failure to open the requested file.
-
-
READ(< integer >reqID, < Buffer >handle, < integer >offset, < integer >length)
Respond using one of the following:
-
data()
- Use this to send the requested chunk of data back to the client. The amount of data sent is allowed to be less than thelength
requested, for example if the file ends betweenoffset
andoffset + length
. -
status()
- Use this to indicate either end of file (STATUS_CODE.EOF
) has been reached (offset
is past the end of the file) or if an error occurred while reading the requested part of the file.
-
-
WRITE(< integer >reqID, < Buffer >handle, < integer >offset, < Buffer >data)
Respond using:
status()
- Use this to indicate success/failure of the write to the file.
-
FSTAT(< integer >reqID, < Buffer >handle)
Respond using one of the following:
-
attrs()
- Use this to send the attributes for the requested file/directory back to the client. -
status()
- Use this to indicate an error occurred while accessing the file/directory.
-
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FSETSTAT(< integer >reqID, < Buffer >handle, < ATTRS >attrs)
Respond using:
status()
- Use this to indicates success/failure of the setting of the given file/directory attributes.
-
CLOSE(< integer >reqID, < Buffer >handle)
Respond using:
status()
- Use this to indicate success (STATUS_CODE.OK
) or failure of the closing of the file identified byhandle
.
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OPENDIR(< integer >reqID, < string >path)
Respond using one of the following:
-
handle()
- This indicates a successful opening of the directory and passes the given handle back to the client to use to refer to this open directory for future operations (e.g. reading directory contents, closing). -
status()
- Use this to indicate a failure to open the requested directory.
-
-
READDIR(< integer >reqID, < Buffer >handle)
Respond using one of the following:
-
name()
- Use this to send one or more directory listings for the open directory back to the client. -
status()
- Use this to indicate either end of directory contents (STATUS_CODE.EOF
) or if an error occurred while reading the directory contents.
-
-
LSTAT(< integer >reqID, < string >path)
Respond using one of the following:
-
attrs()
- Use this to send the attributes for the requested file/directory back to the client. -
status()
- Use this to indicate an error occurred while accessing the file/directory.
-
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STAT(< integer >reqID, < string >path)
Respond using one of the following:
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attrs()
- Use this to send the attributes for the requested file/directory back to the client. -
status()
- Use this to indicate an error occurred while accessing the file/directory.
-
-
REMOVE(< integer >reqID, < string >path)
Respond using:
status()
- Use this to indicate success/failure of the removal of the file atpath
.
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RMDIR(< integer >reqID, < string >path)
Respond using:
status()
- Use this to indicate success/failure of the removal of the directory atpath
.
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REALPATH(< integer >reqID, < string >path)
Respond using one of the following:
-
name()
- Use this to respond with a normalized version ofpath
. No file/directory attributes are required to be sent in this response. -
status()
- Use this to indicate a failure in normalizingpath
.
-
-
READLINK(< integer >reqID, < string >path)
Respond using one of the following:
-
name()
- Use this to respond with the target of the symlink atpath
. No file/directory attributes are required to be sent in this response. -
status()
- Use this to indicate a failure in reading the symlink atpath
.
-
-
SETSTAT(< integer >reqID, < string >path, < ATTRS >attrs)
Respond using:
status()
- Use this to indicates success/failure of the setting of the given file/directory attributes.
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MKDIR(< integer >reqID, < string >path, < ATTRS >attrs)
Respond using:
status()
- Use this to indicate success/failure of the creation of the directory atpath
.
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RENAME(< integer >reqID, < string >oldPath, < string >newPath)
Respond using:
status()
- Use this to indicate success/failure of the renaming of the file/directory atoldPath
tonewPath
.
-
SYMLINK(< integer >reqID, < string >linkPath, < string >targetPath)
Respond using:
status()
- Use this to indicate success/failure of the symlink creation.
SFTPStream static constants
-
SFTPStream.STATUS_CODE - object - Contains the various status codes (for use especially with
status()
):-
OK
-
EOF
-
NO_SUCH_FILE
-
PERMISSION_DENIED
-
FAILURE
-
BAD_MESSAGE
-
OP_UNSUPPORTED
-
-
SFTPStream.OPEN_MODE - object - Contains the various open file flags:
-
READ
-
WRITE
-
APPEND
-
CREAT
-
TRUNC
-
EXCL
-
SFTPStream static methods
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SFTPStream.stringToFlags(< string >flagsStr) - integer - Converts string flags (e.g.
'r'
,'a+'
, etc.) to the appropriateSFTPStream.OPEN_MODE
flag mask. Returnsnull
if conversion failed. -
SFTPStream.flagsToString(< integer >flagsMask) - string - Converts flag mask (e.g. number containing
SFTPStream.OPEN_MODE
values) to the appropriate string value. Returnsnull
if conversion failed.
SFTPStream methods
-
(constructor)(< object >config[, < string >remoteIdentRaw]) - Creates and returns a new SFTPStream instance. SFTPStream instances are Duplex streams.
remoteIdentRaw
can be the raw SSH identification string of the remote party. This is used to change internal behavior based on particular SFTP implementations.config
can contain:-
server - boolean - Set to
true
to create an instance in server mode. Default:false
-
highWaterMark - integer - This is the
highWaterMark
to use for the stream. Default:32 * 1024
-
debug - function - Set this to a function that receives a single string argument to get detailed (local) debug information. Default: (none)
-
Client-only methods
-
fastGet(< string >remotePath, < string >localPath[, < object >options], < function >callback) - (void) - Downloads a file at
remotePath
tolocalPath
using parallel reads for faster throughput.options
can have the following properties:-
concurrency - integer - Number of concurrent reads Default:
64
-
chunkSize - integer - Size of each read in bytes Default:
32768
-
step - function(< integer >total_transferred, < integer >chunk, < integer >total) - Called every time a part of a file was transferred
callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
-
fastPut(< string >localPath, < string >remotePath[, < object >options], < function >callback) - (void) - Uploads a file from
localPath
toremotePath
using parallel reads for faster throughput.options
can have the following properties:-
concurrency - integer - Number of concurrent reads Default:
64
-
chunkSize - integer - Size of each read in bytes Default:
32768
-
step - function(< integer >total_transferred, < integer >chunk, < integer >total) - Called every time a part of a file was transferred
-
mode - mixed - Integer or string representing the file mode to set for the uploaded file.
callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
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createReadStream(< string >path[, < object >options]) - ReadStream - Returns a new readable stream for
path
.options
has the following defaults:{ flags: 'r', encoding: null, handle: null, mode: 0o666, autoClose: true }
options
can includestart
andend
values to read a range of bytes from the file instead of the entire file. Bothstart
andend
are inclusive and start at 0. Theencoding
can be'utf8'
,'ascii'
, or'base64'
.If
autoClose
is false, then the file handle won't be closed, even if there's an error. It is your responsiblity to close it and make sure there's no file handle leak. IfautoClose
is set to true (default behavior), onerror
orend
the file handle will be closed automatically.An example to read the last 10 bytes of a file which is 100 bytes long:
sftp.createReadStream('sample.txt', {start: 90, end: 99});
-
createWriteStream(< string >path[, < object >options]) - WriteStream - Returns a new writable stream for
path
.options
has the following defaults:{ flags: 'w', encoding: null, mode: 0o666, autoClose: true }
options
may also include astart
option to allow writing data at some position past the beginning of the file. Modifying a file rather than replacing it may require a flags mode of 'r+' rather than the default mode 'w'.If 'autoClose' is set to false and you pipe to this stream, this stream will not automatically close after there is no more data upstream -- allowing future pipes and/or manual writes.
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open(< string >filename, < string >flags, [< mixed >attrs_mode, ]< function >callback) - boolean - Opens a file
filename
withflags
with optional ATTRS object or file modeattrs_mode
.flags
is any of the flags supported byfs.open
(except sync flag). Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 2 parameters: < Error >err, < Buffer >handle. -
close(< Buffer >handle, < function >callback) - boolean - Closes the resource associated with
handle
given by open() or opendir(). Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
readData(< Buffer >handle, < Buffer >buffer, < integer >offset, < integer >length, < integer >position, < function >callback) - boolean - Reads
length
bytes from the resource associated withhandle
starting atposition
and stores the bytes inbuffer
starting atoffset
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 4 parameters: < Error >err, < integer >bytesRead, < Buffer >buffer (offset adjusted), < integer >position. -
writeData(< Buffer >handle, < Buffer >buffer, < integer >offset, < integer >length, < integer >position, < function >callback) - boolean - Writes
length
bytes frombuffer
starting atoffset
to the resource associated withhandle
starting atposition
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
fstat(< Buffer >handle, < function >callback) - boolean - Retrieves attributes for the resource associated with
handle
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 2 parameters: < Error >err, < Stats >stats. -
fsetstat(< Buffer >handle, < ATTRS >attributes, < function >callback) - boolean - Sets the attributes defined in
attributes
for the resource associated withhandle
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
futimes(< Buffer >handle, < mixed >atime, < mixed >mtime, < function >callback) - boolean - Sets the access time and modified time for the resource associated with
handle
.atime
andmtime
can be Date instances or UNIX timestamps. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
fchown(< Buffer >handle, < integer >uid, < integer >gid, < function >callback) - boolean - Sets the owner for the resource associated with
handle
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
fchmod(< Buffer >handle, < mixed >mode, < function >callback) - boolean - Sets the mode for the resource associated with
handle
.mode
can be an integer or a string containing an octal number. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
opendir(< string >path, < function >callback) - boolean - Opens a directory
path
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 2 parameters: < Error >err, < Buffer >handle. -
readdir(< mixed >location, < function >callback) - boolean - Retrieves a directory listing.
location
can either be a Buffer containing a valid directory handle from opendir() or a string containing the path to a directory. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 2 parameters: < Error >err, < mixed >list.list
is an Array of{ filename: 'foo', longname: '....', attrs: {...} }
style objects (attrs is of type ATTR). Iflocation
is a directory handle, this function may need to be called multiple times untillist
is boolean false, which indicates that no more directory entries are available for that directory handle. -
unlink(< string >path, < function >callback) - boolean - Removes the file/symlink at
path
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
rename(< string >srcPath, < string >destPath, < function >callback) - boolean - Renames/moves
srcPath
todestPath
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
mkdir(< string >path, [< ATTRS >attributes, ]< function >callback) - boolean - Creates a new directory
path
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
rmdir(< string >path, < function >callback) - boolean - Removes the directory at
path
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
stat(< string >path, < function >callback) - boolean - Retrieves attributes for
path
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 2 parameter: < Error >err, < Stats >stats. -
lstat(< string >path, < function >callback) - boolean - Retrieves attributes for
path
. Ifpath
is a symlink, the link itself is stat'ed instead of the resource it refers to. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 2 parameters: < Error >err, < Stats >stats. -
setstat(< string >path, < ATTRS >attributes, < function >callback) - boolean - Sets the attributes defined in
attributes
forpath
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
utimes(< string >path, < mixed >atime, < mixed >mtime, < function >callback) - boolean - Sets the access time and modified time for
path
.atime
andmtime
can be Date instances or UNIX timestamps. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
chown(< string >path, < integer >uid, < integer >gid, < function >callback) - boolean - Sets the owner for
path
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
chmod(< string >path, < mixed >mode, < function >callback) - boolean - Sets the mode for
path
.mode
can be an integer or a string containing an octal number. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
readlink(< string >path, < function >callback) - boolean - Retrieves the target for a symlink at
path
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 2 parameters: < Error >err, < string >target. -
symlink(< string >targetPath, < string >linkPath, < function >callback) - boolean - Creates a symlink at
linkPath
totargetPath
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
realpath(< string >path, < function >callback) - boolean - Resolves
path
to an absolute path. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 2 parameters: < Error >err, < string >absPath. -
ext_openssh_rename(< string >srcPath, < string >destPath, < function >callback) - boolean - OpenSSH extension Performs POSIX rename(3) from
srcPath
todestPath
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
ext_openssh_statvfs(< string >path, < function >callback) - boolean - OpenSSH extension Performs POSIX statvfs(2) on
path
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 2 parameters: < Error >err, < object >fsInfo.fsInfo
contains the information as found in the statvfs struct. -
ext_openssh_fstatvfs(< Buffer >handle, < function >callback) - boolean - OpenSSH extension Performs POSIX fstatvfs(2) on open handle
handle
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 2 parameters: < Error >err, < object >fsInfo.fsInfo
contains the information as found in the statvfs struct. -
ext_openssh_hardlink(< string >targetPath, < string >linkPath, < function >callback) - boolean - OpenSSH extension Performs POSIX link(2) to create a hard link to
targetPath
atlinkPath
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err. -
ext_openssh_fsync(< Buffer >handle, < function >callback) - boolean - OpenSSH extension Performs POSIX fsync(3) on the open handle
handle
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.callback
has 1 parameter: < Error >err.
Server-only methods
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status(< integer >reqID, < integer >statusCode[, < string >message]) - boolean - Sends a status response for the request identified by
id
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic. -
handle(< integer >reqID, < Buffer >handle) - boolean - Sends a handle response for the request identified by
id
.handle
must be less than 256 bytes and is an opaque value that could merely contain the value of a backing file descriptor or some other unique, custom value. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic. -
data(< integer >reqID, < mixed >data[, < string >encoding]) - boolean - Sends a data response for the request identified by
id
.data
can be a Buffer or string. Ifdata
is a string,encoding
is the encoding ofdata
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic. -
name(< integer >reqID, < array >names) - boolean - Sends a name response for the request identified by
id
. Returnsfalse
if you should wait for thecontinue
event before sending any more traffic.names
must be an array of object where each object can contain:-
filename - string - The entry's name.
-
longname - string - This is the
ls -l
-style format for the entry (e.g.-rwxr--r-- 1 bar bar 718 Dec 8 2009 foo
) -
attrs - ATTRS - This is an optional ATTRS object that contains requested/available attributes for the entry.
-
-
attrs(< integer >reqID, < ATTRS >attrs) - boolean - Sends an attrs response for the request identified by
id
.attrs
contains the requested/available attributes.
ATTRS
An object with the following valid properties:
-
mode - integer - Mode/permissions for the resource.
-
uid - integer - User ID of the resource.
-
gid - integer - Group ID of the resource.
-
size - integer - Resource size in bytes.
-
atime - integer - UNIX timestamp of the access time of the resource.
-
mtime - integer - UNIX timestamp of the modified time of the resource.
When supplying an ATTRS object to one of the SFTP methods:
-
atime
andmtime
can be either a Date instance or a UNIX timestamp. -
mode
can either be an integer or a string containing an octal number.
Stats
An object with the same attributes as an ATTRS object with the addition of the following methods:
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stats.isDirectory()
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stats.isFile()
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stats.isBlockDevice()
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stats.isCharacterDevice()
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stats.isSymbolicLink()
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stats.isFIFO()
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stats.isSocket()