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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+'''
+Created on 24-Oct-2012
+    
+@authors: Anil Kumar (anilkumar.s@paxterrasolutions.com),
+          Raghav Kashyap(raghavkashyap@paxterrasolutions.com)
+
+
+    TestON is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    TestON is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with TestON.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.		
+
+
+          
+'''
+import pexpect
+import struct, fcntl, os, sys, signal
+import sys, re
+sys.path.append("../")
+
+from drivers.component import Component
+class CLI(Component):
+    '''
+        This will define common functions for CLI included.
+    '''
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(Component, self).__init__()
+        
+    def connect(self,**connectargs):
+        '''
+           Connection will establish to the remote host using ssh.
+           It will take user_name ,ip_address and password as arguments<br>
+           and will return the handle. 
+        '''
+        for key in connectargs:
+            vars(self)[key] = connectargs[key]
+
+        connect_result = super(CLI, self).connect()
+        ssh_newkey = 'Are you sure you want to continue connecting'
+        refused = "ssh: connect to host "+self.ip_address+" port 22: Connection refused"
+        if self.port:
+            self.handle =pexpect.spawn('ssh -p '+self.port+' '+self.user_name+'@'+self.ip_address,maxread=50000)
+        else :
+            self.handle =pexpect.spawn('ssh -X '+self.user_name+'@'+self.ip_address,maxread=50000)
+
+        self.handle.logfile = self.logfile_handler
+        i=self.handle.expect([ssh_newkey,'password:',pexpect.EOF,pexpect.TIMEOUT,refused,'>|#|$'],120)
+
+        if i==0:
+            main.log.info("ssh key confirmation received, send yes")
+            self.handle.sendline('yes')
+            i=self.handle.expect([ssh_newkey,'password:',pexpect.EOF])
+        if i==1:
+            main.log.info("ssh connection asked for password, gave password")
+            self.handle.sendline(self.pwd)
+            self.handle.expect('>|#|$')
+
+        elif i==2:
+            main.log.error("Connection timeout")
+            return main.FALSE
+        elif i==3: #timeout
+            main.log.error("No route to the Host "+self.user_name+"@"+self.ip_address)
+            return main.FALSE
+        elif i==4:
+            main.log.error("ssh: connect to host "+self.ip_address+" port 22: Connection refused")
+            return main.FALSE
+        elif i==5:
+            main.log.info("Password not required logged in")
+
+        self.handle.sendline("\r")
+        self.handle.expect('>|#|$', 2)
+        return self.handle
+
+    
+    def disconnect(self):
+        result = super(CLI, self).disconnect(self)
+        result = main.TRUE
+        #self.execute(cmd="exit",timeout=120,prompt="(.*)")
+    
+    
+    def execute(self, **execparams):
+        '''
+        It facilitates the command line execution of a given command. It has arguments as :
+        cmd => represents command to be executed,
+        prompt => represents expect command prompt or output,
+        timeout => timeout for command execution,
+        more => to provide a key press if it is on.
+
+        It will return output of command exection.
+        '''
+
+        result = super(CLI, self).execute(self)
+        defaultPrompt = '.*[$>\#]'
+        args = utilities.parse_args(["CMD", "TIMEOUT", "PROMPT", "MORE"], **execparams)
+        expectPrompt = args["PROMPT"] if args["PROMPT"] else defaultPrompt
+        self.LASTRSP = ""
+        timeoutVar = args["TIMEOUT"] if args["TIMEOUT"] else 10
+        cmd = ''
+        if args["CMD"]:
+            cmd = args["CMD"]
+        else :
+            return 0
+        if args["MORE"] == None:
+            args["MORE"] = " "
+        self.handle.sendline(cmd)
+        self.lastCommand = cmd
+        index = self.handle.expect([expectPrompt, "--More--", 'Command not found.', pexpect.TIMEOUT,"^:$"], timeout = timeoutVar)
+        if index == 0:
+            self.LASTRSP = self.LASTRSP + self.handle.before + self.handle.after
+            main.log.info("Executed :"+str(cmd)+" \t\t Expected Prompt '"+ str(expectPrompt)+"' Found")
+        elif index == 1:
+            self.LASTRSP = self.LASTRSP + self.handle.before
+            self.handle.send(args["MORE"])
+            main.log.info("Found More screen to go , Sending a key to proceed")
+            indexMore = self.handle.expect(["--More--", expectPrompt], timeout = timeoutVar)
+            while indexMore == 0:
+                main.log.info("Found anoother More screen to go , Sending a key to proceed")
+                self.handle.send(args["MORE"])
+                indexMore = self.handle.expect(["--More--", expectPrompt], timeout = timeoutVar)
+                self.LASTRSP = self.LASTRSP + self.handle.before
+        elif index ==2:
+            main.log.error("Command not found")
+            self.LASTRSP = self.LASTRSP + self.handle.before
+        elif index ==3:
+            main.log.error("Expected Prompt not found , Time Out!!") 
+            main.log.error( expectPrompt ) 
+            return "Expected Prompt not found , Time Out!!"
+        
+        elif index == 4:
+            self.LASTRSP = self.LASTRSP + self.handle.before
+            #self.handle.send(args["MORE"])
+            self.handle.sendcontrol("D")
+            main.log.info("Found More screen to go , Sending a key to proceed")
+            indexMore = self.handle.expect(["^:$", expectPrompt], timeout = timeoutVar)
+            while indexMore == 0:
+                main.log.info("Found anoother More screen to go , Sending a key to proceed")
+                self.handle.sendcontrol("D")
+                indexMore = self.handle.expect(["^:$", expectPrompt], timeout = timeoutVar)
+                self.LASTRSP = self.LASTRSP + self.handle.before
+        
+        main.last_response = self.remove_contol_chars(self.LASTRSP)
+        return self.LASTRSP
+    
+    def remove_contol_chars(self,response):
+        #RE_XML_ILLEGAL = '([\u0000-\u0008\u000b-\u000c\u000e-\u001f\ufffe-\uffff])|([%s-%s][^%s-%s])|([^%s-%s][%s-%s])|([%s-%s]$)|(^[%s-%s])'%(unichr(0xd800),unichr(0xdbff),unichr(0xdc00),unichr(0xdfff),unichr(0xd800),unichr(0xdbff),unichr(0xdc00),unichr(0xdfff),unichr(0xd800),unichr(0xdbff),unichr(0xdc00),unichr(0xdfff))  
+        #response = re.sub(RE_XML_ILLEGAL, "\n", response) 
+        response = re.sub(r"[\x01-\x1F\x7F]", "", response)
+        #response = re.sub(r"\[\d+\;1H", "\n", response)
+        response = re.sub(r"\[\d+\;\d+H", "", response)
+        return response
+        
+    def runAsSudoUser(self,handle,pwd,default):
+        
+        i = handle.expect([".ssword:*",default, pexpect.EOF])
+        if i==0:
+            handle.sendline(pwd)
+            handle.sendline("\r")
+
+        if i==1:
+            handle.expect(default)
+        
+        if i==2:
+            main.log.error("Unable to run as Sudo user")
+            
+        return handle
+        
+    def onfail(self):
+        if main.componentDictionary[self.name].has_key('onfail'):
+            commandList = main.componentDictionary[self.name]['onfail'].split(",")
+            for command in commandList :
+                response = self.execute(cmd=command,prompt="(.*)",timeout=120)
+
+    def secureCopy(self,user_name, ip_address,filepath, pwd,dst_path):
+        
+        #scp openflow@192.168.56.101:/home/openflow/sample /home/paxterra/Desktop/
+
+        '''
+           Connection will establish to the remote host using ssh.
+           It will take user_name ,ip_address and password as arguments<br>
+           and will return the handle. 
+        '''
+        ssh_newkey = 'Are you sure you want to continue connecting'
+        refused = "ssh: connect to host "+ip_address+" port 22: Connection refused"
+        self.handle =pexpect.spawn('scp '+user_name+'@'+ip_address+':'+filepath+' '+dst_path)
+        i=self.handle.expect([ssh_newkey,'password:',pexpect.EOF,pexpect.TIMEOUT,refused],120)
+        
+        if i==0:    
+            main.log.info("ssh key confirmation received, send yes")
+            self.handle.sendline('yes')
+            i=self.handle.expect([ssh_newkey,'password:',pexpect.EOF])
+        if i==1:
+            main.log.info("ssh connection asked for password, gave password")
+            self.handle.sendline(pwd)
+            #self.handle.expect(user_name)
+            
+        elif i==2:
+            main.log.error("Connection timeout")
+            pass
+        elif i==3: #timeout
+            main.log.error("No route to the Host "+user_name+"@"+ip_address)
+            return main.FALSE
+        elif i==4:
+            main.log.error("ssh: connect to host "+ip_address+" port 22: Connection refused")
+            return main.FALSE
+
+        self.handle.sendline("\r")
+        
+        return self.handle
+