"""
chan.close()
- def scp(self, local_path, remote_path):
- """Copy files from local_path to remote_path.
+ def scp(self, local_path, remote_path, get=False, timeout=10):
+ """Copy files from local_path to remote_path or vice versa.
connect() method has to be called first!
+
+ :param local_path: Path to local file that should be uploaded; or
+ path where to save remote file.
+ :param remote_path: Remote path where to place uploaded file; or
+ path to remote file which should be downloaded.
+ :param get: scp operation to perform. Default is put.
+ :param timeout: Timeout value in seconds.
+ :type local_path: str
+ :type remote_path: str
+ :type get: bool
+ :type timeout: int
"""
- logger.trace('SCP {0} to {1}:{2}'.format(
- local_path, self._ssh.get_transport().getpeername(), remote_path))
+ if not get:
+ logger.trace('SCP {0} to {1}:{2}'.format(
+ local_path, self._ssh.get_transport().getpeername(),
+ remote_path))
+ else:
+ logger.trace('SCP {0}:{1} to {2}'.format(
+ self._ssh.get_transport().getpeername(), remote_path,
+ local_path))
# SCPCLient takes a paramiko transport as its only argument
- scp = SCPClient(self._ssh.get_transport(), socket_timeout=10)
+ scp = SCPClient(self._ssh.get_transport(), socket_timeout=timeout)
start = time()
- scp.put(local_path, remote_path)
+ if not get:
+ scp.put(local_path, remote_path)
+ else:
+ scp.get(remote_path, local_path)
scp.close()
end = time()
logger.trace('SCP took {0} seconds'.format(end-start))