Direct_streamlocal implementation

Changelog.rst

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Changes
 * `ssh2.sftp_handle.SFTPHandle.closed` is now a public property indicating whether `ssh2.sftp_handle.SFTPHandle.close`
   was called on a `SFTPHandle` or not.
 * Added `ssh2.channel.Channel.signal` function for sending signals over SSH to an open channel - #221
+* Added `ssh2.session.Session.direct_streamlocal_ex` for creating `Channel` objects tunneling a local UNIX socket
+  via the remote host to a third party.
 
 
 1.1.2

ci/integration_tests/test_session.py

@@ -340,3 +340,21 @@ def test_non_blocking_multi_chan(self):
     def test_userauth_kb_with_callback(self):
         my_cb = MagicMock()
         self.assertRaises(AuthenticationError, self.session.userauth_keyboardinteractive_callback, self.user, my_cb)
+
+    def test_direct_streamlocal(self):
+        unix_sock_path = '/tmp/my_sock'
+        try:
+            os.unlink(unix_sock_path)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+        unix_sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        unix_sock.bind(unix_sock_path)
+        try:
+            unix_sock.listen(1)
+            self.assertEqual(self._auth(), 0)
+            chan = self.session.direct_streamlocal_ex(unix_sock_path, '127.0.0.1', 12345)
+            self.assertTrue(chan is not None)
+            self.assertIsInstance(chan, Channel)
+        finally:
+            unix_sock.close()
+            os.unlink(unix_sock_path)

ssh2/c_ssh2.pxd

@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ cdef extern from "libssh2.h" nogil:
     LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *libssh2_channel_direct_tcpip(
         LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, const char *host,
         int port)
+    LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *libssh2_channel_direct_streamlocal_ex(
+        LIBSSH2_SESSION * session, const char *socket_path,
+        const char *shost, int sport)
     LIBSSH2_LISTENER *libssh2_channel_forward_listen_ex(
         LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, const char *host,
         int port, int *bound_port, int queue_maxsize)