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+# osmo_gsm_tester: specifics for remote nodes
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 by sysmocom - s.f.m.c. GmbH
+#
+# Author: Pau Espin Pedrol <pespin@sysmocom.de>
+#
+# This program 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 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program 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 this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import stat
+import os
+import re
+import pprint
+
+from . import log, util, config, template, process, osmo_ctrl, pcap_recorder
+
+class RemoteHost(log.Origin):
+
+    WRAPPER_SCRIPT = 'ssh_sigkiller.sh'
+
+    def __init__(self, run_dir, remote_user = 'root', remote_host = 'localhost', remote_cwd=None):
+        super().__init__(log.C_RUN, 'host-' + remote_user + '@' + remote_host)
+        self.run_dir = util.Dir(run_dir.new_dir(self.name()))
+        self.remote_user = remote_user
+        self.remote_host = remote_host
+        self.remote_cwd = remote_cwd
+
+    def user(self):
+        return self.remote_user
+
+    def host(self):
+        return self.remote_host
+
+    def cwd(self):
+        return self.remote_cwd
+
+    def RemoteProcess(self, name, popen_args, **popen_kwargs):
+        run_dir = self.run_dir.new_dir(name)
+        return process.RemoteProcess(name, run_dir, self.user(), self.host(), self.cwd(), popen_args, **popen_kwargs)
+
+    def generate_wrapper_script(self):
+        wrapper_script = self.run_dir.new_file(RemoteHost.WRAPPER_SCRIPT)
+        with open(wrapper_script, 'w') as f:
+            r = """#!/bin/bash
+            mypid=0
+            sign_handler() {
+                    sig=$1
+                    echo "received signal handler $sig, killing $mypid"
+                    kill $mypid
+            }
+            trap 'sign_handler SIGTERM' SIGTERM
+            trap 'sign_handler SIGINT' SIGINT
+            trap 'sign_handler SIGHUP' SIGHUP
+            $@ &
+            mypid=$!
+            echo "waiting for $mypid"
+            wait $mypid
+            echo "process $mypid finished"
+            """
+            f.write(r)
+        st = os.stat(wrapper_script)
+        os.chmod(wrapper_script, st.st_mode | stat.S_IEXEC)
+        return wrapper_script
+
+    def RemoteProcessFixIgnoreSIGHUP(self, name, remote_dir, popen_args,  prepend_ldlibpath=None, **popen_kwargs):
+        # Run remotely through ssh. We need to run binary under a wrapper
+        # script since osmo-trx ignores SIGHUP and will keep running after
+        # we close local ssh session. The wrapper script catches SIGHUP and
+        # sends SIGINT to it.
+        self.create_remote_dir(remote_dir)
+
+        wrapper_script = self.generate_wrapper_script()
+        remote_wrapper_script = remote_dir.child(RemoteHost.WRAPPER_SCRIPT)
+        self.scp('scp-wrapper-to-remote', wrapper_script, remote_wrapper_script)
+
+        # Used fi to run stuff from an osmo-gsm-tester copied inst
+        if prepend_ldlibpath is not None:
+            args = ('LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%s' % prepend_ldlibpath, remote_wrapper_script,) + popen_args
+        else:
+            args = (remote_wrapper_script,) + popen_args
+        return self.RemoteProcess(name, args, **popen_kwargs)
+
+    def run_remote_sync(self, name, popen_args):
+        proc = self.RemoteProcess(name, popen_args)
+        proc.launch_sync()
+        return proc
+
+    def rm_remote_dir(self, remote_dir):
+        remote_dir_str = str(remote_dir)
+        self.run_remote_sync('rm-remote-dir', ('test', '!', '-d', remote_dir_str, '||', 'rm', '-rf', remote_dir_str))
+
+    def create_remote_dir(self, remote_dir):
+        remote_dir_str = str(remote_dir)
+        self.run_remote_sync('mk-remote-dir', ('mkdir', '-p', remote_dir_str))
+
+    def recreate_remote_dir(self, remote_dir):
+        self.rm_remote_dir(remote_dir)
+        self.create_remote_dir(remote_dir)
+
+    def inst_compatible_for_remote(self):
+        proc = self.run_remote_sync('uname-m', ('uname', '-m'))
+        if "x86_64" in (proc.get_stdout() or ''):
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def scp(self, name, local_path, remote_path):
+        process.run_local_sync(self.run_dir, name, ('scp', '-r', local_path, '%s@%s:%s' % (self.user(), self.host(), remote_path)))