[connections] Add possibility to connect to devices

[nemesifier]

Not so long ago I've experimented with the optional possibility of initiating connections to network devices to launch operations, eg: update a configuration as soon as it's changed in OpenWISP.

This feature is the base that will enable us to implement features like:

• updating the configuration as soon as it's changed in OpenWISP
• allowing administrators to open SSH shell sessions from the web UI
• performing firmware upgrades
• adding SNMP connection configurations for monitoring/management purposes
• adding support for firmwares which have HTTP interfaces/API

At the moment I will focus just on enabling the possibility to instantiate SSH connections to devices in order to perform configuration updates.

[cappe87]

Hi! thank you for the update and the works. For SSH connections,which ip are you using? the LAST IP or ip of the vpn? bye Il giorno ven 4 mag 2018 alle ore 10:54 Federico Capoano < notifications@github.com> ha scritto:

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Not so long ago I've experimented with the *optional possibility of initiating connections to network devices* to launch operations, eg: update a configuration as soon as it's changed in OpenWISP. This feature is the base that will enable us to implement features like: - updating the configuration as soon as it's changed in OpenWISP - allowing administrators to open SSH shell sessions from the web UI - performing firmware upgrades - adding SNMP connection configurations for monitoring/management purposes - adding support for firmwares which have HTTP interfaces/API At the moment I will focus just on enabling the possibility to instantiate SSH connections to devices in order to perform configuration updates. — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#30>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AGOvUXF84CXQex0p5YSEV5MjOLoMMmgXks5tvBc8gaJpZM4TyT_8> .

[nemesifier]

The prototype I built 8 months ago allowed users to specify different ip addresses: 8fdf726

I'll resume from there, clean it up and simplify.

[nemesifier]

@cappe87 opened PR #31

[nemesifier]

Only automated tests are missing from #31.

[nemesifier]

#31 merged! 🎉