Merge pull request #16 from bbenoist/feature/ssh-bootstrap

Add an option to execute additional commands before GDB when using SSH

README.md

@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ request.
 	"password": "password123",
 	"user": "remoteUser",
 	"x11host": "localhost",
-	"x11port": 6000
+	"x11port": 6000,
+	// Optional, content will be executed on the SSH host before the debugger call.
+	"bootstrap": "source /home/remoteUser/some-env"
 }
 ```
 
@@ -95,4 +97,8 @@ For X11 forwarding to work you first need to enable it in your Display Manager a
 connections. To allow connections you can either add an entry for applications or run `xhost +`
 in the console while you are debugging and turn it off again when you are done using `xhost -`.
 
+Because some builds requires one or more environment files to be sourced before running any
+command, you can use the `ssh.bootstrap` option to add some extra commands which will be prepended
+to the debugger call (using `&&` to join both).
+
 ## [Issues](https://github.com/WebFreak001/code-debug)

package.json

@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@
 										"type": "number",
 										"description": "Screen to start the application on the remote side",
 										"default": 0
+									},
+									"bootstrap": {
+										"type": "string",
+										"description": "Content will be executed on the SSH host before the debugger call."
 									}
 								}
 							}

src/backend/backend.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export interface SSHArguments {
 	remotex11screen: number;
 	x11port: number;
 	x11host: string;
+	bootstrap: string;
 }
 
 export interface IBackend {

src/backend/mi2/mi2.ts

@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ export class MI2 extends EventEmitter implements IBackend {
 						screen: args.remotex11screen
 					};
 				}
-				this.sshConn.exec(this.application + " " + this.preargs.join(" "), execArgs, (err, stream) => {
+				let sshCMD = this.application + " " + this.preargs.join(" ");
+				if (args.bootstrap) sshCMD = args.bootstrap + " && " + sshCMD;
+				this.sshConn.exec(sshCMD, execArgs, (err, stream) => {
 					if (err) {
 						this.log("stderr", "Could not run " + this.application + " over ssh!");
 						this.log("stderr", err.toString());