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-rw-r--r--paramiko/transport.py15
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/paramiko/transport.py b/paramiko/transport.py
index a1ea5ae1..da252ce7 100644
--- a/paramiko/transport.py
+++ b/paramiko/transport.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from common import *
from ssh_exception import SSHException
from message import Message
from channel import Channel
+from sftp_client import SFTPClient
import util
from rsakey import RSAKey
from dsskey import DSSKey
@@ -161,6 +162,8 @@ class BaseTransport (threading.Thread):
'diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1': KexGex,
}
+ # READ the secsh RFC's before raising these values. if anything,
+ # they should probably be lower.
REKEY_PACKETS = pow(2, 30)
REKEY_BYTES = pow(2, 30)
@@ -553,6 +556,18 @@ class BaseTransport (threading.Thread):
self.lock.release()
return chan
+ def open_sftp_client(self):
+ """
+ Create an SFTP client channel from an open transport. On success,
+ an SFTP session will be opened with the remote host, and a new
+ SFTPClient object will be returned.
+
+ @return: a new L{SFTPClient} object, referring to an sftp session
+ (channel) across this transport
+ @rtype: L{SFTPClient}
+ """
+ return SFTPClient.from_transport(self)
+
def send_ignore(self, bytes=None):
"""
Send a junk packet across the encrypted link. This is sometimes used