mobile-shell / mobile-shell/mosh
Method to let programs know client is active/reachable
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Description
It would be nice if mosh would provide a method that would allow programs running under mosh-server to check if a client is currently active and reachable.
An obvious use case for this would be something equivalent to screen_away.pl for irssi, where the IRC client sets the user's /away status if the user isn't attached to the screen session.
One method of attaining this would be something similar to screen, where a SCREEN_SOCKET environment variable is provided pointing to a socket file, and the program can check if the user executable flag on this file is set, meaning the user is attached if it is, and detached if it isn't.
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Research direction
Start by examining how mosh-server tracks whether its client is active and reachable, and how programs running under it receive environment information. Compare that behavior with the SCREEN_SOCKET approach described in the issue. Done means a program such as irssi can reliably determine whether the user is attached or detached.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100