Extensions / Plugins / Addons : Ability to extend WebSSH features

[isontheline]

Describe the feature

• [ ] Provide a way to extend WebSSH features : javascript / python / lua ...
• [ ] Extensions / Plugins / Addons could :
  • [ ] Add keyboard keys (native and/or DOM?)
  • [ ] Intercept / Transform received terminal data
  • [ ] Navigation bar menu entries
  • [ ] Add input "stick" / "pad" : #527
  • [ ] other?
• [ ] Extensions are stored in ~/.plugins/terminal/...
• [ ] Warning : extensions can do evil things!!! Users must be warned!!!
  • [ ] Only allow extensions from WebSSH binary?
• [ ] If js : run plugin in a sandboxed env
• [ ] What to do if two extensions are loaded for the same feature?
• [ ] Only allow loading extensions from a public GitHub repository?

Manage extensions from mashREPL

• webssh extensions install isontheline/usefull-keyboard [main, develop, v2, branch-name, :tag-name]
• webssh extensions upgrade [all, isontheline/usefull-keyboard]
• webssh extensions remove isontheline/usefull-keyboard
• webssh extensions install @usefull-keyboard
• webssh extensions enable/disable @usefull-keyboard
• webssh extensions list

Extensions / Plugins / Addons sandboxing (JS)

• https://github.com/asvd/jailed
• https://programming.vip/docs/several-ways-to-implement-javascript-sandbox.html

Extensions to implement

• https://github.com/isontheline/pro.webssh.net/issues/644

• 527

• https://github.com/isontheline/pro.webssh.net/issues/215
• CPU / Memory / Disk histogram

[isontheline]

https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#third-party-software

only use capabilities available in a standard WebKit view (e.g. it must open and run natively in Safari without modifications or additional software); and use WebKit and JavaScript Core to run third-party software and should not attempt to extend or expose native platform APIs to third-party software;

[isontheline]

https://nshipster.com/javascriptcore/