ssh_handler

#!/bin/sh

# SSH Handler
# Handles ssh:// links using.
#
# Usage:
# 1. Place the file in ~/bin/ssh_handler
# 2. Set it as a protocol handler in your browser.
#
# Firefox:
# network.protocol-handler.external.ssh=true
# network.protocol-handler.app.ssh=~/bin/ssh_handler

notifier=/usr/bin/notify-send
terminal=/usr/bin/gnome-terminal

netcat=/bin/nc
timeout=1

notify_summary="SSH Handler"

notify() {
  if [ -x ${notifier} ]; then
    ${notifier} "${notify_summary}" "$@"
  else
    echo "${notify_summary}: $@"
  fi
}

test_connection() {
  [ "$protocol" = 'ssh' ] && port=22

  message=`${netcat} -w ${timeout} -z ${hostname} ${port} 2>&1`
  ret_val=$?
  if [ $ret_val -ne 0 ]; then
    notify "Could not connect to ${hostname}: ${message}"
    exit 1
  fi
}

protocol=`echo $1 | cut -d: -f1`
hostname=`echo $1 | cut -d/ -f3`


test_connection

if [ "${protocol}" != "ssh" ]; then
  notify "Invalid protocol: ${protocol}"
  exit 1
fi

notify "Connecting to ${hostname}"

${terminal} -e "${protocol} ${hostname}" &