Use sideband also for "proceed" handshake.
[paraslash.git] / client_common.c
index 934758dd8f8e5ed03ff2493fe18e0cd533fde977..53f7b5a96e524214798e549d755141a5bb48c3ed 100644 (file)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 1997-2009 Andre Noll <maan@systemlinux.org>
+ * Copyright (C) 1997-2012 Andre Noll <maan@systemlinux.org>
  *
  * Licensed under the GPL v2. For licencing details see COPYING.
  */
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <regex.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <openssl/rc4.h>
 
 #include "para.h"
 #include "error.h"
 #include "sched.h"
 #include "client.cmdline.h"
 #include "crypt.h"
-#include "rc4.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "fd.h"
+#include "sideband.h"
 #include "string.h"
 #include "client.cmdline.h"
 #include "client.h"
-#include "hash.h"
 #include "buffer_tree.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 /** The size of the receiving buffer. */
 #define CLIENT_BUFSIZE 4000
 
+/**
+ * Close the connection to para_server and deallocate per-command ressources.
+ *
+ * \param ct The client task.
+ *
+ * This frees all ressources of the current command but keeps the configuration
+ * in \p ct->conf.
+ *
+ * \sa \ref client_close().
+ */
+void client_disconnect(struct client_task *ct)
+{
+       if (!ct)
+               return;
+       if (ct->scc.fd >= 0)
+               close(ct->scc.fd);
+       free_argv(ct->features);
+       sc_free(ct->scc.recv);
+       ct->scc.recv = NULL;
+       sc_free(ct->scc.send);
+       ct->scc.send = NULL;
+       btr_free_node(ct->btrn);
+       ct->btrn = NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * Close the connection to para_server and free all resources.
  *
  * \param ct Pointer to the client data.
  *
- * \sa client_open.
+ * \sa \ref client_open(), \ref client_disconnect().
  */
 void client_close(struct client_task *ct)
 {
        if (!ct)
                return;
-       if (ct->rc4c.fd >= 0)
-               close(ct->rc4c.fd);
+       client_disconnect(ct);
        free(ct->user);
        free(ct->config_file);
        free(ct->key_file);
        client_cmdline_parser_free(&ct->conf);
+       free(ct->challenge_hash);
+       sb_free(ct->sbc);
        free(ct);
 }
 
@@ -69,19 +93,20 @@ static void client_pre_select(struct sched *s, struct task *t)
        struct client_task *ct = container_of(t, struct client_task, task);
        struct btr_node *btrn = ct->btrn;
 
-       if (ct->rc4c.fd < 0)
+       if (ct->scc.fd < 0)
                return;
        switch (ct->status) {
        case CL_CONNECTED:
        case CL_SENT_AUTH:
        case CL_SENT_CH_RESPONSE:
        case CL_SENT_COMMAND:
-               para_fd_set(ct->rc4c.fd, &s->rfds, &s->max_fileno);
+               para_fd_set(ct->scc.fd, &s->rfds, &s->max_fileno);
                return;
 
        case CL_RECEIVED_WELCOME:
        case CL_RECEIVED_PROCEED:
-               para_fd_set(ct->rc4c.fd, &s->wfds, &s->max_fileno);
+       case CL_RECEIVED_CHALLENGE:
+               para_fd_set(ct->scc.fd, &s->wfds, &s->max_fileno);
                return;
 
        case CL_RECEIVING:
@@ -90,7 +115,7 @@ static void client_pre_select(struct sched *s, struct task *t)
                        if (ret < 0)
                                sched_min_delay(s);
                        else
-                               para_fd_set(ct->rc4c.fd, &s->rfds,
+                               para_fd_set(ct->scc.fd, &s->rfds,
                                        &s->max_fileno);
                }
                return;
@@ -100,24 +125,124 @@ static void client_pre_select(struct sched *s, struct task *t)
                        if (ret < 0)
                                sched_min_delay(s);
                        else
-                               para_fd_set(ct->rc4c.fd, &s->wfds,
+                               para_fd_set(ct->scc.fd, &s->wfds,
                                        &s->max_fileno);
                }
                return;
        }
 }
 
-static ssize_t client_recv_buffer(struct client_task *ct, char *buf, size_t len)
+static int client_recv_buffer(struct client_task *ct, fd_set *rfds,
+               char *buf, size_t sz, size_t *n)
 {
-       ssize_t ret;
+       int ret;
 
        if (ct->status < CL_SENT_CH_RESPONSE)
-               ret = recv_buffer(ct->rc4c.fd, buf, len);
-       else
-               ret = rc4_recv_buffer(&ct->rc4c, buf, len);
+               return read_nonblock(ct->scc.fd, buf, sz, rfds, n);
+
+       *n = 0;
+       ret = sc_recv_buffer(&ct->scc, buf, sz);
+       /*
+        * sc_recv_buffer is used with blocking fds elsewhere, so it
+        * does not use the nonblock-API. Therefore we need to
+        * check for EOF and EAGAIN.
+        */
        if (ret == 0)
                return -E_SERVER_EOF;
-       return ret;
+       if (ret == -ERRNO_TO_PARA_ERROR(EAGAIN))
+               return 0;
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       *n = ret;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int send_sb(struct client_task *ct, void *buf, size_t numbytes,
+               enum sb_designator band, bool dont_free)
+{
+       int ret, fd = ct->scc.fd;
+       struct iovec iov[2];
+
+       if (!ct->sbc) {
+               struct sb_buffer sbb;
+               sb_transformation trafo = ct->status < CL_RECEIVED_PROCEED?
+                       NULL : sc_trafo;
+               sbb = (typeof(sbb))SBB_INIT(band, buf, numbytes);
+               ct->sbc = sb_new_send(&sbb, dont_free, trafo, ct->scc.send);
+       }
+       ret = sb_get_send_buffers(ct->sbc, iov);
+       ret = xwritev(fd, iov, ret);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               sb_free(ct->sbc);
+               ct->sbc = NULL;
+               return ret;
+       }
+       if (sb_sent(ct->sbc, ret)) {
+               ct->sbc = NULL;
+               return 1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int recv_sb(struct client_task *ct, fd_set *rfds,
+               struct sb_buffer *result)
+{
+       int ret;
+       size_t n;
+       sb_transformation trafo;
+       void *trafo_context;
+       struct iovec iov;
+
+       if (!FD_ISSET(ct->scc.fd, rfds))
+               return 0;
+       if (ct->status < CL_SENT_CH_RESPONSE)
+               trafo = trafo_context = NULL;
+       else {
+               trafo = sc_trafo;
+               trafo_context = ct->scc.recv;
+       }
+       if (!ct->sbc)
+               ct->sbc = sb_new_recv(0, trafo, trafo_context);
+again:
+       sb_get_recv_buffer(ct->sbc, &iov);
+       ret = read_nonblock(ct->scc.fd, iov.iov_base, iov.iov_len, rfds, &n);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               sb_free(ct->sbc);
+               ct->sbc = NULL;
+               return ret;
+       }
+       if (n == 0)
+               return 0;
+       if (!sb_received(ct->sbc, n, result))
+               goto again;
+       ct->sbc = NULL;
+       return 1;
+}
+
+
+static char **parse_features(char *buf)
+{
+       int i;
+       const char id[] = "\nFeatures: ";
+       char *p, *q, **features;
+
+       p = strstr(buf, id);
+       if (!p)
+               return NULL;
+       p += strlen(id);
+       q = strchr(p, '\n');
+       if (!q)
+               return NULL;
+       *q = '\0';
+       create_argv(p, ",", &features);
+       for (i = 0; features[i]; i++)
+               PARA_INFO_LOG("server feature: %s\n", features[i]);
+       return features;
+}
+
+static bool has_feature(const char *feature, struct client_task *ct)
+{
+       return find_arg(feature, ct->features) >= 0? true : false;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -138,80 +263,119 @@ static void client_post_select(struct sched *s, struct task *t)
        struct client_task *ct = container_of(t, struct client_task, task);
        struct btr_node *btrn = ct->btrn;
        int ret = 0;
+       size_t n;
        char buf[CLIENT_BUFSIZE];
 
        t->error = 0;
-       if (ct->rc4c.fd < 0)
+       if (ct->scc.fd < 0)
                return;
        switch (ct->status) {
        case CL_CONNECTED: /* receive welcome message */
-               if (!FD_ISSET(ct->rc4c.fd, &s->rfds))
-                       return;
-               ret = client_recv_buffer(ct, buf, sizeof(buf));
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
+               ret = client_recv_buffer(ct, &s->rfds, buf, sizeof(buf), &n);
+               if (ret < 0 || n == 0)
+                       goto out;
+               ct->features = parse_features(buf);
                ct->status = CL_RECEIVED_WELCOME;
                return;
        case CL_RECEIVED_WELCOME: /* send auth command */
-               sprintf(buf, AUTH_REQUEST_MSG "%s", ct->user);
-               PARA_INFO_LOG("--> %s\n", buf);
-               if (!FD_ISSET(ct->rc4c.fd, &s->wfds))
+               if (!FD_ISSET(ct->scc.fd, &s->wfds))
                        return;
-               ret = send_buffer(ct->rc4c.fd, buf);
+               if (has_feature("sideband", ct)) {
+                       ct->use_sideband = true;
+                       sprintf(buf, AUTH_REQUEST_MSG "%s sideband", ct->user);
+               } else
+                       sprintf(buf, AUTH_REQUEST_MSG "%s", ct->user);
+               PARA_INFO_LOG("--> %s\n", buf);
+               ret = write_buffer(ct->scc.fd, buf);
                if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
+                       goto out;
                ct->status = CL_SENT_AUTH;
                return;
        case CL_SENT_AUTH:
                /*
-                * Receive challenge and rc4 keys, decrypt the challenge and
+                * Receive challenge and session keys, decrypt the challenge and
                 * send back the hash of the decrypted challenge.
                 */
                {
-               /* decrypted challenge/rc4 buffer */
+               /* decrypted challenge/session key buffer */
                unsigned char crypt_buf[1024];
                /* the SHA1 of the decrypted challenge */
-               unsigned char challenge_sha1[HASH_SIZE];
 
-               if (!FD_ISSET(ct->rc4c.fd, &s->rfds))
-                       return;
-               ret = client_recv_buffer(ct, buf, sizeof(buf));
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
-               PARA_INFO_LOG("<-- [challenge] (%d bytes)\n", ret);
-               ret = para_decrypt_buffer(ct->key_file, crypt_buf,
-                       (unsigned char *)buf, ret);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
-               sha1_hash((char *)crypt_buf, CHALLENGE_SIZE, challenge_sha1);
-               RC4_set_key(&ct->rc4c.send_key, RC4_KEY_LEN,
-                       crypt_buf + CHALLENGE_SIZE);
-               RC4_set_key(&ct->rc4c.recv_key, RC4_KEY_LEN,
-                       crypt_buf + CHALLENGE_SIZE + RC4_KEY_LEN);
-               hash_to_asc(challenge_sha1, buf);
+               if (ct->use_sideband) {
+                       struct sb_buffer sbb;
+                       ret = recv_sb(ct, &s->rfds, &sbb);
+                       if (ret <= 0)
+                               goto out;
+                       if (sbb.band != SBD_CHALLENGE) {
+                               ret = -E_BAD_BAND;
+                               free(sbb.iov.iov_base);
+                                       goto out;
+                       }
+                       n = sbb.iov.iov_len;
+                       PARA_INFO_LOG("<-- [challenge] (%zu bytes)\n", n);
+                       ret = priv_decrypt(ct->key_file, crypt_buf,
+                               sbb.iov.iov_base, n);
+                       free(sbb.iov.iov_base);
+                       if (ret < 0)
+                               goto out;
+               } else {
+                       ret = client_recv_buffer(ct, &s->rfds, buf, sizeof(buf), &n);
+                       if (ret < 0 || n == 0)
+                               goto out;
+                       PARA_INFO_LOG("<-- [challenge] (%zu bytes)\n", n);
+                       ret = priv_decrypt(ct->key_file, crypt_buf,
+                               (unsigned char *)buf, n);
+                       if (ret < 0)
+                               goto out;
+               }
+               ct->challenge_hash = para_malloc(HASH_SIZE);
+               hash_function((char *)crypt_buf, CHALLENGE_SIZE, ct->challenge_hash);
+               ct->scc.send = sc_new(crypt_buf + CHALLENGE_SIZE, SESSION_KEY_LEN);
+               ct->scc.recv = sc_new(crypt_buf + CHALLENGE_SIZE + SESSION_KEY_LEN,
+                       SESSION_KEY_LEN);
+               hash_to_asc(ct->challenge_hash, buf);
                PARA_INFO_LOG("--> %s\n", buf);
-               ret = send_bin_buffer(ct->rc4c.fd, (char *)challenge_sha1,
-                       HASH_SIZE);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
-               ct->status = CL_SENT_CH_RESPONSE;
+               ct->status = CL_RECEIVED_CHALLENGE;
                return;
                }
+       case CL_RECEIVED_CHALLENGE:
+               if (ct->use_sideband) {
+                       ret = send_sb(ct, ct->challenge_hash, HASH_SIZE,
+                               SBD_CHALLENGE_RESPONSE, false);
+                       if (ret != 0)
+                               ct->challenge_hash = NULL;
+                       if (ret <= 0)
+                               goto out;
+               } else {
+                       ret = write_all(ct->scc.fd, (char *)ct->challenge_hash, HASH_SIZE);
+                       if (ret < 0)
+                               goto out;
+               }
+               ct->status = CL_SENT_CH_RESPONSE;
+               goto out;
        case CL_SENT_CH_RESPONSE: /* read server response */
                {
-               size_t bytes_received;
-               if (!FD_ISSET(ct->rc4c.fd, &s->rfds))
-                       return;
-               ret = client_recv_buffer(ct, buf, sizeof(buf));
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
-               bytes_received = ret;
+               if (ct->use_sideband) {
+                       struct sb_buffer sbb;
+                       ret = recv_sb(ct, &s->rfds, &sbb);
+                       if (ret <= 0)
+                               goto out;
+                       free(sbb.iov.iov_base);
+                       if (sbb.band != SBD_PROCEED)
+                               ret = -E_BAD_BAND;
+                       else
+                               ct->status = CL_RECEIVED_PROCEED;
+                       goto out;
+               }
+               ret = client_recv_buffer(ct, &s->rfds, buf, sizeof(buf), &n);
+               if (ret < 0 || n == 0)
+                       goto out;
                /* check if server has sent "Proceed" message */
                ret = -E_CLIENT_AUTH;
-               if (bytes_received < PROCEED_MSG_LEN)
-                       goto err;
+               if (n < PROCEED_MSG_LEN)
+                       goto out;
                if (!strstr(buf, PROCEED_MSG))
-                       goto err;
+                       goto out;
                ct->status = CL_RECEIVED_PROCEED;
                return;
                }
@@ -219,7 +383,7 @@ static void client_post_select(struct sched *s, struct task *t)
                {
                int i;
                char *command = NULL;
-               if (!FD_ISSET(ct->rc4c.fd, &s->wfds))
+               if (!FD_ISSET(ct->scc.fd, &s->wfds))
                        return;
                for (i = 0; i < ct->conf.inputs_num; i++) {
                        char *tmp = command;
@@ -229,33 +393,30 @@ static void client_post_select(struct sched *s, struct task *t)
                }
                command = para_strcat(command, EOC_MSG "\n");
                PARA_DEBUG_LOG("--> %s\n", command);
-               ret = rc4_send_buffer(&ct->rc4c, command);
+               ret = sc_send_buffer(&ct->scc, command);
                free(command);
                if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
+                       goto out;
                ct->status = CL_SENT_COMMAND;
                return;
                }
        case CL_SENT_COMMAND:
                {
                char *buf2;
-               if (!FD_ISSET(ct->rc4c.fd, &s->rfds))
-                       return;
                /* can not use "buf" here because we need a malloced buffer */
                buf2 = para_malloc(CLIENT_BUFSIZE);
-               ret = client_recv_buffer(ct, buf2, CLIENT_BUFSIZE);
-               if (ret < 0) {
+               ret = client_recv_buffer(ct, &s->rfds, buf2, CLIENT_BUFSIZE, &n);
+               if (n > 0) {
+                       if (strstr(buf2, AWAITING_DATA_MSG)) {
+                               free(buf2);
+                               ct->status = CL_SENDING;
+                               return;
+                       }
+                       ct->status = CL_RECEIVING;
+                       btr_add_output(buf2, n, btrn);
+               } else
                        free(buf2);
-                       goto err;
-               }
-               if (strstr(buf2, AWAITING_DATA_MSG)) {
-                       free(buf2);
-                       ct->status = CL_SENDING;
-                       return;
-               }
-               ct->status = CL_RECEIVING;
-               btr_add_output(buf2, ret, btrn);
-               return;
+               goto out;
                }
        case CL_SENDING:
                {
@@ -263,15 +424,15 @@ static void client_post_select(struct sched *s, struct task *t)
                size_t sz;
                ret = btr_node_status(btrn, 0, BTR_NT_LEAF);
                if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
+                       goto out;
                if (ret == 0)
                        return;
-               if (!FD_ISSET(ct->rc4c.fd, &s->wfds))
+               if (!FD_ISSET(ct->scc.fd, &s->wfds))
                        return;
                sz = btr_next_buffer(btrn, &buf2);
-               ret = rc4_send_bin_buffer(&ct->rc4c, buf2, sz);
+               ret = sc_send_bin_buffer(&ct->scc, buf2, sz);
                if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
+                       goto out;
                btr_consume(btrn, sz);
                return;
                }
@@ -280,96 +441,109 @@ static void client_post_select(struct sched *s, struct task *t)
                char *buf2;
                ret = btr_node_status(btrn, 0, BTR_NT_ROOT);
                if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
+                       goto out;
                if (ret == 0)
                        return;
-               if (!FD_ISSET(ct->rc4c.fd, &s->rfds))
+               /*
+                * The FD_ISSET() is not strictly necessary, but is allows us
+                * to skip the malloc below if there is nothing to read anyway.
+                */
+               if (!FD_ISSET(ct->scc.fd, &s->rfds))
                        return;
                buf2 = para_malloc(CLIENT_BUFSIZE);
-               ret = client_recv_buffer(ct, buf2, CLIENT_BUFSIZE);
-               if (ret < 0) {
+               ret = client_recv_buffer(ct, &s->rfds, buf2, CLIENT_BUFSIZE, &n);
+               if (n > 0) {
+                       buf2 = para_realloc(buf2, n);
+                       btr_add_output(buf2, n, btrn);
+               } else
                        free(buf2);
-                       goto err;
-               }
-               buf2 = para_realloc(buf2, ret);
-               btr_add_output(buf2, ret, btrn);
-               return;
+               goto out;
                }
        }
-err:
+out:
        t->error = ret;
        if (ret < 0) {
-               if (ret != -E_SERVER_EOF && ret != -E_BTR_EOF)
+               if (ret != -E_SERVER_EOF && ret != -E_BTR_EOF && ret != -E_EOF)
                        PARA_ERROR_LOG("%s\n", para_strerror(-t->error));
                btr_remove_node(btrn);
        }
 }
 
-/* connect to para_server and register the client task */
-static int client_connect(struct client_task *ct)
+/**
+ * Connect to para_server and register the client task.
+ *
+ * \param ct The initialized client task structure.
+ * \param s The scheduler instance to register the client task to.
+ * \param parent The parent node of the client btr node.
+ * \param child The child node of the client node.
+ *
+ * The client task structure given by \a ct  must be allocated and initialized
+ * by \ref client_parse_config() before this function is called.
+ *
+ * \return Standard.
+ */
+int client_connect(struct client_task *ct, struct sched *s,
+               struct btr_node *parent, struct btr_node *child)
 {
        int ret;
 
-       ct->rc4c.fd = -1;
-       ret = makesock(AF_UNSPEC, IPPROTO_TCP, 0, ct->conf.hostname_arg,
+       PARA_NOTICE_LOG("connecting %s:%d\n", ct->conf.hostname_arg,
                ct->conf.server_port_arg);
+       ct->scc.fd = -1;
+       ret = para_connect_simple(IPPROTO_TCP, ct->conf.hostname_arg,
+                                              ct->conf.server_port_arg);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
-       ct->rc4c.fd = ret;
-       ct->status = CL_CONNECTED;
-       ret = mark_fd_nonblocking(ct->rc4c.fd);
+       ct->scc.fd = ret;
+       ret = mark_fd_nonblocking(ct->scc.fd);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto err_out;
+       ct->status = CL_CONNECTED;
+       ct->btrn = btr_new_node(&(struct btr_node_description)
+               EMBRACE(.name = "client", .parent = parent, .child = child));
        ct->task.pre_select = client_pre_select;
        ct->task.post_select = client_post_select;
+       ct->task.error = 0;
        sprintf(ct->task.status, "client");
-       register_task(&ct->task);
+       register_task(s, &ct->task);
        return 1;
 err_out:
-       close(ct->rc4c.fd);
-       ct->rc4c.fd = -1;
+       close(ct->scc.fd);
+       ct->scc.fd = -1;
        return ret;
 }
 
 /**
- * Open connection to para_server.
+ * Parse a client configuration.
  *
  * \param argc Usual argument count.
  * \param argv Usual argument vector.
- * \param ct_ptr Points to dynamically allocated and initialized client task
- * struct upon successful return.
+ * \param ct_ptr Filled in by this function.
  * \param loglevel If not \p NULL, the number of the loglevel is stored here.
  *
- * Check the command line options given by \a argc and argv, set default values
- * for user name and rsa key file, read further option from the config file.
- * Finally, establish a connection to para_server.
+ * This checks the command line options given by \a argc and \a argv, sets
+ * default values for the user name and the name of the rsa key file and reads
+ * further options from the config file.
  *
- * \return Standard.
+ * Upon successful return, \a ct_ptr points to a dynamically allocated and
+ * initialized client task struct.
+ *
+ * \return The number of non-option arguments in \a argc/argv on success,
+ * negative on errors.
  */
-int client_open(int argc, char *argv[], struct client_task **ct_ptr,
-               int *loglevel, struct btr_node *parent, struct btr_node *child)
+int client_parse_config(int argc, char *argv[], struct client_task **ct_ptr,
+               int *loglevel)
 {
        char *home = para_homedir();
        int ret;
        struct client_task *ct = para_calloc(sizeof(struct client_task));
 
-       ct->btrn = btr_new_node(&(struct btr_node_description)
-               EMBRACE(.name = "client", .parent = parent, .child = child));
        *ct_ptr = ct;
-       ct->rc4c.fd = -1;
+       ct->scc.fd = -1;
        ret = -E_CLIENT_SYNTAX;
        if (client_cmdline_parser(argc, argv, &ct->conf))
                goto out;
        HANDLE_VERSION_FLAG("client", ct->conf);
-       ret = -E_CLIENT_SYNTAX;
-       if (!ct->conf.inputs_num)
-               goto out;
-       ct->user = ct->conf.user_given?
-               para_strdup(ct->conf.user_arg) : para_logname();
-
-       ct->key_file = ct->conf.key_file_given?
-               para_strdup(ct->conf.key_file_arg) :
-               make_message("%s/.paraslash/key.%s", home, ct->user);
 
        ct->config_file = ct->conf.config_file_given?
                para_strdup(ct->conf.config_file_arg) :
@@ -392,22 +566,71 @@ int client_open(int argc, char *argv[], struct client_task **ct_ptr,
                        &ct->conf, &params))
                        goto out;
        }
+       ct->user = ct->conf.user_given?
+               para_strdup(ct->conf.user_arg) : para_logname();
+
+       if (ct->conf.key_file_given)
+               ct->key_file = para_strdup(ct->conf.key_file_arg);
+       else {
+               ct->key_file = make_message("%s/.paraslash/key.%s",
+                       home, ct->user);
+               if (!file_exists(ct->key_file)) {
+                       free(ct->key_file);
+                       ct->key_file = make_message("%s/.ssh/id_rsa", home);
+               }
+       }
+
        if (loglevel)
                *loglevel = get_loglevel_by_name(ct->conf.loglevel_arg);
        PARA_INFO_LOG("loglevel: %s\n", ct->conf.loglevel_arg);
        PARA_INFO_LOG("config_file: %s\n", ct->config_file);
        PARA_INFO_LOG("key_file: %s\n", ct->key_file);
-       PARA_NOTICE_LOG("connecting %s:%d\n", ct->conf.hostname_arg,
-               ct->conf.server_port_arg);
-       ret = client_connect(ct);
+       ret = ct->conf.inputs_num;
 out:
        free(home);
        if (ret < 0) {
                PARA_ERROR_LOG("%s\n", para_strerror(-ret));
-               btr_remove_node(ct->btrn);
-               btr_free_node(ct->btrn);
                client_close(ct);
                *ct_ptr = NULL;
        }
        return ret;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Parse the client configuration and open a connection to para_server.
+ *
+ * \param argc See \ref client_parse_config.
+ * \param argv See \ref client_parse_config.
+ * \param ct_ptr See \ref client_parse_config.
+ * \param loglevel See \ref client_parse_config.
+ * \param parent See \ref client_connect().
+ * \param child See \ref client_connect().
+ * \param sched See \ref client_connect().
+ *
+ * This function combines client_parse_config() and client_connect(). It is
+ * considered a syntax error if no command was given, i.e. if the number
+ * of non-option arguments is zero.
+ *
+ * \return Standard.
+ */
+int client_open(int argc, char *argv[], struct client_task **ct_ptr,
+               int *loglevel, struct btr_node *parent, struct btr_node *child,
+               struct sched *sched)
+{
+       int ret = client_parse_config(argc, argv, ct_ptr, loglevel);
+
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       if (ret == 0) {
+               ret = -E_CLIENT_SYNTAX;
+               goto fail;
+       }
+       ret = client_connect(*ct_ptr, sched, parent, child);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto fail;
+       return 1;
+fail:
+       client_close(*ct_ptr);
+       *ct_ptr = NULL;
+       return ret;
+}