Telnet Bridge
Telnet Bridge
The telnet_bridge module allows “bridged” Telnet connections from your board to other Telnet services (such as other BBSes!).
Configuration
Config Block
Available config entries:
host: Hostname or IP address to connect to.port: Port to connect to. Defaults to the standard Telnet port of23.font: A SyncTERM style font. Useful for example if you would like to connect form a “DOS” style BBS to an Amiga. See the general art documentation on SyncTERM Style Fonts.
Example
Below is an example menu.hjson entry that would connect to Xibalba:
{
telnetBridgeXibalba: {
desc: Xibalba BBS
module: telnet_bridge
config: {
host: xibalba.l33t.codes
port: 45510
}
}
}
Using Extra Args
The telnet_bridge module can also accept standard extraArgs of the same configuration arguments described above. This can be illustrated with an example:
telnetBridgeMenu: {
desc: Telnet Bridge
art: telnet_bridge
config: {
font: cp437
}
form: {
0: {
mci: {
VM1: {
argName: selection
items: [
{
board: BLACK Flag
soft: Mystic
data: bf
}
{
board: Xibalba
soft: ENiGMA½
data: xib
}
]
// sort by 'board' fields above
sort: board
submit: true
}
}
submit: {
*: [
{
value: { "selection" : "bf" }
action: @menu:telnetBridgeFromExtraFlags
extraArgs: {
host: blackflag.acid.org
}
}
{
value: { "selection" : "xib" }
action: @menu:telnetBridgeFromExtraFlags
extraArgs: {
host: xibalba.l33t.codes
port: 44510
}
}
]
}
}
}
}
telnetBridgeFromExtraFlags: {
desc: Telnet Bridge
module: telnet_bridge
}
Here we’ve created a lightbar menu with custom items in which we’d use itemFormat’s with in a theme. When the user selects an item, the telnetBridgeFromExtraFlags menu is instantiated using the supplied extraArgs.