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+//! ## Params
+//!
+//! file transfer parameters
+
+/**
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * termscp - Copyright (c) 2021 Christian Visintin
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+use super::FileTransferProtocol;
+
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+/// ### FileTransferParams
+///
+/// Holds connection parameters for file transfers
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct FileTransferParams {
+    pub address: String,
+    pub port: u16,
+    pub protocol: FileTransferProtocol,
+    pub username: Option<String>,
+    pub password: Option<String>,
+    pub entry_directory: Option<PathBuf>,
+}
+
+impl FileTransferParams {
+    /// ### new
+    ///
+    /// Instantiates a new `FileTransferParams`
+    pub fn new<S: AsRef<str>>(address: S) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            address: address.as_ref().to_string(),
+            port: 22,
+            protocol: FileTransferProtocol::Sftp,
+            username: None,
+            password: None,
+            entry_directory: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// ### port
+    ///
+    /// Set port for params
+    pub fn port(mut self, port: u16) -> Self {
+        self.port = port;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// ### protocol
+    ///
+    /// Set protocol for params
+    pub fn protocol(mut self, protocol: FileTransferProtocol) -> Self {
+        self.protocol = protocol;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// ### username
+    ///
+    /// Set username for params
+    pub fn username<S: AsRef<str>>(mut self, username: Option<S>) -> Self {
+        self.username = username.map(|x| x.as_ref().to_string());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// ### password
+    ///
+    /// Set password for params
+    pub fn password<S: AsRef<str>>(mut self, password: Option<S>) -> Self {
+        self.password = password.map(|x| x.as_ref().to_string());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// ### entry_directory
+    ///
+    /// Set entry directory
+    pub fn entry_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(mut self, dir: Option<P>) -> Self {
+        self.entry_directory = dir.map(|x| x.as_ref().to_path_buf());
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for FileTransferParams {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new("localhost")
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+
+    use super::*;
+    use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_filetransfer_params() {
+        let params: FileTransferParams = FileTransferParams::new("test.rebex.net")
+            .port(2222)
+            .protocol(FileTransferProtocol::Scp)
+            .username(Some("omar"))
+            .password(Some("foobar"))
+            .entry_directory(Some(&Path::new("/tmp")));
+        assert_eq!(params.address.as_str(), "test.rebex.net");
+        assert_eq!(params.port, 2222);
+        assert_eq!(params.protocol, FileTransferProtocol::Scp);
+        assert_eq!(params.username.as_ref().unwrap(), "omar");
+        assert_eq!(params.password.as_ref().unwrap(), "foobar");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_filetransfer_params_default() {
+        let params: FileTransferParams = FileTransferParams::default();
+        assert_eq!(params.address.as_str(), "localhost");
+        assert_eq!(params.port, 22);
+        assert_eq!(params.protocol, FileTransferProtocol::Sftp);
+        assert!(params.username.is_none());
+        assert!(params.password.is_none());
+    }
+}