Start work on remote control passwords

kitty/conf/utils.py

@@ -79,24 +79,27 @@ class ToCmdline:
         self.override_env.update(override)
         return self
 
-    def __call__(self, x: str) -> List[str]:
-        return list(
+    def __call__(self, x: str, expand: bool = True) -> List[str]:
+        ans = shlex.split(x)
+        if expand:
+            ans = list(
                 map(
                     lambda y: expandvars(
                         os.path.expanduser(y),
                         os.environ if self.override_env is None else self.override_env,
                         fallback_to_os_env=False
                     ),
-                shlex.split(x)
+                    ans
                 )
             )
+        return ans
 
 
 to_cmdline_implementation = ToCmdline()
 
 
-def to_cmdline(x: str) -> List[str]:
-    return to_cmdline_implementation(x)
+def to_cmdline(x: str, expand: bool = True) -> List[str]:
+    return to_cmdline_implementation(x, expand)
 
 
 def python_string(text: str) -> str:

kitty/options/definition.py

@@ -2687,6 +2687,32 @@ their stdout/stderr/stdin no longer work.
 '''
     )
 
+opt('+remote_control_password', '', option_type='remote_control_password', add_to_default=False,
+    long_text='''
+Allow other programs to control kitty using passwords. This option can be specified multiple
+times to add multiple passwords. If no passwords are present kitty will ask the user for
+permission if a program tries to use remote control with a password. A password can also
+*optionally* be associated with a set of allowed remote control actions. For example::
+
+    remote_control_password "my passphrase" get-colors set-colors focus-window focus-tab
+
+Only the specified actions will be allowed when using this password.
+Glob patterns can be used too, for example::
+
+    remote_control_password "my passphrase" set-tab-* resize-*
+
+To get a list of available actions, run::
+
+    kitty @ -h
+
+Finally, the path to a python module can be specified that provides a function :code:`is_cmd_allowed`
+that is used to check every remote control command. See :ref:`rc_custom_auth` for details. For example::
+
+    remote_control_password "my passphrase" my_rc_command_checker.py
+
+Relative paths are resolved from the kitty configuration directory.
+''')
+
 opt('allow_remote_control', 'no',
     option_type='allow_remote_control',
     long_text='''

kitty/options/parse.py

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ from kitty.options.utils import (
     deprecated_macos_show_window_title_in_menubar_alias, deprecated_send_text, disable_ligatures,
     edge_width, env, font_features, hide_window_decorations, macos_option_as_alt, macos_titlebar_color,
     modify_font, narrow_symbols, optional_edge_width, parse_map, parse_mouse_map, paste_actions,
-    resize_draw_strategy, scrollback_lines, scrollback_pager_history_size, shell_integration,
-    store_multiple, symbol_map, tab_activity_symbol, tab_bar_edge, tab_bar_margin_height,
-    tab_bar_min_tabs, tab_fade, tab_font_style, tab_separator, tab_title_template, titlebar_color,
-    to_cursor_shape, to_font_size, to_layout_names, to_modifiers, url_prefixes, url_style,
-    visual_window_select_characters, window_border_width, window_size
+    remote_control_password, resize_draw_strategy, scrollback_lines, scrollback_pager_history_size,
+    shell_integration, store_multiple, symbol_map, tab_activity_symbol, tab_bar_edge,
+    tab_bar_margin_height, tab_bar_min_tabs, tab_fade, tab_font_style, tab_separator,
+    tab_title_template, titlebar_color, to_cursor_shape, to_font_size, to_layout_names, to_modifiers,
+    url_prefixes, url_style, visual_window_select_characters, window_border_width, window_size
 )
 
 
@@ -1131,6 +1131,10 @@ class Parser:
     def remember_window_size(self, val: str, ans: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]) -> None:
         ans['remember_window_size'] = to_bool(val)
 
+    def remote_control_password(self, val: str, ans: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]) -> None:
+        for k, v in remote_control_password(val, ans["remote_control_password"]):
+            ans["remote_control_password"][k] = v
+
     def repaint_delay(self, val: str, ans: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]) -> None:
         ans['repaint_delay'] = positive_int(val)
 
@@ -1370,6 +1374,7 @@ def create_result_dict() -> typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]:
         'kitten_alias': {},
         'modify_font': {},
         'narrow_symbols': {},
+        'remote_control_password': {},
         'symbol_map': {},
         'watcher': {},
         'map': [],

kitty/options/types.py

@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ option_names = (  # {{{
  'pointer_shape_when_dragging',
  'pointer_shape_when_grabbed',
  'remember_window_size',
+ 'remote_control_password',
  'repaint_delay',
  'resize_debounce_time',
  'resize_draw_strategy',
@@ -609,6 +610,7 @@ class Options:
     kitten_alias: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}
     modify_font: typing.Dict[str, kitty.fonts.FontModification] = {}
     narrow_symbols: typing.Dict[typing.Tuple[int, int], int] = {}
+    remote_control_password: typing.Dict[str, typing.Tuple[str, ...]] = {}
     symbol_map: typing.Dict[typing.Tuple[int, int], str] = {}
     watcher: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}
     map: typing.List[kitty.options.utils.KeyDefinition] = []
@@ -729,6 +731,7 @@ defaults.font_features = {}
 defaults.kitten_alias = {}
 defaults.modify_font = {}
 defaults.narrow_symbols = {}
+defaults.remote_control_password = {}
 defaults.symbol_map = {}
 defaults.watcher = {}
 defaults.map = [

kitty/options/utils.py

@@ -675,6 +675,16 @@ def config_or_absolute_path(x: str, env: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None) -> Opt
     return resolve_abs_or_config_path(x, env)
 
 
+def remote_control_password(val: str, current_val: Dict[str, str]) -> Iterable[Tuple[str, Tuple[str, ...]]]:
+    val = val.strip()
+    if val:
+        parts = to_cmdline(val, expand=False)
+        if len(parts) == 1:
+            yield parts[0], ()
+        else:
+            yield parts[0], tuple(parts[1:])
+
+
 def allow_remote_control(x: str) -> str:
     if x != 'socket-only':
         x = 'y' if to_bool(x) else 'n'

kitty/remote_control.py

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def do_io(to: Optional[str], send: Dict[str, Any], no_response: bool, response_t
 
 cli_msg = (
         'Control {appname} by sending it commands. Set the'
-        ' :opt:`allow_remote_control` option to yes in :file:`kitty.conf` for this'
+        ' :opt:`allow_remote_control` option in :file:`kitty.conf` or use a password, for this'
         ' to work.'
 ).format(appname=appname)