lib/rush/box.rb in rush-0.1 vs lib/rush/box.rb in rush-0.2

@@ -47,9 +47,28 @@
 		connection.processes.map do |ps|
 			Rush::Process.new(ps, self)
 		end
 	end
 
+	# Execute a command in the standard unix shell.  Until the day when it's no
+	# longer needed...
+	def bash(command)
+		connection.bash(command)
+	end
+
+	# Returns true if the box is responding to commands.
+	def alive?
+		connection.alive?
+	end
+
+	# This is called automatically the first time an action is invoked, but you
+	# may wish to call it manually ahead of time in order to have the tunnel
+	# already set up and running.  You can also use this to pass a timeout option,
+	# either :timeout => (seconds) or :timeout => :infinite.
+	def establish_connection(options={})
+		connection.ensure_tunnel(options)
+	end
+
 	def connection         # :nodoc:
 		@connection ||= make_connection
 	end
 
 	def make_connection    # :nodoc: