Method GetNodeVNCStatusWithClient

internal/vnc/service.go:201–214

GetNodeVNCStatusWithClient checks if VNC shell is available for a node using a specific client.

(client *api.Client, nodeName string)

// GetNodeVNCStatusWithClient checks if VNC shell is available for a node using a specific client.
func (s *Service) GetNodeVNCStatusWithClient(client *api.Client, nodeName string) (bool, string) {
	s.logger.Debug("Checking VNC shell status for node: %s", nodeName)

	// Node VNC shells don't work with API token authentication
	if client.IsUsingTokenAuth() {
		s.logger.Debug("VNC shell not available for node %s: using API token authentication", nodeName)

		return false, "Node VNC shells are not supported with API token authentication.\n\nThis is a Proxmox limitation - node VNC shells require password authentication.\n\nTo use node VNC shells:\n1. Configure password authentication instead of API tokens\n2. Set PROXMOX_PASSWORD environment variable\n3. Remove PROXMOX_TOKEN_ID and PROXMOX_TOKEN_SECRET"
	}

	s.logger.Debug("VNC shell available for node %s", nodeName)
	// For nodes with password auth, VNC shell is available if the node is online
	return true, "VNC shell available"
}

// ConnectToVMEmbedded opens an embedded VNC connection to a VM using the built-in noVNC client
// This method supports multiple concurrent sessions - each VM gets its own session.