Implement use_agent option to get signing key from ssh-agent. (#117)

plugins/module_utils/crypto/openssh.py

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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# (c) 2020, Doug Stanley <doug+ansible@technologixllc.com>
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+import re
+
+
+def parse_openssh_version(version_string):
+    """Parse the version output of ssh -V and return version numbers that can be compared"""
+
+    parsed_result = re.match(
+        r"^.*openssh_(?P<version>[0-9.]+)(p?[0-9]+)[^0-9]*.*$", version_string.lower()
+    )
+    if parsed_result is not None:
+        version = parsed_result.group("version").strip()
+    else:
+        version = None
+
+    return version