"gcloud compute ssh" wrapper to figure out the zone automatically

gssh

#!/bin/bash

HOST="$1"

if [[ $HOST = *"@"* ]] ; then
    USER=$(echo $HOST | cut -d'@' -f1)
    HOST=$(echo $HOST | cut -d'@' -f2)
fi

gcloud config list | grep 'Your active'
ZONE=$(gcloud compute instances list |grep -E "^$HOST[[:space:]]" | awk '{print $2}')
echo zone: $ZONE
gcloud compute ssh --zone=$ZONE "$@"

Put this in your path and you'll be able to connect to an instance without figuring out its zone in advance:
gssh jody-imageserver-test

If you use multiple configurations (gcloud config) to deal with more than one project, you'll need to be sure you've selected the correct configuration. This wrapper makes that easier.