org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol
Interface ProtocolSocketFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:

SecureProtocolSocketFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultProtocolSocketFactory

public interface ProtocolSocketFactory

A factory for creating Sockets.

Both Object.equals() and Object.hashCode() should be overridden appropriately. Protocol socket factories are used to uniquely identify Protocols and HostConfigurations, and equals() and hashCode() are required for the correct operation of some connection managers.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Michael Becke, Mike Bowler

See Also:

Protocol

Method Summary

Socket	createSocket(String host, int port) Gets a new socket connection to the given host.
Socket	createSocket(String host, int port, InetAddress clientHost, int clientPort) Gets a new socket connection to the given host.

Method Detail

createSocket

public Socket createSocket(String host,
                           int port,
                           InetAddress clientHost,
                           int clientPort)
                    throws IOException,
                           UnknownHostException

Gets a new socket connection to the given host.

Parameters:

host - the host name/IP

port - the port on the host

clientHost - the local host name/IP to bind the socket to

clientPort - the port on the local machine

Returns:

Socket a new socket

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while creating the socket

UnknownHostException - if the IP address of the host cannot be determined

createSocket

public Socket createSocket(String host,
                           int port)
                    throws IOException,
                           UnknownHostException

Gets a new socket connection to the given host.

Parameters:

host - the host name/IP

port - the port on the host

Returns:

Socket a new socket

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while creating the socket

UnknownHostException - if the IP address of the host cannot be determined