1 /* SocketFactory.java -- factory for client sockets.
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37 
38 
39 package javax.net;
40 
41 import java.io.IOException;
42 
43 import java.net.InetAddress;
44 import java.net.Socket;
45 import java.net.UnknownHostException;
46 
47 import java.security.Security;
48 
49 /**
50  * A factory for client sockets. The purpose of this class is to serve
51  * as the superclass of server socket factories that produce client
52  * sockets of a particular type, such as <i>Secure Socket Layer</i>
53  * (<b>SSL</b>) sockets.
54  *
55  * @author Casey Marshall (rsdio@metastatic.org)
56  */
57 public abstract class SocketFactory
58 {
59 
60   // Constructor.
61   // -------------------------------------------------------------------
62 
63   /**
64    * Default 0-arguments constructor.
65    */
SocketFactory()66   protected SocketFactory()
67   {
68     super();
69   }
70 
71   // Class methods.
72   // -------------------------------------------------------------------
73 
74   /**
75    * Returns the default socket factory. The type of factory
76    * returned may depend upon the installation.
77    *
78    * @return The default socket factory.
79    */
getDefault()80   public static synchronized SocketFactory getDefault()
81   {
82     try
83       {
84         String s = Security.getProperty("gnu.defaultSocketFactory");
85         if (s != null)
86           {
87             Class c = Class.forName(s);
88             return (SocketFactory) c.newInstance();
89           }
90       }
91     catch (Exception e)
92       {
93       }
94     return new VanillaSocketFactory();
95   }
96 
97   // Instance methods.
98   // -------------------------------------------------------------------
99 
100   /**
101    * Returns an unbound client socket.
102    *
103    * @return The new, unbound socket.
104    */
createSocket()105   public Socket createSocket() throws IOException
106   {
107     throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
108   }
109 
110   /**
111    * Creates a socket connected to a given host on a given port.
112    *
113    * @param host The hostname to connect to.
114    * @param port The port on <i>host</i> to connect to.
115    * @return A socket connected to <i>host</i> on <i>port</i>.
116    * @throws IOException If a network error occurs.
117    * @throws UnknownHostException If <i>host</i> cannot be resolved.
118    */
createSocket(String host, int port)119   public abstract Socket createSocket(String host, int port) throws IOException, UnknownHostException;
120 
121   /**
122    * Creates a socket connected to a given host on a given port,
123    * connecting locally to the interface with the given address and port.
124    *
125    * @param host The hostname to connect to.
126    * @param port The port on <i>host</i> to connect to.
127    * @param localHost The address of the local interface to bind to.
128    * @param localPort The local port to bind to.
129    * @return A socket connected to <i>host</i> on <i>port</i>.
130    * @throws IOException If a network error occurs.
131    * @throws UnknownHostException If <i>host</i> cannot be resolved.
132    */
createSocket(String host, int port, InetAddress localHost, int localPort)133   public abstract Socket createSocket(String host, int port, InetAddress localHost, int localPort) throws IOException, UnknownHostException;
134 
135   /**
136    * Creates a socket connected to a given host on a given port.
137    *
138    * @param host The host address to connect to.
139    * @param port The port on <i>host</i> to connect to.
140    * @return A socket connected to <i>host</i> on <i>port</i>.
141    * @throws IOException If a network error occurs.
142    */
createSocket(InetAddress host, int port)143   public abstract Socket createSocket(InetAddress host, int port) throws IOException;
144 
145   /**
146    * Creates a socket connected to a given host on a given port,
147    * connecting locally to the interface with the given address and port.
148    *
149    * @param host The host address  to connect to.
150    * @param port The port on <i>host</i> to connect to.
151    * @param localHost The address of the local interface to bind to.
152    * @param localPort The local port to bind to.
153    * @return A socket connected to <i>host</i> on <i>port</i>.
154    * @throws IOException If a network error occurs.
155    */
createSocket(InetAddress hast, int port, InetAddress localHost, int localPort)156   public abstract Socket createSocket(InetAddress hast, int port, InetAddress localHost, int localPort) throws IOException;
157 }
158