peerbase.socket
Class SocketFactory

java.lang.Object
  peerbase.socket.SocketFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:

NormalSocketFactory

public abstract class SocketFactory
extends java.lang.Object

Factory for socket implementations. Used by classes of the PeerBase system to generate sockets appropriate for normal use, testing, or educational purposes.

Author:

Nadeem Abdul Hamid

Constructor Summary

SocketFactory()

Method Summary

static SocketFactory	getSocketFactory()
abstract SocketInterface	makeSocket(java.net.Socket socket) Constructs a new SocketInterface object, encapsulating a standard Java API Socket object.
abstract SocketInterface	makeSocket(java.lang.String host, int port) Constructs a new socket object, appropriate to the purpose of the factory.
static void	setSocketFactory(SocketFactory sf)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SocketFactory

public SocketFactory()

Method Detail

getSocketFactory

public static SocketFactory getSocketFactory()

setSocketFactory

public static void setSocketFactory(SocketFactory sf)

makeSocket

public abstract SocketInterface makeSocket(java.lang.String host,
                                           int port)
                                    throws java.io.IOException,
                                           java.net.UnknownHostException

Constructs a new socket object, appropriate to the purpose of the factory.

Parameters:

host - the host name

port - the port number

Returns:

a socket connection object

Throws:

java.io.IOException

java.net.UnknownHostException

makeSocket

public abstract SocketInterface makeSocket(java.net.Socket socket)
                                    throws java.io.IOException

Constructs a new SocketInterface object, encapsulating a standard Java API Socket object.

Parameters:

socket - the socket to encapsulate

Returns:

a socket connection object

Throws:

java.io.IOException