com.tailf.conf

Interface SocketFactoryCallback

public interface SocketFactoryCallback

Interface for user defined creation of sockets, towards NCS/Confd

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Socket	getSocket(Object caller, InetAddress iaddr, int port) Retrieve a connected socket to a specified destination
Socket	getSocket(Object caller, Socket s) Retrieve a connected socket using a connected socket as basis.
Socket	getSocket(Object caller, String hostname, int port) Retrieve a connected socket to a specified destination
Socket	getUnconnectedSocket(Object caller) Retrieve an unconnected socket.

Method Detail

getUnconnectedSocket

Socket getUnconnectedSocket(Object caller)
                     throws IOException,
                            ConfException

Retrieve an unconnected socket. Such socket can be used when e.g a bind() call is necessary before the connect() is performed. The connect() call is performed by the requestor.

Parameters:

caller - The requestor object instance

Returns:

An unconnected socket

Throws:

IOException

ConfException

getSocket

Socket getSocket(Object caller,
                 Socket s)

Retrieve a connected socket using a connected socket as basis. The default implementation of this method will just return the given socket in the argument.

Parameters:

caller - The requestor object instance

s -

Returns:

the resulting socket

getSocket

Socket getSocket(Object caller,
                 String hostname,
                 int port)
          throws IOException,
                 ConfException

Retrieve a connected socket to a specified destination

Parameters:

caller - The requestor object instance

hostname - The preferred host

port - The preferred port

Returns:

the socket connected to hostname, port

Throws:

IOException

ConfException

getSocket

Socket getSocket(Object caller,
                 InetAddress iaddr,
                 int port)
          throws IOException,
                 ConfException

Retrieve a connected socket to a specified destination

Parameters:

caller - The requestor object instance

iaddr - The preferred address

port - The preferred port

Returns:

the socket connected to iaddr, port

Throws:

IOException

ConfException