001    /*
002     * Copyright 2009-2016 UnboundID Corp.
003     * All Rights Reserved.
004     */
005    /*
006     * Copyright (C) 2009-2016 UnboundID Corp.
007     *
008     * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
009     * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPLv2 only)
010     * or the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPLv2.1 only)
011     * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
012     *
013     * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
014     * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
015     * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
016     * GNU General Public License for more details.
017     *
018     * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
019     * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses>.
020     */
021    package com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.migrate.ldapjdk;
022    
023    
024    
025    import java.net.Socket;
026    
027    import com.unboundid.util.Extensible;
028    import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafety;
029    import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafetyLevel;
030    
031    
032    
033    /**
034     * This interface defines a method that can be used to construct the socket to
035     * use when communicating with the directory server.
036     * <BR><BR>
037     * This class is primarily intended to be used in the process of updating
038     * applications which use the Netscape Directory SDK for Java to switch to or
039     * coexist with the UnboundID LDAP SDK for Java.  For applications not written
040     * using the Netscape Directory SDK for Java, the standard Java socket factory
041     * may be used directly without the need for the {@code LDAPSocketFactory}
042     * interface.
043     */
044    @Extensible()
045    @ThreadSafety(level=ThreadSafetyLevel.INTERFACE_THREADSAFE)
046    public interface LDAPSocketFactory
047    {
048      /**
049       * Creates a socket to use when connecting to the directory sever.
050       *
051       * @param  host  The address of the server to which the socket should be
052       *               connected.
053       * @param  port  The port of the server to which the socket should be
054       *               connected.
055       *
056       * @return  The connected socket to use to communicate with the directory
057       *          server.
058       *
059       * @throws  LDAPException  If a problem occurs while establishing the
060       *                         connection.
061       */
062      Socket makeSocket(final String host, final int port)
063             throws LDAPException;
064    }