001/*
002 * Copyright 2009-2020 Ping Identity Corporation
003 * All Rights Reserved.
004 */
005/*
006 * Copyright 2009-2020 Ping Identity Corporation
007 *
008 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
009 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
010 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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019 */
020/*
021 * Copyright (C) 2009-2020 Ping Identity Corporation
022 *
023 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
024 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPLv2 only)
025 * or the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPLv2.1 only)
026 * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
027 *
028 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
029 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
030 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
031 * GNU General Public License for more details.
032 *
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035 */
036package com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.migrate.ldapjdk;
037
038
039
040import java.net.Socket;
041
042import com.unboundid.util.Extensible;
043import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafety;
044import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafetyLevel;
045
046
047
048/**
049 * This interface defines a method that can be used to construct the socket to
050 * use when communicating with the directory server.
051 * <BR><BR>
052 * This class is primarily intended to be used in the process of updating
053 * applications which use the Netscape Directory SDK for Java to switch to or
054 * coexist with the UnboundID LDAP SDK for Java.  For applications not written
055 * using the Netscape Directory SDK for Java, the standard Java socket factory
056 * may be used directly without the need for the {@code LDAPSocketFactory}
057 * interface.
058 */
059@Extensible()
060@ThreadSafety(level=ThreadSafetyLevel.INTERFACE_THREADSAFE)
061public interface LDAPSocketFactory
062{
063  /**
064   * Creates a socket to use when connecting to the directory sever.
065   *
066   * @param  host  The address of the server to which the socket should be
067   *               connected.
068   * @param  port  The port of the server to which the socket should be
069   *               connected.
070   *
071   * @return  The connected socket to use to communicate with the directory
072   *          server.
073   *
074   * @throws  LDAPException  If a problem occurs while establishing the
075   *                         connection.
076   */
077  Socket makeSocket(String host, int port)
078         throws LDAPException;
079}