HttpClientSocketFactory.java

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package com.sun.jini.jeri.internal.http;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.Socket;

/**
 * Abstraction for objects which provide/configure sockets used by
 * HttpClientConnection instances.
 *
 * @author Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 * 
 */
public interface HttpClientSocketFactory {
    
    /**
     * Creates client socket connected to the given host and port.
     */
    Socket createSocket(String host, int port) throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * Creates layered socket on top of given base socket, for use when
     * tunneling HTTP messages through a proxy.
     */
    Socket createTunnelSocket(Socket s) throws IOException;
}