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package org.apache.geode.distributed;

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

/**
 * Interface <code>ClientSocketFactory</code> is used to create non-default client sockets. Set the
 * system property gemfire.clientSocketFactory to the full name of your factory implementation, and
 * GemFire will use your factory to manufacture sockets when it connects to server caches.
 *
 *
 * @since GemFire 6.5
 *
 */
public interface ClientSocketFactory {

  /**
   * Creates a <code>Socket</code> for the input address and port
   *
   * @param address The <code>InetAddress</code> of the server
   * @param port The port of the server
   *
   * @return a <code>Socket</code> for the input address and port
   */
  public Socket createSocket(InetAddress address, int port) throws IOException;
}
