Class ControllerThreadSocketFactory

public static Socket createSocket(ControllerThreadSocketFactory.SocketTask task,
                                  int timeout)
            throws IOException,
                   UnknownHostException,
                   ConnectTimeoutException

public static Socket createSocket(ProtocolSocketFactory socketfactory,
                                  String host,
                                  int port,
                                  InetAddress localAddress,
                                  int localPort,
                                  int timeout)
            throws IOException,
                   UnknownHostException,
                   ConnectTimeoutException

This method spawns a controller thread overseeing the process of socket initialisation. If the socket constructor cannot be created within the specified time limit, the controller terminates and throws an ConnectTimeoutException

Parameters:

host - the host name/IP

port - the port on the host

localAddress - the local host name/IP to bind the socket to

localPort - the port on the local machine

timeout - the timeout value to be used in milliseconds. If the socket cannot be completed within the given time limit, it will be abandoned

Returns:

a connected Socket

Throws:

ConnectTimeoutException - if socket cannot be connected within the given time limit