--- a/src/com/five_ten_sg/connectbot/transport/AbsTransport.java	Tue Jun 03 12:38:59 2014 -0700
+++ b/src/com/five_ten_sg/connectbot/transport/AbsTransport.java	Tue Jun 03 16:02:29 2014 -0700
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@
 import com.five_ten_sg.connectbot.bean.HostBean;
 import com.five_ten_sg.connectbot.bean.PortForwardBean;
 import com.five_ten_sg.connectbot.service.TerminalBridge;
+import com.five_ten_sg.connectbot.service.TerminalKeyListener;
 import com.five_ten_sg.connectbot.service.TerminalManager;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import de.mud.terminal.vt320;
 
 /**
  * @author Kenny Root
@@ -285,7 +287,23 @@
     public abstract String getFormatHint(Context context);
 
     /**
-     * @return
+     * @return do we use the network
      */
     public abstract boolean usesNetwork();
+
+    /**
+     * @return do we need a relay object to read from the transport
+     *         and send the data into the vt320 buffer
+     */
+    public boolean needsRelay() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return a key listener
+     */
+    public TerminalKeyListener(TerminalManager manager, TerminalBridge bridge, vt320 buffer, String encoding) {
+        return new TerminalKeyListener(manager, bridge, buffer, encoding);
+    }
+
 }