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+
+/**
+ * @(#)SocketConnector.java
+ * @author Stephen M. Kennedy
+ *
+ * Copyright:    Copyright (c) 2001
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this software; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ */
+package org.tn5250j.framework.transport;
+
+import java.net.Socket;
+
+import org.tn5250j.TN5250jConstants;
+import org.tn5250j.tools.logging.TN5250jLogFactory;
+import org.tn5250j.tools.logging.TN5250jLogger;
+
+public class SocketConnector {
+
+  String sslType = null;
+
+  TN5250jLogger logger;
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new instance that creates a plain socket by default.
+   */
+  public SocketConnector() {
+  	logger = TN5250jLogFactory.getLogger(getClass());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the type of SSL connection to use.  Specify null or an empty string
+   * to use a plain socket. 
+   * @param type The SSL connection type
+   * @see org.tn5250j.framework.transport.SSLConstants
+   */
+  public void setSSLType(String type) {
+    sslType = type;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new client Socket to the given destination and port.  If an SSL
+   * socket type has not been specified <i>(by setSSLType(String))</i>, then
+   * a plain socket will be created.  Otherwise, a new SSL socket of the 
+   * specified type will be created.
+   * @param destination
+   * @param port
+   * @return a new client socket, or null if  
+   */
+  public Socket createSocket(String destination, int port) {
+
+  	Socket socket = null;
+  	Exception ex = null;
+  	
+      if (sslType == null || sslType.trim().length() == 0 || 
+      		sslType.toUpperCase().equals(TN5250jConstants.SSL_TYPE_NONE)) {
+        	logger.info("Creating Plain Socket");
+        try {
+			// Use Socket Constructor!!! SocketFactory for jdk 1.4
+			socket = new Socket(destination,port);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			ex = e;
+		}
+      } else {  //SSL SOCKET
+
+   		logger.info("Creating SSL ["+sslType+"] Socket");      
+      
+      	SSLInterface sslIf = null;
+      	
+      	String sslImplClassName = 
+      		"org.tn5250j.framework.transport.SSL.SSLImplementation";  
+		try {
+			Class<?> c = Class.forName(sslImplClassName);
+			sslIf = (SSLInterface)c.newInstance();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			ex = new Exception("Failed to create SSLInterface Instance. " +
+					"Message is ["+e.getMessage()+"]");
+		}
+		
+      	if (sslIf != null) {
+      		sslIf.init(sslType);
+      		socket = sslIf.createSSLSocket(destination,port);
+      	}
+      }
+
+      if (ex != null) {
+      	logger.error(ex);
+      }
+      if (socket == null) {
+      	logger.warn("No socket was created");
+      }
+      return socket;
+  }
+      
+      
+}
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