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17
18 package org.apache.avalon.cornerstone.services.sockets;
19
20 /**
21  * Service to manager the socket factories.
22  *
23  * @author Peter Donald
24  */
25 public interface SocketManager
26 {
27     String JavaDoc ROLE = SocketManager.class.getName();
28
29     /**
30      * Retrieve a server socket factory by name.
31      *
32      * @param name the name of server socket factory
33      * @return the ServerSocketFactory
34      * @exception Exception if server socket factory is not available
35      */
36     ServerSocketFactory getServerSocketFactory( String JavaDoc name )
37         throws Exception JavaDoc;
38
39     /**
40      * Retrieve a client socket factory by name.
41      *
42      * @param name the name of client socket factory
43      * @return the SocketFactory
44      * @exception Exception if socket factory is not available
45      */
46     SocketFactory getSocketFactory( String JavaDoc name )
47         throws Exception JavaDoc;
48 }
49
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