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+<?php
+/**
+ * A socket factory class
+ *
+ * @author Roland Haeder <webmaster@ship-simu.org>
+ * @version 0.0.0
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009, 2010 Core Developer Team
+ * @license GNU GPL 3.0 or any newer version
+ * @link http://www.ship-simu.org
+ * @todo Find an interface for hub helper
+ *
+ * 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 3 of the License, 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 program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+class SocketFactory extends BaseHubHelper {
+ /**
+ * Protected constructor
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+ protected function __construct () {
+ // Call parent constructor
+ parent::__construct(__CLASS__);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a valid socket resource from given packae data and protocol
+ *
+ * @param $packageData Raw package data
+ * @param $protocolName Protocol name (TCP/UDP)
+ * @return $socketResource Socket resource
+ */
+ public static function createSocketFromPackageData (array $packageData, $protocolName) {
+ // Construct configuration entry for object factory
+ $configEntry = $protocolName . '_connection_class';
+
+ // And call the static method
+ $socketResource = call_user_func(FrameworkConfiguration::getInstance()->getConfigEntry($configEntry) . '::createConnectionFromPackageData', $packageData);
+
+ // Return the resource
+ return $socketResource;
+ }
+}
+
+// [EOF]
+?>