<?php
/**
 * A socket factory class
 *
 * @author		Roland Haeder <webmaster@ship-simu.org>
 * @version		0.0.0
 * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009 - 2011 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]
?>