com.github.restdriver

Class SocketUtil

java.lang.Object

com.github.restdriver.SocketUtil

public final class SocketUtil
extends Object

Utility class to retrieve a free port number.

Author:

bichel

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static int	getFreePort() Gets a free port on localhost for binding to.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getFreePort

public static int getFreePort()
                       throws IOException

Gets a free port on localhost for binding to.

Returns:

The port number.

Throws:

IOException - When there is a failure getting a free port

See Also:

"http://chaoticjava.com/posts/retrieving-a-free-port-for-socket-binding/"