Class FreePort

java.lang.Object

com.shaft.commandline.session.FreePort

public final class FreePort
extends Object

Allocates an ephemeral loopback TCP port for the daemon to bind.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static int	find()	Binds a transient ServerSocket to port 0 on 127.0.0.1, reads back the port the OS assigned, and closes the socket so the daemon can bind it.

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Method Details

find

public static int find()

Binds a transient ServerSocket to port 0 on 127.0.0.1, reads back the port the OS assigned, and closes the socket so the daemon can bind it.

Returns:

a currently-free TCP port on the loopback interface