com.enterprisedt.net.ftp
Class FTPClientFactory

java.lang.Object
  com.enterprisedt.net.ftp.FTPClientFactory

public class FTPClientFactory
extends java.lang.Object

Factory class that permits creating a variety of different FTP clients based on the file transfer protocol required. Plain FTP and various secure FTP protocols are supported.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

Bruce Blackshaw

Constructor Summary

FTPClientFactory()

Method Summary

static ProFTPClientInterface	createClient(Protocol protocol) Create an FTP client that supports the supplied protocol.
static ProFTPClientInterface	createClient(Protocol protocol, boolean serverValidation) Create an FTP client that supports the supplied protocol.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FTPClientFactory

public FTPClientFactory()

Method Detail

createClient

public static ProFTPClientInterface createClient(Protocol protocol)
                                          throws FTPException

Create an FTP client that supports the supplied protocol. For secure clients, server validation is switched on by default.

Parameters:

protocol - file transfer protocol required

Returns:

an instance of an FTP client supporting the supplied protocol

Throws:

FTPException

createClient

public static ProFTPClientInterface createClient(Protocol protocol,
                                                 boolean serverValidation)
                                          throws FTPException

Create an FTP client that supports the supplied protocol. Secure clients can be created with server validation enabled or disabled. It is recommended that disabling server validation is only used for testing.

Parameters:

protocol - file transfer protocol required

serverValidation - true if server validation required (recommended)

Returns:

an instance of an FTP client supporting the supplied protocol

Throws:

FTPException