IoConnector

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable, java.nio.channels.Channel, java.io.Closeable, Closeable, IoService, IoServiceEventListenerManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

Nio2Connector
```
public interface IoConnector
extends IoService
```

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface org.apache.sshd.common.io.IoService
  DEFAULT_REUSE_ADDRESS

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`IoConnectFuture`	`connect(java.net.SocketAddress targetAddress, AttributeRepository context, java.net.SocketAddress localAddress)`

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.sshd.common.Closeable
addCloseFutureListener, close, close, isClosed, isClosing, isOpen, removeCloseFutureListener

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.sshd.common.io.IoService
getManagedSessions

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.sshd.common.io.IoServiceEventListenerManager
getIoServiceEventListener, setIoServiceEventListener

- Method Detail
  - connect
```
IoConnectFuture connect(java.net.SocketAddress targetAddress,
                        AttributeRepository context,
                        java.net.SocketAddress localAddress)
```
    Parameters:
    
    targetAddress - The target address to connect to
    
    context - An optional "context" to be attached to the established session if successfully connected
    
    localAddress - The local address to use - if null an automatic ephemeral port and bind address is used
    
    Returns:
    
    The future representing the connection request