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+/***************************************************************************
+ *                               SocketPool.cs
+ *                            -------------------
+ *   begin                : May 1, 2002
+ *   copyright            : (C) The RunUO Software Team
+ *   email                : info@runuo.com
+ *
+ *   $Id$
+ *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ *
+ *   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 2 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
+
+namespace Server.Network
+{
+	public class SocketPool
+	{
+		private static bool m_Created = false;
+
+		public static bool Created
+		{
+			get { return m_Created; }
+		}
+
+		private static int m_Misses = 0;
+		private static int m_InitialCapacity = 32;
+
+		public static int InitialCapacity
+		{
+			get { return m_InitialCapacity; }
+			set {
+				if ( m_Created )
+					return;
+
+				m_InitialCapacity = value;
+			}
+		}
+
+		private static Queue<Socket> m_FreeSockets;
+
+		public static void Create()
+		{
+			if ( m_Created )
+				return;
+
+			m_FreeSockets = new Queue<Socket>( m_InitialCapacity );
+			
+			for ( int i = 0; i < m_InitialCapacity; ++i )
+				m_FreeSockets.Enqueue( new Socket( AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp ) );
+		
+			m_Created = true;
+		}
+
+		public static void Destroy()
+		{
+			if ( !m_Created )
+				return;
+
+			while ( m_FreeSockets.Count > 0 )
+				m_FreeSockets.Dequeue().Close();
+
+			m_FreeSockets = null;
+		}
+
+		public static Socket AcquireSocket()
+		{
+			lock ( m_FreeSockets )
+			{
+				if ( m_FreeSockets.Count > 0 )
+					return m_FreeSockets.Dequeue();
+
+				++m_Misses;
+
+				for ( int i = 0; i < m_InitialCapacity; ++i )
+					m_FreeSockets.Enqueue( new Socket( AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp ) );
+
+				return m_FreeSockets.Dequeue();
+			}
+		}
+
+		public static void ReleaseSocket( Socket s )
+		{
+			if ( s == null )
+				return;
+
+			lock ( m_FreeSockets )
+				m_FreeSockets.Enqueue( s );
+		}
+	}
+}
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