4 files changed, 70 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Net/ISocket.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Net/ISocket.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..371fbc567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Net/ISocket.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Net
+{
+    public interface ISocket : IDisposable
+    {
+        IpEndPointInfo LocalEndPoint { get; }
+        IpEndPointInfo RemoteEndPoint { get; }
+        void Close();
+        void Shutdown(bool both);
+        void Listen(int backlog);
+        void Bind(IpEndPointInfo endpoint);
+
+        void StartAccept(Action<ISocket> onAccept, Func<bool> isClosed);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Net/ISocketFactory.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Net/ISocketFactory.cs
index 3f1ddf84f..599292ddf 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Net/ISocketFactory.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Net/ISocketFactory.cs
@@ -27,5 +27,17 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Net
         /// <param name="localPort">The local port to bind to.</param>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="IUdpSocket"/> implementation.</returns>
         IUdpSocket CreateUdpMulticastSocket(string ipAddress, int multicastTimeToLive, int localPort);
-	}
+
+        ISocket CreateSocket(IpAddressFamily family, SocketType socketType, ProtocolType protocolType, bool dualMode);
+    }
+
+    public enum SocketType
+    {
+        Stream
+    }
+
+    public enum ProtocolType
+    {
+        Tcp
+    }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Net/IpAddressInfo.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Net/IpAddressInfo.cs
index b48347d1d..47ffe5118 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Net/IpAddressInfo.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Net/IpAddressInfo.cs
@@ -4,12 +4,39 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Net
 {
     public class IpAddressInfo
     {
+        public static IpAddressInfo Any = new IpAddressInfo("0.0.0.0", IpAddressFamily.InterNetwork);
+        public static IpAddressInfo IPv6Any = new IpAddressInfo("00000000000000000000", IpAddressFamily.InterNetworkV6);
+        public static IpAddressInfo Loopback = new IpAddressInfo("127.0.0.1", IpAddressFamily.InterNetwork);
+        public static IpAddressInfo IPv6Loopback = new IpAddressInfo("IPv6Loopback", IpAddressFamily.InterNetworkV6);
+
         public string Address { get; set; }
-        public bool IsIpv6 { get; set; }
+        public IpAddressFamily AddressFamily { get; set; }
+
+        public IpAddressInfo()
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        public IpAddressInfo(string address, IpAddressFamily addressFamily)
+        {
+            Address = address;
+            AddressFamily = addressFamily;
+        }
+
+        public bool Equals(IpAddressInfo address)
+        {
+            return string.Equals(address.Address, Address, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
 
         public override String ToString()
         {
             return Address;
         }
     }
+
+    public enum IpAddressFamily
+    {
+        InterNetwork,
+        InterNetworkV6
+    }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Net/IpEndPointInfo.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Net/IpEndPointInfo.cs
index 5fd331a16..b5cadc429 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Net/IpEndPointInfo.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Net/IpEndPointInfo.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Globalization;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Net
 {
@@ -8,11 +9,22 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Net
 
         public int Port { get; set; }
 
+        public IpEndPointInfo()
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        public IpEndPointInfo(IpAddressInfo address, int port)
+        {
+            IpAddress = address;
+            Port = port;
+        }
+
         public override string ToString()
         {
             var ipAddresString = IpAddress == null ? string.Empty : IpAddress.ToString();
 
-            return ipAddresString + ":" + this.Port.ToString();
+            return ipAddresString + ":" + Port.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
         }
     }
 }