SocketUtils.java

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package utils.http;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.ServerSocket;

public class SocketUtils {

    /**
     * Returns an unused port in the localhost.
     */
    public static int getUnusedPort() throws IOException {
        ServerSocket socket = new ServerSocket(0);
        socket.setReuseAddress(true);
        int port = socket.getLocalPort();
        socket.close();
        return port;
    }
}