1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/net/Socket.hpp b/net/Socket.hpp
index 736be21812..0175995346 100644
--- a/net/Socket.hpp
+++ b/net/Socket.hpp
@@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ public:
     static const int MaximumSendBufferSize = 128 * 1024;
     static std::atomic<bool> InhibitThreadChecks;
 
-    Socket() :
-        _fd(socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0)),
+    enum Type { IPv4, IPv6, All };
+
+    Socket(Type type) :
+        _fd(createSocket(type)),
         _sendBufferSize(DefaultSendBufferSize),
         _owner(std::this_thread::get_id())
     {
@@ -112,6 +114,9 @@ public:
         close(_fd);
     }
 
+    /// Create socket of the given type.
+    int createSocket(Type type);
+
     /// Returns the OS native socket fd.
     int getFD() const { return _fd; }