1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thedevstack/conversationsplus/utils/StreamUtil.java b/src/main/java/de/thedevstack/conversationsplus/utils/StreamUtil.java
index 64f46314..729bdf11 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thedevstack/conversationsplus/utils/StreamUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thedevstack/conversationsplus/utils/StreamUtil.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.Socket;
 
 import de.thedevstack.conversationsplus.ConversationsPlusApplication;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,20 @@ public final class StreamUtil {
     }
 
     /**
+     * Closes a socket.
+     * IOException is silently ignored.
+     * @param socket the socket to close
+     */
+    public static void close(Socket socket) {
+        if (socket != null) {
+            try {
+                socket.close();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Avoid instantiation of util class.
      */
     private StreamUtil() {