diff --git a/lib/java/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.java b/lib/java/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.java
index b6431bf..08f6e55 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.java
@@ -14,18 +14,16 @@
    * Factory
    */
   public static class Factory implements TProtocolFactory {
-    public TProtocol[] getIOProtocols(TTransport in, TTransport out) {
-      TProtocol[] io = new TProtocol[2];
-      io[0] = io[1] = new TBinaryProtocol(in, out);
-      return io;
+    public TProtocol getProtocol(TTransport trans) {
+      return new TBinaryProtocol(trans);
     }
   }
 
   /**
    * Constructor
    */
-  public TBinaryProtocol(TTransport in, TTransport out) {
-    super(in, out);
+  public TBinaryProtocol(TTransport trans) {
+    super(trans);
   }
 
   public void writeMessageBegin(TMessage message) throws TException {
@@ -80,14 +78,14 @@
   private byte [] bout = new byte[1];
   public void writeByte(byte b) throws TException {
     bout[0] = b;
-    outputTransport_.write(bout, 0, 1);
+    trans_.write(bout, 0, 1);
   }
 
   private byte[] i16out = new byte[2];
   public void writeI16(short i16) throws TException {
     i16out[0] = (byte)(0xff & (i16 >> 8));
     i16out[1] = (byte)(0xff & (i16));
-    outputTransport_.write(i16out, 0, 2);
+    trans_.write(i16out, 0, 2);
   }
 
   private byte[] i32out = new byte[4];
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@
     i32out[1] = (byte)(0xff & (i32 >> 16));
     i32out[2] = (byte)(0xff & (i32 >> 8));
     i32out[3] = (byte)(0xff & (i32));
-    outputTransport_.write(i32out, 0, 4);
+    trans_.write(i32out, 0, 4);
   }
 
   private byte[] i64out = new byte[8];
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@
     i64out[5] = (byte)(0xff & (i64 >> 16));
     i64out[6] = (byte)(0xff & (i64 >> 8));
     i64out[7] = (byte)(0xff & (i64));
-    outputTransport_.write(i64out, 0, 8);
+    trans_.write(i64out, 0, 8);
   }
 
   public void writeDouble(double dub) throws TException {
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@
   public void writeString(String str) throws TException {
     byte[] dat = str.getBytes();
     writeI32(dat.length);
-    outputTransport_.write(dat, 0, dat.length);
+    trans_.write(dat, 0, dat.length);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -187,13 +185,13 @@
 
   private byte[] bin = new byte[1];
   public byte readByte() throws TException {
-    inputTransport_.readAll(bin, 0, 1);
+    trans_.readAll(bin, 0, 1);
     return bin[0];
   }
 
   private byte[] i16rd = new byte[2];
   public short readI16() throws TException {
-    inputTransport_.readAll(i16rd, 0, 2);
+    trans_.readAll(i16rd, 0, 2);
     return
       (short)
       (((i16rd[0] & 0xff) << 8) |
@@ -202,7 +200,7 @@
 
   private byte[] i32rd = new byte[4];
   public int readI32() throws TException {
-    inputTransport_.readAll(i32rd, 0, 4);
+    trans_.readAll(i32rd, 0, 4);
     return
       ((i32rd[0] & 0xff) << 24) |
       ((i32rd[1] & 0xff) << 16) |
@@ -212,7 +210,7 @@
  
   private byte[] i64rd = new byte[8];
   public long readI64() throws TException {
-    inputTransport_.readAll(i64rd, 0, 8);
+    trans_.readAll(i64rd, 0, 8);
     return
       ((long)(i64rd[0] & 0xff) << 56) |
       ((long)(i64rd[1] & 0xff) << 48) |
@@ -231,7 +229,7 @@
   public String readString() throws TException {
     int size = readI32();
     byte[] buf = new byte[size];
-    inputTransport_.readAll(buf, 0, size);
+    trans_.readAll(buf, 0, size);
     return new String(buf);
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/java/src/protocol/TProtocol.java b/lib/java/src/protocol/TProtocol.java
index 43b4f07..502f473 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/protocol/TProtocol.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/protocol/TProtocol.java
@@ -16,35 +16,22 @@
   private TProtocol() {}
 
   /**
-   * Input transport
+   * Transport
    */ 
-  protected TTransport inputTransport_;
-
-  /**
-   * Output transport
-   */
-  protected TTransport outputTransport_;
+  protected TTransport trans_;
 
   /**
    * Constructor
    */
-  protected TProtocol(TTransport in, TTransport out) {
-    inputTransport_ = in;
-    outputTransport_ = out;
+  protected TProtocol(TTransport trans) {
+    trans_ = trans;
   }
   
   /**
-   * Input accessor
+   * Transport accessor
    */
-  public TTransport getInputTransport() {
-    return inputTransport_;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Output accessor
-   */
-  public TTransport getOutputTransport() {
-    return outputTransport_;
+  public TTransport getTransport() {
+    return trans_;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/lib/java/src/protocol/TProtocolFactory.java b/lib/java/src/protocol/TProtocolFactory.java
index 7604b12..9ca3c9e 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/protocol/TProtocolFactory.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/protocol/TProtocolFactory.java
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 import com.facebook.thrift.transport.TTransport;
 
 /**
- * Factory interface for constructing protocol encoder/decoder pair from an
- * input and output transport.
+ * Factory interface for constructing protocol instances.
  *
  * @author Mark Slee <mcslee@facebook.com>
+ * @author Aditya Agarwal <aditya@facebook.com>
  */
 public interface TProtocolFactory {
-  public TProtocol[] getIOProtocols(TTransport in, TTransport out);
+  public TProtocol getProtocol(TTransport trans);
 }
diff --git a/lib/java/src/server/TServer.java b/lib/java/src/server/TServer.java
index 5ef96d0..8e21e11 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/server/TServer.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/server/TServer.java
@@ -24,14 +24,24 @@
   protected TServerTransport serverTransport_;
 
   /**
-   * Transport Factory
+   * Input Transport Factory
    */
-  protected TTransportFactory transportFactory_;
+  protected TTransportFactory inputTransportFactory_;
 
   /**
-   * Protocol Factory
+   * Output Transport Factory
    */
-  protected TProtocolFactory protocolFactory_;
+  protected TTransportFactory outputTransportFactory_;
+
+  /**
+   * Input Protocol Factory
+   */
+  protected TProtocolFactory inputProtocolFactory_;
+
+  /**
+   * Output Protocol Factory
+   */
+  protected TProtocolFactory outputProtocolFactory_;
 
   /**
    * Default constructors.
@@ -40,8 +50,10 @@
   protected TServer(TProcessor processor,
                     TServerTransport serverTransport) {
     this(processor,
-         serverTransport,
+         serverTransport,         
          new TTransportFactory(),
+         new TTransportFactory(),
+         new TBinaryProtocol.Factory(),
          new TBinaryProtocol.Factory());
   }
 
@@ -51,6 +63,8 @@
     this(processor,
          serverTransport,
          transportFactory,
+         transportFactory,
+         new TBinaryProtocol.Factory(),
          new TBinaryProtocol.Factory());
   }
 
@@ -58,10 +72,26 @@
                     TServerTransport serverTransport,
                     TTransportFactory transportFactory,
                     TProtocolFactory protocolFactory) {
+    this(processor,
+         serverTransport,
+         transportFactory,
+         transportFactory,
+         protocolFactory,
+         protocolFactory);
+  }
+
+  protected TServer(TProcessor processor,
+                    TServerTransport serverTransport,
+                    TTransportFactory inputTransportFactory,
+                    TTransportFactory outputTransportFactory,
+                    TProtocolFactory inputProtocolFactory,
+                    TProtocolFactory outputProtocolFactory) {
     processor_ = processor;
     serverTransport_ = serverTransport;
-    transportFactory_ = transportFactory;
-    protocolFactory_ = protocolFactory;
+    inputTransportFactory_ = inputTransportFactory;
+    outputTransportFactory_ = outputTransportFactory;
+    inputProtocolFactory_ = inputProtocolFactory;
+    outputProtocolFactory_ = outputProtocolFactory;
   }
   
   /**
diff --git a/lib/java/src/server/TSimpleServer.java b/lib/java/src/server/TSimpleServer.java
index 7ecd347..7058295 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/server/TSimpleServer.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/server/TSimpleServer.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import com.facebook.thrift.protocol.TProtocolFactory;
 import com.facebook.thrift.transport.TServerTransport;
 import com.facebook.thrift.transport.TTransport;
+import com.facebook.thrift.transport.TTransportFactory;
 import com.facebook.thrift.transport.TTransportException;
 
 /**
@@ -20,6 +21,24 @@
     super(processor, serverTransport);
   }
 
+  public TSimpleServer(TProcessor processor,
+                       TServerTransport serverTransport,
+                       TTransportFactory transportFactory,
+                       TProtocolFactory protocolFactory) {
+    super(processor, serverTransport, transportFactory, protocolFactory);
+  }
+
+  public TSimpleServer(TProcessor processor,
+                       TServerTransport serverTransport,
+                       TTransportFactory inputTransportFactory,
+                       TTransportFactory outputTransportFactory,
+                       TProtocolFactory inputProtocolFactory,
+                       TProtocolFactory outputProtocolFactory) {                       
+    super(processor, serverTransport, 
+          inputTransportFactory, outputTransportFactory,
+          inputProtocolFactory, outputProtocolFactory);
+  }
+
   public void serve() {
     try {
       serverTransport_.listen();
@@ -30,14 +49,18 @@
 
     while (true) {
       TTransport client = null;
-      TTransport[] iot = null;
-      TProtocol[] iop = null;
+      TTransport inputTransport = null;
+      TTransport outputTransport = null;
+      TProtocol inputProtocol = null;
+      TProtocol outputProtocol = null;
       try {
         client = serverTransport_.accept();
         if (client != null) {
-          iot = transportFactory_.getIOTransports(client);
-          iop = protocolFactory_.getIOProtocols(iot[0], iot[1]);
-          while (processor_.process(iop[0], iop[1]));
+          inputTransport = inputTransportFactory_.getTransport(client);
+          outputTransport = outputTransportFactory_.getTransport(client);
+          inputProtocol = inputProtocolFactory_.getProtocol(inputTransport);
+          outputProtocol = outputProtocolFactory_.getProtocol(outputTransport);
+          while (processor_.process(inputProtocol, outputProtocol)) {}
         }
       } catch (TTransportException ttx) {
         // Client died, just move on
@@ -47,14 +70,14 @@
         x.printStackTrace();
       }
 
-      if (iot != null) {
-        if (iot[0] != null) {
-          iot[0].close();
-        }
-        if (iot[1] != null) {
-          iot[1].close();
-        }
+      if (inputTransport != null) {
+        inputTransport.close();
       }
+
+      if (outputTransport != null) {
+        outputTransport.close();
+      }
+
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/java/src/server/TThreadPoolServer.java b/lib/java/src/server/TThreadPoolServer.java
index 090859d..560a3cc 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/server/TThreadPoolServer.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/server/TThreadPoolServer.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import com.facebook.thrift.TProcessor;
 import com.facebook.thrift.protocol.TProtocol;
 import com.facebook.thrift.protocol.TProtocolFactory;
+import com.facebook.thrift.protocol.TBinaryProtocol;
 import com.facebook.thrift.transport.TServerTransport;
 import com.facebook.thrift.transport.TTransport;
 import com.facebook.thrift.transport.TTransportException;
@@ -34,13 +35,32 @@
 
   public TThreadPoolServer(TProcessor processor,
                            TServerTransport serverTransport) {
-    this(processor, serverTransport, new Options());
+    this(processor, serverTransport, 
+         new TTransportFactory(), new TTransportFactory(),
+         new TBinaryProtocol.Factory(), new TBinaryProtocol.Factory(),
+         new Options());
+  }
+
+  public TThreadPoolServer(TProcessor processor,
+                           TServerTransport serverTransport,
+                           TTransportFactory transportFactory,
+                           TProtocolFactory protocolFactory) {
+    this(processor, serverTransport, 
+         transportFactory, transportFactory,
+         protocolFactory, protocolFactory,
+         new Options());
   }
   
   public TThreadPoolServer(TProcessor processor,
                            TServerTransport serverTransport,
+                           TTransportFactory inputTransportFactory,
+                           TTransportFactory outputTransportFactory,
+                           TProtocolFactory inputProtocolFactory,
+                           TProtocolFactory outputProtocolFactory,
                            Options options) {
-    super(processor, serverTransport);
+    super(processor, serverTransport, 
+          inputTransportFactory, outputTransportFactory,
+          inputProtocolFactory, outputProtocolFactory);
 
     executorService_ = null;
 
@@ -96,12 +116,16 @@
      * Loops on processing a client forever
      */
     public void run() {
-      TTransport[] iot = null;
-      TProtocol[] iop = null;
+      TTransport inputTransport = null;
+      TTransport outputTransport = null;
+      TProtocol inputProtocol = null;
+      TProtocol outputProtocol = null;
       try {
-        iot = transportFactory_.getIOTransports(client_);
-        iop = protocolFactory_.getIOProtocols(iot[0], iot[1]);
-        while (processor_.process(iop[0], iop[1])) {}
+        inputTransport = inputTransportFactory_.getTransport(client_);
+        outputTransport = outputTransportFactory_.getTransport(client_);
+        inputProtocol = inputProtocolFactory_.getProtocol(inputTransport);
+        outputProtocol = outputProtocolFactory_.getProtocol(outputTransport);
+        while (processor_.process(inputProtocol, outputProtocol)) {}
       } catch (TTransportException ttx) {
         // Assume the client died and continue silently
       } catch (TException tx) {
@@ -110,13 +134,12 @@
         x.printStackTrace();
       }
 
-      if (iot != null) {
-        if (iot[0] != null) {
-          iot[0].close();
-        }
-        if (iot[1] != null) {
-          iot[1].close();
-        }
+      if (inputTransport != null) {
+        inputTransport.close();
+      }
+
+      if (outputTransport != null) {
+        outputTransport.close();
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/java/src/transport/TTransportFactory.java b/lib/java/src/transport/TTransportFactory.java
index 4ba2c28..5654b1f 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/transport/TTransportFactory.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/transport/TTransportFactory.java
@@ -1,25 +1,24 @@
 package com.facebook.thrift.transport;
 
 /**
- * Factory class used to create an input and output transport out of a simple
- * transport. This is used primarily in servers, which get Transports from
- * a ServerTransport and then may want to mutate them.
+ * Factory class used to create wrapped instance of Transports.
+ * This is used primarily in servers, which get Transports from
+ * a ServerTransport and then may want to mutate them (i.e. create
+ * a BufferedTransport from the underlying base transport)
  *
  * @author Mark Slee <mcslee@facebook.com>
+ * @author Aditya Agarwal <aditya@facebook.com>
  */
 public class TTransportFactory {
 
   /**
-   * Returns a list of two transports (input, output) from a simple
-   * Transport.
+   * Return a wrapped instance of the base Transport.
    *
    * @param in The base transport
-   * @returns Array of two transports, first for input, second for output
+   * @returns Wrapped Transport
    */
-  public TTransport[] getIOTransports(TTransport in) {
-    TTransport[] out = new TTransport[2];
-    out[0] = out[1] = in;
-    return out;
+  public TTransport getTransport(TTransport trans) {
+    return trans;
   }
 
 }