diff --git a/lib/ocaml/src/TSocket.ml b/lib/ocaml/src/TSocket.ml
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+++ b/lib/ocaml/src/TSocket.ml
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+open Thrift
+
+module T = Transport
+
+class t host port=
+object (self)
+  inherit T.t
+  val mutable chans = None
+  method isOpen = chans != None
+  method opn = 
+    try
+      chans <- Some(Unix.open_connection (Unix.ADDR_INET ((Unix.inet_addr_of_string host),port)))
+    with _ -> 
+      T.raise_TTransportExn 
+        ("Could not connect to "^host^":"^(string_of_int port)) 
+        T.NOT_OPEN
+  method close = match chans with None -> () | Some(inc,_) -> (Unix.shutdown_connection inc; chans <- None)
+  method read buf off len = match chans with
+      None -> T.raise_TTransportExn "Socket not open" T.NOT_OPEN
+    | Some(i,o) -> 
+        try 
+          really_input i buf off len; len
+        with _ -> T.raise_TTransportExn ("TSocket: Could not read "^(string_of_int len)^" from "^host^":"^(string_of_int port)) T.UNKNOWN
+  method write buf off len = match chans with 
+      None -> T.raise_TTransportExn "Socket not open" T.NOT_OPEN
+    | Some(i,o) -> output o buf off len
+  method flush = match chans with
+      None -> T.raise_TTransportExn "Socket not open" T.NOT_OPEN
+    | Some(i,o) -> flush o
+end
+        
+