diff --git a/daemon/face/unix-stream-factory.cpp b/daemon/face/unix-stream-factory.cpp
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Named Data Networking Project
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include "unix-stream-factory.hpp"
+#include "core/global-io.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp> // for canonical()
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+shared_ptr<UnixStreamChannel>
+UnixStreamFactory::create(const std::string& unixSocketPath)
+{
+  boost::filesystem::path p(unixSocketPath);
+  p = boost::filesystem::canonical(p.parent_path()) / p.filename();
+  unix_stream::Endpoint endpoint(p.string());
+
+  shared_ptr<UnixStreamChannel> channel = find(endpoint);
+  if (channel)
+    return channel;
+
+  channel = make_shared<UnixStreamChannel>(boost::ref(getGlobalIoService()),
+                                           boost::cref(endpoint));
+  m_channels[endpoint] = channel;
+  return channel;
+}
+
+shared_ptr<UnixStreamChannel>
+UnixStreamFactory::find(const unix_stream::Endpoint& endpoint)
+{
+  ChannelMap::iterator i = m_channels.find(endpoint);
+  if (i != m_channels.end())
+    return i->second;
+  else
+    return shared_ptr<UnixStreamChannel>();
+}
+
+} // namespace nfd