boost::shared_ptr<TTransport> transport;
  boost::shared_ptr<TProtocol> protocol;

  boost::shared_ptr<TSocket> socket;
  boost::shared_ptr<TSSLSocketFactory> factory;

  if (ssl) {
    factory = boost::shared_ptr<TSSLSocketFactory>(new TSSLSocketFactory());
    factory->ciphers("ALL:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH");
    factory->loadTrustedCertificates((dir_path + "../keys/CA.pem").c_str());
    factory->authenticate(true);
    socket = factory->createSocket(host, port);
  } else {
    if (domain_socket != "") {
      if (abstract_namespace) {
        std::string abstract_socket("", 1);
        abstract_socket += domain_socket;
        socket = boost::shared_ptr<TSocket>(new TSocket(abstract_socket));
      } else {
        socket = boost::shared_ptr<TSocket>(new TSocket(domain_socket));
      }
      port = 0;
    } else {
      socket = boost::shared_ptr<TSocket>(new TSocket(host, port));
    }
  }

  if (transport_type.compare("http") == 0) {
    boost::shared_ptr<TTransport> httpSocket(new THttpClient(socket, host, "/service"));
    transport = httpSocket;
  } else if (transport_type.compare("framed") == 0) {
    boost::shared_ptr<TFramedTransport> framedSocket(new TFramedTransport(socket));
    transport = framedSocket;
  } else {
    boost::shared_ptr<TBufferedTransport> bufferedSocket(new TBufferedTransport(socket));
    transport = bufferedSocket;
  }

  if (protocol_type.compare("json") == 0) {
    boost::shared_ptr<TProtocol> jsonProtocol(new TJSONProtocol(transport));
    protocol = jsonProtocol;
  } else if (protocol_type.compare("compact") == 0) {
    boost::shared_ptr<TProtocol> compactProtocol(new TCompactProtocol(transport));
    protocol = compactProtocol;
  } else if (protocol_type == "header") {
    boost::shared_ptr<TProtocol> headerProtocol(new THeaderProtocol(transport));
    protocol = headerProtocol;
  } else {
    boost::shared_ptr<TBinaryProtocol> binaryProtocol(new TBinaryProtocol(transport));
    protocol = binaryProtocol;
  }

  // Connection info
  cout << "Connecting (" << transport_type << "/" << protocol_type << ") to: ";
  if (abstract_namespace) {
    cout << '@';
  }
  cout << domain_socket;
  if (port != 0) {
    cout << host << ":" << port;
  }
  cout << endl;