code: func (c *StatsdClient) CreateSocket() error {
  	conn, err := net.DialTimeout(string(udpSocket), c.addr, 5*time.Second)
  	if err != nil {
  		return err
  	}
  	c.conn = conn
  	c.sockType = udpSocket
  	return nil
  }
docs: // CreateSocket creates a UDP connection to a StatsD server