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+++ new/test/java/net/URL/HandlersPkgPrefix/HandlersPkgPrefix.java	2015-04-15 10:52:01.165375055 +0100
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8075139
+ * @summary Basic test for java.protocol.handler.pkgs
+ * @compile handlers/foo/Handler.java handlers/bar/Handler.java HandlersPkgPrefix.java
+ * @run main/othervm HandlersPkgPrefix
+ */
+
+public class HandlersPkgPrefix {
+    static final Consumer<Result> KNOWN = r -> {
+        if (r.exception != null)
+            throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected exception " + r.exception);
+        String p = r.url.getProtocol();
+        if (!r.protocol.equals(p))
+            throw new RuntimeException("Expected:" + r.protocol + ", got:" + p);
+    };
+    static final Consumer<Result> UNKNOWN = r -> {
+        if (r.url != null)
+            throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected url:" + r.url);
+        if (!(r.exception instanceof MalformedURLException))
+            throw new RuntimeException("Expected MalformedURLException, got:"
+                                       + r.exception);
+    };
+    
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        withPrefix("unknown", "", UNKNOWN);
+        withPrefix("unknown", "handlers", UNKNOWN);
+
+        withPrefix("foo", "", UNKNOWN);
+        withPrefix("foo", "xxx|yyy|zzz", UNKNOWN);
+        withPrefix("foo", "||||", UNKNOWN);
+        withPrefix("foo", "|a|b|c|handlers", KNOWN);
+
+        withPrefix("bar", "", UNKNOWN);
+        withPrefix("bar", "x.y.z|y.y.y|z.z.z", UNKNOWN);
+        withPrefix("bar", " x.y.z | y.y.y | z.z.z| |  ", UNKNOWN);
+        withPrefix("bar", "| a | b | c | handlers | d | e", KNOWN);
+    }
+
+    static void withPrefix(String protocol, String pkgPrefix,
+                           Consumer<Result> resultChecker) {
+        System.out.println("Testing, " + protocol + ", " + pkgPrefix);
+
+        // The long standing implementation behavior is that the
+        // property is read multiple times, not cached.
+        System.setProperty("java.protocol.handler.pkgs", pkgPrefix);
+        URL url = null;
+        Exception exception = null;
+        try {
+            url = new URL(protocol + "://");
+        } catch (MalformedURLException x) {
+            exception = x;
+        }
+        resultChecker.accept(new Result(protocol, url, exception));
+    }
+
+    static class Result {
+        final String protocol;
+        final URL url;
+        final Exception exception;
+        Result(String protocol, URL url, Exception exception) {
+            this.protocol = protocol;
+            this.url = url;
+            this.exception = exception;
+        }
+    }
+}