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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 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).
+ *
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+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
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+ */
+package jdk.test.lib;
+
+import com.sun.management.HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean;
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+
+/**
+ * A utility class to work with VM options which could be altered during
+ * execution.
+ *
+ * This class is a wrapper around {@code com.sun.management.VMOption}.
+ * It provides more convenient interface to read/write the values.
+ *
+ */
+public class DynamicVMOption {
+
+    private final HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean mxBean;
+
+    /**
+     * VM option name, like "MinHeapFreeRatio".
+     */
+    public final String name;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an instance of DynamicVMOption.
+     *
+     * @param name the VM option name
+     */
+    public DynamicVMOption(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+        mxBean = ManagementFactory.getPlatformMXBean(HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean.class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a new value for the option.
+     * Trying to set not applicable value will cause IllegalArgumentException.
+     * Behavior with null is undefined, most likely NPE will be thrown.
+     *
+     * @param newValue the value to be set
+     * @see #getValue()
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if newValue is not applicable to the option
+     */
+    public final void setValue(String newValue) {
+        mxBean.setVMOption(name, newValue);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of option.
+     *
+     * @return the current option value
+     * @see #setValue(java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public final String getValue() {
+        return mxBean.getVMOption(name).getValue();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true, if option is writable, false otherwise.
+     *
+     * @return true, if option is writable, false otherwise
+     */
+    public final boolean isWriteable() {
+        return mxBean.getVMOption(name).isWriteable();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the given value is applicable for the option.
+     *
+     * This method tries to set the option to the new value. If no exception
+     * has been thrown the value is treated as valid.
+     *
+     * Calling this method will not change the option value. After an attempt
+     * to set a new value, the option will be restored to its previous value.
+     *
+     * @param value the value to verify
+     * @return true if option could be set to the given value
+     */
+    public boolean isValidValue(String value) {
+        boolean isValid = true;
+        String oldValue = getValue();
+        try {
+            setValue(value);
+        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+            if (value == null) {
+                isValid = false;
+            }
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            isValid = false;
+        } finally {
+            setValue(oldValue);
+        }
+        return isValid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of the given VM option as String.
+     *
+     * This is a simple shortcut for {@code new DynamicVMOption(name).getValue()}
+     *
+     * @param name the name of VM option
+     * @return value as a string
+     * @see #getValue()
+     */
+    public static String getString(String name) {
+        return new DynamicVMOption(name).getValue();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of the given option as int.
+     *
+     * @param name the name of VM option
+     * @return value parsed as integer
+     * @see #getString(java.lang.String)
+     *
+     */
+    public static int getInt(String name) {
+        return Integer.parseInt(getString(name));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the VM option to a new value.
+     *
+     * This is a simple shortcut for {@code new DynamicVMOption(name).setValue(value)}
+     *
+     * @param name the name of VM option
+     * @param value the value to be set
+     * @see #setValue(java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public static void setString(String name, String value) {
+        new DynamicVMOption(name).setValue(value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the VM option value to a new integer value.
+     *
+     * @param name the name of VM option
+     * @param value the integer value to be set
+     * @see #setString(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public static void setInt(String name, int value) {
+        new DynamicVMOption(name).setValue(Integer.toString(value));
+    }
+
+}