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+++ new/test/tools/jar/AddAndUpdateProfile.java	2012-12-23 06:01:28.851313207 -0500
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 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.
+ */
+
+/* @test
+ * @bug 8003255
+ * @compile -XDignore.symbol.file AddAndUpdateProfile.java
+ * @run main AddAndUpdateProfile
+ * @summary Basic test of jar tool "p" option to add or update the Profile
+ *    attribute in the main manifest of a JAR file
+ */
+
+import java.util.jar.*;
+import static java.util.jar.Attributes.Name.*;
+import java.nio.file.*;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import sun.tools.jar.Main;
+
+public class AddAndUpdateProfile {
+    static void jar(String... args) {
+        System.out.print("jar");
+        for (String arg: args)
+            System.out.print(" " + arg);
+        System.out.println("");
+
+        Main jartool = new Main(System.out, System.err, "jar");
+        if (!jartool.run(args))
+            throw new RuntimeException("jar command failed");
+    }
+
+    static void checkMainAttribute(String jarfile, Attributes.Name name,
+                                   String expectedValue)
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        try (JarFile jf = new JarFile(jarfile)) {
+            Manifest mf = jf.getManifest();
+            if (mf == null && expectedValue != null)
+                throw new RuntimeException("Manifest not found");
+            if (mf != null) {
+                String actual = mf.getMainAttributes().getValue(name);
+                if (actual != null) {
+                    if (!actual.equals(expectedValue))
+                        throw new RuntimeException("Profile attribute has unexpected value");
+                } else {
+                    if (expectedValue != null)
+                        throw new RuntimeException("Profile attribute should not be present");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        Path entry = Files.createFile(Paths.get("xfoo"));
+        String jarfile = "xFoo.jar";
+        try {
+
+            // create JAR file with Profile attribute
+            jar("cfp", jarfile, "compact1", entry.toString());
+            checkMainAttribute(jarfile, PROFILE, "compact1");
+
+            // update value of Profile attribute
+            jar("ufp", jarfile, "compact2");
+            checkMainAttribute(jarfile, PROFILE, "compact2");
+
+            // create JAR file with both a Main-Class and Profile attribute
+            jar("cfep", jarfile, "Foo", "compact1", entry.toString());
+            checkMainAttribute(jarfile, MAIN_CLASS, "Foo");
+            checkMainAttribute(jarfile, PROFILE, "compact1");
+
+            // update value of Profile attribute
+            jar("ufp", jarfile, "compact2");
+            checkMainAttribute(jarfile, PROFILE, "compact2");
+
+            // create JAR file without Profile attribute
+            jar("cf", jarfile, entry.toString());
+            checkMainAttribute(jarfile, PROFILE, null);
+
+            // update value of Profile attribute
+            jar("ufp", jarfile, "compact3");
+            checkMainAttribute(jarfile, PROFILE, "compact3");
+
+        } finally {
+            Files.deleteIfExists(Paths.get(jarfile));
+            Files.delete(entry);
+        }
+    }
+
+}