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+++ new/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/createimage/JPackageCreateImageBase.java	2019-01-11 12:17:36.499386100 -0500
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, 2019, 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.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+
+public abstract class JPackageCreateImageBase {
+    private static final String app = JPackagePath.getApp();
+    private static final String appOutput = JPackagePath.getAppOutputFile();
+    private static final String appWorkingDir = JPackagePath.getAppWorkingDir();
+
+    private static void validateResult(String[] result) throws Exception {
+        if (result.length != 2) {
+            throw new AssertionError(
+                   "Unexpected number of lines: " + result.length);
+        }
+
+        if (!result[0].trim().equals("jpackage test application")) {
+            throw new AssertionError("Unexpected result[0]: " + result[0]);
+        }
+
+        if (!result[1].trim().equals("args.length: 0")) {
+            throw new AssertionError("Unexpected result[1]: " + result[1]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void validate() throws Exception {
+        int retVal = JPackageHelper.execute(null, app);
+        if (retVal != 0) {
+            throw new AssertionError(
+                   "Test application exited with error: " + retVal);
+        }
+
+        File outfile = new File(appWorkingDir + File.separator + appOutput);
+        if (!outfile.exists()) {
+            throw new AssertionError(appOutput + " was not created");
+        }
+
+        String output = Files.readString(outfile.toPath());
+        String[] result = output.split("\n");
+        validateResult(result);
+    }
+
+    public static void testCreateImage(String [] cmd) throws Exception {
+        JPackageHelper.executeCLI(true, cmd);
+        validate();
+    }
+
+    public static void testCreateImageToolProvider(String [] cmd) throws Exception {
+        JPackageHelper.executeToolProvider(true, cmd);
+        validate();
+    }
+}