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+++ new/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/createimage/JPackageCreateImageVersionTest.java	2019-01-11 12:19:25.692886500 -0500
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+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary jpackage create image --app-version test
+ * @library ../helpers
+ * @build JPackageHelper
+ * @build JPackagePath
+ * @modules jdk.jpackage
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx512m JPackageCreateImageVersionTest
+ */
+public class JPackageCreateImageVersionTest {
+    private static final String appCfg = JPackagePath.getAppCfg();
+    private static final String VERSION = "2.3";
+    private static final String VERSION_DEFAULT = "1.0";
+
+    private static final String[] CMD = {
+        "create-image",
+        "--input", "input",
+        "--output", "output",
+        "--name", "test",
+        "--main-jar", "hello.jar",
+        "--class", "Hello",
+        "--force",
+        "--files", "hello.jar"};
+
+    private static final String[] CMD_VERSION = {
+        "create-image",
+        "--input", "input",
+        "--output", "output",
+        "--name", "test",
+        "--main-jar", "hello.jar",
+        "--class", "Hello",
+        "--files", "hello.jar",
+        "--force",
+        "--app-version", VERSION};
+
+    private static void validate(String version)
+            throws Exception {
+        File outfile = new File(appCfg);
+        if (!outfile.exists()) {
+            throw new AssertionError(appCfg + " was not created");
+        }
+
+        String output = Files.readString(outfile.toPath());
+        if (version == null) {
+            version = VERSION_DEFAULT;
+        }
+
+        String expected = "app.version=" + version;
+        if (!output.contains(expected)) {
+            System.err.println("Expected: " + expected);
+            throw new AssertionError("Cannot find expected entry in config file");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void testVersion() throws Exception {
+        JPackageHelper.executeCLI(true, CMD);
+        validate(null);
+        JPackageHelper.executeCLI(true, CMD_VERSION);
+        validate(VERSION);
+    }
+
+    private static void testVersionToolProvider() throws Exception {
+        JPackageHelper.executeToolProvider(true, CMD);
+        validate(null);
+        JPackageHelper.executeToolProvider(true, CMD_VERSION);
+        validate(VERSION);
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        JPackageHelper.createHelloImageJar();
+        testVersion();
+        testVersionToolProvider();
+    }
+
+}