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+++ new/test/jdk/jfr/api/recorder/TestRecorderInitialized.java	2019-01-29 11:01:48.847789381 +0800
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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.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * 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
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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.jfr.api.recorder;
+
+import jdk.jfr.FlightRecorder;
+import jdk.jfr.FlightRecorderListener;
+import jdk.testlibrary.Asserts;
+
+/*
+ * @test TestRecorderListener
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /lib/testlibrary
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.api.recorder.TestRecorderInitialized
+ */
+public class TestRecorderInitialized {
+
+    static class Listener implements FlightRecorderListener {
+        private boolean notified;
+
+        @Override
+        public void recorderInitialized(FlightRecorder r) {
+            notified = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String...args) {
+        Listener l1 = new Listener();
+
+        FlightRecorder.addListener(l1);
+        Asserts.assertFalse(l1.notified, "Listener shouldn't be notified unless Flight Recorder is initialized");
+        // initialize Flight Recorder
+        FlightRecorder.getFlightRecorder();
+        Asserts.assertTrue(l1.notified, "Listener should be notified when Flight Recorder is initialized");
+        l1.notified = false;
+
+        Listener l2 = new Listener();
+        FlightRecorder.addListener(l1);
+        FlightRecorder.addListener(l2);
+        Asserts.assertTrue(l2.notified, "Listener should be notified if Flight Recorder is already initialized");
+        Asserts.assertTrue(l1.notified, "Only added listnener should be notified, if Flight Recorder is already initialized");
+
+    }
+}