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+/*
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+
+import javax.sound.midi.InvalidMidiDataException;
+import javax.sound.midi.MetaEventListener;
+import javax.sound.midi.MetaMessage;
+import javax.sound.midi.MidiEvent;
+import javax.sound.midi.MidiSystem;
+import javax.sound.midi.Sequence;
+import javax.sound.midi.Sequencer;
+import javax.sound.midi.ShortMessage;
+import javax.sound.midi.Track;
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @bug 4427890
+ * @run main/othervm TickLength
+ * @summary Sequencer.getTickLength() and Sequence.getTickLength() report the
+ *          wrong length
+ */
+public class TickLength implements MetaEventListener {
+    private Sequence          theSequence;
+    private Sequencer         theSequencer;
+
+    public TickLength() {
+     this.initMidiCompoments();
+     System.out.println("Got Sequencer "+theSequencer);
+     theSequence = this.generateSequence();
+     try {
+       theSequencer.setSequence(theSequence);
+     }
+     catch(Exception e) {
+       System.out.println(this.getClass()+"\tCannot set sequence to sequencer ("+e+")");
+       return;
+     }
+    }
+
+    public  void start() {
+     theSequencer.start();
+    }
+
+    /*
+     instantiate the necessary midi components
+    */
+    private boolean initMidiCompoments() {
+
+
+     try {
+       theSequencer = MidiSystem.getSequencer();
+     }
+     catch(Exception e) {
+       System.out.println(this.getClass()+"\tSequencer Device not supported"+e+")");
+       return false;
+     }
+
+     try {
+       theSequencer.open();
+     }
+     catch(Exception e) {
+       System.out.println(this.getClass()+"Cannot open Sequencer Device");
+       return false;
+     }
+     if(!theSequencer.addMetaEventListener(this)) {
+       System.out.println(this.getClass()+"\tCould not register MetaEventListener - there will be problems with scrolling! ");
+       return false;
+     }
+     return true;
+    }
+
+    static int lastTick = 0;
+
+    private Sequence generateSequence() {
+     MidiEvent dummyMidiEvent;
+     ShortMessage dummyShortMessage;
+     Sequence dummySequence        = null;
+     Track[] allTracks ;
+     Track theTrack;
+
+     try {
+       dummySequence = new Sequence(Sequence.PPQ,1500);
+     }
+     catch(InvalidMidiDataException e) {
+       System.out.println("O o "+e);
+     }
+
+     dummySequence.createTrack();
+     allTracks = dummySequence.getTracks();
+     theTrack = allTracks[0];
+    lastTick = 0;
+     for(int i=0;i<20; i++) {
+       theTrack.add(this.createShortMidiEvent(ShortMessage.NOTE_ON, 2, 30+i, 100,100+1000*i));
+       theTrack.add(this.createMetaMidiEvent(1,"start",100+1000*i));
+       lastTick = (1000*i)+600;
+       theTrack.add(this.createShortMidiEvent(ShortMessage.NOTE_OFF, 2, 30+i, 100, lastTick));
+       theTrack.add(this.createMetaMidiEvent(1,"end",lastTick));
+     }
+
+     return dummySequence;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     A method to create a short midi event (sound)
+    */
+
+    public MidiEvent createShortMidiEvent(int theCommand, int theChannel, int theData1, int theData2, long theTime) {
+     ShortMessage dummyShortMessage;
+     MidiEvent    dummyMidiEvent;
+
+     try {
+       dummyShortMessage = new ShortMessage();
+       dummyShortMessage.setMessage(theCommand, theChannel, theData1, theData2);
+       dummyMidiEvent    = new MidiEvent(dummyShortMessage,theTime);
+     }
+     catch (Exception e) {
+       System.out.println(this.getClass()+"\t"+e);
+       return null;
+     }
+
+     return dummyMidiEvent;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     A method to create a meta midi event (used in  meta() method)
+    */
+    public MidiEvent createMetaMidiEvent(int theType, String theData1, long theTime) {
+     MetaMessage  dummyMetaMessage;
+     MidiEvent    dummyMidiEvent;
+
+     try {
+       dummyMetaMessage = new MetaMessage();
+       dummyMetaMessage.setMessage(theType, theData1.getBytes(), theData1.length());
+       dummyMidiEvent    = new MidiEvent(dummyMetaMessage,theTime);
+     }
+     catch (Exception e) {
+       System.out.println(e);
+       return null;
+     }
+
+     return dummyMidiEvent;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     the method is activated by each meta midi event
+     it puts out the actual tick position, as well as the WRONG total tick length and the RIGHT
+     tick length using the work around by dividing the total length by 64
+    */
+    public void meta(MetaMessage p1) {
+     if(p1.getType() ==47) {
+       return;
+     }
+     System.out.println("getTickPosition:\t"+theSequencer.getTickPosition()
+         +"\t Sequencer.getTickLength:\t"+theSequencer.getTickLength()
+         +"\tReal Length:\t"+lastTick
+         +"\t Sequence.getTickLength:\t"+theSequence.getTickLength()
+         //(theSequencer.getTickLength()/64));
+         );
+    }
+
+    public void checkLengths() throws Exception {
+        System.out.println("Sequencer.getTickLength() = "+theSequencer.getTickLength());
+        System.out.println("Sequence.getTickLength() = "+theSequence.getTickLength());
+        long diff = theSequencer.getTickLength() - theSequence.getTickLength();
+        if (diff > 100 || diff < -100) {
+                throw new Exception("Difference too large! Failed.");
+        }
+        System.out.println("Passed");
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        if (!hasSequencer()) {
+            return;
+        }
+         TickLength tlt = new TickLength();
+         //tlt.start();
+         tlt.checkLengths();
+    }
+
+    static boolean hasSequencer() {
+        try {
+            Sequencer seq = MidiSystem.getSequencer();
+            if (seq != null) {
+                seq.open();
+                seq.close();
+                return true;
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {}
+        System.out.println("No sequencer available! Cannot execute test.");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+}