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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, 2017, 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 6283089
+ * @summary Test verifies that abort flag is cleared by the next write() call
+ */
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Graphics;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import javax.imageio.IIOImage;
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+import javax.imageio.ImageWriteParam;
+import javax.imageio.ImageWriter;
+import javax.imageio.event.IIOWriteProgressListener;
+import javax.imageio.metadata.IIOMetadata;
+import javax.imageio.stream.ImageOutputStream;
+
+public class WriterReuseTest implements IIOWriteProgressListener {
+
+    boolean isFirst = true;
+    boolean isWritingCompleted = false;
+    boolean isWritingAborted = false;
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
+        doTest(false);
+        doTest(true);
+    }
+
+    public static void doTest(boolean writeSequence) throws IOException {
+        String format = "GIF";
+        ImageWriter writer =
+                ImageIO.getImageWritersByFormatName(format).next();
+        if (writer == null) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("No writer available for " + format);
+        }
+
+        BufferedImage img = createTestImage();
+        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        ImageOutputStream ios = ImageIO.createImageOutputStream(baos);
+        writer.setOutput(ios);
+
+        WriterReuseTest t = new WriterReuseTest();
+        writer.addIIOWriteProgressListener(t);
+
+        ImageWriteParam param = writer.getDefaultWriteParam();
+        IIOMetadata streamMetadata = writer.getDefaultStreamMetadata(param);
+        IIOImage iioImg = new IIOImage(img, null, null);
+        if (writeSequence) {
+            writer.prepareWriteSequence(streamMetadata);
+            writer.writeToSequence(iioImg, param);
+        } else {
+            writer.write(img);
+        }
+
+        if (!t.isWritingAborted || t.isWritingCompleted) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Test failed.");
+        }
+        t.reset();
+
+        // next attempt after abort
+        ImageOutputStream ios2 =
+             ImageIO.createImageOutputStream(new ByteArrayOutputStream());
+        writer.setOutput(ios2);
+        if (writeSequence) {
+            writer.writeToSequence(iioImg, param);
+        } else {
+            writer.write(img);
+        }
+
+        if (t.isWritingAborted || !t.isWritingCompleted) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Test failed.");
+        }
+        System.out.println("Test passed.");
+    }
+
+    public static BufferedImage createTestImage() {
+        BufferedImage img = new BufferedImage(100, 100, BufferedImage.TYPE_BYTE_INDEXED);
+        Graphics g = img.createGraphics();
+        g.setColor(Color.black);
+        g.fillRect(0, 0, 100, 100);
+
+        g.setColor(Color.white);
+        g.fillRect(10, 10, 80, 80);
+
+        return img;
+    }
+
+    public WriterReuseTest() {
+        isFirst = true;
+        reset();
+    }
+
+    public void reset() {
+        isWritingAborted = false;
+        isWritingCompleted = false;
+    }
+
+    public void imageComplete(ImageWriter source) {
+        System.out.println("Image Completed");
+        this.isWritingCompleted = true;
+    }
+
+    public void imageProgress(ImageWriter source, float percentageDone) {
+        System.out.println("Image Progress "+percentageDone);
+        if (percentageDone > 50 && isFirst) {
+            isFirst = false;
+            source.abort();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void imageStarted(ImageWriter source, int imageIndex) {
+        System.out.println("Image Started "+imageIndex);
+    }
+
+    public void thumbnailComplete(ImageWriter source)  {
+        System.out.println("Thubnail completed");
+    }
+
+    public void thumbnailProgress(ImageWriter source, float percentageDone) {
+        System.out.println("Thubnail Progress " + percentageDone);
+    }
+
+    public void thumbnailStarted(ImageWriter source, int imageIndex, int thumbnailIndex) {
+        System.out.println("Thubnail started " + imageIndex);
+    }
+
+    public void writeAborted(ImageWriter source) {
+        System.out.println("Writing Aborted");
+        this.isWritingAborted = true;
+    }
+}