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+++ new/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/api/consumer/TestRecordedEventGetThreadOther.java	2018-04-09 16:33:01.467395857 +0200
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+/*
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+
+package jdk.jfr.api.consumer;
+
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import jdk.jfr.Event;
+import jdk.jfr.Recording;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedEvent;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedThread;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordingFile;
+import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary Tests that the RecordedEvent.getThread() returns th expected info
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.api.consumer.TestRecordedEventGetThreadOther
+ */
+public class TestRecordedEventGetThreadOther {
+
+    private static final String MY_THREAD_NAME = "MY_THREAD_NAME";
+    private static long expectedThreadId;
+    private static Path dumpFilePath;
+
+    static class TestEvent extends Event {
+    }
+
+    static class PostingThread extends Thread {
+
+        PostingThread() {
+            setName(MY_THREAD_NAME);
+            expectedThreadId = getId();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void run() {
+            try {
+                System.out.println("Starting thread...");
+                dumpFilePath = postEventAndDumpToFile();
+                System.out.println("events dumped to the file " + dumpFilePath);
+            } catch (Throwable t) {
+                t.printStackTrace();
+                Asserts.fail();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        Thread.currentThread().setName("MyMainThread");
+
+        PostingThread thread = new PostingThread();
+        thread.start();
+        thread.join();
+        System.out.println("testing dump in file " + dumpFilePath);
+
+        List<RecordedEvent> events = RecordingFile.readAllEvents(dumpFilePath);
+        Asserts.assertEquals(events.size(), 1);
+
+        RecordedEvent event = events.get(0);
+        RecordedThread recordedThread = event.getThread();
+
+        Asserts.assertNotNull(recordedThread);
+        Asserts.assertEquals(recordedThread.getJavaName(), MY_THREAD_NAME);
+        Asserts.assertEquals(recordedThread.getJavaThreadId(), expectedThreadId);
+        Asserts.assertNotNull(recordedThread.getId());
+        Asserts.assertEquals(recordedThread.getOSName(), MY_THREAD_NAME);
+    }
+
+    private static Path postEventAndDumpToFile() throws Throwable {
+        Recording r = new Recording();
+        r.start();
+        TestEvent t = new TestEvent();
+        t.commit();
+        r.stop();
+        Path path = Files.createTempFile("recording", ".jfr");
+        System.out.println("Created path: " + path);
+        r.dump(path);
+        r.close();
+        return path;
+    }
+}