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+/*
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+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
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+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
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+ *
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+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.api.recording.settings;
+
+
+import java.io.Reader;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import jdk.jfr.Configuration;
+import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary Test setName().
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.api.recording.settings.TestCreateConfigFromPath
+ */
+public class TestCreateConfigFromPath {
+
+    private static final Path DIR = Paths.get(System.getProperty("test.src", "."));
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        testOkConfig();
+        testNullReader();
+    }
+
+    private static void testOkConfig() throws Exception {
+        Path settingsPath = DIR.resolve("settings.jfc");
+        if(!settingsPath.toFile().exists()) throw new RuntimeException("File " + settingsPath.toFile().getAbsolutePath() +  " not found ");
+
+        Configuration config = Configuration.create(settingsPath);
+        Map<String, String> settings = config.getSettings();
+
+        Asserts.assertEquals(4, settings.size(), "Settings size differes from the expected size");
+        String[] keys = {"enabled", "stackTrace", "threshold", "custom"};
+        String[] vals = {"true", "true", "1 ms", "5"};
+        for(int i=0; i<keys.length; ++i) {
+            String fullKey = "com.oracle.jdk.JavaMonitorWait#" + keys[i];
+            Asserts.assertEquals(vals[i], settings.get(fullKey), "Settings value differs from the expected: " + keys[i]);
+        }
+        Asserts.assertEquals(null, settings.get("doesNotExists"), "Error getting on-existent setting");
+
+        Asserts.assertEquals("Oracle", config.getProvider(), "Configuration provider differs from the expected");
+        Asserts.assertEquals("TestSettings", config.getLabel(), "Configuration label differs from the expected");
+        Asserts.assertEquals("SampleConfiguration", config.getDescription(), "Configuration description differs from the expected");
+        Asserts.assertEquals("settings", config.getName(), "Configuration name differs from the expected");
+    }
+
+    private static void testNullReader() throws Exception {
+        try {
+            Configuration.create((Reader)null);
+            Asserts.fail("Exception was not thrown");
+        } catch(NullPointerException x) {
+        }
+    }
+
+}