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+++ new/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/api/recording/state/TestOptionState.java	2018-04-09 17:21:21.495037112 +0200
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+/*
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.api.recording.state;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+import jdk.jfr.Recording;
+import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @key jfr
+ * @summary Test options in different states
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.api.recording.state.TestOptionState
+ */
+public class TestOptionState {
+
+     //                                Name   Age    Size   Dur.   Dest.  Disk
+    static boolean[] NEW =     arrayOf(true,  true,  true,  true,  true,  true);
+    static boolean[] DELAYED = arrayOf(true,  true,  true,  true,  true,  true);
+    static boolean[] RUNNING = arrayOf(true,  true,  true,  true,  true,  false);
+    static boolean[] STOPPED = arrayOf(true,  true,  true,  false,  false, false);
+    static boolean[] CLOSED =  arrayOf(false, false, false, false, false, false);
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+      Recording r = new Recording();
+      assertRecordingState(r, NEW);
+      r.scheduleStart(Duration.ofHours(2));
+      assertRecordingState(r, DELAYED);
+      r.start();
+      assertRecordingState(r, RUNNING);
+      r.stop();
+      assertRecordingState(r, STOPPED);
+      r.close();
+      assertRecordingState(r, CLOSED);
+    }
+
+    private static void assertRecordingState(Recording r, boolean[] states) throws Exception {
+        assertOperation("setName", r, s -> s.setName("Test Name"), states[0]);
+        assertOperation("setMaxAge", r, s -> s.setMaxAge(null), states[1]);
+        assertOperation("setMaxSize", r, s -> s.setMaxSize(0), states[2]);
+        assertOperation("setDuration", r, s -> s.setDuration(null), states[3]);
+        assertOperation("setDestination", r, s -> {
+            try {
+            s.setDestination(null);
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+            throw e; // rethrow for testing
+        } catch(Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e); // should not happen
+        }}, states[4]);
+        assertOperation("setTodisk", r, s -> s.setToDisk(true), states[5]);
+    }
+
+    private static void assertOperation(String opernationName, Recording s, Consumer<Recording> c, boolean ok) {
+        try {
+            c.accept(s);
+            Asserts.assertTrue(ok, opernationName + " should throw ISE when recording is in state " + s.getState());
+        } catch (IllegalStateException ise) {
+            Asserts.assertFalse(ok, opernationName + " should not throw ISE when recording is in state " + s.getState());
+        }
+    }
+
+    static boolean[] arrayOf(boolean... array) {
+        return array;
+    }
+}