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+++ new/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/event/runtime/TestVmFlagChangedEvent.java	2018-04-09 18:35:03.409565799 +0200
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+/*
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.event.runtime;
+
+import static jdk.test.lib.Asserts.assertEquals;
+import static jdk.test.lib.Asserts.assertTrue;
+
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+
+import com.sun.management.HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean;
+
+import jdk.jfr.Recording;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedEvent;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.EventNames;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.Events;
+
+/*
+ * @test TestVmFlagChangedEvent
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @modules jdk.jfr
+ *          jdk.management
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.event.runtime.TestVmFlagChangedEvent
+ */
+public final class TestVmFlagChangedEvent {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        EventFlag[] eventFlags = {
+            new EventFlag(EventNames.LongFlagChanged, "CMSWaitDuration", "2500"),
+            new EventFlag(EventNames.StringFlagChanged, "HeapDumpPath", "/a/sample/path"),
+            new EventFlag(EventNames.BooleanFlagChanged, "HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError", "true")
+        };
+
+        Recording recording = new Recording();
+        for (EventFlag eventFlag : eventFlags) {
+            recording.enable(eventFlag.eventName);
+        }
+
+        recording.start();
+        HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean mbean = ManagementFactory.getPlatformMXBean(HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean.class);
+        for (EventFlag eventFlag : eventFlags) {
+            eventFlag.update(mbean);
+        }
+        recording.stop();
+
+        for (RecordedEvent event : Events.fromRecording(recording)) {
+            final String flagName = Events.assertField(event, "name").getValue();
+            System.out.println("flag name=" + flagName);
+            for (EventFlag eventFlag : eventFlags) {
+                if (flagName.equals(eventFlag.eventLabel)) {
+                    System.out.println("Event:" + event);
+                    Object newValue = Events.assertField(event, "newValue").getValue();
+                    Object oldValue = Events.assertField(event, "oldValue").getValue();
+                    System.out.println("newValue:" + asText(newValue));
+                    System.out.println("oldValue:" + asText(oldValue));
+                    assertEquals(eventFlag.newValue, asText(newValue), "Wrong new value: expected" + eventFlag.newValue);
+                    assertEquals(eventFlag.oldValue, asText(oldValue), "Wrong old value: expected" + eventFlag.oldValue);
+                    Events.assertField(event, "origin").equal("Management");
+                    eventFlag.isFound = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        for (EventFlag eventFlag : eventFlags) {
+            assertTrue(eventFlag.isFound, "Missing flag change for: " + eventFlag.eventLabel);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static String asText(Object value) {
+        if (value == null) {
+            return ""; // HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean interface return "" for unset values
+        }
+        return String.valueOf(value);
+    }
+
+    private static class EventFlag {
+        final String eventName;
+        final String eventLabel;
+        String newValue;
+        String oldValue;
+        boolean isFound = false;
+
+        EventFlag(String eventName, String eventLabel, String newValue) {
+            this.eventName = eventName;
+            this.eventLabel = eventLabel;
+            this.newValue = newValue;
+        }
+
+        void update(HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean mbean) {
+            this.oldValue = mbean.getVMOption(eventLabel).getValue();
+            mbean.setVMOption(eventLabel, newValue);
+        }
+    }
+}