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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.
+ */
+
+ /*
+ * @summary This is a utility for coordinating the flow of events on different
+            threads.
+ * @summary com.apple.junit.utils
+ */
+package test.java.awt.regtesthelpers;
+
+public class Waypoint {
+
+    static final String MSG = "Waypoint timed out";
+    // Wait up to five seconds for our clear() to be called
+    static final int TIMEOUT = 5000;
+    boolean clear = false;
+
+    public Waypoint() {
+
+    }
+
+    //
+    //    Pause for either TIMEOUT millis or until clear() is called
+    //
+    synchronized public void requireClear() throws RuntimeException {
+        requireClear(MSG, TIMEOUT);
+    }
+
+    synchronized public void requireClear(long timeout)
+            throws RuntimeException {
+        requireClear(MSG, timeout);
+    }
+
+    synchronized public void requireClear(String timeOutMsg)
+            throws RuntimeException {
+        requireClear(timeOutMsg, TIMEOUT);
+    }
+
+    synchronized public void requireClear(String timeOutMsg, long timeout)
+            throws RuntimeException {
+        long endtime = System.currentTimeMillis() + timeout;
+        try {
+            while (isClear() == false) {
+                if (System.currentTimeMillis() < endtime) {
+                    wait(200);
+                } else {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!isClear()) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(timeOutMsg);
+            }
+        } catch (InterruptedException ix) {
+        }
+    }
+
+    //
+    //    Called when it is valid to procede past the waypoint
+    //
+    synchronized public void clear() {
+        clear = true;
+        notify();
+    }
+
+    //
+    //    Should be checked after a call to requireClear() to make
+    //    sure that we did not time out.
+    //
+    synchronized public boolean isClear() {
+        return clear;
+    }
+
+    synchronized public boolean isValid() {
+        return clear;
+    }
+
+    //
+    //    For re-use of a waypoint.  Be careful.
+    //
+    synchronized public void reset() {
+        clear = false;
+    }
+
+}