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The Application.java Java example source code

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/*
 * A simple "Application" used by the Attach API unit tests. This application is
 * launched by the test. It binds to a random port and shuts down when somebody
 * connects to that port.
 * Used port and pid are written both to stdout and to a specified file.
 */
import java.net.Socket;
import java.net.ServerSocket;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import jdk.testlibrary.ProcessTools;

public class Application {
    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
        // bind to a random port
        if (args.length < 1) {
            System.err.println("First argument should be path to output file.");
        }
        String outFileName = args[0];

        ServerSocket ss = new ServerSocket(0);
        int port = ss.getLocalPort();
        int pid = ProcessTools.getProcessId();

        System.out.println("shutdownPort=" + port);
        System.out.println("pid=" + pid);
        System.out.flush();

        try (PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter(outFileName)) {
            writer.println("shutdownPort=" + port);
            writer.println("pid=" + pid);
            writer.println("done");
            writer.flush();
        }

        // wait for test harness to connect
        Socket s = ss.accept();
        s.close();
        ss.close();
    }
}