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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2008, 2018, 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.
+ */
+package nsk.share.test;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+import nsk.share.Failure;
+import nsk.share.TestFailure;
+
+import static java.lang.String.format;
+
+public class TestUtils {
+    /**
+     * @throws nsk.share.Failure with given error message
+     *
+     */
+    public static void testFailed(Object errorMessage) {
+        throw new Failure(errorMessage.toString());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks that expr is true
+     *
+     * @throws nsk.share.Failure
+     *          when expr is false
+     */
+    public static void assertTrue(boolean expr, Object errorMessage) {
+        if (!expr)
+            testFailed(errorMessage);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks that obj is not null
+     *
+     * @throws nsk.share.Failure
+     *          when obj is null
+     */
+    public static void assertNotNull(Object obj, Object errorMessage) {
+        assertTrue(obj != null, errorMessage);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks that obj1 equal obj2
+     *
+     * @throws nsk.share.Failure
+     *          when obj1 is not equal obj2
+     */
+    public static void assertEquals(Object obj1, Object obj2, Object errorMessage) {
+        assertTrue(obj1.equals(obj2), new LazyFormatString("%s: [%s] != [%s]", errorMessage,  obj1, obj2));
+    }
+
+    public static <T> void assertNotInCollection(Collection<T> list, T value) {
+        assertTrue(! list.contains(value), new LazyFormatString("Internal error: %s is in collection %s", value, list));
+    }
+
+    public static <T> void assertInCollection(Collection<T> list, T value) {
+        assertTrue(list.contains(value), new LazyFormatString("Internal error: %s is not in collection %s", value, list));
+    }
+
+    public static void assertEquals(int i1, int i2) {
+        if (i1 != i2) {
+            throw new TestFailure(
+                    format("Check failed: %d != %d", i1, i2));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void fail(String msg) {
+        throw new TestFailure(msg);
+    }
+
+    public static void assertEquals(String s1, String s2) {
+        if (s1 == null && s2 == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (s1 != null && s1.equals(s2)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        throw new TestFailure(format("Failed: %s != %s", s1, s2));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check that obj is an instance of a class c.
+     *
+     * @param obj
+     * @param c
+     */
+    public static void assertExactClass(Object obj, Class c) {
+        if (obj.getClass() != c) {
+            throw new TestFailure(format("Exact class doesn't match: expected: %s; actual: %s",
+                                         c.getName(), obj.getClass().getName()));
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * @throws nsk.share.Failure (given exception is set as Failure cause)
+     *
+     */
+    public static void unexpctedException(Throwable exception) {
+        throw new Failure("Unexpected exception: " + exception, exception);
+    }
+
+    public static <T> T[] concatArrays(T[] a1, T[] a2) {
+        T[] result = Arrays.copyOf(a1, a1.length + a2.length);
+        System.arraycopy(a2, 0, result, a1.length, a2.length);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public static <T> T[] concatArrays(T[] a1, T[] a2, T[] a3) {
+        T[] result = Arrays.copyOf(a1, a1.length + a2.length + a3.length);
+        System.arraycopy(a2, 0, result, a1.length, a2.length);
+        System.arraycopy(a3, 0, result, a1.length + a2.length, a3.length);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public static <T> T[] concatArrays(T a1, T[] a2) {
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        T[] result = (T[]) Array.newInstance(a1.getClass(), 1 + a2.length);
+        result[0] = a1;
+        System.arraycopy(a2, 0, result, 1, a2.length);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public static <T> T[] cdr(T[] args) {
+        return Arrays.copyOfRange(args, 1, args.length);
+    }
+}