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+/*
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+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.api.consumer.recordingstream;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+
+import jdk.jfr.Configuration;
+import jdk.jfr.Enabled;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordingStream;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.EventNames;
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @summary Tests RecordingStream::RecordingStream()
+ * @key jfr
+ * @requires vm.hasJFR
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.api.consumer.recordingstream.TestConstructor
+ */
+public class TestConstructor {
+
+    public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
+        testEmpty();
+        testConfiguration();
+    }
+
+    private static void testConfiguration() throws Exception {
+        CountDownLatch jvmInformation = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        Configuration c = Configuration.getConfiguration("default");
+        if (!c.getSettings().containsKey(EventNames.JVMInformation + "#" + Enabled.NAME)) {
+            throw new Exception("Expected default configuration to contain enabled " + EventNames.JVMInformation);
+        }
+        RecordingStream r = new RecordingStream(c);
+        r.onEvent("jdk.JVMInformation", e -> {
+            jvmInformation.countDown();
+        });
+        r.startAsync();
+        jvmInformation.await();
+        r.close();
+    }
+
+    private static void testEmpty() {
+        RecordingStream r = new RecordingStream();
+        r.close();
+    }
+}