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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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+ *
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.api.consumer.recordingstream;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+
+import jdk.jfr.Event;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordingStream;
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @summary Tests RecordingStream::startAsync()
+ * @key jfr
+ * @requires vm.hasJFR
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.api.consumer.recordingstream.TestStartAsync
+ */
+public class TestStartAsync {
+    static class StartEvent extends Event {
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
+        testStart();
+        testStartTwice();
+        testStartClosed();
+    }
+
+    private static void testStartTwice() throws Exception {
+        try (RecordingStream rs = new RecordingStream()) {
+            rs.startAsync();
+            try {
+                rs.startAsync();
+                throw new AssertionError("Expected IllegalStateException if started twice");
+            } catch (IllegalStateException ise) {
+                // OK, as expected
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void testStart() throws Exception {
+        CountDownLatch started = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        try (RecordingStream rs = new RecordingStream()) {
+            rs.onEvent(e -> {
+                started.countDown();
+            });
+            rs.startAsync();
+            StartEvent e = new StartEvent();
+            e.commit();
+            started.await();
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void testStartClosed() {
+        RecordingStream rs = new RecordingStream();
+        rs.close();
+        try {
+            rs.startAsync();
+            throw new AssertionError("Expected IllegalStateException");
+        } catch (IllegalStateException ise) {
+            // OK, as expected.
+        }
+    }
+}