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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, 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.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * 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 jdk.jfr.api.consumer.streaming;
+
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.EventStream;
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @summary Verifies that it is possible to open a stream when a repository doesn't
+ *          exists
+ * @key jfr
+ * @requires vm.hasJFR
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.api.consumer.streaming.TestUnstarted
+ */
+public class TestUnstarted {
+    public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
+        try (EventStream es = EventStream.openRepository()) {
+            es.onEvent(e -> {
+                // ignore
+            });
+            es.startAsync();
+        }
+    }
+}