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+/*
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+ */
+package jdk.jfr.event.runtime;
+
+import static jdk.test.lib.Asserts.assertEquals;
+import static jdk.test.lib.Asserts.assertNull;
+import static jdk.test.lib.Asserts.assertTrue;
+
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import jdk.jfr.EventType;
+import jdk.jfr.Recording;
+import jdk.jfr.Timespan;
+import jdk.jfr.Timestamp;
+import jdk.jfr.ValueDescriptor;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedEvent;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.EventNames;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.Events;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary Tests that the recording properties are properly reflected in the ActiveRecording event
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.event.runtime.TestActiveRecordingEvent
+ */
+public final class TestActiveRecordingEvent {
+
+    private static final String ACTIVE_RECORDING_EVENT_NAME = EventNames.ActiveRecording;
+
+    private static final Path MY_JFR_FILEPATH = Paths.get("", "my.jfr");
+
+    private static final long MAX_SIZE = 1000000L;
+
+    private static final Duration MAX_AGE = Duration.ofDays(1);
+
+    private static final Duration REC_DURATION = Duration.ofMinutes(10);
+
+    private static final String REC_NAME = "MYNAME";
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        testWithPath(null);
+        testWithPath(MY_JFR_FILEPATH);
+    }
+
+    private static void testWithPath(Path path) throws Throwable {
+        Recording recording = new Recording();
+        recording.enable(ACTIVE_RECORDING_EVENT_NAME);
+
+        recording.setDuration(REC_DURATION);
+        recording.setMaxSize(MAX_SIZE);
+        recording.setMaxAge(MAX_AGE);
+        recording.setName(REC_NAME);
+        if (path != null) {
+            recording.setToDisk(true);
+            recording.setDestination(path);
+        }
+
+        long tsBeforeStart = Instant.now().toEpochMilli();
+        recording.start();
+        recording.stop();
+        long tsAfterStop = Instant.now().toEpochMilli();
+
+        List<RecordedEvent> events = Events.fromRecording(recording);
+
+        Events.hasEvents(events);
+        RecordedEvent ev = events.get(0);
+
+        // Duration must be kept in milliseconds
+        assertEquals(REC_DURATION.toMillis(), ev.getValue("recordingDuration"));
+
+        assertEquals(MAX_SIZE, ev.getValue("maxSize"));
+
+        // maxAge must be kept in milliseconds
+        assertEquals(MAX_AGE.toMillis(), ev.getValue("maxAge"));
+
+        EventType evType = ev.getEventType();
+        ValueDescriptor durationField = evType.getField("recordingDuration");
+        assertEquals(durationField.getAnnotation(Timespan.class).value(), Timespan.MILLISECONDS);
+
+        if (path == null) {
+            assertNull(ev.getValue("destination"));
+        } else {
+            assertEquals(path.toAbsolutePath().toString(), ev.getValue("destination").toString());
+        }
+
+        ValueDescriptor recordingStartField = evType.getField("recordingStart");
+        assertEquals(recordingStartField.getAnnotation(Timestamp.class).value(), Timestamp.MILLISECONDS_SINCE_EPOCH);
+
+        long tsRecordingStart = ev.getValue("recordingStart");
+        assertTrue(tsBeforeStart <= tsRecordingStart);
+        assertTrue(tsAfterStop >= tsRecordingStart);
+
+        assertEquals(recording.getId(), ev.getValue("id"));
+
+        ValueDescriptor maxAgeField = evType.getField("maxAge");
+        assertEquals(maxAgeField.getAnnotation(Timespan.class).value(), Timespan.MILLISECONDS);
+    }
+}