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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 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 com.oracle.java.testlibrary.dcmd;
+
+import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.JDKToolFinder;
+import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.OutputAnalyzer;
+import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.ProcessTools;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for Diagnostic Command Executors using the jcmd tool
+ */
+public abstract class JcmdExecutor extends CommandExecutor {
+    protected String jcmdBinary;
+
+    protected abstract List<String> createCommandLine(String cmd) throws CommandExecutorException;
+
+    protected JcmdExecutor() {
+        jcmdBinary = JDKToolFinder.getJDKTool("jcmd");
+    }
+
+    protected OutputAnalyzer executeImpl(String cmd) throws CommandExecutorException {
+        List<String> commandLine = createCommandLine(cmd);
+
+        try {
+            System.out.printf("Executing command '%s'%n", commandLine);
+            OutputAnalyzer output = ProcessTools.executeProcess(new ProcessBuilder(commandLine));
+            System.out.printf("Command returned with exit code %d%n", output.getExitValue());
+
+            return output;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            String message = String.format("Caught exception while executing '%s'", commandLine);
+            throw new CommandExecutorException(message, e);
+        }
+    }
+}