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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2001, 2018, 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
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+ * 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
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+ */
+
+package nsk.jdwp.ThreadReference.FrameCount;
+
+import nsk.share.*;
+import nsk.share.jpda.*;
+import nsk.share.jdwp.*;
+
+import java.io.*;
+
+/**
+ * This class represents debuggee part in the test.
+ */
+public class framecnt001a {
+
+    // name for the tested thread
+    public static final String THREAD_NAME = "TestedThreadName";
+    public static final String FIELD_NAME = "thread";
+
+    // frames count for tested thread in recursive method invokation
+    public static final int FRAMES_COUNT = 10;
+
+    // notification object to notify debuggee that thread is ready
+    private static Object threadReady = new Object();
+    // lock object to prevent thread from exit
+    private static Object threadLock = new Object();
+
+    // scaffold objects
+    private static volatile ArgumentHandler argumentHandler = null;
+    private static volatile Log log = null;
+
+    public static void main(String args[]) {
+        framecnt001a _framecnt001a = new framecnt001a();
+        System.exit(framecnt001.JCK_STATUS_BASE + _framecnt001a.runIt(args, System.err));
+    }
+
+    public int runIt(String args[], PrintStream out) {
+        //make log for debugee messages
+        argumentHandler = new ArgumentHandler(args);
+        log = new Log(out, argumentHandler);
+
+        // make communication pipe to debugger
+        log.display("Creating pipe");
+        IOPipe pipe = argumentHandler.createDebugeeIOPipe(log);
+
+        // lock the object to prevent thread from exit
+        synchronized (threadLock) {
+
+            // load tested class and create tested thread
+            log.display("Creating object of tested class");
+            TestedClass.thread = new TestedClass(THREAD_NAME);
+
+            // start the thread and wait for notification from it
+            synchronized (threadReady) {
+                TestedClass.thread.start();
+                try {
+                    threadReady.wait();
+                    // send debugger signal READY
+                    log.display("Sending signal to debugger: " + framecnt001.READY);
+                    pipe.println(framecnt001.READY);
+                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                    log.complain("Interruption while waiting for thread started: " + e);
+                    pipe.println(framecnt001.ERROR);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // wait for signal QUIT from debugeer
+            log.display("Waiting for signal from debugger: " + framecnt001.QUIT);
+            String signal = pipe.readln();
+            log.display("Received signal from debugger: " + signal);
+
+            // check received signal
+            if (signal == null || !signal.equals(framecnt001.QUIT)) {
+                log.complain("Unexpected communication signal from debugee: " + signal
+                            + " (expected: " + framecnt001.QUIT + ")");
+                log.display("Debugee FAILED");
+                return framecnt001.FAILED;
+            }
+
+            // allow started thread to exit
+        }
+
+        // exit debugee
+        log.display("Debugee PASSED");
+        return framecnt001.PASSED;
+    }
+
+    // tested thread class
+    public static class TestedClass extends Thread {
+
+        // field with the tested Thread value
+        public static volatile TestedClass thread = null;
+
+        int frames = 0;
+
+        TestedClass(String name) {
+            super(name);
+        }
+
+        // start the thread and recursive invoke makeFrames()
+        public void run() {
+            log.display("Tested thread started");
+
+            // make remaining frames already having one
+            frames = 1;
+            makeFrames(FRAMES_COUNT - frames);
+        }
+
+        // recursive make thread frames and notify debuggee
+        public void makeFrames(int count) {
+            frames++;
+            count--;
+            int local = frames + count;
+            if (count > 0) {
+                makeFrames(count);
+            } else {
+                log.display("Thread frames made: " + frames);
+
+                // notify debuggee that thread ready for testing
+                synchronized (threadReady) {
+                    threadReady.notifyAll();
+                }
+
+                // wait for lock object released
+                synchronized (threadLock) {
+                    log.display("Tested thread finished");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}