JDK-8186539 : [testlibrary] TestSocketFactory should allow triggers before match/replace
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.rmi
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2017-08-21
  • Updated: 2018-03-21
  • Resolved: 2017-08-28
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Description
Many serialization streams contain ip addresses and other sequence information that makes it difficult to deterministicly create a match on the content.
Adding a trigger byte sequence that must be seen to enable the match allows more flexible and robust match and replace.
Comments
Review thread: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2017-August/048909.html
21-08-2017