src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/TestHelper.java

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package org.apache.tools.ant;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.ServerSocket;

/**
 * As the name suggests, utility class used in tests
 */
public class TestHelper {

    /**
     * Find a TCP/IP port which may continue to be available.
     * <br />
     * The returned port is available since a socket has successfully bind to it, but this availability is not ensured
     * after this method since the associated socket is released and some other process can now use it.
     */
    public static int getMaybeAvailablePort() {
        final ServerSocket s;
        try {
            s = new ServerSocket(0);
            s.setReuseAddress(true);
            int port = s.getLocalPort();
            try {
                s.close();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                // ignore
            }
            return port;
        } catch (IOException e) {
            // ignore
        } finally {

        }
        throw new IllegalStateException("No TCP/IP port available");
    }
}