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+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const net = require('net');
+const NUM = 8;
+const connections = [];
+const clients = [];
+var clients_counter = 0;
+
+const server = net.createServer(function listener(c) {
+  connections.push(c);
+}).listen(common.PORT, makeConnection);
+
+
+function makeConnection() {
+  if (clients_counter >= NUM) return;
+  net.connect(common.PORT, function connected() {
+    clientConnected(this);
+    makeConnection();
+  });
+}
+
+
+function clientConnected(client) {
+  clients.push(client);
+  if (++clients_counter >= NUM)
+    checkAll();
+}
+
+
+function checkAll() {
+  const handles = process._getActiveHandles();
+
+  clients.forEach(function(item) {
+    assert.ok(handles.indexOf(item) > -1);
+    item.destroy();
+  });
+
+  connections.forEach(function(item) {
+    assert.ok(handles.indexOf(item) > -1);
+    item.end();
+  });
+
+  assert.ok(handles.indexOf(server) > -1);
+  server.close();
+}