@Test public void testOverSubscribed() throws Exception { final Timing timing = new Timing(); final CuratorFramework client = CuratorFrameworkFactory.newClient( server.getConnectString(), timing.session(), timing.connection(), new RetryOneTime(1)); ExecutorService service = Executors.newCachedThreadPool(); ExecutorCompletionService<Void> completionService = new ExecutorCompletionService<Void>(service); try { client.start(); final Semaphore semaphore = new Semaphore(0); final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1); for (int i = 0; i < (QTY + 1); ++i) { completionService.submit( new Callable<Void>() { @Override public Void call() throws Exception { DistributedDoubleBarrier barrier = new DistributedDoubleBarrier(client, "/barrier", QTY) { @Override protected List<String> getChildrenForEntering() throws Exception { semaphore.release(); Assert.assertTrue(timing.awaitLatch(latch)); return super.getChildrenForEntering(); } }; Assert.assertTrue(barrier.enter(timing.seconds(), TimeUnit.SECONDS)); Assert.assertTrue(barrier.leave(timing.seconds(), TimeUnit.SECONDS)); return null; } }); } Assert.assertTrue( semaphore.tryAcquire( QTY + 1, timing.seconds(), TimeUnit.SECONDS)); // wait until all QTY+1 barriers are trying to enter latch.countDown(); for (int i = 0; i < (QTY + 1); ++i) { completionService.take().get(); // to check for assertions } } finally { service.shutdown(); Closeables.close(client, true); } }