1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/source/cpp/officeconnection.cxx b/test/source/cpp/officeconnection.cxx
index a40451eb30ae..9c8d4d549b71 100644
--- a/test/source/cpp/officeconnection.cxx
+++ b/test/source/cpp/officeconnection.cxx
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ void OfficeConnection::tearDown() {
             osl_getProcessInfo(process_, osl_Process_EXITCODE, &info));
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(oslProcessExitCode(0), info.Code);
         osl_freeProcessHandle(process_);
+        process_ = 0; // guard against subsequent calls to isStillAlive
     }
 }
 
@@ -178,6 +179,14 @@ OfficeConnection::getComponentContext() const {
     return context_;
 }
 
+bool OfficeConnection::isStillAlive() const {
+    OSL_ASSERT(process_ != 0);
+    TimeValue delay = { 0, 0 }; // 0 sec
+    oslProcessError e = osl_joinProcessWithTimeout(process_, &delay);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(e == osl_Process_E_None || e == osl_Process_E_TimedOut);
+    return e == osl_Process_E_TimedOut;
+}
+
 }
 
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