LOG.info("runConstEventsReaderWriter(): waiting up to " + (writerWaitms/1000) + " sec for writer thread to terminate");
tWriter.join(writerWaitms);
//close the writer Stream;
dumpEmitterWriterReaderConsumerState(eventProducer, writer, reader, consumer, emitterStats, streamStats, clientStats, dstTestEvents, prodEventBuffer, consEventBuffer);
LOG.info("runConstEventsReaderWriter(): signalling writer to stop");
writer.stop();
if (!tReader.isAlive())
{
LOG.error("runConstEventsReaderWriter(): reader thread died unexpectedly");
}