@Test(timeout = 3000)
public void testConnectFutureBeforeChannelActive() throws Exception {

    Bootstrap cb = new Bootstrap();
    ServerBootstrap sb = new ServerBootstrap();
    cb.group(group1)
            .channel(LocalChannel.class)
            .handler(new ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter());
    sb.group(group2)
            .channel(LocalServerChannel.class)
            .childHandler(new ChannelInitializer<LocalChannel>() {
                @Override
                public void initChannel(LocalChannel ch) throws Exception {
                    ch.pipeline().addLast(new TestHandler());
                }
            });
    Channel sc = null;
    Channel cc = null;
    try {
        // Start server
        sc = sb.bind(TEST_ADDRESS).sync().channel();
        cc = cb.register().sync().channel();
        final ChannelPromise promise = cc.newPromise();
        final Promise<Void> assertPromise = cc.eventLoop().newPromise();
        cc.pipeline().addLast(new TestHandler() {
            @Override
            public void channelActive(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
                // Ensure the promise was done before the handler method is triggered.
                if (promise.isDone()) {
                    assertPromise.setSuccess(null);
                } else {
                    assertPromise.setFailure(new AssertionError("connect promise should be done"));
                }
            }
        });
        // Connect to the server
        cc.connect(sc.localAddress(), promise).sync();
        assertPromise.syncUninterruptibly();
        assertTrue(promise.isSuccess());
    } finally {
        closeChannel(cc);
        closeChannel(sc);
    }
}