/**
 * Set a {@link Predicate} that will be invoked to test a new connection; return true
 * to accept the connection, false the reject.
 * @param connectionTest the predicate.
 * @since 5.3
 */
public void setConnectionTest(@Nullable Predicate<TcpConnectionSupport> connectionTest) {
    this.connectionTest = connectionTest;
}

Message<String> ping = new GenericMessage<>("PING");
byte[] pong = "PONG".getBytes();
clientFactory.setConnectionTest(conn -> {
    CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
    AtomicBoolean result = new AtomicBoolean();
    conn.registerTestListener(msg -> {
        if (Arrays.equals(pong, (byte[]) msg.getPayload())) {
            result.set(true);
        }
        latch.countDown();
        return false;
    });
    conn.send(ping);
    try {
        latch.await(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
    }
    catch (InterruptedException e) {
        Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
    }
    return result.get();
});