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The plugin has been configured to ignore test files whose name starts with "Abstract", that way we can create a hierarchy of classes and group common elements to various tests (like certain mocks or configuration settings) in a parent class.

Tests in MAven are usually added into src/test, like in src/test/java/<package> with resources at src/test/resources.

To run the tests execute:

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Junit 4.8.1 is added as a dependency in the parent project. The dependency needs to be propagated to the subprojects that contain tests to be run.

As of JUnit 4.4, Harmcrest is included. Harmcrest is a library of matcher objects that facilitate the validation of conditions in the tests.

JMockit

JMockit is popular and powerful mocking framework. Unlike other mocking frameworks it can mock final classes and methods, static methods, constructors and other code fragments that can't be mocked using other frameworks.

Unit Tests

These are tests which test just how one object works. Typically test each method on an object for expected output in several situations. They are executed exclusively at the API level.

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