Maven dependency setup in JUnit - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test checks if the JUnit dependency is correctly set up in a Maven project by running a simple test case that asserts basic math.

Test Code - JUnit 5

JUnit

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;

public class SimpleMathTest {
    @Test
    public void testAddition() {
        int sum = 2 + 3;
        assertEquals(5, sum, "2 + 3 should equal 5");
    }
}

Execution Trace - 4 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Maven builds the project and downloads dependencies	Maven resolves junit-jupiter-api and junit-jupiter-engine dependencies	-	PASS
2	JUnit test runner starts and loads SimpleMathTest class	Test class loaded, test methods discovered	-	PASS
3	JUnit executes testAddition method	Inside testAddition, sum calculated as 5	assertEquals(5, sum) verifies sum is 5	PASS
4	JUnit reports test result	Test passed with no failures or errors	Test result is PASS	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: JUnit dependency is missing or incorrectly declared in pom.xml

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test verify in this Maven setup?

A That Maven installs Java itself

B That JUnit dependency is correctly downloaded and test runs

C That the test fails intentionally

D That the project has no source code

Key Result

Always verify your Maven dependencies are correctly declared and downloaded by running a simple test to confirm the setup before writing complex tests.