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+/*
+ * This file is part of dependency-check-maven.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+
+
+// Analyse number of "Checking for updates"
+String log = FileUtils.readFileToString(new File(basedir, "build.log"), Charset.defaultCharset().name());
+if (!StringUtils.contains(log, "Database file purged; local copy of the NVD has been removed")) {
+    System.out.println("The database was not purged.");
+    return false;
+}