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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) 2014 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+package org.owasp.dependencycheck.maven;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import mockit.Mock;
+import mockit.MockUp;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.testing.stubs.ArtifactStub;
+import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.owasp.dependencycheck.data.nvdcve.DatabaseException;
+import org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.InvalidSettingException;
+import org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.Settings;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Jeremy Long <jeremy.long@owasp.org>
+ */
+public class BaseDependencyCheckMojoTest {
+
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void setUpClass() throws Exception {
+        Settings.initialize();
+    }
+
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void tearDownClass() throws Exception {
+        Settings.cleanup(true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test of scanArtifacts method, of class BaseDependencyCheckMojo.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testScanArtifacts() throws DatabaseException, InvalidSettingException {
+        MavenProject project = new MockUp<MavenProject>() {
+            @Mock
+            public Set<Artifact> getArtifacts() {
+                Set<Artifact> artifacts = new HashSet<Artifact>();
+                Artifact a = new ArtifactStub();
+                try {
+                    File file = new File(Test.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().toURI());
+                    a.setFile(file);
+                    artifacts.add(a);
+                } catch (URISyntaxException ex) {
+                    Logger.getLogger(BaseDependencyCheckMojoTest.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+                }
+                //File file = new File(this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("daytrader-ear-2.1.7.ear").getPath());
+
+                return artifacts;
+            }
+        }.getMockInstance();
+
+        boolean autoUpdate = Settings.getBoolean(Settings.KEYS.AUTO_UPDATE);
+        Settings.setBoolean(Settings.KEYS.AUTO_UPDATE, false);
+        Engine engine = new Engine(null, null);
+        Settings.setBoolean(Settings.KEYS.AUTO_UPDATE, autoUpdate);
+
+        assertTrue(engine.getDependencies().isEmpty());
+        BaseDependencyCheckMojoImpl instance = new BaseDependencyCheckMojoImpl();
+        instance.scanArtifacts(project, engine);
+        assertFalse(engine.getDependencies().isEmpty());
+        engine.cleanup();
+    }
+
+    public class BaseDependencyCheckMojoImpl extends BaseDependencyCheckMojo {
+
+        @Override
+        public void runCheck() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getName(Locale locale) {
+            return "test implementation";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getDescription(Locale locale) {
+            return "test implementation";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean canGenerateReport() {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}