Eclipse 2023-09: JUnit Test Execution scenarios with ClassNotFoundException in Dynamic Web Project
I've been researching this but I'm performance testing and I'm dealing with I'm working with a frustrating scenario while trying to run JUnit tests in my Eclipse IDE (version 2023-09) for a Dynamic Web Project. The tests were running fine until I added some new dependencies to my `pom.xml` file for a JSON parsing library. Now, when I execute my tests, I'm consistently getting the following behavior: ``` java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper ``` I double-checked that the dependency for Jackson is included in my `pom.xml`: ```xml <dependency> <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId> <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId> <version>2.14.1</version> <scope>test</scope> </dependency> ``` I also tried cleaning the project and updating the Maven dependencies via the context menu (`Right Click on Project > Maven > Update Project`). However, the scenario continues. I verified that my JUnit version is compatible as well, currently using JUnit 5 (5.9.2). I even attempted to run a simple test case that just initializes the `ObjectMapper` like this: ```java import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper; import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*; import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test; public class JsonMapperTest { @Test public void testObjectMapperInitialization() { ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper(); assertNotNull(objectMapper); } } ``` When I run this test, it results in the same `ClassNotFoundException`. I suspect it might be an scenario with the classpath not being set correctly during the test execution phase. Is there any additional configuration I need to do in Eclipse for Maven projects or for JUnit tests? Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for taking the time to read this! My team is using Java for this REST API. Any advice would be much appreciated. I'd be grateful for any help.