What does the Test Maven phase do?

• A. It runs static analysis only.
• B. The third phase, it tests the compiled source code using a suitable unit testing framework. These tests should not require the code be packaged or deployed.
• C. It deploys the artifact to a server.
• D. It creates documentation from code.

Answer: (B)

In Maven builds, the Test phase runs unit tests against the compiled code using a unit testing framework (such as JUnit or TestNG). These tests exercise the code that was produced in the compile phase without needing to package or deploy the artifact yet. The tests use the compiled classes and the test classes located in the project, and if any test fails the build is stopped, signaling issues before packaging. After a successful test run, the build proceeds to packaging to create the final artifact.