@Before
  public void setup() throws Exception {
    ApplicationConfiguration applicationConfiguration = this.lookup(ApplicationConfiguration.class);

    File repositoryStorageDir =
        applicationConfiguration.getWorkingDirectory("proxy/store/test-repo");

    // adding one hosted
    repository = this.lookup(Repository.class, "maven2");

    CRepository repoConf = new DefaultCRepository();

    repoConf.setProviderRole(Repository.class.getName());
    repoConf.setProviderHint("maven2");
    repoConf.setId("test-repo");

    repoConf.setLocalStorage(new CLocalStorage());
    repoConf.getLocalStorage().setProvider("file");
    repoConf.getLocalStorage().setUrl(repositoryStorageDir.toURI().toURL().toString());

    Xpp3Dom exRepo = new Xpp3Dom("externalConfiguration");
    repoConf.setExternalConfiguration(exRepo);
    M2RepositoryConfiguration exRepoConf = new M2RepositoryConfiguration(exRepo);
    exRepoConf.setRepositoryPolicy(RepositoryPolicy.RELEASE);
    exRepoConf.setChecksumPolicy(ChecksumPolicy.STRICT_IF_EXISTS);

    repository.configure(repoConf);

    applicationConfiguration.getConfigurationModel().addRepository(repoConf);

    this.lookup(RepositoryRegistry.class).addRepository(repository);

    localRepositoryStorageUnderTest = repository.getLocalStorage();

    // write a test file
    File testFile = new File(repositoryStorageDir, testFilePath);
    testFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
    org.codehaus.plexus.util.FileUtils.fileWrite(testFile, "CONTENT");

    // this test expects "old" behaviour:
    ((DefaultAttributesHandler) repository.getAttributesHandler()).setLastRequestedResolution(0);

    // prime the retrieve
    originalLastAccessTime = primeLastRequestedTimestamp();

    // sleep so we are sure the clock is different when we validate the last update time.
    Thread.sleep(11);
  }