We're using Maven 3.0.3, MySql 5.5, JUnit 4.8.1, and Liquibase. Here's what we would like to do. I would like to spin up a MySQL database, run our liquibase database scripts against it, and then run our JUnit tests, using this newly-created database as the datasource. If someone knows of a way to do this using Maven, know that any sample script you post will get more votes than you know what to do with -- and the respect you so dearly deserve.
I realize that the H2 in-memory database supports a MySQL mode, but we don't want to use that. We want to get as close to the real thing as possible.