From b410d72aa4dc9f36c24a48b4dc5dde7753d68525 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thibault Phan <thibault2705@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:47:46 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add missing test cases

---
 exercises/practice/connect/.meta/config.json  |  3 ++
 exercises/practice/connect/.meta/tests.toml   |  6 +++
 .../connect/src/test/java/ConnectTest.java    | 44 +++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 53 insertions(+)

diff --git a/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/config.json b/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/config.json
index 6674cd090..8731e2c8b 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/config.json
+++ b/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/config.json
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
   "authors": [
     "kkyb123"
   ],
+  "contributors": [
+    "thibault2705"
+  ],
   "files": {
     "solution": [
       "src/main/java/Connect.java"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/tests.toml b/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/tests.toml
index 6ada87732..951b87e5c 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/tests.toml
+++ b/exercises/practice/connect/.meta/tests.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ description = "nobody wins crossing adjacent angles"
 [cd61c143-92f6-4a8d-84d9-cb2b359e226b]
 description = "X wins crossing from left to right"
 
+[495e33ed-30a9-4012-b46e-d7c4d5fe13c3]
+description = "X wins with left-hand dead end fork"
+
+[ab167ab0-4a98-4d0f-a1c0-e1cddddc3d58]
+description = "X wins with right-hand dead end fork"
+
 [73d1eda6-16ab-4460-9904-b5f5dd401d0b]
 description = "O wins crossing from top to bottom"
 
diff --git a/exercises/practice/connect/src/test/java/ConnectTest.java b/exercises/practice/connect/src/test/java/ConnectTest.java
index 0bc3a12a2..a99274948 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/connect/src/test/java/ConnectTest.java
+++ b/exercises/practice/connect/src/test/java/ConnectTest.java
@@ -156,6 +156,50 @@ public void xWinsCrossingFromLeftToRight() {
 
     }
 
+    @Disabled("Remove to run test")
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("X wins with left-hand dead end fork")
+    public void xWinsWithLeftHandDeadEndFork() {
+
+        //GIVEN
+        var board = new String[]{
+                ". . X .",
+                " X X . .",
+                "  . X X X",
+                "   O O O O"
+        };
+        Connect cut = new Connect(board);
+
+        //WHEN
+        var winner = cut.computeWinner();
+
+        //THEN
+        assertThat(winner).isEqualTo(Winner.PLAYER_X);
+
+    }
+
+    @Disabled("Remove to run test")
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("X wins with right-hand dead end fork")
+    public void xWinsWithRightHandDeadEndFork() {
+
+        //GIVEN
+        var board = new String[]{
+                ". . X X",
+                " X X . .",
+                "  . X X .",
+                "   O O O O"
+        };
+        Connect cut = new Connect(board);
+
+        //WHEN
+        var winner = cut.computeWinner();
+
+        //THEN
+        assertThat(winner).isEqualTo(Winner.PLAYER_X);
+
+    }
+
     @Disabled("Remove to run test")
     @Test
     @DisplayName("O wins crossing from top to bottom")