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Solution: Databases

Solution: Databases

See the solution to creating a helper function to test a function that requires data from a database.

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Solution explanation

In the pomodoro_test.go file in the setup function, we start by creating a temporary database file:

   t.Helper()
   tf, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "pomo")
   if err != nil {
       t.Fatal(err)
   }
   tf.Close()

We then open a DB connection to the SQLite database. If the connection cannot be made due to some error, the relevant message is thrown and the program is ended:

  dbRepo, err := repository.NewSQLite3Repo(tf.Name())
  if
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