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+// VulcanizeDB
+// Copyright © 2023 Vulcanize
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package shared
+
+import "github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+
+// TestDB connect to the testing database
+// it assumes the database has the IPFS public.blocks table present
+// DO NOT use a production db for the test db, as it will remove all contents of the public.blocks table
+func TestDB() (*sqlx.DB, error) {
+	connectStr := "postgresql://localhost:5432/vulcanize_testing?sslmode=disable"
+	return sqlx.Connect("postgres", connectStr)
+}
+
+// ResetTestDB drops all rows in the test db public.blocks table
+func ResetTestDB(db *sqlx.DB) error {
+	_, err := db.Exec("TRUNCATE public.blocks CASCADE")
+	return err
+}