diff --git a/db_test.go b/db_test.go
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+package gotelem
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+	"github.com/kschamplin/gotelem/skylab"
+)
+
+// helper func to get a random bus event with random data.
+func GetRandomBusEvent() skylab.BusEvent {
+	return
+}
+
+func TestTelemDb(t *testing.T) {
+
+	var tdb *TelemDb
+
+	t.Run("test opening database", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var err error
+		tdb, err = OpenTelemDb("file::memory:?cache=shared")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("could not open db: %v", err)
+		}
+		tdb.db.Ping()
+	})
+
+	t.Run("test inserting bus event", func(t *testing.T) {
+		type args struct {
+			events []skylab.BusEvent
+		}
+		tests := []struct {
+			name    string
+			args    args
+			wantErr bool
+		}{
+			{
+				name: "add no packet",
+				args: args{
+					events: []skylab.BusEvent{},
+				},
+				wantErr: false,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "add single packet",
+				args: args{
+					events: []skylab.BusEvent{},
+				},
+				wantErr: false,
+			},
+		}
+		for _, tt := range tests {
+			t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				if err := tdb.AddEvents(tt.args.events...); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+					t.Errorf("TelemDb.AddEvents() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				}
+			})
+		}
+
+	})
+	type fields struct {
+		db *sqlx.DB
+	}
+	type args struct {
+		limit int
+		where []QueryFrag
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		fields     fields
+		args       args
+		wantEvents []skylab.BusEvent
+		wantErr    bool
+	}{
+		// TODO: Add test cases.
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tdb := &TelemDb{
+				db: tt.fields.db,
+			}
+			gotEvents, err := tdb.GetEvents(tt.args.limit, tt.args.where...)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("TelemDb.GetEvents() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(gotEvents, tt.wantEvents) {
+				t.Errorf("TelemDb.GetEvents() = %v, want %v", gotEvents, tt.wantEvents)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}