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server/database/testdatabase/testdatabase.go

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+package testdatabase
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"os"
+
+	// database drivers that may be tested
+	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
+)
+
+var (
+	driver = env("TEST_DB_DRIVER", "sqlite3")
+	source = env("TEST_DB_SOURCE", ":memory:")
+)
+
+// Open opens a new database connection using a test
+// database environment, specified using the `$TEST_DB_DRIVER`
+// and `$TEST_DB_SOURCE` environment variables.
+func Open() (*sql.DB, error) {
+	return sql.Open(driver, source)
+}
+
+// helper function that retrieves the environment variable
+// if exists, else returns a default value.
+func env(name, def string) string {
+	value := os.Getenv(name)
+	if len(value) == 0 {
+		value = def
+	}
+
+	return value
+}