---
title: "TestDbInitializer"
generated: true
---
<GenerationInfo sourceFile="packages/testing/src/initializers/test-db-initializer.ts" sourceLine="23" packageName="@vendure/testing" />

Defines how the e2e TestService sets up a particular DB to run a single test suite.
The `@vendure/testing` package ships with initializers for sql.js, MySQL & Postgres.

Custom initializers can be created by implementing this interface and registering
it with the <DocsLink href="/reference/typescript-api/testing/register-initializer#registerinitializer">registerInitializer</DocsLink> function:

*Example*

```ts
export class CockroachDbInitializer implements TestDbInitializer<CockroachConnectionOptions> {
    // database-specific implementation goes here
}

registerInitializer('cockroachdb', new CockroachDbInitializer());
```

```ts title="Signature"
interface TestDbInitializer<T extends BaseConnectionOptions> {
    init(testFileName: string, connectionOptions: T): Promise<T>;
    populate(populateFn: () => Promise<void>): Promise<void>;
    destroy(): void | Promise<void>;
}
```

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### init

<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(testFileName: string, connectionOptions: T) => Promise<T>`}   />

Responsible for creating a database for the current test suite.
Typically, this method will:

* use the testFileName parameter to derive a database name
* create the database
* mutate the `connetionOptions` object to point to that new database
### populate

<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(populateFn: () => Promise<void>) => Promise<void>`}   />

Execute the populateFn to populate your database.
### destroy

<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`() => void | Promise<void>`}   />

Clean up any resources used during the init() phase (i.e. close open DB connections)


</div>
