diff --git a/src/tests/controllers.tests/activities.test.ts b/src/tests/controllers.tests/activities.test.ts
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+import { dbConnect, dbDisconnect } from "../dbHandler";
+import { ActivitiesType } from "../../models/activities.model";
+import { activityDummyData1 } from "./dummyData";
+import { createActivity, getAllActivities } from "../../controllers/activities.controller";
+import { describe, test, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+
+describe("Activities controller tests", () => {
+	beforeEach(async () => dbConnect());
+	afterEach(async () => dbDisconnect());
+
+	test("Adds and retrieves an activity", async () => {
+		await createActivity(activityDummyData1 as ActivitiesType);
+		const returnedActivities = await getAllActivities(activityDummyData1.user);
+		expect(returnedActivities.length).to.equal(1);
+		expect(returnedActivities[0]).toMatchObject(activityDummyData1);
+	})
+})
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diff --git a/src/tests/controllers.tests/dummyData.ts b/src/tests/controllers.tests/dummyData.ts
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+export const activityDummyData1 = {
+  user: "test",
+  itemName: "activitesItem1",
+  bullets: ["example bullet"],
+  title: "title",
+  subtitle: "subtitle",
+  year: "year",
+  location: "location",
+};
diff --git a/src/tests/dbHandler.ts b/src/tests/dbHandler.ts
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+import mongoose from "mongoose";
+import { MongoMemoryServer } from 'mongodb-memory-server';
+
+let mongoServer: MongoMemoryServer;
+
+export const dbConnect = async () => {
+	mongoServer = await MongoMemoryServer.create();
+  const uri = mongoServer.getUri();
+  await mongoose.connect(uri);
+};
+
+export const dbDisconnect = async () => {
+  await mongoose.connection.dropDatabase();
+  await mongoose.connection.close();
+  await mongoServer.stop();
+};
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