diff --git a/src/db/rte.test.ts b/src/db/rte.test.ts
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+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { initDb } from '.';
+
+import { putNewRte } from './rte';
+
+const test = it;
+const jest = vi;
+
+declare global {
+  var db: any;
+  var dbReady: boolean;
+}
+
+const originalDb = globalThis.db;
+const originalDateNow = globalThis.Date.now;
+
+describe('The rte module', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    globalThis.db = { put: jest.fn() };
+    globalThis.Date.now = () => 0;
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    globalThis.db = originalDb;
+    globalThis.Date.now = originalDateNow;
+  });
+  test('db.put() a new rte when required', async () => {
+    putNewRte({ gpx: 4320000000000000, rte: 25 });
+    await expect(globalThis.db.put).toBeCalledWith({
+      _id: 'gpx/4320000000000000/2rte/000025',
+      _rev: undefined,
+      doc: {
+        cmt: undefined,
+        desc: undefined,
+        extensions: undefined,
+        link: undefined,
+        name: undefined,
+        number: 0,
+        rtept: undefined,
+        src: undefined,
+        type: undefined,
+      },
+      type: 'rte',
+    });
+  });
+  test('db.put() generates an id for the trk if needed', async () => {
+    const id = await putNewRte({ gpx: 0 });
+    expect(id).toEqual({ gpx: 0, rte: 0 });
+  });
+  test('db.put() generates ids for both gpx and trk if needed', async () => {
+    const id = await putNewRte();
+    expect(id).toEqual({ gpx: 4320000000000000, rte: 0 });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('The rte module with a real db', () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await initDb({});
+    globalThis.Date.now = () => 0;
+  });
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await db.destroy();
+    db = undefined;
+    globalThis.Date.now = originalDateNow;
+  });
+  it('', () => {});
+});
+
diff --git a/src/db/rtept.test.ts b/src/db/rtept.test.ts
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+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { initDb } from '.';
+
+import { putRtept } from './rtept';
+
+const test = it;
+const jest = vi;
+
+declare global {
+  var db: any;
+  var dbReady: boolean;
+}
+
+const originalDb = globalThis.db;
+const originalDateNow = globalThis.Date.now;
+
+describe('The rtept module with a real db', () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await initDb({});
+    globalThis.Date.now = () => 0;
+  });
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await db.destroy();
+    db = undefined;
+    globalThis.Date.now = originalDateNow;
+  });
+  it('', () => {});
+});