diff --git a/src/db/rte.test.ts b/src/db/rte.test.ts
index 9e06646..4a19087 100644
--- a/src/db/rte.test.ts
+++ b/src/db/rte.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import shell from 'shelljs';
 
 import PouchDB from 'pouchdb';
 
-import { emptyRte, getRte, putNewRte, putRte } from './rte';
+import { getRte, putNewRte, putRte } from './rte';
 import { put } from './lib';
 import { emptyWpt } from './wpt';
 
diff --git a/src/db/trkseg.test.ts b/src/db/trkseg.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5910839
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/trkseg.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import shell from 'shelljs';
+
+import PouchDB from 'pouchdb';
+
+import { appendTrkpt, getTrkseg, putTrkseg } from './trkseg';
+import getUri from '../lib/ids';
+
+import { put } from './lib';
+import { emptyWpt } from './wpt';
+
+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 trkseg module with a real db', () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    globalThis.db = new PouchDB('dyomedea', {
+      auto_compaction: false,
+    });
+    globalThis.Date.now = () => 0;
+  });
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    try {
+      await db.destroy();
+    } catch (err) {
+      //      console.error(err);
+      await shell.exec('rm -rf  $*$');
+    }
+    globalThis.db = undefined;
+    globalThis.dbReady = false;
+    globalThis.Date.now = originalDateNow;
+  });
+  it('can write and read a trkseg', async () => {
+    const id = 'gpx/4320836036089189/3trk/000000/000000';
+    const trkseg: Trkseg = {};
+    const trksegPut = await putTrkseg(id, trkseg);
+    const trksegGet = await getTrkseg({ id });
+    expect(trksegGet).toEqual(trkseg);
+  });
+  it('can write and read a trkseg with trkpts', async () => {
+    const id = 'whatever';
+    const trkseg: Trkseg = {
+      trkpt: [
+        {
+          $: { lat: 0, lon: 0 },
+        },
+        {
+          $: { lat: 1, lon: 1 },
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    const trksegPut = await putTrkseg(id, trkseg);
+    const trksegGet = await getTrkseg({ id });
+    expect(trksegGet).toEqual(trkseg);
+  });
+  it('can read external trkpts ', async () => {
+    const idTrkseg = 'gpx/4320836036089189/3trk/000000/000000';
+    const idTrksegpt = 'gpx/4320836036089189/3trk/000000/000000/000035';
+    const trkpt3: Wpt = {
+      $: { lat: 3, lon: 3 },
+    };
+    const trkseg0: Trkseg = {
+      trkpt: [
+        {
+          $: { lat: 1, lon: 1 },
+        },
+        {
+          $: { lat: 2, lon: 2 },
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    const trkseg1: Trkseg = {
+      trkpt: [
+        {
+          $: { lat: 1, lon: 1 },
+        },
+        {
+          $: { lat: 2, lon: 2 },
+        },
+        trkpt3,
+      ],
+    };
+    const trksegPut = await putTrkseg(idTrkseg, trkseg0);
+    await put(idTrksegpt, 'trkpt', () => trkpt3, emptyWpt);
+    expect(await getTrkseg({ id: idTrkseg })).toEqual(trkseg1);
+  });
+  it('can can append a new trkpt ', async () => {
+    const idTrkseg = 'gpx/4320836036089189/3trk/000000/000000';
+    const trkpt3: Wpt = {
+      $: { lat: 3, lon: 3 },
+    };
+    const trkseg0: Trkseg = {
+      trkpt: [
+        {
+          $: { lat: 1, lon: 1 },
+        },
+        {
+          $: { lat: 2, lon: 2 },
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    const trkseg1: Trkseg = {
+      trkpt: [
+        {
+          $: { lat: 1, lon: 1 },
+        },
+        {
+          $: { lat: 2, lon: 2 },
+        },
+        trkpt3,
+      ],
+    };
+    await putTrkseg(idTrkseg, trkseg0);
+    await appendTrkpt({
+      trksegIdObj: getUri('trkseg', idTrkseg),
+      trkpt: trkpt3,
+    });
+    expect(await getTrkseg({ id: idTrkseg })).toEqual(trkseg1);
+  });
+});