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+# tests/conftest.py
+import datetime
+from typing import Any, Generator
+
+import pytest
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine, Date, Engine, Integer
+from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase, Mapped, mapped_column, sessionmaker, Session
+
+class Base(DeclarativeBase):
+    pass
+
+
+class PowerballDraw(Base):
+    __tablename__ = 'powerball_draws'
+
+    draw_date: Mapped[datetime.date] = mapped_column(Date, primary_key=True)
+    main_ball1: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer)
+    main_ball2: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer)
+    main_ball3: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer)
+    main_ball4: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer)
+    main_ball5: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer)
+    powerball: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer)
+    power_play: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
+def db_engine() -> Generator[Engine, Any, None]:
+    # create a database connection engine
+    engine = create_engine('sqlite:///:memory:')
+
+    # create all the objects defined in the Base
+    Base.metadata.create_all(engine)
+    # yield the engine
+    yield engine
+    # drop all objects to clean up
+    Base.metadata.drop_all(engine)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
+def db_session(db_engine) -> Generator[Session, Any, None]:
+    # create a database connection
+    connection = db_engine.connect()
+
+    # start a transaction
+    transaction = connection.begin()
+
+    # create a session object
+    db_session = sessionmaker(bind=connection)
+    session = db_session()
+
+    # yield the session object
+    yield session
+
+    # tear the session down and close the connection
+    session.close()
+    transaction.rollback()
+    connection.close()