diff --git a/spiderweb/tests/helpers.py b/spiderweb/tests/helpers.py
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+from wsgiref.util import setup_testing_defaults
+
+from peewee import SqliteDatabase
+
+from spiderweb import SpiderwebRouter
+
+
+class StartResponse:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.status = None
+        self.headers = None
+
+    def __call__(self, status, headers):
+        self.status = status
+        self.headers = headers
+
+    def get_headers(self):
+        return {h[0]: h[1] for h in self.headers}
+
+
+def setup():
+    environ = {}
+    setup_testing_defaults(environ)
+    return (
+        SpiderwebRouter(db=SqliteDatabase("spiderweb-tests.db")),
+        environ,
+        StartResponse(),
+    )
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