diff --git a/tests/main_test.go b/tests/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package tests
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os/exec"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func runner(commands []string, t *testing.T) []string {
+	executablePath := "../tmp/godb"
+	t.Logf("starting godb from %v\n", executablePath)
+
+	executable := exec.Command(executablePath)
+
+	results := make([]string, 0)
+
+	stdin, err := executable.StdinPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to create stdin %q\n", err)
+	}
+
+	stdout, err := executable.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to create stdout %q\n", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := executable.Start(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to start executable %q\n", err)
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		defer stdin.Close()
+		for _, c := range commands {
+			_, _ = io.WriteString(stdin, c+"\n")
+		}
+	}()
+
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(stdout)
+	for {
+		line, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
+		if line != "" {
+			formattedline := fmt.Sprintf("%v", strings.Trim(strings.ReplaceAll(line, "\x00", ""), "\n"))
+			results = append(results, formattedline)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Logf("stoped reading due to %q\n", err)
+			break
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	if err := executable.Wait(); err != nil {
+		t.Logf("Error occured while waiting for cleanup %q\n", err)
+	}
+
+	return results
+}
+
+func TestMain(t *testing.T) {
+	commands := []string{
+		"insert 1 user1 person1@example.com",
+		"select",
+		".exit",
+	}
+
+	expected := []string{
+		"godb > Executed.",
+		"godb > {1 user1 person1@example.com}",
+		"Executed.",
+		"godb > bye!",
+	}
+	results := runner(commands, t)
+
+	for i := range results {
+		results[i] = strings.ReplaceAll(results[i], "\n", "")
+	}
+
+	if !slices.Equal(expected, results) {
+		t.Errorf("Output Mismatch\nExpected: %v\nGot: %v\n", expected, results)
+	}
+}