diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7891a9cf..02d04019 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -588,7 +588,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "devtimer",
  "libtdb",
  "rand",
- "tdb-derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -608,6 +607,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi-util",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "testsuite"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "tdb-derive",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "textwrap"
 version = "0.11.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8640e2c2..efedeb12 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ members = [
     "server",
     "libtdb",
     "tdb-bench",
-    "tdb-derive"
+    "tdb-derive",
+    "testsuite"
 ]
 
 [profile.release]
diff --git a/tdb-bench/Cargo.toml b/tdb-bench/Cargo.toml
index 44e5e0db..7bd4e036 100644
--- a/tdb-bench/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tdb-bench/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "tdb-bench"
 version = "0.1.0"
-authors = ["Sayan Nandan <nandansayan@outlook.com>"]
+authors = ["Sayan Nandan <ohsayan@outlook.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/tdb-derive/Cargo.toml b/tdb-derive/Cargo.toml
index c57f89cd..464bfa3f 100644
--- a/tdb-derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tdb-derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "tdb-derive"
 version = "0.1.0"
-authors = ["Sayan Nandan <nandansayan@outlook.com>"]
+authors = ["Sayan Nandan <ohsayan@outlook.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/tdb-derive/src/lib.rs b/tdb-derive/src/lib.rs
index d4e02516..9b644222 100644
--- a/tdb-derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tdb-derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
  *
 */
 
+//! A library containing a collection of custom derives used by TerrabaseDB
+
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 use quote::quote;
 use syn;
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ fn parse_toks(mut input: syn::ItemFn) -> Result<TokenStream, syn::Error> {
         #header
         #(#attrs)*
         #vis #sig {
-            let runtime = service::BackGroundTask::new();
+            let runtime = testsuite::service::BackGroundTask::new();
             runtime.execute(|| {#body});
             drop(runtime);
         }
diff --git a/testsuite/Cargo.toml b/testsuite/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e054c3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "testsuite"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Sayan Nandan <ohsayan@outlook.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+tdb-derive = {path="../tdb-derive"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testsuite/src/lib.rs b/testsuite/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b312b42d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Created on Mon Sep 14 2020
+ *
+ * This file is a part of TerrabaseDB
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, Sayan Nandan <ohsayan at outlook dot com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+*/
+
+//! TerrabaseDB's testing suite
+//!
+//! This crate contains modules which are used for testing TerrabaseDB
+
+pub mod service;
+pub use tdb_derive;
diff --git a/testsuite/src/service.rs b/testsuite/src/service.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6f0b650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/src/service.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Created on Sun Sep 13 2020
+ *
+ * This file is a part of TerrabaseDB
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, Sayan Nandan <ohsayan at outlook dot com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+*/
+
+//! Objects for handling background services
+//!
+
+use std::path;
+use std::process;
+
+/// A `BackgroundTask` starts `tdb` in a background
+pub struct BackGroundTask {
+    child: process::Child,
+}
+impl BackGroundTask {
+    /// Start a new background database server
+    ///
+    /// **Note**: This function expects that you're running it from the workspace
+    /// root. It is **test-only**, and this must be kept in mind.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        if !path::Path::new("../target/debug/tdb").exists() {
+            panic!("The `tdb` binary could not be found");
+        }
+        let cmd = process::Command::new("../target/debug/tdb")
+            .spawn()
+            .unwrap();
+        BackGroundTask { child: cmd }
+    }
+    /// Execute a function block
+    pub fn execute(&self, body: fn() -> ()) {
+        body()
+    }
+}
+impl Drop for BackGroundTask {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        // Terminate the background server
+        self.child.kill().unwrap();
+    }
+}