diff --git a/tests/integration_tests.rs b/tests/integration_tests.rs
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+use rustbreak::{Database, FileDatabase, MemoryDatabase, MmapDatabase, PathDatabase};
+use rustbreak::backend::Backend;
+use rustbreak::deser::{DeSerializer, Ron, Yaml, Bincode};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::ops::Deref;
+use tempfile::tempfile;
+
+type Data = std::collections::HashMap<u64, String>;
+
+fn conv(mut data: Data) -> Data {
+    data.remove(&2);
+    data.insert(0, "Newly inserted".to_string());
+    data.insert(16, "Convertion succesful".to_string());
+    data
+}
+
+fn test_basic_save_load<B: Backend + Debug, S: DeSerializer<Data> + Debug>(db: &Database<Data, B, S>) {
+    db.write(|db| {db.insert(2, "Hello world!".to_string());})
+        .expect("rustbreak write error");
+    db.write_safe(|db| {db.insert(5, "Hello again".to_string());})
+        .expect("rustbreak write error");
+    db.save().expect("error while saving");
+    let saved_state = db.get_data(false).expect("could not get data");
+
+    // test that loading correctly restores the data
+    db.write(|db| {db.clear();})
+        .expect("rustbreak write error");
+    db.load().expect("rustbreak load error");
+
+    let len = db.read(|db| db.len()).expect("rustbreak read error");
+    assert_eq!(len, 2);
+
+    let second = db.read(|db| db.get(&2).cloned()).expect("rustbreak read error");
+    assert_eq!(second, Some(String::from("Hello world!")));
+
+    let fith = db.read(|db| db.get(&5).cloned()).expect("rustbreak read error");
+    assert_eq!(fith, Some(String::from("Hello again")));
+
+    let data = db.borrow_data().expect("rustbreak borrow error");
+    assert_eq!(&saved_state, data.deref());
+}
+
+fn test_multi_borrow<B: Backend + Debug, S: DeSerializer<Data> + Debug>(db: &Database<Data, B, S>) {
+    let data1 = db.borrow_data().expect("rustbreak borrow error");
+    let data2 = db.borrow_data().expect("rustbreak borrow error");
+    let data3 = db.borrow_data().expect("rustbreak borrow error");
+    assert_eq!(data1.deref(), data2.deref());
+    assert_eq!(data1.deref(), data3.deref());
+}
+
+fn test_put_data<B: Backend + Debug, S: DeSerializer<Data> + Debug>(db: &Database<Data, B, S>) {
+    let backup = db.get_data(true).expect("could not get data");
+
+    let mut other_state = Data::new();
+    other_state.insert(3, "Foo".to_string());
+    other_state.insert(7, "Bar".to_string());
+    other_state.insert(19, "Bazz".to_string());
+
+    db.put_data(other_state.clone(), true).expect("could not put data");
+    let data = db.borrow_data().expect("rustbreak borrow error");
+    assert_eq!(&other_state, data.deref());
+    // If we do not explicitly drop `data` here, the subsequent write will freeze
+    drop(data);
+
+    db.write(|db| {db.clear();})
+        .expect("rustbreak write error");
+    db.load().expect("rustbreak load error");
+
+    let data = db.borrow_data().expect("rustbreak borrow error");
+    assert_eq!(&other_state, data.deref());
+    drop(data);
+
+    db.put_data(backup, false).expect("could not put data");
+}
+
+fn test_convert_data<B: Backend + Debug, S: DeSerializer<Data> + Debug>(db: Database<Data, B, S>) {
+    let db = db.convert_data(conv).expect("Could not convert data");
+
+    let mut expected_state = Data::new();
+    expected_state.insert(0, "Newly inserted".to_string());
+    expected_state.insert(5, "Hello again".to_string());
+    expected_state.insert(16, "Convertion succesful".to_string());
+    assert_eq!(&expected_state, db.borrow_data().expect("rustbreak borrow error").deref());
+}
+
+fn create_filedb<S: DeSerializer<Data> + Debug>() -> FileDatabase<Data, S> {
+    FileDatabase::from_file(tempfile().expect("could not create file"), Data::default())
+        .expect("could not create database")
+}
+
+fn create_filedb_from_path<S: DeSerializer<Data> + Debug>() -> FileDatabase<Data, S> {
+    let file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new()
+        .expect("could not create temporary file");
+    FileDatabase::from_path(file.path(), Data::default())
+        .expect("could not create database")
+}
+
+fn create_memdb<S: DeSerializer<Data> + Debug>() -> MemoryDatabase<Data, S> {
+    MemoryDatabase::memory(Data::default()).expect("could not create database")
+}
+
+fn create_mmapdb<S: DeSerializer<Data> + Debug>() -> MmapDatabase<Data, S> {
+    MmapDatabase::mmap(Data::default()).expect("could not create database")
+}
+
+fn create_mmapdb_with_size<S: DeSerializer<Data> + Debug>(size: usize) -> MmapDatabase<Data, S> {
+    MmapDatabase::mmap_with_size(Data::default(), size)
+        .expect("could not create database")
+}
+
+
+fn create_pathdb<S: DeSerializer<Data> + Debug>() -> PathDatabase<Data, S> {
+    let file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new()
+        .expect("could not create temporary file");
+    PathDatabase::from_path(file.path().to_owned(), Data::default())
+        .expect("could not create database")
+}
+
+macro_rules! test_basic_save_load {
+    ($name:ident, $db:expr, $enc:ty) => {
+        #[test]
+        fn $name() {
+            let db: Database<Data, _, $enc> = $db;
+            test_basic_save_load(&db);
+            test_put_data(&db);
+            test_multi_borrow(&db);
+            test_convert_data(db);
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+test_basic_save_load! (file_ron, create_filedb(), Ron);
+test_basic_save_load! (file_yaml, create_filedb(), Yaml);
+test_basic_save_load! (file_bincode, create_filedb(), Bincode);
+
+test_basic_save_load! (filepath_ron, create_filedb_from_path(), Ron);
+test_basic_save_load! (filepath_yaml, create_filedb_from_path(), Yaml);
+test_basic_save_load! (filepath_bincode, create_filedb_from_path(), Bincode);
+
+test_basic_save_load! (mem_ron, create_memdb(), Ron);
+test_basic_save_load! (mem_yaml, create_memdb(), Yaml);
+test_basic_save_load! (mem_bincode, create_memdb(), Bincode);
+
+test_basic_save_load! (mmap_ron, create_mmapdb(), Ron);
+test_basic_save_load! (mmap_yaml, create_mmapdb(), Yaml);
+test_basic_save_load! (mmap_bincode, create_mmapdb(), Bincode);
+
+test_basic_save_load! (mmapsize_ron, create_mmapdb_with_size(10), Ron);
+test_basic_save_load! (mmapsize_yaml, create_mmapdb_with_size(10), Yaml);
+test_basic_save_load! (mmapsize_bincode, create_mmapdb_with_size(10), Bincode);
+
+test_basic_save_load! (path_ron, create_pathdb(), Ron);
+test_basic_save_load! (path_yaml, create_pathdb(), Yaml);
+test_basic_save_load! (path_bincode, create_pathdb(), Bincode);