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+import Flow from '../../src/models/flow';
+import { createUser } from './user';
+
+export const createFlow = async (params: Partial<Flow> = {}) => {
+  params.userId = params?.userId || (await createUser()).id;
+  params.name = params?.name || 'Name your flow!';
+
+  const [flow] = await global.knex.table('flows').insert(params).returning('*');
+
+  return flow;
+};