If I write tests for database calls then I'm writing unit tests or integration tests?

Question

I am starting to write tests for database calls and queries. But I was wondering, since it doesn't depend on any other function, then writing test for database calls are unit tests?

Edit: This is around a Node.js environment

Answer 1

The database is separate to the application that you are testing, and as such, the tests would be integration tests rather than unit tests.

Note that unit tests are limited to dealing with single pieces of software in isolation. If you explicitly want to unit test your code as it stands (without making actual database calls), you can make use of a mocking framework, such as Moq.