diff --git a/api/src/utils/apply-function-to-column-name.test.ts b/api/src/utils/apply-function-to-column-name.test.ts
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+++ b/api/src/utils/apply-function-to-column-name.test.ts
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+import { expect, test } from 'vitest';
+
+import { applyFunctionToColumnName } from './apply-function-to-column-name';
+
+test.each([
+	{ input: 'test', expected: 'test' },
+	{ input: 'year(date_created)', expected: 'date_created_year' },
+	{ input: `hour(timestamp)`, expected: 'timestamp_hour' },
+	{ input: `count(value)`, expected: 'value_count' },
+])('should return "$expected" for "$input"', ({ input, expected }) => {
+	expect(applyFunctionToColumnName(input)).toBe(expected);
+});
diff --git a/api/src/utils/get-date-formatted.test.ts b/api/src/utils/get-date-formatted.test.ts
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+++ b/api/src/utils/get-date-formatted.test.ts
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+import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { getDateFormatted } from './get-date-formatted';
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+	vi.useFakeTimers();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+	vi.useRealTimers();
+});
+
+function getUtcDateForString(date: string) {
+	const now = new Date(date);
+
+	// account for timezone difference depending on the machine where this test is ran
+	const timezoneOffsetInMinutes = now.getTimezoneOffset();
+	const timezoneOffsetInMilliseconds = timezoneOffsetInMinutes * 60 * 1000;
+	const nowUTC = new Date(now.valueOf() + timezoneOffsetInMilliseconds);
+
+	return nowUTC;
+}
+
+test.each([
+	{ utc: '2023-01-01T01:23:45.678Z', expected: '20230101-12345' },
+	{ utc: '2023-01-11T01:23:45.678Z', expected: '20230111-12345' },
+	{ utc: '2023-11-01T01:23:45.678Z', expected: '20231101-12345' },
+	{ utc: '2023-11-11T12:34:56.789Z', expected: '20231111-123456' },
+	{ utc: '2023-06-01T01:23:45.678Z', expected: '20230601-12345' },
+	{ utc: '2023-06-11T12:34:56.789Z', expected: '20230611-123456' },
+])('should format $utc into "$expected"', ({ utc, expected }) => {
+	const nowUTC = getUtcDateForString(utc);
+
+	vi.setSystemTime(nowUTC);
+
+	expect(getDateFormatted()).toBe(expected);
+});
diff --git a/api/src/utils/md.test.ts b/api/src/utils/md.test.ts
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+++ b/api/src/utils/md.test.ts
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+import { expect, test } from 'vitest';
+
+import { md } from './md';
+
+test.each([
+	{ str: 'test', expected: '<p>test</p>\n' },
+	{ str: `<a href="/test" download />`, expected: '<a href="/test"></a>' },
+	{ str: `test<script>alert('alert')</script>`, expected: '<p>test</p>\n' },
+])('should sanitize "$str" into "$expected"', ({ str, expected }) => {
+	expect(md(str)).toBe(expected);
+});
diff --git a/api/src/utils/stall.test.ts b/api/src/utils/stall.test.ts
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+++ b/api/src/utils/stall.test.ts
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+import { afterAll, beforeAll, expect, SpyInstance, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { stall } from './stall';
+
+let performanceNowSpy: SpyInstance;
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+	vi.useFakeTimers();
+
+	// fake timers doesn't fake performance.now(), so this is used to mock it
+	performanceNowSpy = vi.spyOn(performance, 'now').mockReturnValue(0);
+});
+
+afterAll(() => {
+	vi.useRealTimers();
+});
+
+const STALL_TIME = 100;
+
+test('does not stall if elapsed time has already past the stall time', () => {
+	const startTime = performance.now();
+
+	// intentionally advance past the stall time first
+	performanceNowSpy.mockReturnValueOnce(1000);
+
+	stall(STALL_TIME, startTime);
+
+	expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+});
+
+test('should stall for a set amount of time', () => {
+	const startTime = performance.now();
+
+	stall(STALL_TIME, startTime);
+
+	expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(1);
+
+	vi.advanceTimersByTime(STALL_TIME);
+
+	expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+});
diff --git a/api/src/utils/strip-function.test.ts b/api/src/utils/strip-function.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e994021a5b
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+++ b/api/src/utils/strip-function.test.ts
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+import { expect, test } from 'vitest';
+
+import { stripFunction } from './strip-function';
+
+test.each([
+	{ field: 'year(date_created)', expected: 'date_created' },
+	{ field: 'test', expected: 'test' },
+])('should return "$expected" for "$field"', ({ field, expected }) => {
+	expect(stripFunction(field)).toBe(expected);
+});
diff --git a/api/src/utils/user-name.test.ts b/api/src/utils/user-name.test.ts
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+++ b/api/src/utils/user-name.test.ts
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+import { expect, test } from 'vitest';
+
+import { userName } from './user-name';
+
+const unknownUser = 'Unknown User';
+
+test('should return "Unknown User" when user is undefined', () => {
+	expect(userName(undefined as any)).toBe(unknownUser);
+});
+
+test('should return "Test User" when user first name is "Test" and last name is "User"', () => {
+	expect(userName({ first_name: 'Test', last_name: 'User' })).toBe('Test User');
+});
+
+test('should return "Test" when user first name is "Test" but does not have last name', () => {
+	expect(userName({ first_name: 'Test' })).toBe('Test');
+});
+
+test('should return user email when user only has email without first name and last name', () => {
+	expect(userName({ email: 'test@example.com' })).toBe('test@example.com');
+});
+
+test('should return "Unknown User" when user is empty', () => {
+	expect(userName({})).toBe(unknownUser);
+});
diff --git a/api/src/utils/validate-env.test.ts b/api/src/utils/validate-env.test.ts
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+++ b/api/src/utils/validate-env.test.ts
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+import { afterEach, beforeAll, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { validateEnv } from './validate-env';
+import logger from '../logger';
+
+vi.mock('../env', () => ({
+	getEnv: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+		PRESENT_TEST_VARIABLE: true,
+	}),
+}));
+vi.mock('../logger', () => ({
+	default: {
+		error: vi.fn(),
+	},
+}));
+
+vi.mock('process', () => ({
+	exit: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+	vi.spyOn(process, 'exit').mockImplementation(() => undefined as never);
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+	vi.clearAllMocks();
+});
+
+test('should not have any error when key is present', () => {
+	validateEnv(['PRESENT_TEST_VARIABLE']);
+
+	expect(logger.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	expect(process.exit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test('should have error when key is missing', () => {
+	validateEnv(['ABSENT_TEST_VARIABLE']);
+
+	expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
+	expect(process.exit).toHaveBeenCalled();
+});