diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c73e032..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-name: Pylint
-
-on: [push]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install pylint
-    - name: Analysing the code with pylint
-      run: |
-        pylint $(git ls-files '*.py')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/python-lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29b4744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Lint Python
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install pylint
+      - name: Analysing the code with pylint
+        run: |
+          pylint $(git ls-files '*.py')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-test.yml b/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d938c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Test Python
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install pathtraits
+      - name: Unit tests
+        run: |
+          python -m unittest discover
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a7ba1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "python.testing.unittestArgs": [
+        "-v",
+        "-s",
+        "./test",
+        "-p",
+        "*test.py"
+    ],
+    "python.testing.pytestEnabled": false,
+    "python.testing.unittestEnabled": true
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pathtraits/access.py b/pathtraits/access.py
index 9d14fc1..cb8a589 100644
--- a/pathtraits/access.py
+++ b/pathtraits/access.py
@@ -10,31 +10,8 @@ def get(path, db_path, verbose):
     if verbose:
         logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 
-    abs_path = os.path.abspath(path)
-    leaf_dir = os.path.dirname(abs_path) if os.path.isfile(abs_path) else abs_path
-    dirs = leaf_dir.split("/")
-
     db = TraitsDB(db_path)
-
-    # get traits from path and its parents
-    dirs_data = []
-    data = db.get("data", path=abs_path)
-    if data:
-        dirs_data.append(data)
-    for i in reversed(range(0, len(dirs))):
-        cur_path = "/".join(dirs[0 : i + 1])
-        data = db.get("data", path=cur_path)
-        if data:
-            dirs_data.append(data)
-
-    # inherit traits: children overwrite parent path traits
-    res = {}
-    for cur_data in reversed(dirs_data):
-        for k, v in cur_data.items():
-            if v and k != "path":
-                res[k] = v
-
-    # output
+    res = db.get_dict(path)
     if len(res) > 0:
         print(yaml.safe_dump(res))
     else:
diff --git a/pathtraits/db.py b/pathtraits/db.py
index b0c4148..c5380ae 100644
--- a/pathtraits/db.py
+++ b/pathtraits/db.py
@@ -55,6 +55,30 @@ def get(self, table, cols="*", condition=None, **kwargs):
         res = {k: v for k, v in zip(keys, values)}
         return res
 
+    def get_dict(self, path):
+        abs_path = os.path.abspath(path)
+        leaf_dir = os.path.dirname(abs_path) if os.path.isfile(abs_path) else abs_path
+        dirs = leaf_dir.split("/")
+
+        # get traits from path and its parents
+        dirs_data = []
+        data = self.get("data", path=abs_path)
+        if data:
+            dirs_data.append(data)
+        for i in reversed(range(0, len(dirs))):
+            cur_path = "/".join(dirs[0 : i + 1])
+            data = self.get("data", path=cur_path)
+            if data:
+                dirs_data.append(data)
+
+        # inherit traits: children overwrite parent path traits
+        res = {}
+        for cur_data in reversed(dirs_data):
+            for k, v in cur_data.items():
+                if v and k != "path":
+                    res[k] = v
+        return res
+
     def put_path_id(self, path):
         get_row_query = f"SELECT id FROM path WHERE path = '{path}' LIMIT 1;"
         res = self.execute(get_row_query).fetchone()
diff --git a/test/__init__.py b/test/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/test.py b/test/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fde102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# pylint: disable-all
+
+"""
+Test module
+"""
+
+import unittest
+import tempfile
+import pathtraits.db
+import pathtraits.scan
+
+
+class TestMain(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_example(self):
+        db_path = tempfile.mkstemp()[1]
+        pathtraits.scan.batch("test/example", db_path, False)
+
+        db = pathtraits.db.TraitsDB(db_path)
+        self.assertTrue(db is not None)
+
+        source = db.get_dict("test/example/EU/de.txt")
+        target = {
+            "description_TEXT": "Germany data",
+            "has_sidecar_meta_file_BOOL": 1,
+            "is_example_BOOL": 1,
+            "score_TEXT": "zero",
+            "score_REAL": 3.5,
+        }
+        for k, v in target.items():
+            self.assertEqual(source[k], v)
+
+        source = len(db.execute("SELECT * FROM data;").fetchall())
+        target = 4
+        self.assertEqual(source, target)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()