diff --git a/pkg/utils/test.go b/pkg/utils/test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7ebcd7b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/utils/test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package utils
+
+import "time"
+
+func PointerFromFloat64(a float64) *float64 {
+	return &a
+}
+
+func TimeMustParse(layout, timestamp string) time.Time {
+	t, err := time.Parse(layout, timestamp)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return t
+}