timetable-mgr/src/dbAccess/client.go

package dbAccess

import (
    "git.fjla.uk/owlboard/mq-client/helpers"

	"context"
    "time"
	"fmt"

    "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"
    "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/options"
   // "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/readpref"
)

// Provide the DB Connection to other functions
var MongoClient (*mongo.Client) = initDataAccess()

// Initialise the DB Connection
func initDataAccess() (*mongo.Client) {
    ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
    defer cancel()
    client, err := mongo.Connect(ctx, options.Client().ApplyURI(helpers.DbUri))
    if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
        helpers.Log("Error connecting to database", 4)
    } else {
        helpers.Log("Connected to Database", 1)
    }
    return client
}