Initial Version

server/middlewares/helpers/dbConnection.js

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+const mongoose = require("mongoose");
+const Fawn = require("fawn");
+
+module.exports = () => {
+    const self = module.exports;
+    mongoose
+        .connect(process.env.MONGO_URI, {
+            useNewUrlParser: true,
+            useCreateIndex: true,
+            useUnifiedTopology: true,
+            useFindAndModify: false
+        })
+        .then(() => console.log("DB Connected"))
+        .catch(err => {
+            console.error(
+                "Failed to connect to the database on startup - retrying in 5 sec"
+            );
+            setTimeout(self, 5000);
+        });
+        return Fawn.init(mongoose,process.env.TRANS_COLL)
+};