fathom/db/db.go

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package db
import (
"database/sql"
"fmt"
_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
"os"
)
var Conn *sql.DB
// SetupDatabaseConnection opens up & returns a SQL connection
func SetupDatabaseConnection() (*sql.DB, error) {
var err error
var dataSourceName = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s@%s/%s", os.Getenv("ANA_DATABASE_USER"), os.Getenv("ANA_DATABASE_PASSWORD"), os.Getenv("ANA_DATABASE_HOST"), os.Getenv("ANA_DATABASE_NAME"))
Conn, err = sql.Open("mysql", dataSourceName)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
// Open doesn't open a connection right away. Validate DSN by calling Ping().
err = Conn.Ping()
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return Conn, nil
}