fathom/db/db.go

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package db
import (
"database/sql"
"fmt"
"os"
_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
)
var Conn *sql.DB
// SetupDatabaseConnection opens up & returns a SQL connection
func SetupDatabaseConnection() (*sql.DB, error) {
var err error
var dsn = 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", dsn)
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
}