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checkExistingMongoDB

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Function: checkExistingMongoDB()

> checkExistingMongoDB(): Promise<string | null>

The checkExistingMongoDB function checks for an existing MongoDB URL in the environment variables and attempts to establish a connection.

It performs the following steps:

  1. Retrieves the MongoDB URL from the environment variables.
  2. If no URL is found, it immediately returns null.
  3. If a URL is found, it attempts to establish a connection using the checkConnection function.
    • If the connection is successful (i.e., checkConnection returns true), it returns the URL.
    • If the connection fails (i.e., checkConnection returns false), it returns null.

This function is used during the initial setup process to check if a valid MongoDB connection can be made with the existing URL in the environment variables.

Returns​

Promise<string | null>

A promise that resolves to a string (if a connection could be made to the existing URL) or null (if no existing URL or connection could not be made).

Defined in​

src/setup/MongoDB.ts:17