establish_connection_pool

cat_gateway::db::event

Function establish_connection_pool 

Source 
pub fn establish_connection_pool()
Expand description

Establish a connection pool to the database. After successful initialisation of the connection pool, spawns a background ready probe task.

§Parameters

  • url set to the postgres connection string needed to connect to the database. IF it is None, then the env var “DATABASE_URL” will be used for this connection string. eg: “postgres://catalyst-dev:CHANGE_ME@localhost/CatalystDev”

§Notes

The env var “DATABASE_URL” can be set directly as an anv var, or in a .env file.

If connection to the pool is OK, the LIVE_EVENT_DB atomic flag is set to true.