server.js

const app = require("./app");
const mongoose = require("mongoose");
const { initializeBackgroundJobs } = require("./lib/background-jobs");
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
const mongoosePort = process.env.MONGODB_PORT || 27017;

try {
  // will create database if it can't see one

  // martin doesn't expose mongodb outside of the web server; you'd never want to make that available
  // otherwise people could brute force attack
  // even if you tried to do this, the server would probably complain
  // you probably dont want to tinker the live db, just the local db (e.g. modify a model file)

  mongoose
    .connect(`mongodb://localhost:${mongoosePort}/komondor`, {
      useNewUrlParser: true,
      useCreateIndex: true,
      useUnifiedTopology: true,
      serverSelectionTimeoutMS: 10000, // 10 seconds
    })
    .then(() => {
      console.log("Connected to MongoDB");
      // Initialize background jobs after DB connection is established
      initializeBackgroundJobs();
    })
    .catch((err) => {
      console.error("Error connecting to MongoDB", err);
    });
} catch (err) {
  console.error("Unexpected error:", err);
}

app.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`API running on port ${PORT}!`));