use crate::errors::AppError; use sqlx::postgres::PgPool; /// Static variable used to manage the database connection. Called with value = None raises a panic /// error. static mut CONNECTION: Option = None; /// Setup database connection. Get variable `DATABASE_URL` from the environment. Sqlx crate already /// defines an error for environments without DATABASE_URL. pub async fn setup() -> Result<(), AppError> { let database_url = std::env::var("DATABASE_URL").expect("Define `DATABASE_URL` environment variable."); unsafe { CONNECTION = Some(PgPool::connect(&database_url).await?); } Ok(()) } /// Get connection. Raises an error if `setup()` has not been called yet. /// Managing static `CONNECTION` is an unsafe operation. pub unsafe fn get_client() -> &'static PgPool { match &CONNECTION { Some(client) => client, None => panic!("Connection not established!"), } }