comunicapiv3/src/helpers/database.rs

use std::error::Error;
use std::sync::{Mutex, Arc};
use crate::data::config::DatabaseConfig;
use mysql::Pool;

/// Database access helper
///
/// @author Pierre Hubert

// Pool shared across threads
static mut POOL: Option<Arc<Mutex<mysql::Pool>>> = None;

/// Connect to the database
pub fn connect(conf: &DatabaseConfig) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
    let url = format!(
        "mysql://{}:{}@{}:3306/{}",
        conf.username, conf.password, conf.host, conf.name
    );

    let pool = Pool::new(url)?;
    let pool = Some(Arc::new(Mutex::new(pool)));

    unsafe {
        POOL = pool;
    }

    Ok(())
}