POC setting up mongoDB

package.json

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     "@hounddesk/plugin-firebase-users": "^1.1.9",
     "@types/convict": "^5.2.2",
     "convict": "^6.0.1",
+    "mongodb": "^3.6.6",
     "typeorm": "^0.2.31"
   },
   "jest": {

src/lib/database.js

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { MongoClient } from 'mongodb';
+
+// connection uri
+const uri = 'mongodb://localhost:27017';
+
+// new MongoClient
+const client = new MongoClient(uri, {
+  useNewUrlParser: true,
+  useUnifiedTopology: true,
+});
+
+async function run() {
+  try {
+    // connect client to server
+    await client.connect();
+
+    // establish and verify connection}
+    await client.db('admin').command({ ping: 1 });
+    // console.log('Conneted successfully to server');
+  } catch (error) {
+    // close client on finish/error
+    // console.log('Connection error', error);
+  }
+}
+
+run();