Database Injection

Connecting to a database shouldn't require global singletons or messy imports in every file. bro.js handles database initialization once and injects it directly into every route's context.

Setup in Configuration

In your bro.config.js, define an async db function. For example, using Mongoose:

import { defineConfig } from 'bro.js';
import mongoose from 'mongoose';
 
export default defineConfig({
  db: async () => {
    await mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGO_URI);
    console.log("Connected to MongoDB!");
    
    // You can return the connection, or an object containing your models
    return mongoose.connection;
  }
});

Using it in your Routes

Now, simply destructure db from your handler context.

import { defineRoute } from 'bro.js';
 
export default defineRoute({
  handler: async ({ db, body }) => {
    // `db` is exactly what you returned in bro.config.js
    const result = await db.collection('users').insertOne(body);
    
    return { success: true, id: result.insertedId };
  }
});

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