| func connectToMongoDB() { | |
| if client != nil { | |
| return | |
| } | |
| var connectionError error | |
| ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 15*time.Second) | |
| client, connectionError = mongo.Connect(ctx, options.Client().ApplyURI(mongoURI)) | |
| fmt.Printf("%+v", client) | |
| collection = client.Database(dbName).Collection(col) // <--- since I'm only using one collection this can be global | |
| defer cancel() | |
| if connectionError != nil { | |
| fmt.Printf("this is an eror %+v", connectionError) | |
| } | |
| } |