mysql connection error handler

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diff --git a/src/server/db/mysql.coffee b/src/server/db/mysql.coffee
index 76658fc..0b60062 100644
--- a/src/server/db/mysql.coffee
+++ b/src/server/db/mysql.coffee
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ module.exports = MysqlDb = (options) ->
   client = options.client or mysql.createConnection options
   client.connect()
 
+  # Listen to the library's error event and take appropriate action
+  client.on 'error', (err) ->
+    console.error 'Application caught error from mysql driver : ' + err.code
+    if err.code is 'PROTOCOL_CONNECTION_LOST'
+        console.info 'Issuing a re-connect on the mysql connection.'
+        client.connect()
+    if err.code is 'ECONNREFUSED'
+        console.error 'Looks server is down. Not going to re-connect right now'
+
+
   snapshot_table = options.schema and "#{options.schema}.#{options.snapshot_table}" or options.snapshot_table
   operations_table = options.schema and "#{options.schema}.#{options.operations_table}" or options.operations_table