mapper_connection.js

var Mapper = require('mapper');
var conn = { user: 'grace', password: 'secret', database: 'app_dev' };

// set verbose flag to trace SQL
// set strict to be warned of invalid columns in JSON objects
Mapper.connect(conn, {verbose: true, strict: false});

// what triggers the connection from my html site? Do I need to wrap this inside an event listener (i.e. on document load)?