PocketBase JavaScript SDK back-end connection (SvelteKit example)

+page.server.ts

import { connect } from '$lib/server/pbclient'
import { redirect, type Actions } from '@sveltejs/kit'

export const actions = {
	create: async ({ request, cookies }) => {
		const data = await request.formData()
		const post = [...data.entries()]

		const pb = await connect()

		let res
		try {
			res = await pb.collection('items').create(Object.fromEntries(post))
		} catch (err) {
			console.error({ err })

      // can use `return fail()` instead
			throw redirect(303, '/new?fail=true')
		}

    // Handle happy path
  }
} satisfies Actions

pbclient.ts

// src/lib/server/pbclient.ts

import { env } from '$env/dynamic/private'
import PocketBase from 'pocketbase'

const connect = async () => {
	const pb = new PocketBase(env.PB_HOST)
	await pb.collection('users').authWithPassword(env.PB_USER, env.PB_PASSWORD)
	return pb
}

export { connect }