slush-mongo/templates/mongoose/app/config/db.js

A slush generator for MongoDB, which can scaffold Express/Mongojs, Express/Mongoose, Express/Mongoskin and Koa/Monk apps

'use strict';
var mongoose = require('mongoose');

var config = {
  "db": "<%= dbName %>",  
  "host": "<%= dbHost %>",  
  "user": "<%= dbUser %>",
  "pw": "<%= dbPassword %>",
  "port": <%= dbPort %>
};

var port = (config.port.length > 0) ? ":" + config.port : '';
var login = (config.user.length > 0) ? config.user + ":" + config.pw + "@" : '';
var uristring = <% if(useHeroku){ %> process.env.MONGOLAB_URI || process.env.MONGOHQ_URL || <% } %> "mongodb://" + login + config.host + port + "/" + config.db;

var mongoOptions = { db: { safe: true } };

// Connect to Database
mongoose.connect(uristring, mongoOptions, function (err, res) {
  if(err){
    console.log('ERROR connecting to: ' + uristring + '. ' + err);
  }else{
    console.log('Successfully connected to: ' + uristring);
  }
});


exports.mongoose = mongoose;