db.js

// const mongoose = require('mongoose');

// //mongodb uri
// const MONGO_URI = process.env.MONGO_URI;

// //connect to db
// const connectDb = async () => {
//   try {
//     await mongoose.connect(MONGO_URI, {
//       useNewUrlParser: true,
//       useUnifiedTopology: true,
//     });
//     console.log('Mongoose connected to MONGODB Atlas');
//   } catch (err) {
//     console.log(err.message);
//     process.exit(1);
//   }
// };

// module.exports = connectDb;require('dotenv').config(); // Ensure dotenv is configured

const mongoose = require('mongoose');

//mongodb uri
const MONGO_URI = process.env.MONGO_URI;

const connectDb = async () => {
  // Check if MONGO_URI is defined
  if (!MONGO_URI) {
    console.error('MongoDB URI is not defined. Please add MONGO_URI in your .env file.');
    process.exit(1);  // Exit the process with failure code
  }

  try {
    await mongoose.connect(MONGO_URI);
    console.log('Mongoose connected to MongoDB Atlas');
  } catch (err) {
    console.error(`Failed to connect to MongoDB: ${err.message}`);
    process.exit(1);  // Exit the process if there's an error
  }
};

module.exports = connectDb;