cpolis/cmd/data/db.go

package data

import (
	"database/sql"
	"fmt"

	"github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
)

type DB struct {
	*sql.DB
}

func OpenDB(dbName string) (*DB, error) {
	var err error
	db := DB{DB: &sql.DB{}}

	cfg := mysql.NewConfig()
	cfg.DBName = dbName
	cfg.User, cfg.Passwd, err = getCredentials()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error reading user credentials for DB: %v", err)
	}

	db.DB, err = sql.Open("mysql", cfg.FormatDSN())
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error opening DB: %v", err)
	}
	if err = db.Ping(); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error pinging DB: %v", err)
	}

	return &db, nil
}