From ba6cb2b4a70cd8b3831e3e1ae7268fa677eddc39 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Evan Bailey <cynicaloptimist@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 22:59:00 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Check access to users db on load

---
 server/dbconnection.ts | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/server/dbconnection.ts b/server/dbconnection.ts
index 479b693c..50569b3a 100644
--- a/server/dbconnection.ts
+++ b/server/dbconnection.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ export const initialize = async (connectionString: string): Promise<void> => {
   await mongoClient.connect();
   const db = mongoClient.db();
   await db.command({ ping: 1 });
+  const users = db.collection<User>("users");
+  // Ensure we can read from users
+  await users.findOne();
   console.log("Connected successfully to database.");
   return;
 };