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"""Definition of function to connect to database using environment
variables."""
import logging
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from pymongo import MongoClient
def connect_mongodb():
"""Connect to MongoDB using env vars."""
# load env vars
load_dotenv()
necessary_env_vars = [
'MONGO_HOST',
'MONGO_DB',
'MONGO_COLLECTION',
]
for env_var in necessary_env_vars:
assert env_var in os.environ, f"{env_var} not found"
# connect to database
client = MongoClient(os.getenv('MONGO_HOST'))
db = client[os.getenv('MONGO_DB')]
# extract collection
collection = db[os.getenv('MONGO_COLLECTION')]
# set unique index on "name"
collection.create_index('name', unique=True)
logging.debug('finished')
return collection, db, client