Code for mongodb-nodejs-medium article

app.js

const mongodb = require('mongodb');

const data = require('./data.json');
const games = data.games; // that's what we need actually

const url = 'mongodb://localhost:27017/learnMongo';
const dbName = 'learnMongo'; // let's say that's our database name
// not needed however

// use the new url parser to avoid warning messages
const client = new mongodb.MongoClient(url, { useNewUrlParser: true });

// I'm using asyn await and try catch
// because I hate promise and callback hell .__.
const app = async() => {
  try {
    await client.connect();
    console.log('Connected to the database server!');

    
    console.log('Closing connection ...');
    client.close();
  } catch (err) {
    // console.log('Error connecting to the database.');
    console.log(err.toString());
  }
};

// envoke app
app();