CUB-112: scaffold Go backend with Chi, pgx, health check

backend/internal/db/db.go

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+package db
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+)
+
+// NewPool creates a new pgx connection pool and verifies connectivity with a ping.
+func NewPool(databaseURL string) (*pgxpool.Pool, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	pool, err := pgxpool.New(ctx, databaseURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create db pool: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := pool.Ping(ctx); err != nil {
+		pool.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to ping db: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return pool, nil
+}
+
+// ClosePool gracefully closes the connection pool.
+func ClosePool(pool *pgxpool.Pool) {
+	if pool != nil {
+		pool.Close()
+	}
+}