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() } }