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backend/handlers/mysql_handler.js

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+/*
+ * Handles the connection to the MySQL database
+ * - Connects to the database
+ */
+
+// Dependencies
+const mysql = require("mysql");
+const configFile = require("../config");
+const logger = require("../logger");
+
+// Global variables
+const config = configFile.config;
+
+// Connection to the database
+const con = mysql.createConnection({
+	host: config.db.host,
+	user: config.db.user,
+	password: config.db.password,
+	database: config.db.database,
+});
+
+con.connect(function (err) {
+	if (err) throw err;
+	logger.info(
+		`Connected to MySQL`,
+		`${config.db.user}@${config.db.host}/${config.db.database}`
+	);
+});
+
+con.on("error", () => {
+	logger.error("MySQL Error");
+});
+
+module.exports = { con };

backend/handlers/request_handler.js

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+// Handlers which can be included into the request handler chain.
+
+// Dependencies
+const logger = require("../logger");
+
+// better logging of requests
+function LoggerHandler(req, res, next) {
+	const ip = (req.headers["x-forwarded-for"] || req.socket.remoteAddress || "")
+		.split(",")[0]
+		.trim()
+		.split(":")[3]; // get the ip of the client
+
+	if (req.method == "GET") {
+		// If the request is a GET request
+		logger.get(req.originalUrl, ip); // Log the request
+	} else if (req.method == "POST") {
+		// If the request is a POST request
+		logger.post(req.originalUrl, ip); // Log the request
+	}
+	next(); // Continue to the next handler
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+	LoggerHandler,
+};