db error handling and example code

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/server/apis/google/GoogleApiServerUtils.ts b/src/server/apis/google/GoogleApiServerUtils.ts
index ec7c2cfe1..35a2541a9 100644
--- a/src/server/apis/google/GoogleApiServerUtils.ts
+++ b/src/server/apis/google/GoogleApiServerUtils.ts
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ export namespace GoogleApiServerUtils {
      * with a Dash user in the googleAuthentication table of the database.
      * @param authenticationCode the Google-provided authentication code that the user copied
      * from Google's permissions UI and pasted into the overlay.
+     * 
+     * EXAMPLE CODE: 4/sgF2A5uGg4xASHf7VQDnLtdqo3mUlfQqLSce_HYz5qf1nFtHj9YTeGs
+     * 
      * @returns the information necessary to authenticate a client side google photos request
      * and display basic user information in the overlay on successful authentication. 
      * This can be expanded as needed by adding properties to the interface GoogleAuthenticationResult.
diff --git a/src/server/database.ts b/src/server/database.ts
index 79dd26b7d..b81fc03a4 100644
--- a/src/server/database.ts
+++ b/src/server/database.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ export namespace Database {
 
         constructor() {
             this.MongoClient.connect(url, (_err, client) => {
+                if (!client) {
+                    console.error("\nPlease start MongoDB by running 'mongod' in a terminal before continuing...\n");
+                    process.exit(0);
+                }
                 this.db = client.db();
                 this.onConnect.forEach(fn => fn());
             });