package postgres import ( "database/sql" "fmt" "log" "github.com/dustinpianalto/weather" _ "github.com/lib/pq" ) var ( EventService weather.AmbientService ) func ConnectDatabase(dbConnString string) { db, err := sql.Open("postgres", dbConnString) if err != nil { panic(fmt.Sprintf("Can't connect to the database. %v", err)) } db.SetMaxOpenConns(75) // The RDS instance has a max of 75 open connections db.SetMaxIdleConns(5) db.SetConnMaxLifetime(300) log.Println("Database Connected") initServices(db) log.Println("Postgres Database Initialized") } func initServices(db *sql.DB) { EventService = eventService{db: db} }