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dbpool.py

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+import mariadb
+import os
+
+pool = None
+
+def createConnectionPool():
+    global pool
+
+    try:
+        user = os.environ["DB_USER"]
+        password = os.environ["DB_PASS"]
+        host = os.environ["DB_HOST"]
+        database = os.environ["DB_NAME"]
+    except KeyError as err:
+        raise Exception("Database configuration variable {} not available".format(err))
+
+    pool = mariadb.ConnectionPool(
+        user = user,
+        password = password,
+        host = host,
+        database = database,
+        pool_name = 'hv-wep-app',
+        pool_size = 5
+    )
+
+def getConnection():
+    global pool
+    return pool.get_connection()