o Validating the DATABASE_URL property before starting.

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index f7dea78..f6565a1 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ var accept = require('http-accept')
 
 var app = express();
 
+var database_url = process.env.DATABASE_URL;
+
+if(typeof database_url != 'string' || database_url.length == 0) {
+  console.warn('Missing environment property DATABASE_URL');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
 app.configure(function(){
   app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 3000);
   app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
@@ -21,6 +28,10 @@ app.configure(function(){
   app.use(accept);
   app.use(app.router);
   app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public', {maxAge: 60 * 60 * 1000}));
+
+  routes.setup({
+    database_url: process.env.DATABASE_URL
+  });
 });
 
 app.configure('development', function(){