How do I fix 'TypeError: connectDB is not a function' in my MongoDB connection setup?

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I'm encountering a 'TypeError: connectDB is not a function' error when trying to load my database connection in my Node.js/Express app.

I have the following db.js file:

JAVASCRIPT
const { MongoClient } = require('mongodb');
const uri = 'mongodb://localhost:27017/mydatabase';

let db = null;

async function connectDB() {
console.log("Did you make it");
const client = new MongoClient(uri, { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology:true });
try {
    await client.connect();
    db = client.db();
    console.log("connected to MongoDB");
} catch(err) {
    console.error("Could not connect to MongoDB", err);
}
}

And my server.js file looks like this:

JAVASCRIPT
// import DB connection
const { connectDB } = require('./db.js');
const app = express();
const port = process.env.port || 3000;
app.get('/', (req,res) => {
res.send('Hello from Express and MongoDB');
});

connectDB().then(() => {
   app.listen(port, () => {
    console.log('Server is running on port ', port);
   });
});

When I include the connectDB() call, I get the error at server.js:13:

connectDB().then(() => {
TypeError: connectDB is not a function.

If I comment out the connectDB() call, the page loads without issues. This leads me to believe the problem is with how the connectDB function is exported/imported. I've defined the function correctly in db.js but it doesn't seem to be exported as expected. Any help to fix this would be appreciated.

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago

It looks like your db.js file isn't exporting the connectDB function. In order to use connectDB in server.js, you need to export it from db.js.

How to fix it:

At the end of your db.js file, add the following export statement:

JAVASCRIPT
module.exports = { connectDB };

Your updated db.js should look like this:

JAVASCRIPT
const { MongoClient } = require('mongodb');
const uri = 'mongodb://localhost:27017/mydatabase';

let db = null;

async function connectDB() {
  console.log("Did you make it");
  const client = new MongoClient(uri, { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true });
  try {
    await client.connect();
    db = client.db();
    console.log("connected to MongoDB");
  } catch (err) {
    console.error("Could not connect to MongoDB", err);
  }
}

module.exports = { connectDB };

Now, when you import it in server.js using:

JAVASCRIPT
const { connectDB } = require('./db.js');

you won't see the "TypeError: connectDB is not a function" error anymore.

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Answer by MartianSeeker565 • 1 month ago

Hello I have read carefully and see the problem

You are using require to import connectDB, but in the export statement of db.js, you're not explicitly exporting it as a named export. Instead, you're defining the connectDB function inside the db.js file but not exporting it properly.

Solution

To resolve this, you need to properly export connectDB from the db.js file and make sure you're importing it correctly in your server.js file.

Export connectDB from db.js

In your db.js, you should explicitly export the connectDB function like this:

JAVASCRIPT
// db.js
const { MongoClient } = require('mongodb');
const uri = 'mongodb://localhost:27017/mydatabase';

let db = null;

async function connectDB() {
    console.log("Did you make it");
    const client = new MongoClient(uri, { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology:true });
    try {
        await client.connect();
        db = client.db();
        console.log("connected to MongoDB");
    } catch (err) {
        console.error("Could not connect to MongoDB", err);
    }
}

// Export the connectDB function
module.exports = { connectDB };

Import connectDB in server.js

Now, in your server.js file, make sure you're correctly importing the connectDB function using require():

JAVASCRIPT
// server.js
const express = require('express');
// Import the connectDB function correctly
const { connectDB } = require('./db.js');
const app = express();
const port = process.env.port || 3000;

app.get('/', (req, res) => {
    res.send('Hello from Express and MongoDB');
});

connectDB().then(() => {
    app.listen(port, () => {
        console.log('Server is running on port ', port);
    });
});

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