TypeError: Cannot read property 'startsWith' of undefined

Working with Data Drivers
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I will get back to you regarding this issue, until then feel free to use the following method:

To establish a reusable connection (So that we can access the connected database from any other file), I created an async function in my db.js file where the connection is established and then exported it. In the end of the file, I have called the function. The code is as follows:

const {MongoClient} = require('mongodb')


const client = new MongoClient('mongodb+srv://todoAppUser:<password>@cluster0.6lvjr.mongodb.net/myDatabase?retryWrites=true&w=majority')

async function start(){
  await client.connect()
  console.log("Connected")
  module.exports = client.db()
  const app = require('./app')
  app.listen(3000)
}

  start()

and while calling it from another file:

const productCollection = require('./db').collection("product");

This code gives me no error and works perfectly fine. With the help of the above code, one can use this conveniently while following the MVC (Model-View-Controller) framework.

I hope this helps you until I get back to you with the .env solution.

Thanks,
Kush

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