1 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 03966fc..9e29a52 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,42 @@
 #![plugin(rocket_codegen)]
 
 extern crate rocket;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate diesel;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate diesel_codegen;
+extern crate dotenv;
+extern crate r2d2_diesel;
+extern crate r2d2;
+
+use diesel::pg::PgConnection;
+use r2d2_diesel::ConnectionManager;
+use dotenv::dotenv;
+use std::env;
+
+// An alias to the type for a pool of Diesel PostgreSql connections.
+type Pool = r2d2::Pool<ConnectionManager<PgConnection>>;
+
+/// Initializes a database pool.
+fn init_pool() -> Pool {
+    dotenv().ok();
+
+    let config = r2d2::Config::default();
+    let dburl = env::var("DATABASE_URL")
+        .expect("DATABASE_URL environment variable must be set");
+
+    let manager = ConnectionManager::<PgConnection>::new(dburl);
+    r2d2::Pool::new(config, manager).expect("db pool")
+}
 
 #[get("/")]
 fn index() -> &'static str {
-    "Hello, for faen!"
+    "Hallo, for faen!"
 }
 
 fn main() {
     rocket::ignite()
+        .manage(init_pool())
         .mount("/", routes![index])
         .launch();
 }