import mongoose from 'mongoose'; let connected = false; const connectDB = async () => { mongoose.set('strictQuery', true); // If the database is already connected, don't connect again if (connected) { console.log('MongoDB is already connected...'); return; } // Connect to MongoDB try { await mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGODB_URI); connected = true; console.log('MongoDB connected...'); } catch (error) { console.log(error); } }; export default connectDB;