Error handling - Catch properly the error when DATABASE_URL does not …

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ForestAdmin · Oct 11, 2018 · 903edcb · 903edcb
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Change Log
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Changed
+- Error handling - Catch properly the error when DATABASE_URL does not exist.
 
 ## Release 1.11.1
 ### Changed

diff --git a/templates/app/models/index.js b/templates/app/models/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const Sequelize = require('sequelize');
 
+if (!process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
+  console.error('Cannot connect to the database. Please declare the DATABASE_URL environment variable with the correct database connection string.');
+  process.exit();
+}
+
 let databaseOptions = {
   logging: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? console.log : false,
   pool: { maxConnections: 10, minConnections: 1 },