feat: reorganizes mongo connection

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -29,55 +29,17 @@
       "request": "launch",
       "name": "Launch Program",
       "env": {
-        "PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH": "demo/payload.config.ts",
         "BABEL_ENV": "development"
       },
-      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/demo/index.js",
+      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/test/dev/index.js",
       "skipFiles": [
         "<node_internals>/**"
       ],
-      "runtimeExecutable": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/.bin/babel-node",
       "runtimeArgs": [
         "--nolazy"
       ],
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "node",
-      "request": "launch",
-      "name": "Launch Program - Production",
-      "env": {
-        "PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH": "demo/payload.config.ts",
-        "NODE_ENV": "production",
-        "BABEL_ENV": "development"
-      },
-      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/demo/index.js",
-      "skipFiles": [
-        "<node_internals>/**"
-      ],
-      "runtimeExecutable": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/.bin/babel-node",
-      "outputCapture": "std",
-      "runtimeArgs": [
-        "--nolazy"
-      ],
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "chrome",
-      "request": "launch",
-      "name": "Launch Chrome against Localhost",
-      "url": "http://localhost:3000/admin",
-      "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "node",
-      "request": "launch",
-      "name": "Debug Payload Generate Types",
-      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/src/bin/generateTypes.ts",
-      "env": {
-        "PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH": "demo/payload.config.ts",
-      },
-      "outFiles": [
-        "${workspaceFolder}/dist/**/*.js",
-        "!**/node_modules/**"
+      "args": [
+        "e2e/fields"
       ]
     },
   ]

src/index.ts

@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ export class Payload {
 
     this.config = loadConfig(this.logger);
 
+    // Connect to database
+    if (this.mongoURL) {
+      this.mongoMemoryServer = await connectMongoose(this.mongoURL, options.mongoOptions, this.logger);
+    }
+
     // If not initializing locally, scaffold router
     if (!this.local) {
       this.router = express.Router();
@@ -222,10 +227,6 @@ export class Payload {
       this.authenticate = authenticate(this.config);
     }
 
-    // Connect to database
-    if (this.mongoURL) {
-      this.mongoMemoryServer = await connectMongoose(this.mongoURL, options.mongoOptions, this.logger);
-    }
     if (typeof options.onInit === 'function') await options.onInit(this);
     if (typeof this.config.onInit === 'function') await this.config.onInit(this);
 

src/mongoose/connect.ts

@@ -35,15 +35,13 @@ const connectMongoose = async (
   }
 
   try {
-    if (process.env.PAYLOAD_DROP_DATABASE === 'true') {
-      mongoose.connection.once('connected', () => {
-        logger.info('---- DROPPING DATABASE ----');
-        mongoose.connection.dropDatabase();
-      });
-    }
-
     await mongoose.connect(urlToConnect, connectionOptions);
 
+    if (process.env.PAYLOAD_DROP_DATABASE === 'true') {
+      logger.info('---- DROPPING DATABASE ----');
+      await mongoose.connection.dropDatabase();
+      logger.info('---- DROPPED DATABASE ----');
+    }
 
     logger.info(successfulConnectionMessage);
   } catch (err) {

test/e2e/buildConfig.ts

@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ export function buildConfig(overrides?: Partial<Config>): SanitizedConfig {
       }),
     };
   }
+
   return buildPayloadConfig(merge(baseConfig, overrides || {}));
 }