package slowtwitch

import (
	"database/sql"
	"fmt"
	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
)

func Connect(user, pass, url, port, dbName string) (*sql.DB, error) {
	connectionString := user + ":" + pass + "@tcp(" + url + ":" + port + ")/" + dbName

	db, err := sql.Open("mysql", connectionString)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	err = db.Ping()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	fmt.Println("Successfully connected!")

	return db, nil
}