try to survive MongoDB connection failure

mislav · Aug 9, 2011 · ef24917 · ef24917
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diff --git a/app.rb b/app.rb
@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@
 end
 
 configure :development, :production do
-  Mingo.connect settings.mongodb.url
-  User.collection.create_index(:username, :unique => true)
+  begin
+    Mingo.connect settings.mongodb.url
+    User.collection.create_index(:username, :unique => true)
+  rescue Mongo::ConnectionFailure
+    warn "MongoDB connection failed: #{$!}"
+  end
 
   ActiveSupport::Cache::Store.instrument = true
 

diff --git a/models.rb b/models.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ def self.[](id)
         user.save
       end
     end
+  rescue NoMethodError
+    new(user_id: id.to_i)
   end
 
   def self.from_token(token)