trying with the store and such

packages/api/services/database.service.ts

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+// External Dependencies
+import * as mongoDB from "mongodb";
+// import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
+
+// Global Variables
+
+export const collections: { users?: mongoDB.Collection } = {};
+
+// Initialize Connection
+export async function connectToDatabase() {
+  const client: mongoDB.MongoClient = new mongoDB.MongoClient(
+    process.env.DB_CONN_STRING!
+  );
+
+  await client.connect();
+
+  const db: mongoDB.Db = client.db(process.env.DB_NAME);
+
+  const usersCollection: mongoDB.Collection = db.collection("users");
+
+  collections.users = usersCollection;
+
+  console.log(
+    `Successfully connected to database: ${db.databaseName} and collection: ${usersCollection.collectionName}`
+  );
+}