startup.ts

import { AppServer } from './config/server';
import { logger } from './config/logger';

import { unhandledRejection } from './src/errors/unhandledRejection';
import { uncaughtException } from './src/errors/uncaughtException';

uncaughtException();
unhandledRejection();

const server = new AppServer();

/**
 * I did this because of docker it will fail because the server has not started yet
 * so we have to wait and call it every time it fails.
 * I don't like this solution but for now this is a work around
 */
async function runner(): Promise<void> {
  try {
    await server.startDB();
  } catch (error) {
    const promiseTimer: NodeJS.Timer = await new Promise((res) => {
      const timer = setTimeout(() => {
        res(timer);
      }, 10000);
    });

    clearTimeout(promiseTimer);
    runner();
    logger.error(error, 'SERVER ERROR:');
    logger.info('still awaiting for database...');
  }
}
runner();