Reliably reconnect to MongoDB

Question

UPDATE: I am using the 2.1 version on the driver, against 3.2

I have a node application that uses MongoDB. The problem I have is that if the MongoDB

Answer 1

With mongodb driver 3.1.10, you can set up your connection as

MongoClient.connect(connectionUrl, {
    reconnectInterval: 10000, // wait for 10 seconds before retry
    reconnectTries: Number.MAX_VALUE, // retry forever
}, function(err, res) {
    console.log('connected') 
})

You do not have to specify autoReconnect: true as that's the default.