const mongoURL = Database.URI || process.env.DATABASE_URI as string;


        const mongoOPTIONS = {
            useNewUrlParser: true,
            autoReconnect: true,
            reconnectTries: Number.MAX_VALUE,
            bufferMaxEntries: 0
        };


        const connectWithRetry = function() {

            return mongoose.connect( mongoURL, mongoOPTIONS, (err) => {
                if ( err ) {
                    console.error('Failed to connect to mongo on startup - retrying in 5 sec', err );
                    setTimeout(connectWithRetry, 5000);
                }
            });

        };

        connectWithRetry();