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Summary

  • Add PostgreSQL connection pooling with configurable parameters
  • Support environment variables for pool size, idle timeout, and connect timeout
  • Include sensible defaults (max: 20, idle_timeout: 20s, connect_timeout: 10s)
  • Update .env.example with documentation for new options

Benefits

Connection pooling reduces database connection overhead from ~70ms to ~1ms per request by reusing existing connections instead of creating new ones for each query.

Expected performance improvement: 20-30% lower API latency

Changes

  • src/db/index.ts: Configure postgres client with pooling parameters from environment variables
  • .env.example: Document new optional environment variables (DB_POOL_MAX, DB_IDLE_TIMEOUT, DB_CONNECT_TIMEOUT)

Configuration

Works out of the box with sensible defaults. Users can optionally customize via .env:

DB_POOL_MAX=20             # Maximum connections in pool (default: 20)
DB_IDLE_TIMEOUT=20         # Close idle connections after N seconds (default: 20)
DB_CONNECT_TIMEOUT=10      # Connection timeout in seconds (default: 10)

Test Plan

  • Verify API starts with default pooling config
  • Test with custom pooling parameters via .env
  • Monitor connection pool metrics in production

Configure PostgreSQL connection pool with environment variable support:
- DB_POOL_MAX: maximum connections (default: 20)
- DB_IDLE_TIMEOUT: close idle connections after N seconds (default: 20)
- DB_CONNECT_TIMEOUT: connection timeout in seconds (default: 10)

Connection pooling reduces overhead from ~70ms to ~1ms per request by reusing existing database connections instead of creating new ones,resulting in 20-30% lower API latency.
@typelets typelets self-assigned this Oct 13, 2025
@typelets typelets merged commit bb29812 into main Oct 13, 2025
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