Merge pull request #239 from strongloop/feature/add-ping

Add ping() to test connections

lib/datasource.js

@@ -1884,6 +1884,24 @@ DataSource.prototype.ready = function (obj, args) {
   return true;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Ping the underlying connector to test the connections
+ * @param {Function} [cb] Callback function
+ */
+DataSource.prototype.ping = function (cb) {
+  var self = this;
+  if (self.connector.ping) {
+    this.connector.ping(cb);
+  } else if (self.connector.discoverModelProperties) {
+    self.discoverModelProperties('dummy', {}, cb);
+  } else {
+    process.nextTick(function () {
+      var err = self.connected ? null : 'Not connected';
+      cb(err);
+    });
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * Define a hidden property
  * @param {Object} obj The property owner

test/basic-querying.test.js

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ describe('basic-querying', function () {
 
   before(function (done) {
     db = getSchema();
-
     User = db.define('User', {
       seq: {type: Number, index: true},
       name: {type: String, index: true, sort: true},
@@ -22,6 +21,15 @@ describe('basic-querying', function () {
 
   });
 
+  describe('ping', function () {
+    it('should be able to test connections', function (done) {
+      db.ping(function (err) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('findById', function () {
 
     before(function (done) {