timeout added to server

.gitignore

@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ node_modules
 
 # # Local Netlify folder
 # .netlify
+
+# Local Netlify folder
+.netlify

.netlify/state.json

 {
-	"siteId": "37e01770-610a-40d2-8f9a-1331d619ede1"
+	"siteId": "8f075393-d25d-4311-b131-52d4744be01d"
 }
\ No newline at end of file

functions/api.js

@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 app.use(express.json());
 
 // Create a reusable MongoClient instance for connection pooling
-const client = new MongoClient(connectionString);
+const client = new MongoClient(connectionString,{
+  useNewUrlParser: true,
+  useUnifiedTopology: true,
+  connectTimeoutMS: 30000, // Connection timeout in milliseconds
+});
  client.connect()
   .then(() => {
     console.log("Connected to MongoDB");