app/db_engine.py

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ if DATABASE_TYPE.lower() == 'postgresql':
         port=int(os.environ.get('POSTGRES_PORT', '5432')),
         max_connections=20,
         stale_timeout=300,  # 5 minutes
-        timeout=0,
-        autoconnect=True,
+        timeout=5,
+        autoconnect=False,
         autorollback=True  # Automatically rollback failed transactions
     )
 else:

app/main.py

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI, Request
 from fastapi.openapi.docs import get_swagger_ui_html
 from fastapi.openapi.utils import get_openapi
 
+from .db_engine import db
+
 # from fastapi.openapi.docs import get_swagger_ui_html
 # from fastapi.openapi.utils import get_openapi
 
@@ -67,6 +69,17 @@ app = FastAPI(
 )
 
 
+@app.middleware("http")
+async def db_connection_middleware(request: Request, call_next):
+    db.connect(reuse_if_open=True)
+    try:
+        response = await call_next(request)
+    finally:
+        if not db.is_closed():
+            db.close()
+    return response
+
+
 logger.info(f"Starting up now...")