init frontend

utils/db.py

@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ from mysql.connector import Error
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from datetime import date, timedelta    
 
+
+DISABLE_DB = os.getenv("DISABLE_DB", "1") == "1"
+
+try:
+    if DISABLE_DB:
+        raise ImportError("DB disabled in frontend Space")
+    import mysql.connector  # provided by mysql-connector-python
+except Exception:
+    # fall back; only error if a DB function is actually called
+    mysql = None
+
+
 # password hashing
 import bcrypt