src/database.py

import streamlit as st
import pymongo
import os

@st.cache_resource
def init_conn():
         # Try to get from environment variable first, fall back to secrets
        uri = os.getenv('MONGO_URI')
        if not uri:
            uri = st.secrets['mongo_uri']
        client = pymongo.MongoClient(uri, retryWrites=True, serverSelectionTimeoutMS=500000)
        db = client["NHL_Database"]

        return db
    
db = init_conn()