From 46f89627429d25bedebfa39abc37e60c92b4b7a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ajdj100 <ajairplane@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 09:17:51 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fixed backfill script timing out before DB connection

---
 api/scripts/backfillQualifications.js | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/api/scripts/backfillQualifications.js b/api/scripts/backfillQualifications.js
index f781876..c9dc0a5 100644
--- a/api/scripts/backfillQualifications.js
+++ b/api/scripts/backfillQualifications.js
@@ -10,8 +10,23 @@ const {
     DB_USERNAME,
     DB_PASSWORD,
     DB_DATABASE,
+    DB_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS,
+    DB_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS,
 } = process.env;
 
+function parseTimeout(value, fallback) {
+    if (value === undefined || value === null || value === "") {
+        return fallback;
+    }
+
+    const parsed = Number(value);
+    if (!Number.isFinite(parsed) || parsed <= 0) {
+        throw new Error(`Invalid timeout value: ${value}`);
+    }
+
+    return parsed;
+}
+
 function parseArgs(argv) {
     const args = {
         dryRun: false,
@@ -95,6 +110,8 @@ function key(memberId, courseId) {
         password: DB_PASSWORD,
         database: DB_DATABASE,
         multipleStatements: false,
+        connectTimeout: parseTimeout(DB_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS, 10000),
+        socketTimeout: parseTimeout(DB_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS, 60000),
     });
 
     try {