initializeDb.js

import schema from './src/Schema';
import { createRxDatabase, getRxStoragePouch } from 'rxdb';

const syncURL = 'http://localhost:10102/'; // Replace localhost with a public ip address!
const dbName = 'heroesreactdatabase1';
const initialize = async () => {
    let db;
    try {
        console.log('Initializing database...');
        db = await createRxDatabase({
            name: dbName,
            storage: getRxStoragePouch('asyncstorage'),
            password: 'myLongAndStupidPassword',
            multiInstance: false,
            ignoreDuplicate: true,
        });
        console.log('Database initialized!');
    } catch (err) {
        console.log('ERROR CREATING DATABASE', err);
    }
    console.log('Adding hero collection...');
    try {
        const heroCollection = await db.addCollections({
            heroes: {
                schema: schema,
            },
        });
        heroCollection.sync({
            remote: syncURL + dbName + '/',
            options: {
                live: true,
                retry: true,
            },
        });
    } catch (err) {
        console.log('ERROR CREATING COLLECTION', err);
    }

    return db;
};

export default initialize;