MongoClient.connect doesn't throw error on connection failure

[sincerekamal]

Hi,
I'm just trying to connect to MongoDB using MongoSkin's MongoClient.connect(url) when the DB is not running, but it doesn't throw any error. I couldn't able to find any docs for listening to connection failure.

var mongo = require('mongoskin');
try {
 var db = mongo.MongoClient.connect(mongo.url)
} catch(e) {
   console.log(e);
}

[matteocontrini]

Yeah, how can we handle connection errors?

[vkarpov15]

MongoClient.connect() takes a callback

[matteocontrini]

And what about this syntax? It's not documented.

var mongo = require('mongoskin');
var db = mongo.db(connectionString);

[ghost]

What's the proper approach/method for this? The callback doesn't have any effect when used:

_db = MongoClient.connect(config.mongo, function (err, db) {
    //CHECK ERRORS NEVER CALLED!!!
});

Nor do I see anywhere in the source for any EventEmitter usages indicating errors, only success/open.