Add: wait for DB +

  Makes 7 attempts to connect to the database

db.py

 import copy
 import traceback
 import sys
+from time import sleep
 from pymongo import MongoClient, errors as MongoErrors, DESCENDING
 
 class Database:
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@ class Database:
         RESULTS_COLLECTION = 'results'
         RATELIMIT_COLLECTION = 'rate-limits'
 
-        try:
         print('[mongoDB] Connecting to ' + host + ':' + str(port))
         print('[mongoDB] Using Database `' + db + '`')
         # client and DB
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@ class Database:
         # Test connection immediately, instead of
         # when trying to write in a request, later.
         self.client.admin.command('ismaster')
-        except MongoErrors.ServerSelectionTimeoutError:
-            print(traceback.format_exc())
-            sys.exit('MongoDB connection timed out.')
-        except:
-            print(traceback.format_exc())
-            sys.exit('MongoDB connection failed.')
 
     def write_result(self, result):
         # copy.deepcopy; otherwise mongo ObjectId (_id) would be added,
@@ -45,4 +39,20 @@ def connect(host=None, port=27017, db='tester', username=None, password=None):
     if host is None:
         raise ValueError('[mongoDB] Database constructor needs a `host`name or ip!')
 
-    return Database(host=host, port=port, db=db, username=username, password=password)
+    attempt = 0
+    max_attempts = 7
+    mongo_client = None
+
+    while (mongo_client is None):
+        print('[mongoDB|connect] Connecting, ', attempt, '/', max_attempts)
+
+        try:
+            mongo_client = Database(host=host, port=port, db=db, username=username, password=password)
+        except Exception as e:
+            if attempt is max_attempts:
+                raise e
+
+            sleep(attempt)
+            attempt += 1
+
+    return mongo_client