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feat: Add helpful error message for database connection failures

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- Catch Redis/database connection errors during initialization
- Provide clear, formatted error messages with startup instructions
- Include provider-specific guidance (FalkorDB vs Neo4j)
- Improves developer experience when database is not running
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Daniel Chalef 2025-10-30 21:28:34 -07:00
parent 008678dc49
commit 6b716d57d2
1 changed files with 53 additions and 25 deletions
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mcp_server/src/graphiti_mcp_server.py
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@ -209,33 +209,61 @@ class GraphitiService:
self.entity_types = custom_types
# Initialize Graphiti client with appropriate driver
if self.config.database.provider.lower() == 'falkordb':
# For FalkorDB, create a FalkorDriver instance directly
from graphiti_core.driver.falkordb_driver import FalkorDriver
try:
if self.config.database.provider.lower() == 'falkordb':
# For FalkorDB, create a FalkorDriver instance directly
from graphiti_core.driver.falkordb_driver import FalkorDriver
falkor_driver = FalkorDriver(
host=db_config['host'],
port=db_config['port'],
password=db_config['password'],
database=db_config['database'],
)
falkor_driver = FalkorDriver(
host=db_config['host'],
port=db_config['port'],
password=db_config['password'],
database=db_config['database'],
)
self.client = Graphiti(
graph_driver=falkor_driver,
llm_client=llm_client,
embedder=embedder_client,
max_coroutines=self.semaphore_limit,
)
else:
# For Neo4j (default), use the original approach
self.client = Graphiti(
uri=db_config['uri'],
user=db_config['user'],
password=db_config['password'],
llm_client=llm_client,
embedder=embedder_client,
max_coroutines=self.semaphore_limit,
)
self.client = Graphiti(
graph_driver=falkor_driver,
llm_client=llm_client,
embedder=embedder_client,
max_coroutines=self.semaphore_limit,
)
else:
# For Neo4j (default), use the original approach
self.client = Graphiti(
uri=db_config['uri'],
user=db_config['user'],
password=db_config['password'],
llm_client=llm_client,
embedder=embedder_client,
max_coroutines=self.semaphore_limit,
)
except Exception as db_error:
# Check for connection errors
error_msg = str(db_error).lower()
if 'connection refused' in error_msg or 'could not connect' in error_msg:
db_provider = self.config.database.provider
if db_provider.lower() == 'falkordb':
raise RuntimeError(
f"\n{'='*70}\n"
f"Database Connection Error: FalkorDB is not running\n"
f"{'='*70}\n\n"
f"FalkorDB at {db_config['host']}:{db_config['port']} is not accessible.\n\n"
f"To start FalkorDB:\n"
f" - Using Docker Compose: cd mcp_server && docker compose up\n"
f" - Or run FalkorDB manually: docker run -p 6379:6379 falkordb/falkordb\n\n"
f"{'='*70}\n"
) from db_error
else:
raise RuntimeError(
f"\n{'='*70}\n"
f"Database Connection Error: {db_provider} is not running\n"
f"{'='*70}\n\n"
f"{db_provider} at {db_config.get('uri', 'unknown')} is not accessible.\n\n"
f"Please ensure {db_provider} is running and accessible.\n\n"
f"{'='*70}\n"
) from db_error
# Re-raise other errors
raise
# Build indices
await self.client.build_indices_and_constraints()