Add health check API, logging setup, and environment variable support; update requirements and .gitignore

db.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import mariadb
 import logging
-
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import os
 
 #Logging
 
@@ -104,3 +105,17 @@ def delete(cloth_type):
     cursor.execute("DELETE FROM luggage WHERE clothes = ?;", (cloth_type,))
     logging.critical(f"{cloth_type} was deleted")
     connection.commit()
+
+
+
+#using .env
+load_dotenv()
+db_name = os.getenv("DB_NAME")
+db_psswd = os.getenv("DB_PASSWORD")
+db_user = os.getenv("DB_USER")
+db_port = os.getenv("DB_PORT") or "3306"
+db_host = os.getenv("DB_HOST")
+if db_host == None:
+    logging.error("no hostname provided")
+    os._exit(1)
+connect(db_user, db_psswd, db_host, int(db_port), db_name)