fix: Asynchronous connection error when using databases other than Postgres or SQLite #5555
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This PR introduces a new environment variable, LANGFLOW_DATABASE_DRIVER_ASYNC, to specify the database driver used for asynchronous database connections. This allows for greater flexibility in supporting different database systems without requiring code changes.
Motivation:
Currently, asynchronous database connections were limited to Postgres and SQLite. This restriction made it difficult to use Langflow with other database systems.
Below is the error message:
Changes:
Added the LANGFLOW_DATABASE_DRIVER_ASYNC environment variable.
Updated the asynchronous connection logic to dynamically select the appropriate database driver based on the value of this environment variable.
Added error handling for unsupported database drivers.
Example:
To connect to a MySQL database asynchronously, set the environment variable as follows: