From 7161f612a1b8a1b7ee06ec0f82a53d7ed65b522a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Helmut K. C. Tessarek" <tessarek@evermeet.cx>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:11:36 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] refactor(config): update template, add validation (#6229)

This change is a follow up to #6166

- add new options to `.env.template`
- add validation for new config option values
---
 .env.template | 10 +++++++++-
 src/config.rs |  8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 1e9a189e..140a4ccc 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -80,8 +80,16 @@
 ## Timeout when acquiring database connection
 # DATABASE_TIMEOUT=30
 
+## Database idle timeout
+## Timeout in seconds before idle connections to the database are closed.
+# DATABASE_IDLE_TIMEOUT=600
+
+## Database min connections
+## Define the minimum size of the connection pool used for connecting to the database.
+# DATABASE_MIN_CONNS=2
+
 ## Database max connections
-## Define the size of the connection pool used for connecting to the database.
+## Define the maximum size of the connection pool used for connecting to the database.
 # DATABASE_MAX_CONNS=10
 
 ## Database connection initialization
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 86174fa6..840bf474 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -834,6 +834,14 @@ fn validate_config(cfg: &ConfigItems) -> Result<(), Error> {
         err!(format!("`DATABASE_MAX_CONNS` contains an invalid value. Ensure it is between 1 and {limit}.",));
     }
 
+    if cfg.database_min_conns < 1 || cfg.database_min_conns > limit {
+        err!(format!("`DATABASE_MIN_CONNS` contains an invalid value. Ensure it is between 1 and {limit}.",));
+    }
+
+    if cfg.database_min_conns > cfg.database_max_conns {
+        err!(format!("`DATABASE_MIN_CONNS` must be smaller than or equal to `DATABASE_MAX_CONNS`.",));
+    }
+
     if let Some(log_file) = &cfg.log_file {
         if std::fs::OpenOptions::new().append(true).create(true).open(log_file).is_err() {
             err!("Unable to write to log file", log_file);