start working on the frontend side

backend/internal/common/database/database.go

@@ -48,3 +48,10 @@ func (db *DB) Close() error {
 	return db.DB.Close()
 }
 
+// Ping checks the database connection
+func (db *DB) Ping() error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	return db.PingContext(ctx)
+}
+