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+const mysql = require('mysql');
+const con = mysql.createConnection({
+	host: "localhost",
+	user: "realmsdivided",
+	password: "realmsdivided",
+	database: "realms_divided"
+});
+
+function connect(){
+	con.connect(function(err) {
+		if (err) { console.log(err); }
+		else { console.log('DB Connected'); }
+	});
+}
+function disconnect(){
+	con.end();
+}
+
+function getCards(additionalData){
+	const cPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+		let sql = 'SELECT * FROM card';
+		if(additionalData){ sql = sql + " WHERE "+additionalData; }
+
+		con.query(sql, function (err, result, fields) {
+			if (err) { throw err; reject(new Error(err)); }
+			resolve(result);
+		});
+	});
+	return cPromise;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+	connect, disconnect
+	, getCards
+};