Reorganize project. Add folder for shared code between backend/dashboard. Switch from jest to ava for tests.

backend/src/data/db.ts

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+import { SimpleError } from "../SimpleError";
+import { Connection, createConnection } from "typeorm";
+
+let connectionPromise: Promise<Connection>;
+
+export let connection: Connection;
+
+export function connect() {
+  if (!connectionPromise) {
+    connectionPromise = createConnection().then(newConnection => {
+      // Verify the DB timezone is set to UTC
+      return newConnection.query("SELECT TIMEDIFF(NOW(), UTC_TIMESTAMP) AS tz").then(r => {
+        if (r[0].tz !== "00:00:00") {
+          throw new SimpleError(`Database timezone must be UTC (detected ${r[0].tz})`);
+        }
+
+        connection = newConnection;
+        return newConnection;
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  return connectionPromise;
+}