created a folder structure in node

node/db/DB.js

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+/**
+ * The DB Module provides a database initalized with the settings 
+ * provided by the settings module
+ */
+
+/*
+ * 2011 Peter 'Pita' Martischka
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS-IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+var ueberDB = require("ueberDB");
+var settings = require("./settings");
+
+//set database settings
+var db = new ueberDB.database(settings.dbType, settings.dbSettings);
+
+/**
+ * The UeberDB Object that provides the database functions
+ */
+exports.db = null;
+
+/**
+ * Initalizes the database with the settings provided by the settings module
+ * @param {Function} callback 
+ */
+exports.init = function(callback)
+{
+  //initalize the database async
+  db.init(function(err)
+  {
+    //there was an error while initializing the database, output it and stop 
+    if(err)
+    {
+      console.error("ERROR: Problem while initalizing the database");
+      console.error(err.stack ? err.stack : err);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+    //everything ok
+    else
+    {
+      exports.db = db;  
+      callback(null);
+    }
+  });
+}