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  //
  // Instantiate a new connection from the connection manager.
  const Flaverr = require('flaverr');
  const assert = require('assert');
  
  module.exports = function getConnection({ manager }) {
    // This is a no-op that just sends back the manager and `meta` that were passed in.
    assert(
      manager && manager.dbConnection,
      'The datastore does not have a DB connection manager'
    );
  
    if (manager) {
      // manager returns connection and aql
      const {
        dbConnection,
        aql,
        graph,
        graphName,
        graphEnabled,
        Transaction,
        dsName,
      } = manager;
      return {
        dbConnection,
        graphEnabled,
        graphName,
        graph,
        aql,
        Transaction,
        dsName,
      };
    }
  
    throw Flaverr(
      {
        code: 'E_GETTING_COMMECTION',
        message: 'There are no active connections to the database',
      },
      new Error('Error getting an active connection')
    );
  };
  