class_docstr: This handler handles connection and execution of the FaunaDB statements.
class_docstr_tok: ["This","handler","handles","connection","and","execution","of","the","FaunaDB","statements","."]
docstr: Check the connection to the FaunaDB database.
docstr_tok: ["Check","the","connection","to","the","FaunaDB","database","."]
code: def check_connection(self):
      """Check the connection to the FaunaDB database."""
      response_code = StatusResponse(False)
      need_to_close = self.is_connected is False
  
      try:
          self._client.ping()
          response_code.success = True
      except Exception as e:
          logger.error(f"Error connecting to FaunaDB , {e}!")
          response_code.error_message = str(e)
      finally:
          if response_code.success is True and need_to_close:
              self.disconnect()
          if (
              response_code.success is False
              and self.is_connected is True
          ):
              self.is_connected = False
  
      return response_code
  
imports: import json
  import pandas
  from collections import OrderedDict
  from typing import List
  from faunadb import query
  from faunadb.client import FaunaClient
  from mindsdb_sql import Select, Insert, CreateTable, Delete
  from mindsdb_sql.parser.ast.select.star import Star
  from mindsdb_sql.parser.ast.base import ASTNode
  from mindsdb.integrations.libs.const import HANDLER_CONNECTION_ARG_TYPE
  from mindsdb.integrations.libs.response import RESPONSE_TYPE, HandlerResponse, HandlerStatusResponse
  from mindsdb.integrations.libs.base import DatabaseHandler
  from mindsdb.utilities import log
label_desc: Use image node_id 6 for calling the FaunaDBHandler obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.check_connection() and returns: response_code