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+import os
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine, event
+from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker, scoped_session
+from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
+from sqlalchemy.pool import QueuePool
+from sqlalchemy.exc import OperationalError, SQLAlchemyError
+from logging import getLogger
+
+logger = getLogger(__name__)
+
+class Database:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.engine = self.create_engine()
+        self.Session = self.create_session()
+
+    def create_engine(self):
+        # Create a SQLAlchemy engine
+        database_url = os.environ.get("DATABASE_URL")
+        engine = create_engine(database_url, pool_size=20, max_overflow=10, poolclass=QueuePool)
+        event.listen(engine, "handle_error", self.handle_error)
+        return engine
+
+    def create_session(self):
+        # Create a SQLAlchemy session
+        return scoped_session(sessionmaker(bind=self.engine))
+
+    def create_all_tables(self):
+        # Create all tables in the database
+        BaseModel.metadata.create_all(self.engine)
+
+    def drop_all_tables(self):
+        # Drop all tables in the database
+        BaseModel.metadata.drop_all(self.engine)
+
+    def handle_error(self, context):
+        # Handle database errors
+        logger.error("Database error: %s", context.original_exception)
+
+    def execute_sql(self, sql):
+        # Execute a SQL query
+        with self.engine.connect() as connection:
+            result = connection.execute(sql)
+            return result.fetchall()
+
+    def execute_sql_with_params(self, sql, params):
+        # Execute a SQL query with parameters
+        with self.engine.connect() as connection:
+            result = connection.execute(sql, params)
+            return result.fetchall()
+
+    def get_table_names(self):
+        # Get a list of table names in the database
+        with self.engine.connect() as connection:
+            result = connection.execute("SHOW TABLES")
+            return [row[0] for row in result.fetchall()]
+
+    def get_column_names(self, table_name):
+        # Get a list of column names for a table
+        with self.engine.connect() as connection:
+            result = connection.execute(f"DESCRIBE {table_name}")
+            return [row[0] for row in result.fetchall()]
+
+    def truncate_table(self, table_name):
+        # Truncate a table
+        with self.engine.connect() as connection:
+            connection.execute(f"TRUNCATE TABLE {table_name}")
+
+    def vacuum(self):
+        # Vacuum the database
+        with self.engine.connect() as connection:
+            connection.execute("VACUUM")
+
+    def optimize(self):
+        # Optimize the database
+        with self.engine.connect() as connection:
+            connection.execute("OPTIMIZE TABLES")