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+// This config defines the production variables which are on the left side of the OR operator
+// The development variables are on the right side of the OR operator
+// ?? is the nullish coalescing operator 
+// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Nullish_coalescing
+// IMPORTANT: These variables are only scoped for the account microservice
+
+export let config = {
+    mongodb: {
+        username: process.env.USR ?? "username",
+        password: process.env.PSW ?? "password",
+        clustername: process.env.CLUS ?? "cluster",
+        database: process.env.DB ?? "test"
+    }
+};
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