dumping all of the database and utilites into the project, will work on the managers next

common/database/create-db.go

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+package database
+
+import (
+	"io"
+
+	logger "github.com/apsdehal/go-logger"
+	"github.com/asdine/storm"
+)
+
+type DB struct {
+	*storm.DB
+	*logger.Logger
+}
+
+// NewDB returns a new database object,
+// it configures the database for you.
+func NewDB(dbPath, format string, logLevel int, logWriter io.WriteCloser) (*DB, error) {
+	//Note! Do not use logger as you have no idea if logWriter has been configured for output yet
+	var db DB
+	log, err := logger.New("db logger", 1, logWriter)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &db, err
+	}
+	log.SetLogLevel(logger.LogLevel(logLevel))
+	log.SetFormat(format)
+	db.Logger = log
+	if err := db.ConfigureDB(dbPath); err != nil {
+		log.ErrorF("Error configuring the database ", err)
+		return &db, err
+	}
+	return &db, nil
+}