the beginning of the idiots

qwen/python/merchants_of_hope/database.py

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+"""
+Database initialization and session management
+"""
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
+from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+from .config.settings import settings
+
+# Create database engine
+engine = create_engine(
+    settings.DATABASE_URL,
+    connect_args={"check_same_thread": False} if settings.DATABASE_URL.startswith("sqlite") else {}
+)
+
+# Create session factory
+SessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
+
+# Base class for models
+Base = declarative_base()
+
+def init_db():
+    """Initialize the database with all tables"""
+    Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)