add scratch rust stuff

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+
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate diesel;
+extern crate dotenv;
+
+use diesel::prelude::*;
+use diesel::pg::PgConnection;
+use dotenv::dotenv;
+use std::env;
+
+pub fn establish_connection() -> PgConnection {
+    dotenv().ok();
+
+    let database_url = env::var("DATABASE_URL")
+        .expect("DATABASE_URL must be set");
+    PgConnection::establish(&database_url)
+        .expect(&format!("Error connecting to {}", database_url))
+}