Joana Plewnia
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem/server/ltm/detail/mixins/util/mongodb.cpp
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem/server/ltm/detail/mixins/util/mongodb.cpp
-        //{
-        //    return client[databaseName];
-        //}
-        return std::nullopt;
+    std::optional<mongocxx::database> 
+    databaseExists(mongocxx::client& client, const std::string& databaseName) {
+    // MongoCXX Version > 3.5.0 required
+    //auto names = client.list_database_names();
+
+    auto names = detail::list_database_names(client);
+
+    if (auto it = std::find(names.begin(), names.end(), databaseName); it != names.end()) {
+        //Workaround to create an empty Database client[databaseName] does not create a database if nothing is added
+        //db = client[databaseName];
+        //db.create_collection("empty");
+        ARMARX_INFO << "Create Database " << databaseName;