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+const { ChromaClient } = require('chromadb');
+
+
+export default function handler(req, res) {
+  const client = new ChromaClient();
+  const heartbeatFn = async () => {
+    return await client.heartbeat();
+  }
+  let heartbeat = heartbeatFn();
+  res.status(200).json({ heartbeat })
+}
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