ci-backend.yml

name: Backend CI

on:
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - main
    paths:
      - "backend/**"
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  build-and-test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    services:
      postgres:
        image: postgres:latest
        env:
          POSTGRES_USER: postgres
          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
          POSTGRES_DB: postgres
        ports:
          - 5432:5432
        # needed because the postgres container does not provide a healthcheck
        options: --health-cmd pg_isready --health-interval 10s --health-timeout 5s --health-retries 5

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - name: Set up Python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
        with:
          python-version: 3.11

      - name: Set up environment
        run: cp .env.sample .env

      - name: Create virtual environment
        run: |
          python -m venv venv
          . venv/bin/activate

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: |
          source venv/bin/activate
          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
          pip install -r backend/requirements.txt

      - name: Run migrations (check for migration issues)
        run: |
          source venv/bin/activate
          python backend/manage.py migrate

      - name: Start the backend (checks if the server starts)
        run: |
          source venv/bin/activate 
          python backend/manage.py runserver &
          sleep 10

      - name: Run tests
        run: |
          source ../venv/bin/activate
          pytest
        working-directory: backend