workflow which ensures that talawa Api app starts in docker

.env.sample

@@ -104,4 +104,7 @@ MINIO_DATA_DIR=
 
 # this environment variable is for setting the environment variable for Image Upload size
 
-IMAGE_SIZE_LIMIT_KB=3000
+IMAGE_SIZE_LIMIT_KB=3000
+
+# This environment variable is for setting the working directory when Docker is used
+PWD=.

.github/workflows/pull-request.yml

@@ -295,7 +295,134 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: './coverage/lcov.info'
           min_coverage: 95.0
-
+
+  Docker-Check:
+    needs: Test-Application
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22.x'
+
+      - name: Cache Node.js dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.npm
+            node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-docker-check-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-docker-check-
+
+      - name: Install Docker Compose
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y docker-compose
+
+      - name: Check if Talawa API starts in Docker
+        run: |
+          # Ensure no containers are running
+          docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml down -v || true
+
+          # Verify docker-compose file exists
+          if [ ! -f "docker-compose.dev.yaml" ]; then
+            echo "Error: docker-compose.dev.yaml not found"
+            docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml logs
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Start containers
+          if ! timeout 300 docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml up -d --build; then
+            echo "Failed to start containers"
+            docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml logs
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Wait for MongoDB and Redis to be ready
+          echo "Waiting for MongoDB..."
+          timeout=30
+          until docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml exec -T mongodb mongosh --eval "db.runCommand({ ping: 1 }).ok">/dev/null 2>&1 || [ $timeout -eq 0 ]; do
+          echo "Waiting for MongoDB to be ready..."
+          sleep 1
+           ((timeout--))
+          done
+          if [ $timeout -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "Error: MongoDB failed to start within timeout"
+            echo "Fetching MongoDB logs..."
+            docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml logs mongodb
+            echo "Shutting down MongoDB..."
+            docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml down -v
+            exit 1
+
+          else
+            echo "MongoDB is ready!"
+          fi
+
+          echo "Waiting for Redis..."
+           timeout=30
+           until docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml exec -T redis-stack-server redis-cli ping >/dev/null 2>&1 || [ $timeout -eq 0 ]; do
+          sleep 1
+          ((timeout--))
+          done
+          if [ $timeout -eq 0 ]; then
+             echo "Error: Redis failed to start within timeout"
+             echo "Fetching Redis logs..."
+            docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml logs redis-stack-server
+            echo "Shutting down Redis..."
+             docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml down -v
+             exit 1
+
+          else
+            echo "Redis is ready!"
+          fi
+
+            # Wait for TALAWA API to be healthy 
+            timeout=60
+          until docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml exec -T talawa-api-dev curl -sf "http://localhost:4000/health" 2>&1 || [ $timeout -eq 0 ]; do
+            echo "Waiting for API to start... ($timeout seconds remaining)"
+            sleep 1
+            ((timeout--))
+           done
+
+           if [ $timeout -eq 0 ]; then
+              echo "Error: API failed to start within timeout"
+              docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml logs
+              docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml down -v
+              exit 1
+            fi
+
+            echo "API started successfully"
+
+          # Ensure cleanup runs even if the script fails
+          cleanup() {
+            local exit_code=$?
+            echo "Cleaning up containers..."
+            if ! docker-compose -f  docker-compose.dev.yaml down -v; then
+              echo "Warning: Failed to cleanup containers"
+            fi
+            exit $exit_code
+          }
+          trap cleanup EXIT
+    env:
+      HEALTH_CHECK_URL: http://localhost:4000
+      COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME: pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+      MONGO_DB_URL: mongodb://mongodb:27017/talawa-test-db
+      REDIS_HOST: redis-stack-server
+      REDIS_PORT: 6379
+      ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}_${{ github.run_id }}_${{ github.run_number }}
+      REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}_${{ github.run_id }}_${{ github.run_attempt }}
+      LAST_RESORT_SUPERADMIN_EMAIL: "[email protected]"
+      COLORIZE_LOGS: "true"
+      LOG_LEVEL: "info"
+      RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY: ${{secrets.RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY}}
+      RECAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY: ${{secrets.RECAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY}}
+      MAIL_USERNAME: ${{secrets.MAIL_USERNAME}}
+      MAIL_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.MAIL_PASSWORD}}
+
   JSDocs:
     if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
     name: 'JSDocs comments and pipeline'

docker-compose.dev.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: "3.8"
-
 services:
   mongodb:
     image: mongo:latest
@@ -37,6 +35,9 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
+    container_name: talawa-api-dev
+    ports:
+      - "4000:4000"
     volumes:
       - .:/usr/src/app
       - /usr/src/app/node_modules
@@ -45,30 +46,17 @@ services:
       - redis-stack-server
       - minio
     environment:
-      - MONGO_DB_URL=mongodb://mongodb:27017
+      - MONGO_DB_URL=mongodb://mongodb:27017/talawa-api
       - REDIS_HOST=redis-stack-server
       - REDIS_PORT=6379
-
-  caddy:
-    image: caddy/caddy:2.2.1-alpine
-    container_name: caddy-service
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    ports:
-      - "80:80"
-      - "443:443"
-    volumes:
-      - ./Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile
-      - $PWD/site:/srv
-      - caddy_data:/data
-      - caddy_config:/config
+    networks:
+      - talawa-network
 
 volumes:
   mongodb-data:
   redis-data:
-  caddy_data:
-  caddy_config:
   minio-data:
 
 networks:
   talawa-network:
-    driver: bridge
+    driver: bridge

setup.ts

@@ -1015,25 +1015,36 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
     const REDIS_PASSWORD = "";
     const MINIO_ENDPOINT = "http://minio:9000";
 
+    const { pwdVariable } = await inquirer.prompt({
+      type: "input",
+      name: "pwdVariable",
+      message:
+        "Please enter the value for PWD (working directory for Docker setup):",
+      default: ".",
+    });
+
     const config = dotenv.parse(fs.readFileSync(".env"));
 
     config.MONGO_DB_URL = DB_URL;
     config.REDIS_HOST = REDIS_HOST;
     config.REDIS_PORT = REDIS_PORT;
     config.REDIS_PASSWORD = REDIS_PASSWORD;
     config.MINIO_ENDPOINT = MINIO_ENDPOINT;
+    config.PWD = pwdVariable;
 
     process.env.MONGO_DB_URL = DB_URL;
     process.env.REDIS_HOST = REDIS_HOST;
     process.env.REDIS_PORT = REDIS_PORT;
     process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD = REDIS_PASSWORD;
     process.env.MINIO_ENDPOINT = MINIO_ENDPOINT;
+    process.env.PWD = pwdVariable;
 
     updateEnvVariable(config);
     console.log(`Your MongoDB URL is:\n${process.env.MONGO_DB_URL}`);
     console.log(`Your Redis host is:\n${process.env.REDIS_HOST}`);
     console.log(`Your Redis port is:\n${process.env.REDIS_PORT}`);
     console.log(`Your MinIO endpoint is:\n${process.env.MINIO_ENDPOINT}`);
+    console.log(`Your PWD value is:\n${process.env.PWD}`);
   }
 
   if (!isDockerInstallation) {

tests/helpers/volunteers.ts

@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ export const createVolunteerAndActions = async (): Promise<
   });
 
   const today = new Date();
-  const yesterday = new Date(today);
-  yesterday.setDate(today.getDate() - 1);
   const twoWeeksAgo = new Date(today);
   twoWeeksAgo.setDate(today.getDate() - 14);
   const twoMonthsAgo = new Date(today);
@@ -158,7 +156,7 @@ export const createVolunteerAndActions = async (): Promise<
     hoursHistory: [
       {
         hours: 2,
-        date: yesterday,
+        date: today,
       },
       {
         hours: 4,
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ export const createVolunteerAndActions = async (): Promise<
     hoursHistory: [
       {
         hours: 1,
-        date: yesterday,
+        date: today,
       },
       {
         hours: 2,