Update backend-ci.yml

backend/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 name: Backend CI Pipeline
 
-# Trigger workflow on push or pull request to develop and main branches
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: '3.11'  # Adjust Python version if needed
+          python-version: '3.11'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
@@ -33,11 +32,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run pylint on Python code
         run: |
           source venv/bin/activate
-          pylint backend/main.py backend/db.py backend/init_db.py  # Add more files as needed
+          pylint backend/main.py backend/db.py backend/init_db.py
 
   test:
     runs-on: self-hosted
-    needs: lint  # Ensure this job runs after linting
+    needs: lint
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -54,15 +53,15 @@ jobs:
           source venv/bin/activate
           pip install -r backend/requirements.txt
 
-      - name: Start the API server
+      - name: Start API server in background
         run: |
-          # Start the API server in the background
-          nohup python backend/main.py &  # Replace with the command to start your API
-          sleep 5  # Wait for the server to be ready (adjust this if needed)
+          source venv/bin/activate
+          nohup python backend/main.py > server.log 2>&1 &
+          sleep 5
 
       - name: Run tests with pytest
         env:
-          BASE_URL: http://127.0.0.1:5000  # Assuming your API is running on this address
+          BASE_URL: http://127.0.0.1:5000
         run: |
           source venv/bin/activate
           pytest backend/tests --maxfail=1 --disable-warnings -q