From c765579f23a166eab5140d56b34f15e8469d609a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prince D Rusweka Rwabongoya <prince.rusweka_rwabongoya@uconn.edu>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 23:05:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update backend-ci.yml

---
 .github/workflows/backend-ci.yml | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
index 226fda9..ec974e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
@@ -39,15 +39,16 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install backend dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y jq
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r requirements.txt
           pip install pylint pytest requests
 
       - name: Run pylint on backend
         run: |
-          pylint_output=$(pylint $(git ls-files '*.py'))
-          echo "$pylint_output"
-          pylint_score=$(echo "$pylint_output" | tail -1 | grep -oE '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
+          pylint --exit-zero --output-format=json $(git ls-files '*.py') > pylint_report.json
+          pylint_score=$(jq '[.[].score] | add / length' pylint_report.json)
           echo "Pylint score: $pylint_score"
           if (( $(echo "$pylint_score < 8.0" | bc -l) )); then
             echo "Pylint score too low ($pylint_score)!" && exit 1