Fix backend startup documentation and uvicorn execution path#300
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughREADME.md backend startup instructions were corrected to specify running Uvicorn from the Backend root directory using the command Changes
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128-131: Consider improving setup workflow clarity.The current workflow has users navigate into the
app/directory to create the.envfile (line 130), but then requires them to be back in theBackend/directory to start the server. There's no explicit instruction to navigate back, which can cause confusion.Consider either:
- Option 1: Add an explicit navigation instruction after the
.envsetup:3. Navigate to the app directory: ```sh cd app
- Create a
.envfile using.env-exampleas a reference.+5. Navigate back to the Backend directory:
+sh +cd .. +
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-5. Obtain Supabase credentials:
+6. Obtain Supabase credentials:2. **Option 2**: Eliminate the need to `cd` into `app/` by specifying the file path in the instruction: ```diff -3. Navigate to the app directory: -```sh -cd app -``` - -4. Create a `.env` file using `.env-example` as a reference. +3. Create a `.env` file in the `app/` directory using `app/.env-example` as a reference.Either approach would make the workflow clearer and prevent navigation confusion.
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed. In `@README.md` around lines 128 - 131, Update README.md to remove the ambiguity around directory context after "cd app": after the step that instructs users to "Create a .env file using .env-example" (the block that follows "cd app"), add an explicit navigation step "cd .." so the next instruction ("Obtain Supabase credentials") runs from the Backend directory; alternatively, if you prefer not to change directories, replace the "cd app" + local .env creation steps with a single instruction to "Create a .env file in the app/ directory using app/.env-example" so users never need to change into app/—pick one approach and update the steps accordingly to reference "cd app", "Create a .env file using .env-example" (or "app/.env-example"), and either add "cd .." or remove the cd entirely.
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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.
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In `@README.md`:
- Line 182: The README's "project root" is ambiguous—update the sentence
referencing running the server from the correct location: specify that users
must run the uvicorn command from the Backend directory (where the command
`uvicorn app.main:app` should be executed) rather than the repository root, and
clarify that running from inside the `app/` directory will cause relative import
errors because `app` must be a package; replace "project root" with "Backend/
directory (project backend root)" and include the exact `uvicorn app.main:app`
example to make the intended working directory explicit.
- Around line 176-179: The README navigation is wrong and case-inconsistent:
replace the incorrect "cd Backend" step (the exact "cd Backend" command) with
"cd .." so users return from backend/app to the Backend directory before running
"uvicorn app.main:app --reload", and audit/normalize all occurrences of the
directory name (instances of "backend" vs "Backend") across the README to match
the repository's actual directory casing.
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Nitpick comments:
In `@README.md`:
- Around line 128-131: Update README.md to remove the ambiguity around directory
context after "cd app": after the step that instructs users to "Create a .env
file using .env-example" (the block that follows "cd app"), add an explicit
navigation step "cd .." so the next instruction ("Obtain Supabase credentials")
runs from the Backend directory; alternatively, if you prefer not to change
directories, replace the "cd app" + local .env creation steps with a single
instruction to "Create a .env file in the app/ directory using app/.env-example"
so users never need to change into app/—pick one approach and update the steps
accordingly to reference "cd app", "Create a .env file using .env-example" (or
"app/.env-example"), and either add "cd .." or remove the cd entirely.
| 2. Start the backend server (from the Backend directory): | ||
| ```sh | ||
| uvicorn main:app --reload | ||
| cd Backend | ||
| uvicorn app.main:app --reload |
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Critical: Path navigation will fail if instructions are followed sequentially.
The instruction at line 178 cd Backend won't work for users following the setup steps in order. By line 178, users are in the backend/app/ directory (from line 130: cd app), so cd Backend will fail with "directory not found."
Additionally, there's a case sensitivity inconsistency: line 119 uses lowercase backend while line 178 uses capitalized Backend. On case-sensitive filesystems (Linux/Mac), these are different directories.
🔧 Proposed fix for correct navigation and case consistency
Option 1 (Recommended): Fix the navigation command to go back to the Backend directory:
2. Start the backend server (from the Backend directory):
```sh
-cd Backend
+cd ..
uvicorn app.main:app --reload
**Option 2**: Remove the `cd` command and clarify the starting location in the instruction text:
```diff
-2. Start the backend server (from the Backend directory):
+2. Start the backend server (navigate back to the Backend directory first):
```sh
-cd Backend
uvicorn app.main:app --reload
Also ensure case consistency throughout the document. Verify the actual directory name in the repository and use it consistently (either always `backend` or always `Backend`).
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2. Start the backend server (from the Backend directory):
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.
In `@README.md` around lines 176 - 179, The README navigation is wrong and
case-inconsistent: replace the incorrect "cd Backend" step (the exact "cd
Backend" command) with "cd .." so users return from backend/app to the Backend
directory before running "uvicorn app.main:app --reload", and audit/normalize
all occurrences of the directory name (instances of "backend" vs "Backend")
across the README to match the repository's actual directory casing.
| uvicorn app.main:app --reload | ||
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| **Important**: Do not run the server from inside the `app/` directory as this will cause relative import errors. The application must be executed from the project root so that `app` is treated as a proper Python package. |
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Clarify "project root" terminology to prevent confusion.
The phrase "project root" is ambiguous—it could refer to either the repository root (InPact/) or the Backend directory root (Backend/). Based on the uvicorn command uvicorn app.main:app, users should run from the Backend/ directory, not the repository root.
📝 Proposed fix for clearer terminology
-**Important**: Do not run the server from inside the `app/` directory as this will cause relative import errors. The application must be executed from the project root so that `app` is treated as a proper Python package.
+**Important**: Do not run the server from inside the `app/` directory as this will cause relative import errors. The application must be executed from the `Backend/` directory (the backend root) so that `app` is treated as a proper Python package.📝 Committable suggestion
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| **Important**: Do not run the server from inside the `app/` directory as this will cause relative import errors. The application must be executed from the project root so that `app` is treated as a proper Python package. | |
| **Important**: Do not run the server from inside the `app/` directory as this will cause relative import errors. The application must be executed from the `Backend/` directory (the backend root) so that `app` is treated as a proper Python package. |
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.
In `@README.md` at line 182, The README's "project root" is ambiguous—update the
sentence referencing running the server from the correct location: specify that
users must run the uvicorn command from the Backend directory (where the command
`uvicorn app.main:app` should be executed) rather than the repository root, and
clarify that running from inside the `app/` directory will cause relative import
errors because `app` must be a package; replace "project root" with "Backend/
directory (project backend root)" and include the exact `uvicorn app.main:app`
example to make the intended working directory explicit.
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Closes #299
📝 Description
This pull request updates the backend setup documentation to fix incorrect server startup instructions that were causing a relative import error.
Previously, the documentation instructed users to start the backend server from inside the
app/directory using:This caused the following error:
The issue occurred because running Uvicorn from inside the
app/directory prevents Python from recognizingappas a package, breaking relative imports.This PR corrects the documentation to instruct users to run the server from the project root directory using:
Additionally, clarification was added regarding the requirement for
__init__.pyfiles and proper backend setup steps.🔧 Changes Made
app.main:app.Backend/root directory.📷 Screenshots or Visual Changes (if applicable)
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