i reaaallly hope this works

Author: Varun-Sethu

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Typescript TSC
         run: cd frontend && npm install && npm run types
       - name: Building docker containers using docker-compose
-        run: GO_MOD=go.mod docker compose --env-file=./config/ci.env.dev up --wait --build backend db staging_db
+        run: GO_MOD=go.mod docker compose --env-file=./config/ci.env.dev up --wait --build backend db staging_db frontend
       - name: Wait for Go BE to configure
         uses: juliangruber/sleep-action@v1
         with:
           time: 5s
       - name: React tests
-        run: cd frontend && npm test
+        run: docker exec frontend npm test

config/ci.env.dev

@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ PG_USER=postgres
 PG_PASSWORD=postgres
 PG_DB=test_db
 PG_PORT=5432
-PG_HOST=db:5432
+PG_HOST=db:5432
+E2E_MODE=github

docker-compose.yml

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ services:
     stdin_open: true
     ports:
       - 3000:3000
+    environment:
+      - E2E_MODE=${E2E_MODE}
   backend:
     container_name: go_backend
     build:

frontend/src/packages/api/tests/filesystemConsistency.test.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ import { APIError, IsEmptyApiResponse } from "../types/general";
 // filesystemConsistencyTests ensure that the contract maintained between the frontend and backend regarding endpoint input/response types are consistent
 //  note: requires the BE container to be up and running
 beforeAll(() => {
-    configureApiUrl("http://localhost:8080")
+    if (process.env.E2E_MODE === "github") {
+        configureApiUrl("http://backend:8080");
+    } else {
+        configureApiUrl("http://localhost:8080")
+    }
 });
 
 afterAll(() => {
@@ -35,7 +39,6 @@ describe("the filesystem api should", () => {
         // fetch the information
         const newEntityId = (newDocument as CreateFilesystemEntryResponse).NewID;
         const documentInformation = await FilesystemAPI.GetEntityInfo(newEntityId);
-        console.log(newEntityId, documentInformation);
         expect(IsFilesystemEntry(documentInformation), 'Expected document information to be assignable to the FilesystemEntry type').toBe(true);
 
         // rename it