test(frontend): Backend in memory

backend/tool/seed.ts

@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ import { makeTestStudents } from '../tests/test_assets/users/students.testdata.j
 import { makeTestTeachers } from '../tests/test_assets/users/teachers.testdata.js';
 import { getLogger, Logger } from '../src/logging/initalize.js';
 import { Collection } from '@mikro-orm/core';
-import { Group } from '../dist/entities/assignments/group.entity.js';
+import { Group } from '../src/entities/assignments/group.entity.js';
 
 const logger: Logger = getLogger();
 
-export async function seedDatabase(): Promise<void> {
-    dotenv.config({ path: '.env.development.local' });
-    const orm = await initORM();
+export async function seedDatabase(envFile = '.env.development.local', testMode = false): Promise<void> {
+    dotenv.config({ path: envFile });
+    const orm = await initORM(testMode);
     await orm.schema.clearDatabase();
 
     const em = forkEntityManager();

backend/tool/startTestApp.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import express, { Express } from 'express';
+import { initORM } from '../src/orm.js';
+import apiRouter from '../src/routes/router.js';
+import { errorHandler } from '../src/middleware/error-handling/error-handler.js';
+import dotenv from 'dotenv';
+import cors from '../src/middleware/cors';
+import { authenticateUser } from '../src/middleware/auth/auth';
+import { seedDatabase } from './seed';
+
+const envFile = '../.env.test';
+console.log(`Using env file: ${envFile}`);
+
+dotenv.config({ path: envFile });
+
+const app: Express = express();
+
+app.use(express.json());
+app.use(cors);
+app.use(authenticateUser);
+
+app.use('/api', apiRouter);
+app.use(errorHandler);
+
+async function startServer(): Promise<void> {
+    await seedDatabase(envFile, true);
+    await initORM(true);
+
+    app.listen(9876, () => {
+        console.log('Server is running on http://localhost:9876/api');
+    });
+}
+
+await startServer();