fix(backend): log database status during authentication and server startup

Lasim · Lasim · commit 31e5497bb9c5 · 2026-01-01T11:33:04.000+01:00
diff --git a/services/backend/src/hooks/authHook.ts b/services/backend/src/hooks/authHook.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ export async function authHook(
   // Check if database is configured before attempting authentication
   const dbStatus = getDbStatus();
   if (!dbStatus.configured || !dbStatus.initialized) {
-    // Database not ready, skip authentication
+    // Database not ready, skip authentication - log this for debugging
+    request.log.warn({
+      operation: 'auth_hook',
+      dbConfigured: dbStatus.configured,
+      dbInitialized: dbStatus.initialized,
+      dialect: dbStatus.dialect
+    }, 'Auth hook: Database not ready, skipping authentication');
     request.user = null;
     request.session = null;
     return;
diff --git a/services/backend/src/server.ts b/services/backend/src/server.ts
@@ -748,6 +748,20 @@ export const createServer = async () => {
       }
     }
   });
-  
+
+  // Verify database is ready before allowing server to accept requests
+  // This prevents workers from accepting requests before database is initialized
+  const finalDbStatus = getDbStatus();
+  if (!finalDbStatus.configured || !finalDbStatus.initialized) {
+    server.log.error({
+      operation: 'startup_check',
+      dbConfigured: finalDbStatus.configured,
+      dbInitialized: finalDbStatus.initialized,
+      dialect: finalDbStatus.dialect
+    }, 'Database not ready at startup - refusing to start server');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  server.log.info('Database ready, server initialization complete');
+
   return server;
 }
