node.js.yml

name: Node.js CI

on:
  push:
    branches: [ 'master', 'workflows-action' ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ 'master', 'workflows-action' ]

jobs:
  build-and-start:
    runs-on: self-hosted

    strategy:
      matrix:
        node-version: [18.x]

    steps:
    - name: Checkout repository
      uses: actions/checkout@v3 

    - name: Set up Node.js
      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
      with:
        node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
        cache: 'npm'

    - name: Install back-end dependencies
      run: |
        hostname
        pwd
        cd back-end
        npm install

    - name: Start back-end
      run: |
        cd back-end
        npm start &
        sleep 10 # Waits 10 seconds to ensure back-end is up

    - name: Install front-end dependencies
      run: |
        cd front-end
        npm install

    - name: Start front-end
      run: |
        cd front-end
        npm start &
        sleep 10 # Waits 10 seconds to ensure front-end is up
    
    
    



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