Docker 1

[VanshikaSabharwal]

What kind of change does this PR introduce?

bugfix, feature request

Issue Number:

Fixes #2402

Did you add tests for your changes?

No

Snapshots/Videos:

talawa-admin-v1.mp4

If relevant, did you update the documentation?

Not relevent

Summary

Does this PR introduce a breaking change?

No

Other information

Have you read the contributing guide?

Yes

Summary by CodeRabbit

Summary by CodeRabbit

Release Notes

• New Features

  • Introduced a new job in the GitHub Actions workflow to verify the Talawa Admin application starts correctly in Docker.
  • Added a Dockerfile for streamlined application deployment.
  • Included a new section in the installation guide detailing Docker setup, covering prerequisites, development, and production configurations.

• Enhancements

  • Updated .dockerignore to optimize Docker image builds by excluding unnecessary files.
  • Modified server configuration to change the default port to 4321 and prevent automatic browser opening.
  • Updated the target branch for automated dependency updates to develop-postgres.

These changes aim to improve the development and deployment experience for users.

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Walkthrough

The changes introduce a new .dockerignore file to exclude specific files and directories from the Docker build context. Additionally, a new Dockerfile is created to define the build and runtime environment for a Node.js application. The GitHub Actions workflow is modified to include a job that checks if the application starts successfully in Docker, along with updates to existing jobs to accommodate a new target branch. The INSTALLATION.md file is also restructured to provide clearer instructions for using Docker.

Changes

File	Change Summary
.dockerignore	New file created to specify files and directories to exclude from Docker build context.
.github/dependabot.yaml	Updated target branch from develop to develop-postgres.
.github/workflows/pull-request.yml	Added new job Docker-Start-Check and modified existing jobs for branch verification and checks.
Dockerfile	New file created to define the build and runtime environment for a Node.js application.
INSTALLATION.md	Added "Installation using Docker" section and updated various commands and instructions.
config/vite.config.ts	Updated server settings: open changed to false, host set to 0.0.0.0, and port updated to 4321.
package.json	Updated versions of several dependencies.

Assessment against linked issues

Objective	Addressed	Explanation
Verify Talawa Admin app starts in Docker (#[2402])	✅

Possibly related issues

• GitHub PR Workflow Check: Talawa Admin app starts (No Docker) #2401: The changes may also address the need to verify if the Talawa Admin app starts without Docker, aligning with the workflow checks introduced.

Possibly related PRs

• added docker check to workflow #2414: This PR adds a new job Docker-Start-Check to the workflow, which is directly related to the changes in the main PR that introduced a new .dockerignore file and a Dockerfile.
• Migrated from CRA to vite and updated typescript to latest #2268: This PR involves migrating the project to Vite and includes the introduction of a Dockerfile, aligning with the changes regarding Docker configuration.
• fix: pull-request.yml to ignore actions on ignore-sensitive-files-pr and Introspection workflow #2391: This PR modifies the pull-request.yml to ignore certain actions, which may relate to the workflow changes introduced in the main PR.

Suggested labels

ignore-sensitive-files-pr

Suggested reviewers

• palisadoes
• varshith257
• AVtheking
• gautam-divyanshu
• pranshugupta54

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Actionable comments posted: 8

🧹 Outside diff range and nitpick comments (5)

Dockerfile (2)

5-7: Optimize dependency installation for better caching

To improve build caching and reduce rebuild times, consider copying only the necessary files for dependency installation first.

-COPY package*.json ./
+COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
 
-RUN npm install
+RUN npm ci --quiet

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15-15: Consider adding health check

Add a HEALTHCHECK instruction to help Docker determine if the application is running correctly.

+# Add before CMD
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s \
+  CMD wget --quiet --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:4321 || exit 1
 
 CMD ["npm", "run", "serve"]

.github/workflows/pull-request.yml (1)

256-311: LGTM! Well-implemented Docker health check with some suggested improvements

The Docker health check implementation is solid with proper timeout handling and cleanup. Consider these enhancements:

1. Add more detailed error logging
2. Consider parameterizing the port number

Apply these enhancements:

  - name: Check if Talawa Admin App is running
    run: |
+     PORT=4321
      timeout="${HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT:-120}"
      echo "Starting health check with ${timeout}s timeout"
-     while ! nc -z localhost 4321 && [ $timeout -gt 0 ]; do
+     while ! nc -z localhost "${PORT}" && [ "${timeout}" -gt 0 ]; do
        sleep 1

        timeout=$((timeout-1))
-       if [ $((timeout % 10)) -eq 0 ]; then
+       if [ $((timeout % 10)) -eq 0 ]; then
          echo "Still waiting for app to start... ${timeout}s remaining"
+         echo "Checking container status:"
+         docker ps --filter "name=talawa-admin-app-container" --format "{{.Status}}"
        fi
      done

🧰 Tools

🪛 actionlint

286-286: shellcheck reported issue in this script: SC2086:info:3:35: Double quote to prevent globbing and word splitting

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286-286: shellcheck reported issue in this script: SC2086:info:12:6: Double quote to prevent globbing and word splitting

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INSTALLATION.md (2)

170-183: Add environment variable validation step

Consider adding a validation step after copying the .env file to ensure all required variables are properly set.

Add these instructions after the .env file creation:

After creating the .env file, you can validate your configuration by running:
```bash
npm run validate-env

This will check if all required environment variables are properly set.

Would you like me to help create the validation script and open a GitHub issue to track this enhancement?

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Line range hint `208-308`: **Fix documentation formatting issues**

Several formatting issues need to be addressed to improve documentation quality:

1. Code blocks should specify the language for proper syntax highlighting
2. URLs should be properly formatted as markdown links


Apply these changes:

1. For code blocks without language specification, add the appropriate language:
```diff
-```
+```plaintext
 http://localhost:4321/

2. For bare URLs, use proper markdown linking:
```diff
-http://localhost:4321/
+[http://localhost:4321/](http://localhost:4321/)

🧰 Tools

🪛 Markdownlint

208-208: null
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Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between c3a6289 and 97bb5e6.

⛔ Files ignored due to path filters (1)

• package-lock.json is excluded by !**/package-lock.json

📒 Files selected for processing (7)

• .dockerignore (1 hunks)
• .github/dependabot.yaml (1 hunks)
• .github/workflows/pull-request.yml (8 hunks)
• Dockerfile (1 hunks)
• INSTALLATION.md (8 hunks)
• config/vite.config.ts (1 hunks)
• package.json (4 hunks)

✅ Files skipped from review due to trivial changes (1)

• .dockerignore

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🪛 actionlint

.github/workflows/pull-request.yml

61-61: property "changed_files" is not defined in object type {changed-files: {conclusion: string; outcome: string; outputs: {string => string}}}

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62-62: shellcheck reported issue in this script: SC2086:info:1:12: Double quote to prevent globbing and word splitting

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207-207: shellcheck reported issue in this script: SC2043:warning:1:13: This loop will only ever run once. Bad quoting or missing glob/expansion?

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286-286: shellcheck reported issue in this script: SC2086:info:3:35: Double quote to prevent globbing and word splitting

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286-286: shellcheck reported issue in this script: SC2086:info:12:6: Double quote to prevent globbing and word splitting

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INSTALLATION.md

208-208: null
Bare URL used

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216-216: null
Bare URL used

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224-224: null
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210-210: null
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218-218: null
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🔇 Additional comments (8)

Dockerfile (1)

13-13: Verify the exposed port configuration

The Dockerfile exposes port 4321. Let's verify this matches the application's configuration.

.github/dependabot.yaml (1)

15-15: Clarify the relationship between branch change and Docker setup

This change modifies the target branch for dependency updates, but it's unclear how this relates to the PR's primary objective of Docker setup and workflow checks. Please clarify:

1. Why is this branch change necessary for the Docker implementation?
2. Is this an intentional change or an accidental inclusion?
3. Should this be part of a separate PR focused on branch strategy changes?

config/vite.config.ts (2)

26-26: LGTM! Disabled browser auto-open for Docker environment.

Setting open: false is appropriate for a Docker environment since containers don't have a browser interface, and this prevents unnecessary resource usage.

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27-28: LGTM! Host and port configuration properly set for Docker.

The host configuration 0.0.0.0 is correct for Docker container networking, allowing the application to be accessible from outside the container. The standardized port 4321 aligns well with the Docker configuration.

Let's verify the port configuration is consistent across Docker files:

✅ Verification successful

Port 4321 configuration is consistently implemented across the codebase

The port configuration is properly synchronized across all relevant files:

• Dockerfile correctly exposes port 4321
• Docker run command in INSTALLATION.md maps port 4321 correctly
• Default port 4321 is consistently referenced in:
  • Vite configuration
  • Setup scripts for custom port configuration
  • Installation documentation

🏁 Scripts executed

The following scripts were executed for the analysis:

Script:

#!/bin/bash
# Description: Verify port 4321 is consistently used across Docker and configuration files
# Expected: Port 4321 should be referenced in Dockerfile/docker-compose

# Check Dockerfile for port exposure
rg -l "EXPOSE.*4321" 
# Check docker-compose for port mapping
rg -l "4321:[0-9]+" 

Length of output: 71

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Script:

#!/bin/bash
# Let's check the actual content to verify port consistency
echo "=== Checking Dockerfile port exposure ==="
rg "EXPOSE.*4321" Dockerfile -A 1 -B 1

echo -e "\n=== Checking INSTALLATION.md port mapping ==="
rg "4321:[0-9]+" INSTALLATION.md -A 1 -B 1

echo -e "\n=== Checking for any other port references ==="
rg "port.*4321|4321.*port" --ignore-case

Length of output: 974

package.json (1)

20-20: Verify dependency updates in Docker environment

The minor version updates look good, but let's verify they don't impact the Docker build:

• @mui/x-charts: ^7.22.2
• @types/react: ^18.3.12
• eslint-plugin-import: ^2.31.0
• sass: ^1.80.7

Also applies to: 122-122, 136-136, 149-149

✅ Verification successful

Dependencies are up-to-date and stable for Docker builds

All specified dependencies are either at their latest versions or have very recent releases:

• @mui/[email protected] - Latest version (released Nov 8, 2024)
• @types/[email protected] - Latest version (released Oct 23, 2024)
• [email protected] - Latest version (released Oct 3, 2024)
• [email protected] - Only one minor version behind 1.81.0 (released Nov 12, 2024)

These versions are current and stable, showing no known issues that would affect Docker builds.

🏁 Scripts executed

The following scripts were executed for the analysis:

Script:

#!/bin/bash
# Description: Verify if these package versions have any known issues that could affect Docker builds

# Check for any reported issues with these versions
echo "Checking npm registry for known issues..."
for pkg in "@mui/x-charts" "@types/react" "eslint-plugin-import" "sass"; do
  echo "Checking $pkg..."
  npm view $pkg time --json | jq ".[\"7.22.2\", \"18.3.12\", \"2.31.0\", \"1.80.7\"]"
done

# Check if these versions are still current (not too outdated)
echo "Checking latest versions..."
for pkg in "@mui/x-charts" "@types/react" "eslint-plugin-import" "sass"; do
  echo "$pkg latest version:"
  npm view $pkg version
done

Length of output: 1928

.github/workflows/pull-request.yml (3)

Line range hint 92-126: LGTM! Docker-related files properly protected

The sensitive files list has been appropriately updated to include Docker-related configuration files.

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Line range hint 150-164: LGTM! Clear error messaging for file count limits

The implementation provides helpful guidance when too many files are changed.

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318-321: LGTM! Target branch update properly implemented

The target branch check has been correctly updated to use 'develop-postgres'.