test-api-inside-container.yaml

# run node-mongo app inside container and let job interact with app
# job running inside container
name: Checkout and run nodejs app inside container
on: push
defaults: 
  run: 
    working-directory: ./nodejs-docker
jobs:
  build:
    env: 
      MONGO_HOSTNAME: ${{ secrets.MONGO_HOSTNAME }}
      MONGO_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MONGO_USERNAME }}
      MONGO_PWD: ${{ secrets.MONGO_PWD }}
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    container:
      image: node:18
    steps:
      - name: Get Code
        uses:  actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Folder content
        run: ls
      - name: Cache dependencies
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        with: 
          path: ~/.npm
          key: deps-node-modules-${{ hashFiles('./nodejs-docker/package-lock.json') }}
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci
      - name: Run server
        run: |
          npm start & npx wait-on http://localhost:3000
      - name: Get users
        run: curl http://localhost:3000/users