checking if tables are emoty to run seeding

Author: Houssien-Zeineddine

.github/workflows/deploy.yaml

@@ -198,8 +198,24 @@ jobs:
               exit 1
             fi
 
-            # Run migrations
-            docker exec $BACKEND_CONTAINER php artisan migrate:fresh --seed --force
+            docker exec $BACKEND_CONTAINER php artisan migrate --force
+
+            # Check if seeding is needed (if ALL tables are empty)
+            SEED_NEEDED=$(docker exec $BACKEND_CONTAINER php artisan tinker --execute '
+                echo (
+                    DB::table("users")->count() === 0 &&
+                    DB::table("elections")->count() === 0 &&
+                    DB::table("counted_votes")->count() === 0
+                    DB::table("malicious_votes")->count() === 0
+                ) ? "true" : "false";
+            ')
+
+            if [ "$SEED_NEEDED" = "true" ]; then
+                echo "Seeding fresh data..."
+                docker exec $BACKEND_CONTAINER php artisan db:seed --force
+            else
+                echo "Database already has data. Skipping seeding."
+            fi
 
              # If fails, show error logs
             if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then

client/src/Utils/axios.js

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ const token = localStorage.getItem('access_token');
 
 const axiosInstance = axios.create({
   baseURL: import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL,
+  headers: {
+    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    'Accept': 'application/json'
+  }
 });
 
 export default axiosInstance;