submodules: recursive

Author: nhsdevws

azure/templates/deploy-stage.yml

@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ jobs:
               echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=FULLY_QUALIFIED_SERVICE_NAME]${FULLY_QUALIFIED_SERVICE_NAME}"
             fi
           displayName: Override FULLY_QUALIFIED_SERVICE_NAME
+      - checkout: self
+        path: "s/${{ parameters.service_name }}"
+        submodules: recursive
+        fetchDepth: 0  # Ensure complete history is fetched for submodules
         # Add this step after checkout and before terraform
       - task: Bash@3
         displayName: 'Debug Azure DevOps Structure'
@@ -183,9 +187,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "Searching for Dockerfiles:"
             find $(Pipeline.Workspace) -name "*.Dockerfile" -type f 2>/dev/null || echo "No Dockerfiles found"
             echo "=== END DEBUG ==="
-      - checkout: self
-        path: "s/${{ parameters.service_name }}"
-        submodules: true
+
 
       - task: UsePythonVersion@0
         displayName: "Use Python ${{ parameters.python_version }}"