update template tests to start the app

Signed-off-by: Karthik Ganeshram <[email protected]>

Author: karthik2804

.github/workflows/test.yaml

@@ -87,3 +87,31 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd test-project
           spin build
+
+      - name: Test the application
+        run: |
+          cd test-project
+          spin up &
+          SPIN_PID=$!
+
+          echo "Waiting for Spin to start..."
+
+          for i in {1..5}; do
+            STATUS=$(curl -o /dev/null -s -w "%{http_code}" http://127.0.0.1:3000)
+
+            if [ "$STATUS" -eq 200 ]; then
+              echo "✅ Spin responded with 200 on attempt $i"
+              break
+            fi
+
+            echo "Attempt $i: status $STATUS, retrying in 2s..."
+            sleep 2
+          done
+    
+          kill $SPIN_PID
+
+          if [ "$STATUS" -ne 200 ]; then
+            echo "❌ Application failed to return 200 after 5 attempts"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+