add GitHub Actions workflow to ping backend every 45 minutes

Author: yashksaini-coder

.github/workflows/ping.yml

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+name: Keep Backend Active
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '*/45 * * * *'  # Runs every 45 minutes
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  ping-backend:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+
+      - name: Run ping script
+        run: cd scripts && node ping.js ${{ secrets.BACKEND_URL }}

scripts/ping.js

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+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+
+if (args.length < 1) {
+    console.error("Usage: node ping.js <backend-url>");
+    process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const BACKEND_URL = args[0];
+
+async function pingBackend() {
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch(BACKEND_URL, { method: "GET" });
+        if (response.ok) {
+            console.log("Ping successful at", new Date().toLocaleTimeString());
+        } else {
+            console.error("Ping failed with status:", response.status);
+        }
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Ping error:", error);
+    }
+}
+
+// Function call
+pingBackend();