From f2f80dd2f7ebd09f38dcdd3480125d088d781a13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Sof=C3=ADa=20Aritz?= <sofi@sofiaritz.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:58:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] auto create databse folder

---
 README.md                    | 1 +
 identity-api/src/database.ts | 9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd02184..39add09 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ The recommended Node.JS version is v21.5.0, others should also work.
     * You may need to [enable Corepack](https://nodejs.org/api/corepack.html).
 3. Run `yarn start` to start the server.
     * **Note:** The `asset-api` server **must** be running before this command is run. [More info](./docs/asset-implementation.md).
+    * You may need to create an empty folder at `$/identity-api/.database`.
 4. You're ready to go! You will need to restart the server manually when you make changed (unless you use something like [Nodemon](https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodemon)).
 
 #### `asset-api`
diff --git a/identity-api/src/database.ts b/identity-api/src/database.ts
index a924882..c5f3872 100644
--- a/identity-api/src/database.ts
+++ b/identity-api/src/database.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ import { SQLITE_PATH } from "./consts.js";
 import { sqliteTable } from "drizzle-orm/sqlite-core";
 import { text, integer } from "drizzle-orm/sqlite-core";
 import { asc, desc, eq, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { join } from "path";
+import { existsSync } from "fs";
+import { mkdir } from "fs/promises";
 
 export type DatabaseInterface = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof startDatabase>>;
 
@@ -32,6 +35,12 @@ export function fromDBList<T>(input: string): Array<T> {
 }
 
 export async function startDatabase() {
+    let dir = join(SQLITE_PATH, "..");
+    if (!existsSync(dir)) {
+        console.warn("The database folder does not exist. It will be created.")
+        await mkdir(dir, { recursive: true });
+    }
+
     let sqlite = new Database(SQLITE_PATH);
     let database = drizzle(sqlite);