debugging the flyer integration issue

src/services/db/flyer.db.ts

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class FlyerRepository {
    * @returns The newly created flyer record with its ID.
    */
   async insertFlyer(flyerData: FlyerDbInsert, logger: Logger): Promise<Flyer> {
-    console.log('[DEBUG] FlyerRepository.insertFlyer called with:', JSON.stringify(flyerData, null, 2));
+    console.error('[DEBUG] FlyerRepository.insertFlyer called with:', JSON.stringify(flyerData, null, 2));
     try {
       const query = `
         INSERT INTO flyers (

src/tests/integration/flyer-processing.integration.test.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import { cleanupFiles } from '../utils/cleanupFiles';
 import piexif from 'piexifjs';
 import exifParser from 'exif-parser';
 import sharp from 'sharp';
+// FIX: Import the singleton instance directly to spy on it
+import { aiService } from '../../services/aiService.server';
 
 
 /**
@@ -25,16 +27,8 @@ const { mockExtractCoreData } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   mockExtractCoreData: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
-// Mock the AI service to prevent real API calls during integration tests.
-// This is crucial for making the tests reliable and fast. We don't want to
-// depend on the external Gemini API.
-vi.mock('../../services/aiService.server', async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('../../services/aiService.server')>();
-  // To preserve the class instance methods of `aiService`, we must modify the
-  // instance directly rather than creating a new plain object with spread syntax.
-  actual.aiService.extractCoreDataFromFlyerImage = mockExtractCoreData;
-  return actual;
-});
+// REMOVED: vi.mock('../../services/aiService.server', ...)
+// The previous mock was not effectively intercepting the singleton instance used by the worker.
 
 // Mock the main DB service to allow for simulating transaction failures.
 // By default, it will use the real implementation.
@@ -59,6 +53,10 @@ describe('Flyer Processing Background Job Integration Test', () => {
     vi.stubEnv('FRONTEND_URL', 'https://example.com');
     console.log('[TEST SETUP] FRONTEND_URL stubbed to:', process.env.FRONTEND_URL);
 
+    // FIX: Spy on the actual singleton instance. This ensures that when the worker
+    // imports 'aiService', it gets the instance we are controlling here.
+    vi.spyOn(aiService, 'extractCoreDataFromFlyerImage').mockImplementation(mockExtractCoreData);
+
     const appModule = await import('../../../server');
     const app = appModule.default;
     request = supertest(app);
@@ -72,9 +70,9 @@ describe('Flyer Processing Background Job Integration Test', () => {
     mockExtractCoreData.mockReset();
     mockExtractCoreData.mockResolvedValue({
       store_name: 'Mock Store',
-      valid_from: null,
-      valid_to: null,
-      store_address: null,
+      valid_from: '2025-01-01',
+      valid_to: '2025-01-07',
+      store_address: '123 Mock St',
       items: [
         {
           item: 'Mocked Integration Item',
@@ -96,6 +94,7 @@ describe('Flyer Processing Background Job Integration Test', () => {
 
   afterAll(async () => {
     vi.unstubAllEnvs(); // Clean up env stubs
+    vi.restoreAllMocks(); // Restore the AI spy
 
     // Use the centralized cleanup utility.
     await cleanupDb({
@@ -395,6 +394,7 @@ it(
     async () => {
       // Arrange: Mock the AI service to throw an error for this specific test.
       const aiError = new Error('AI model failed to extract data.');
+      // Update the spy implementation to reject
       mockExtractCoreData.mockRejectedValue(aiError);
 
       // Arrange: Prepare a unique flyer file for upload.