database expansion prior to creating on server - also error cleanup, some logging - DONE now for testing hehehe

global-setup.ts

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+/**
+ * This function is executed once before all tests.
+ * It assumes the database is already running and connection details are
+ * provided via environment variables (e.g., in a CI/CD environment).
+ */
+export async function setup() {
+  console.log('\nPreparing for database integration tests...');
+  // In this configuration, we expect the test runner's environment (e.g., the Gitea runner)
+  // to have the necessary DB connection environment variables set (DB_HOST, DB_USER, etc.).
+  // The db.ts service will pick them up automatically.
+}
+
+/**
+ * This function is executed once after all tests have completed.
+ */
+export async function teardown() {
+  console.log('Database integration tests finished.');
+}