ci: Bump version to 0.2.0 for production release [skip ci]

.gitea/workflows/deploy-to-prod.yml

@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
+      - name: Bump Minor Version and Push
+        run: |
+          # Configure git for the commit.
+          git config --global user.name 'Gitea Actions'
+          git config --global user.email 'actions@gitea.projectium.com'
+
+          # Bump the minor version number. This creates a new commit and a new tag.
+          # The commit message includes [skip ci] to prevent this push from triggering another workflow run.
+          npm version minor -m "ci: Bump version to %s for production release [skip ci]"
+
+          # Push the new commit and the new tag back to the main branch.
+          git push --follow-tags
+
       - name: Check for Production Database Schema Changes
         env:
           DB_HOST: ${{ secrets.DB_HOST }}
@@ -61,9 +74,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "--- Checking for production schema changes ---"
           CURRENT_HASH=$(cat sql/master_schema_rollup.sql | dos2unix | sha256sum | awk '{ print $1 }')
           echo "Current Git Schema Hash: $CURRENT_HASH"
-          DEPLOYED_HASH=$(PGPASSWORD="$DB_PASSWORD" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h "$DB_HOST" -p 5432 -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" -c "SELECT schema_hash FROM public.schema_info WHERE environment = 'production';" -t -A || echo "none")
+          # The psql command will now fail the step if the query errors (e.g., column missing), preventing deployment on a bad schema.
+          DEPLOYED_HASH=$(PGPASSWORD="$DB_PASSWORD" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h "$DB_HOST" -p 5432 -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" -c "SELECT schema_hash FROM public.schema_info WHERE environment = 'production';" -t -A)
           echo "Deployed DB Schema Hash: $DEPLOYED_HASH"
-          if [ "$DEPLOYED_HASH" = "none" ] || [ -z "$DEPLOYED_HASH" ]; then
+          if [ -z "$DEPLOYED_HASH" ]; then
             echo "WARNING: No schema hash found in the production database. This is expected for a first-time deployment."
           elif [ "$CURRENT_HASH" != "$DEPLOYED_HASH" ]; then
             echo "ERROR: Database schema mismatch detected! A manual database migration is required."
@@ -79,8 +93,9 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
           GITEA_SERVER_URL="https://gitea.projectium.com"
-          COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log -1 --pretty=%s)
-          VITE_APP_VERSION="$(date +'%Y%m%d-%H%M'):$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" \
+          COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log -1 --grep="\[skip ci\]" --invert-grep --pretty=%s)
+          PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+          VITE_APP_VERSION="$(date +'%Y%m%d-%H%M'):$(git rev-parse --short HEAD):$PACKAGE_VERSION" \
           VITE_APP_COMMIT_URL="$GITEA_SERVER_URL/${{ gitea.repository }}/commit/${{ gitea.sha }}" \
           VITE_APP_COMMIT_MESSAGE="$COMMIT_MESSAGE" \
           VITE_API_BASE_URL=/api VITE_API_KEY=${{ secrets.VITE_GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY }} npm run build
@@ -148,7 +163,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "Updating schema hash in production database..."
           CURRENT_HASH=$(cat sql/master_schema_rollup.sql | dos2unix | sha256sum | awk '{ print $1 }')
           PGPASSWORD="$DB_PASSWORD" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h "$DB_HOST" -p 5432 -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" -c \
-          "INSERT INTO public.schema_info (environment, schema_hash, deployed_at) VALUES ('production', '$CURRENT_HASH', NOW())
+          "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS public.schema_info (
+            environment VARCHAR(50) PRIMARY KEY,
+            schema_hash VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+            deployed_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW()
+          );
+          INSERT INTO public.schema_info (environment, schema_hash, deployed_at) VALUES ('production', '$CURRENT_HASH', NOW())
            ON CONFLICT (environment) DO UPDATE SET schema_hash = EXCLUDED.schema_hash, deployed_at = NOW();"
 
           UPDATED_HASH=$(PGPASSWORD="$DB_PASSWORD" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h "$DB_HOST" -p 5432 -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" -c "SELECT schema_hash FROM public.schema_info WHERE environment = 'production';" -t -A)

.gitea/workflows/deploy-to-test.yml

@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ jobs:
           # --- JWT Secret for Passport authentication in tests ---
           JWT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.JWT_SECRET }}
 
+          # --- V8 Coverage for Server Process ---
+          # This variable tells the Node.js process (our server, started by globalSetup)
+          # where to output its raw V8 coverage data.
+          NODE_V8_COVERAGE: '.coverage/tmp/integration-server'
+
           # --- Increase Node.js memory limit to prevent heap out of memory errors ---
           # This is crucial for memory-intensive tasks like running tests and coverage.
           NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=8192'
@@ -137,10 +142,39 @@ jobs:
           # The `|| true` ensures the workflow continues even if tests fail, allowing coverage to run.
           echo "--- Running Unit Tests ---"
           # npm run test:unit -- --coverage --reporter=verbose --includeTaskLocation --testTimeout=10000 --silent=passed-only || true
-          npm run test:unit -- --coverage --reporter=verbose --includeTaskLocation --testTimeout=10000 --silent=passed-only  --no-file-parallelism || true
+          npm run test:unit -- --coverage \
+            --coverage.exclude='**/*.test.ts' \
+            --coverage.exclude='**/tests/**' \
+            --coverage.exclude='**/mocks/**' \
+            --coverage.exclude='src/components/icons/**' \
+            --coverage.exclude='src/db/**' \
+            --coverage.exclude='src/lib/**' \
+            --coverage.exclude='src/types/**' \
+            --reporter=verbose --includeTaskLocation --testTimeout=10000 --silent=passed-only --no-file-parallelism || true
 
           echo "--- Running Integration Tests ---"
-          npm run test:integration -- --coverage --reporter=verbose --includeTaskLocation --testTimeout=10000 --silent=passed-only || true
+          npm run test:integration -- --coverage \
+            --coverage.exclude='**/*.test.ts' \
+            --coverage.exclude='**/tests/**' \
+            --coverage.exclude='**/mocks/**' \
+            --coverage.exclude='src/components/icons/**' \
+            --coverage.exclude='src/db/**' \
+            --coverage.exclude='src/lib/**' \
+            --coverage.exclude='src/types/**' \
+            --reporter=verbose --includeTaskLocation --testTimeout=10000 --silent=passed-only || true
+
+          echo "--- Running E2E Tests ---"
+          # Run E2E tests using the dedicated E2E config which inherits from integration config.
+          # We still pass --coverage to enable it, but directory and timeout are now in the config.
+          npx vitest run --config vitest.config.e2e.ts --coverage \
+            --coverage.exclude='**/*.test.ts' \
+            --coverage.exclude='**/tests/**' \
+            --coverage.exclude='**/mocks/**' \
+            --coverage.exclude='src/components/icons/**' \
+            --coverage.exclude='src/db/**' \
+            --coverage.exclude='src/lib/**' \
+            --coverage.exclude='src/types/**' \
+            --reporter=verbose --no-file-parallelism || true
 
           # Re-enable secret masking for subsequent steps.
           echo "::secret-masking::"
@@ -156,6 +190,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Checking for source coverage files..."
           ls -l .coverage/unit/coverage-final.json
           ls -l .coverage/integration/coverage-final.json
+          ls -l .coverage/e2e/coverage-final.json || echo "E2E coverage file not found"
 
           # --- V8 Coverage Processing for Backend Server ---
           # The integration tests start the server, which generates raw V8 coverage data.
@@ -168,7 +203,7 @@ jobs:
           # Run c8: read raw files from the temp dir, and output an Istanbul JSON report.
           # We only generate the 'json' report here because it's all nyc needs for merging.
           echo "Server coverage report about to be generated..."
-          npx c8 report --reporter=json --temp-directory .coverage/tmp/integration-server --reports-dir .coverage/integration-server
+          npx c8 report --exclude='**/*.test.ts' --exclude='**/tests/**' --exclude='**/mocks/**' --reporter=json --temp-directory .coverage/tmp/integration-server --reports-dir .coverage/integration-server
           echo "Server coverage report generated. Verifying existence:"
           ls -l .coverage/integration-server/coverage-final.json
 
@@ -187,6 +222,7 @@ jobs:
           # We give them unique names to be safe, though it's not strictly necessary.
           cp .coverage/unit/coverage-final.json "$NYC_SOURCE_DIR/unit-coverage.json"
           cp .coverage/integration/coverage-final.json "$NYC_SOURCE_DIR/integration-coverage.json"
+          cp .coverage/e2e/coverage-final.json "$NYC_SOURCE_DIR/e2e-coverage.json" || echo "E2E coverage file not found, skipping."
           # This file might not exist if integration tests fail early, so we add `|| true`
           cp .coverage/integration-server/coverage-final.json "$NYC_SOURCE_DIR/integration-server-coverage.json" || echo "Server coverage file not found, skipping."
           echo "Copied coverage files to source directory. Contents:"
@@ -206,7 +242,10 @@ jobs:
             --reporter=text \
             --reporter=html \
             --report-dir .coverage/ \
-            --temp-dir "$NYC_SOURCE_DIR"
+            --temp-dir "$NYC_SOURCE_DIR" \
+            --exclude "**/*.test.ts" \
+            --exclude "**/tests/**" \
+            --exclude "**/mocks/**"
 
           # Re-enable secret masking for subsequent steps.
           echo "::secret-masking::"
@@ -257,18 +296,19 @@ jobs:
           # We normalize line endings to ensure the hash is consistent across different OS environments.
           CURRENT_HASH=$(cat sql/master_schema_rollup.sql | dos2unix | sha256sum | awk '{ print $1 }')
           echo "Current Git Schema Hash: $CURRENT_HASH"
-
           # Query the production database to get the hash of the deployed schema.
           # The `psql` command requires PGPASSWORD to be set.
           # `\t` sets tuples-only mode and `\A` unaligns output to get just the raw value.
-          # The `|| echo "none"` ensures the command doesn't fail if the table or row doesn't exist yet.          
-          DEPLOYED_HASH=$(PGPASSWORD="$DB_PASSWORD" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h "$DB_HOST" -p 5432 -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" -c "SELECT schema_hash FROM public.schema_info WHERE environment = 'test';" -t -A || echo "none")
+          # The psql command will now fail the step if the query errors (e.g., column missing), preventing deployment on a bad schema.
+          DEPLOYED_HASH=$(PGPASSWORD="$DB_PASSWORD" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h "$DB_HOST" -p 5432 -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" -c "SELECT schema_hash FROM public.schema_info WHERE environment = 'test';" -t -A)
           echo "Deployed DB Schema Hash: $DEPLOYED_HASH"
-
           # Check if the hash is "none" (command failed) OR if it's an empty string (table exists but is empty).
-          if [ "$DEPLOYED_HASH" = "none" ] || [ -z "$DEPLOYED_HASH" ]; then
+          if [ -z "$DEPLOYED_HASH" ]; then
             echo "WARNING: No schema hash found in the test database."
             echo "This is expected for a first-time deployment. The hash will be set after a successful deployment."
+            echo "--- Debug: Dumping schema_info table ---"
+            PGPASSWORD="$DB_PASSWORD" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=0 -h "$DB_HOST" -p 5432 -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" -P pager=off -c "SELECT * FROM public.schema_info;" || true
+            echo "----------------------------------------"
             # We allow the deployment to continue, but a manual schema update is required.
             # You could choose to fail here by adding `exit 1`.
           elif [ "$CURRENT_HASH" != "$DEPLOYED_HASH" ]; then
@@ -292,8 +332,9 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           GITEA_SERVER_URL="https://gitea.projectium.com" # Your Gitea instance URL
-          COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log -1 --pretty=%s)
-          VITE_APP_VERSION="$(date +'%Y%m%d-%H%M'):$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" \
+          COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log -1 --grep="\[skip ci\]" --invert-grep --pretty=%s)
+          PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+          VITE_APP_VERSION="$(date +'%Y%m%d-%H%M'):$(git rev-parse --short HEAD):$PACKAGE_VERSION" \
           VITE_APP_COMMIT_URL="$GITEA_SERVER_URL/${{ gitea.repository }}/commit/${{ gitea.sha }}" \
           VITE_APP_COMMIT_MESSAGE="$COMMIT_MESSAGE" \
           VITE_API_BASE_URL="https://flyer-crawler-test.projectium.com/api" VITE_API_KEY=${{ secrets.VITE_GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY_TEST }} npm run build
@@ -355,7 +396,7 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "Installing production dependencies and restarting test server..."
           cd /var/www/flyer-crawler-test.projectium.com
-          npm install --omit=dev # Install only production dependencies
+          npm install --omit=dev
           # Use `startOrReload` with the ecosystem file. This is the standard, idempotent way to deploy.
           # It will START the process if it's not running, or RELOAD it if it is.
           # We also add `&& pm2 save` to persist the process list across server reboots.
@@ -367,7 +408,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "Updating schema hash in test database..."
           CURRENT_HASH=$(cat sql/master_schema_rollup.sql | dos2unix | sha256sum | awk '{ print $1 }')
           PGPASSWORD="$DB_PASSWORD" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h "$DB_HOST" -p 5432 -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" -c \
-          "INSERT INTO public.schema_info (environment, schema_hash, deployed_at) VALUES ('test', '$CURRENT_HASH', NOW())
+          "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS public.schema_info (
+            environment VARCHAR(50) PRIMARY KEY,
+            schema_hash VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+            deployed_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW()
+          );
+          INSERT INTO public.schema_info (environment, schema_hash, deployed_at) VALUES ('test', '$CURRENT_HASH', NOW())
            ON CONFLICT (environment) DO UPDATE SET schema_hash = EXCLUDED.schema_hash, deployed_at = NOW();"
 
           # Verify the hash was updated

.gitea/workflows/manual-deploy-major.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+# .gitea/workflows/manual-deploy-major.yml
+#
+# This workflow provides a MANUAL trigger to perform a MAJOR version bump
+# and deploy the application to the PRODUCTION environment.
+name: Manual - Deploy Major Version to Production
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      confirmation:
+        description: 'Type "deploy-major-to-prod" to confirm you want to deploy a new major version.'
+        required: true
+        default: 'do-not-run'
+      force_reload:
+        description: 'Force PM2 reload even if version matches (true/false).'
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+
+jobs:
+  deploy-production-major:
+    runs-on: projectium.com
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Verify Confirmation Phrase
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ gitea.event.inputs.confirmation }}" != "deploy-major-to-prod" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Confirmation phrase did not match. Aborting deployment."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "✅ Confirmation accepted. Proceeding with major version production deployment."
+
+      - name: Checkout Code from 'main' branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: 'main' # Explicitly check out the main branch for production deployment
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: '**/package-lock.json'
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Bump Major Version and Push
+        run: |
+          # Configure git for the commit.
+          git config --global user.name 'Gitea Actions'
+          git config --global user.email 'actions@gitea.projectium.com'
+
+          # Bump the major version number. This creates a new commit and a new tag.
+          # The commit message includes [skip ci] to prevent this push from triggering another workflow run.
+          npm version major -m "ci: Bump version to %s for major release [skip ci]"
+
+          # Push the new commit and the new tag back to the main branch.
+          git push --follow-tags
+
+      - name: Check for Production Database Schema Changes
+        env:
+          DB_HOST: ${{ secrets.DB_HOST }}
+          DB_USER: ${{ secrets.DB_USER }}
+          DB_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DB_PASSWORD }}
+          DB_NAME: ${{ secrets.DB_DATABASE_PROD }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "$DB_HOST" ] || [ -z "$DB_USER" ] || [ -z "$DB_PASSWORD" ] || [ -z "$DB_NAME" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: One or more production database secrets (DB_HOST, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_DATABASE_PROD) are not set."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "--- Checking for production schema changes ---"
+          CURRENT_HASH=$(cat sql/master_schema_rollup.sql | dos2unix | sha256sum | awk '{ print $1 }')
+          echo "Current Git Schema Hash: $CURRENT_HASH"
+          # The psql command will now fail the step if the query errors (e.g., column missing), preventing deployment on a bad schema.
+          DEPLOYED_HASH=$(PGPASSWORD="$DB_PASSWORD" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h "$DB_HOST" -p 5432 -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" -c "SELECT schema_hash FROM public.schema_info WHERE environment = 'production';" -t -A)
+          echo "Deployed DB Schema Hash: $DEPLOYED_HASH"
+          if [ -z "$DEPLOYED_HASH" ]; then
+            echo "WARNING: No schema hash found in the production database. This is expected for a first-time deployment."
+          elif [ "$CURRENT_HASH" != "$DEPLOYED_HASH" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Database schema mismatch detected! A manual database migration is required."
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "✅ Schema is up to date. No changes detected."
+          fi
+
+      - name: Build React Application for Production
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "${{ secrets.VITE_GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY }}" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: The VITE_GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY secret is not set."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          GITEA_SERVER_URL="https://gitea.projectium.com"
+          COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log -1 --grep="\[skip ci\]" --invert-grep --pretty=%s)
+          PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+          VITE_APP_VERSION="$(date +'%Y%m%d-%H%M'):$(git rev-parse --short HEAD):$PACKAGE_VERSION" \
+          VITE_APP_COMMIT_URL="$GITEA_SERVER_URL/${{ gitea.repository }}/commit/${{ gitea.sha }}" \
+          VITE_APP_COMMIT_MESSAGE="$COMMIT_MESSAGE" \
+          VITE_API_BASE_URL=/api VITE_API_KEY=${{ secrets.VITE_GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY }} npm run build
+
+      - name: Deploy Application to Production Server
+        run: |
+          echo "Deploying application files to /var/www/flyer-crawler.projectium.com..."
+          APP_PATH="/var/www/flyer-crawler.projectium.com"
+          mkdir -p "$APP_PATH"
+          mkdir -p "$APP_PATH/flyer-images/icons" "$APP_PATH/flyer-images/archive"
+          rsync -avz --delete --exclude 'node_modules' --exclude '.git' --exclude 'dist' --exclude 'flyer-images' ./ "$APP_PATH/"
+          rsync -avz dist/ "$APP_PATH"
+          echo "Application deployment complete."
+
+      - name: Install Backend Dependencies and Restart Production Server
+        env:
+          # --- Production Secrets Injection ---
+          DB_HOST: ${{ secrets.DB_HOST }}
+          DB_USER: ${{ secrets.DB_USER }}
+          DB_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DB_PASSWORD }}
+          DB_NAME: ${{ secrets.DB_DATABASE_PROD }}
+          REDIS_URL: 'redis://localhost:6379'
+          REDIS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.REDIS_PASSWORD_PROD }}
+          FRONTEND_URL: 'https://flyer-crawler.projectium.com'
+          JWT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.JWT_SECRET }}
+          GEMINI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.VITE_GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY }}
+          GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY }}
+          SMTP_HOST: 'localhost'
+          SMTP_PORT: '1025'
+          SMTP_SECURE: 'false'
+          SMTP_USER: ''
+          SMTP_PASS: ''
+          SMTP_FROM_EMAIL: 'noreply@flyer-crawler.projectium.com'
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "$DB_HOST" ] || [ -z "$DB_USER" ] || [ -z "$DB_PASSWORD" ] || [ -z "$DB_NAME" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: One or more production database secrets (DB_HOST, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_DATABASE_PROD) are not set."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Installing production dependencies and restarting server..."
+          cd /var/www/flyer-crawler.projectium.com
+          npm install --omit=dev
+
+          # --- Version Check Logic ---
+          # Get the version from the newly deployed package.json
+          NEW_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+          echo "Deployed Package Version: $NEW_VERSION"
+
+          # Get the running version from PM2 for the main API process
+          # We use a small node script to parse the JSON output from pm2 jlist
+          RUNNING_VERSION=$(pm2 jlist | node -e "try { const list = JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync(0, 'utf-8')); const app = list.find(p => p.name === 'flyer-crawler-api'); console.log(app ? app.pm2_env.version : ''); } catch(e) { console.log(''); }")
+          echo "Running PM2 Version: $RUNNING_VERSION"
+
+          if [ "${{ gitea.event.inputs.force_reload }}" == "true" ] || [ "$NEW_VERSION" != "$RUNNING_VERSION" ] || [ -z "$RUNNING_VERSION" ]; then
+            if [ "${{ gitea.event.inputs.force_reload }}" == "true" ]; then
+              echo "Force reload triggered by manual input. Reloading PM2..."
+            else
+              echo "Version mismatch (Running: $RUNNING_VERSION -> Deployed: $NEW_VERSION) or app not running. Reloading PM2..."
+            fi
+            pm2 startOrReload ecosystem.config.cjs --env production && pm2 save
+            echo "Production backend server reloaded successfully."
+          else
+            echo "Version $NEW_VERSION is already running. Skipping PM2 reload."
+          fi
+
+          echo "Updating schema hash in production database..."
+          CURRENT_HASH=$(cat sql/master_schema_rollup.sql | dos2unix | sha256sum | awk '{ print $1 }')
+          PGPASSWORD="$DB_PASSWORD" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h "$DB_HOST" -p 5432 -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" -c \
+          "INSERT INTO public.schema_info (environment, schema_hash, deployed_at) VALUES ('production', '$CURRENT_HASH', NOW())
+           ON CONFLICT (environment) DO UPDATE SET schema_hash = EXCLUDED.schema_hash, deployed_at = NOW();"
+
+          UPDATED_HASH=$(PGPASSWORD="$DB_PASSWORD" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h "$DB_HOST" -p 5432 -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" -c "SELECT schema_hash FROM public.schema_info WHERE environment = 'production';" -t -A)
+          if [ "$CURRENT_HASH" = "$UPDATED_HASH" ]; then
+            echo "✅ Schema hash successfully updated in the database to: $UPDATED_HASH"
+          else
+            echo "ERROR: Failed to update schema hash in the database."
+          fi
+
+      - name: Show PM2 Environment for Production
+        run: |
+          echo "--- Displaying recent PM2 logs for flyer-crawler-api ---"
+          sleep 5
+          pm2 describe flyer-crawler-api || echo "Could not find production pm2 process."
+          pm2 logs flyer-crawler-api --lines 20 --nostream || echo "Could not find production pm2 process."
+          pm2 env flyer-crawler-api || echo "Could not find production pm2 process."

.prettierrc

@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
   "tabWidth": 2,
   "useTabs": false,
   "endOfLine": "auto"
-}
+}

README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Flyer Crawler is a web application that uses the Google Gemini AI to extract, analyze, and manage data from grocery store flyers. Users can upload flyer images or PDFs, and the application will automatically identify items, prices, and sale dates, storing the structured data in a PostgreSQL database for historical analysis, price tracking, and personalized deal alerts.
 
-We are working on an app to help people save money, by finding good deals that are only advertized in store flyers/ads.  So, the primary purpose of the site is to make uploading flyers as easy as possible and as accurate as possible, and to store peoples needs, so sales can be matched to needs.
+We are working on an app to help people save money, by finding good deals that are only advertized in store flyers/ads. So, the primary purpose of the site is to make uploading flyers as easy as possible and as accurate as possible, and to store peoples needs, so sales can be matched to needs.
 
 ## Features
 
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ This project is configured to run in a CI/CD environment and does not use `.env`
 
 1. **Set up a PostgreSQL database instance.**
 2. **Run the Database Schema**:
-    - Connect to your database using a tool like `psql` or DBeaver.
-    - Open `sql/schema.sql.txt`, copy its entire contents, and execute it against your database.
-    - This will create all necessary tables, functions, and relationships.
+   - Connect to your database using a tool like `psql` or DBeaver.
+   - Open `sql/schema.sql.txt`, copy its entire contents, and execute it against your database.
+   - This will create all necessary tables, functions, and relationships.
 
 ### Step 2: Install Dependencies and Run the Application
 
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ sudo nano /etc/nginx/mime.types
 
 change
 
-application/javascript                js;
+application/javascript js;
 
 TO
 
-application/javascript                js mjs;
+application/javascript js mjs;
 
 RESTART NGINX
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ actually the proper change was to do this in the /etc/nginx/sites-available/flye
 ## for OAuth
 
 1. Get Google OAuth Credentials
-This is a crucial step that you must do outside the codebase:
+   This is a crucial step that you must do outside the codebase:
 
 Go to the Google Cloud Console.
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Under Authorized redirect URIs, click ADD URI and enter the URL where Google wil
 Click Create. You will be given a Client ID and a Client Secret.
 
 2. Get GitHub OAuth Credentials
-You'll need to obtain a Client ID and Client Secret from GitHub:
+   You'll need to obtain a Client ID and Client Secret from GitHub:
 
 Go to your GitHub profile settings.
 
@@ -133,21 +133,23 @@ You will be given a Client ID and a Client Secret.
 
 psql -h localhost -U flyer_crawler_user -d "flyer-crawler-prod" -W
 
-
 ## postgis
 
 flyer-crawler-prod=> SELECT version();
-                                                                 version
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- PostgreSQL 14.19 (Ubuntu 14.19-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc (Ubuntu 11.4.0-1ubuntu1~22.04.2) 11.4.0, 64-bit
+version
+
+---
+
+PostgreSQL 14.19 (Ubuntu 14.19-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc (Ubuntu 11.4.0-1ubuntu1~22.04.2) 11.4.0, 64-bit
 (1 row)
 
 flyer-crawler-prod=> SELECT PostGIS_Full_Version();
-                                                                        postgis_full_version
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- POSTGIS="3.2.0 c3e3cc0" [EXTENSION] PGSQL="140" GEOS="3.10.2-CAPI-1.16.0" PROJ="8.2.1" LIBXML="2.9.12" LIBJSON="0.15" LIBPROTOBUF="1.3.3" WAGYU="0.5.0 (Internal)"
-(1 row)
+postgis_full_version
 
+---
+
+POSTGIS="3.2.0 c3e3cc0" [EXTENSION] PGSQL="140" GEOS="3.10.2-CAPI-1.16.0" PROJ="8.2.1" LIBXML="2.9.12" LIBJSON="0.15" LIBPROTOBUF="1.3.3" WAGYU="0.5.0 (Internal)"
+(1 row)
 
 ## production postgres setup
 
@@ -201,9 +203,13 @@ Step 4: Seed the Admin Account (If Needed)
 Your application has a separate script to create the initial admin user. To run it, you must first set the required environment variables in your shell session.
 
 bash
+
 # Set variables for the current session
+
 export DB_USER=flyer_crawler_user DB_PASSWORD=your_password DB_NAME="flyer-crawler-prod" ...
+
 # Run the seeding script
+
 npx tsx src/db/seed_admin_account.ts
 Your production database is now ready!
 
@@ -284,8 +290,6 @@ Test Execution: Your tests run against this clean, isolated schema.
 
 This approach is faster, more reliable, and removes the need for sudo access within the CI pipeline.
 
-
-
 gitea-runner@projectium:~$ pm2 install pm2-logrotate
 [PM2][Module] Installing NPM pm2-logrotate module
 [PM2][Module] Calling [NPM] to install pm2-logrotate ...
@@ -293,7 +297,7 @@ gitea-runner@projectium:~$ pm2 install pm2-logrotate
 added 161 packages in 5s
 
 21 packages are looking for funding
-  run `npm fund` for details
+run `npm fund` for details
 npm notice
 npm notice New patch version of npm available! 11.6.3 -> 11.6.4
 npm notice Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v11.6.4
@@ -308,23 +312,23 @@ $ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:retain 30
 $ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:compress false
 $ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD_HH-mm-ss
 $ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:workerInterval 30
-$ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:rotateInterval 0 0 * * *
+$ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:rotateInterval 0 0 \* \* _
 $ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:rotateModule true
 Modules configuration. Copy/Paste line to edit values.
 [PM2][Module] Module successfully installed and launched
 [PM2][Module] Checkout module options: `$ pm2 conf`
 ┌────┬───────────────────────────────────┬─────────────┬─────────┬─────────┬──────────┬────────┬──────┬───────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────┐
-│ id │ name                              │ namespace   │ version │ mode    │ pid      │ uptime │ ↺    │ status    │ cpu      │ mem      │ user     │ watching │
+│ id │ name │ namespace │ version │ mode │ pid │ uptime │ ↺ │ status │ cpu │ mem │ user │ watching │
 ├────┼───────────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼──────────┼────────┼──────┼───────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┤
-│ 2  │ flyer-crawler-analytics-worker    │ default     │ 0.0.0   │ fork    │ 3846981  │ 7m     │ 5    │ online    │ 0%       │ 55.8mb   │ git… │ disabled │
-│ 11 │ flyer-crawler-api                 │ default     │ 0.0.0   │ fork    │ 3846987  │ 7m     │ 0    │ online    │ 0%       │ 59.0mb   │ git… │ disabled │
-│ 12 │ flyer-crawler-worker              │ default     │ 0.0.0   │ fork    │ 3846988  │ 7m     │ 0    │ online    │ 0%       │ 54.2mb   │ git… │ disabled │
+│ 2 │ flyer-crawler-analytics-worker │ default │ 0.0.0 │ fork │ 3846981 │ 7m │ 5 │ online │ 0% │ 55.8mb │ git… │ disabled │
+│ 11 │ flyer-crawler-api │ default │ 0.0.0 │ fork │ 3846987 │ 7m │ 0 │ online │ 0% │ 59.0mb │ git… │ disabled │
+│ 12 │ flyer-crawler-worker │ default │ 0.0.0 │ fork │ 3846988 │ 7m │ 0 │ online │ 0% │ 54.2mb │ git… │ disabled │
 └────┴───────────────────────────────────┴─────────────┴─────────┴─────────┴──────────┴────────┴──────┴───────────┴──────────┴──────────┴──────────┴──────────┘
 Module
 ┌────┬──────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────┐
-│ id │ module                       │ version       │ pid      │ status   │ ↺    │ cpu      │ mem      │ user     │
+│ id │ module │ version │ pid │ status │ ↺ │ cpu │ mem │ user │
 ├────┼──────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┤
-│ 13 │ pm2-logrotate                │ 3.0.0         │ 3848878  │ online   │ 0    │ 0%       │ 20.1mb   │ git… │
+│ 13 │ pm2-logrotate │ 3.0.0 │ 3848878 │ online │ 0 │ 0% │ 20.1mb │ git… │
 └────┴──────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴──────────┴──────────┴──────┴──────────┴──────────┴──────────┘
 gitea-runner@projectium:~$ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:max_size 10M
 [PM2] Module pm2-logrotate restarted
@@ -335,7 +339,7 @@ $ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:retain 30
 $ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:compress false
 $ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD_HH-mm-ss
 $ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:workerInterval 30
-$ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:rotateInterval 0 0 * * *
+$ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:rotateInterval 0 0 _ \* _
 $ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:rotateModule true
 gitea-runner@projectium:~$ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:retain 14
 [PM2] Module pm2-logrotate restarted
@@ -346,33 +350,31 @@ $ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:retain 14
 $ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:compress false
 $ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD_HH-mm-ss
 $ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:workerInterval 30
-$ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:rotateInterval 0 0 * * *
+$ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:rotateInterval 0 0 _ \* \*
 $ pm2 set pm2-logrotate:rotateModule true
 gitea-runner@projectium:~$
 
-
-
-
 ## dev server setup:
 
 Here are the steps to set up the development environment on Windows using Podman with an Ubuntu container:
 
 1. Install Prerequisites on Windows
-Install WSL 2: Podman on Windows relies on the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Install it by running wsl --install in an administrator PowerShell.
-Install Podman Desktop: Download and install Podman Desktop for Windows.
+   Install WSL 2: Podman on Windows relies on the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Install it by running wsl --install in an administrator PowerShell.
+   Install Podman Desktop: Download and install Podman Desktop for Windows.
 
 2. Set Up Podman
-Initialize Podman: Launch Podman Desktop. It will automatically set up its WSL 2 machine.
-Start Podman: Ensure the Podman machine is running from the Podman Desktop interface.
+   Initialize Podman: Launch Podman Desktop. It will automatically set up its WSL 2 machine.
+   Start Podman: Ensure the Podman machine is running from the Podman Desktop interface.
 
 3. Set Up the Ubuntu Container
- - Pull Ubuntu Image: Open a PowerShell or command prompt and pull the latest Ubuntu image:
-   podman pull ubuntu:latest
- - Create a Podman Volume: Create a volume to persist node_modules and avoid installing them every time the container starts.
-   podman volume create node_modules_cache
- - Run the Ubuntu Container: Start a new container with the project directory mounted and the necessary ports forwarded.
-   - Open a terminal in your project's root directory on Windows.
-   - Run the following command, replacing D:\gitea\flyer-crawler.projectium.com\flyer-crawler.projectium.com with the full path to your project:
+
+- Pull Ubuntu Image: Open a PowerShell or command prompt and pull the latest Ubuntu image:
+  podman pull ubuntu:latest
+- Create a Podman Volume: Create a volume to persist node_modules and avoid installing them every time the container starts.
+  podman volume create node_modules_cache
+- Run the Ubuntu Container: Start a new container with the project directory mounted and the necessary ports forwarded.
+  - Open a terminal in your project's root directory on Windows.
+  - Run the following command, replacing D:\gitea\flyer-crawler.projectium.com\flyer-crawler.projectium.com with the full path to your project:
 
 podman run -it -p 3001:3001 -p 5173:5173 --name flyer-dev -v "D:\gitea\flyer-crawler.projectium.com\flyer-crawler.projectium.com:/app" -v "node_modules_cache:/app/node_modules" ubuntu:latest
 
@@ -383,46 +385,40 @@ podman run -it -p 3001:3001 -p 5173:5173 --name flyer-dev -v "D:\gitea\flyer-cra
 -v "node_modules_cache:/app/node_modules": Mounts the named volume for node_modules.
 
 4. Configure the Ubuntu Environment
-     You are now inside the Ubuntu container's shell.
+   You are now inside the Ubuntu container's shell.
 
- - Update Package Lists:
-      apt-get update
- - Install Dependencies: Install curl, git, and nodejs (which includes npm).
-      apt-get install -y curl git
-      curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash -
-      apt-get install -y nodejs
- - Navigate to Project Directory:
-      cd /app
+- Update Package Lists:
+  apt-get update
+- Install Dependencies: Install curl, git, and nodejs (which includes npm).
+  apt-get install -y curl git
+  curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash -
+  apt-get install -y nodejs
+- Navigate to Project Directory:
+  cd /app
 
- - Install Project Dependencies:
-      npm install
+- Install Project Dependencies:
+  npm install
 
 5. Run the Development Server
    - Start the Application:
-      npm run dev
+     npm run dev
 
 6. Accessing the Application
- - Frontend: Open your browser and go to http://localhost:5173.
- - Backend: The frontend will make API calls to http://localhost:3001.
+
+- Frontend: Open your browser and go to http://localhost:5173.
+- Backend: The frontend will make API calls to http://localhost:3001.
 
 Managing the Environment
- - Stopping the Container: Press Ctrl+C in the container terminal, then type exit.
- - Restarting the Container:
-      podman start -a -i flyer-dev
-
 
+- Stopping the Container: Press Ctrl+C in the container terminal, then type exit.
+- Restarting the Container:
+  podman start -a -i flyer-dev
 
 ## for me:
 
 cd /mnt/d/gitea/flyer-crawler.projectium.com/flyer-crawler.projectium.com
 podman run -it -p 3001:3001 -p 5173:5173 --name flyer-dev -v "$(pwd):/app" -v "node_modules_cache:/app/node_modules" ubuntu:latest
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
       rate limiting
 
-      respect the AI service's rate limits, making it more stable and robust. You can adjust the GEMINI_RPM environment variable in your production environment as needed without changing the code.
+      respect the AI service's rate limits, making it more stable and robust. You can adjust the GEMINI_RPM environment variable in your production environment as needed without changing the code.

ecosystem.config.cjs

@@ -15,52 +15,226 @@ module.exports = {
       args: 'server.ts', // tsx will execute this file
       // Production Environment Settings
       env_production: {
-        NODE_ENV: 'production',  // Set the Node.js environment to production
+        NODE_ENV: 'production', // Set the Node.js environment to production
         name: 'flyer-crawler-api',
         cwd: '/var/www/flyer-crawler.projectium.com',
+        // Inherit secrets from the deployment environment
+        DB_HOST: process.env.DB_HOST,
+        DB_USER: process.env.DB_USER,
+        DB_PASSWORD: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+        DB_NAME: process.env.DB_NAME,
+        REDIS_URL: process.env.REDIS_URL,
+        REDIS_PASSWORD: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
+        FRONTEND_URL: process.env.FRONTEND_URL,
+        JWT_SECRET: process.env.JWT_SECRET,
+        GEMINI_API_KEY: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY,
+        GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY: process.env.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY,
+        SMTP_HOST: process.env.SMTP_HOST,
+        SMTP_PORT: process.env.SMTP_PORT,
+        SMTP_SECURE: process.env.SMTP_SECURE,
+        SMTP_USER: process.env.SMTP_USER,
+        SMTP_PASS: process.env.SMTP_PASS,
+        SMTP_FROM_EMAIL: process.env.SMTP_FROM_EMAIL,
       },
       // Test Environment Settings
       env_test: {
-        NODE_ENV: 'development', // Use 'development' for test to enable more verbose logging if needed
+        NODE_ENV: 'test', // Set to 'test' to match the environment purpose and disable pino-pretty
         name: 'flyer-crawler-api-test',
         cwd: '/var/www/flyer-crawler-test.projectium.com',
+        // Inherit secrets from the deployment environment
+        DB_HOST: process.env.DB_HOST,
+        DB_USER: process.env.DB_USER,
+        DB_PASSWORD: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+        DB_NAME: process.env.DB_NAME,
+        REDIS_URL: process.env.REDIS_URL,
+        REDIS_PASSWORD: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
+        FRONTEND_URL: process.env.FRONTEND_URL,
+        JWT_SECRET: process.env.JWT_SECRET,
+        GEMINI_API_KEY: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY,
+        GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY: process.env.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY,
+        SMTP_HOST: process.env.SMTP_HOST,
+        SMTP_PORT: process.env.SMTP_PORT,
+        SMTP_SECURE: process.env.SMTP_SECURE,
+        SMTP_USER: process.env.SMTP_USER,
+        SMTP_PASS: process.env.SMTP_PASS,
+        SMTP_FROM_EMAIL: process.env.SMTP_FROM_EMAIL,
+      },
+      // Development Environment Settings
+      env_development: {
+        NODE_ENV: 'development',
+        name: 'flyer-crawler-api-dev',
+        watch: true,
+        ignore_watch: ['node_modules', 'logs', '*.log', 'flyer-images', '.git'],
+        // Inherit secrets from the deployment environment
+        DB_HOST: process.env.DB_HOST,
+        DB_USER: process.env.DB_USER,
+        DB_PASSWORD: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+        DB_NAME: process.env.DB_NAME,
+        REDIS_URL: process.env.REDIS_URL,
+        REDIS_PASSWORD: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
+        FRONTEND_URL: process.env.FRONTEND_URL,
+        JWT_SECRET: process.env.JWT_SECRET,
+        GEMINI_API_KEY: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY,
+        GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY: process.env.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY,
+        SMTP_HOST: process.env.SMTP_HOST,
+        SMTP_PORT: process.env.SMTP_PORT,
+        SMTP_SECURE: process.env.SMTP_SECURE,
+        SMTP_USER: process.env.SMTP_USER,
+        SMTP_PASS: process.env.SMTP_PASS,
+        SMTP_FROM_EMAIL: process.env.SMTP_FROM_EMAIL,
       },
     },
     {
       // --- General Worker ---
       name: 'flyer-crawler-worker',
       script: './node_modules/.bin/tsx',
-      args: 'src/services/queueService.server.ts', // tsx will execute this file
+      args: 'src/services/worker.ts', // tsx will execute this file
       // Production Environment Settings
       env_production: {
         NODE_ENV: 'production',
         name: 'flyer-crawler-worker',
         cwd: '/var/www/flyer-crawler.projectium.com',
+        // Inherit secrets from the deployment environment
+        DB_HOST: process.env.DB_HOST,
+        DB_USER: process.env.DB_USER,
+        DB_PASSWORD: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+        DB_NAME: process.env.DB_NAME,
+        REDIS_URL: process.env.REDIS_URL,
+        REDIS_PASSWORD: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
+        FRONTEND_URL: process.env.FRONTEND_URL,
+        JWT_SECRET: process.env.JWT_SECRET,
+        GEMINI_API_KEY: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY,
+        GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY: process.env.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY,
+        SMTP_HOST: process.env.SMTP_HOST,
+        SMTP_PORT: process.env.SMTP_PORT,
+        SMTP_SECURE: process.env.SMTP_SECURE,
+        SMTP_USER: process.env.SMTP_USER,
+        SMTP_PASS: process.env.SMTP_PASS,
+        SMTP_FROM_EMAIL: process.env.SMTP_FROM_EMAIL,
       },
       // Test Environment Settings
       env_test: {
-        NODE_ENV: 'development',
+        NODE_ENV: 'test',
         name: 'flyer-crawler-worker-test',
         cwd: '/var/www/flyer-crawler-test.projectium.com',
+        // Inherit secrets from the deployment environment
+        DB_HOST: process.env.DB_HOST,
+        DB_USER: process.env.DB_USER,
+        DB_PASSWORD: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+        DB_NAME: process.env.DB_NAME,
+        REDIS_URL: process.env.REDIS_URL,
+        REDIS_PASSWORD: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
+        FRONTEND_URL: process.env.FRONTEND_URL,
+        JWT_SECRET: process.env.JWT_SECRET,
+        GEMINI_API_KEY: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY,
+        GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY: process.env.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY,
+        SMTP_HOST: process.env.SMTP_HOST,
+        SMTP_PORT: process.env.SMTP_PORT,
+        SMTP_SECURE: process.env.SMTP_SECURE,
+        SMTP_USER: process.env.SMTP_USER,
+        SMTP_PASS: process.env.SMTP_PASS,
+        SMTP_FROM_EMAIL: process.env.SMTP_FROM_EMAIL,
+      },
+      // Development Environment Settings
+      env_development: {
+        NODE_ENV: 'development',
+        name: 'flyer-crawler-worker-dev',
+        watch: true,
+        ignore_watch: ['node_modules', 'logs', '*.log', 'flyer-images', '.git'],
+        // Inherit secrets from the deployment environment
+        DB_HOST: process.env.DB_HOST,
+        DB_USER: process.env.DB_USER,
+        DB_PASSWORD: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+        DB_NAME: process.env.DB_NAME,
+        REDIS_URL: process.env.REDIS_URL,
+        REDIS_PASSWORD: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
+        FRONTEND_URL: process.env.FRONTEND_URL,
+        JWT_SECRET: process.env.JWT_SECRET,
+        GEMINI_API_KEY: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY,
+        GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY: process.env.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY,
+        SMTP_HOST: process.env.SMTP_HOST,
+        SMTP_PORT: process.env.SMTP_PORT,
+        SMTP_SECURE: process.env.SMTP_SECURE,
+        SMTP_USER: process.env.SMTP_USER,
+        SMTP_PASS: process.env.SMTP_PASS,
+        SMTP_FROM_EMAIL: process.env.SMTP_FROM_EMAIL,
       },
     },
     {
       // --- Analytics Worker ---
       name: 'flyer-crawler-analytics-worker',
       script: './node_modules/.bin/tsx',
-      args: 'src/services/queueService.server.ts', // tsx will execute this file
+      args: 'src/services/worker.ts', // tsx will execute this file
       // Production Environment Settings
       env_production: {
         NODE_ENV: 'production',
         name: 'flyer-crawler-analytics-worker',
         cwd: '/var/www/flyer-crawler.projectium.com',
+        // Inherit secrets from the deployment environment
+        DB_HOST: process.env.DB_HOST,
+        DB_USER: process.env.DB_USER,
+        DB_PASSWORD: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+        DB_NAME: process.env.DB_NAME,
+        REDIS_URL: process.env.REDIS_URL,
+        REDIS_PASSWORD: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
+        FRONTEND_URL: process.env.FRONTEND_URL,
+        JWT_SECRET: process.env.JWT_SECRET,
+        GEMINI_API_KEY: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY,
+        GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY: process.env.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY,
+        SMTP_HOST: process.env.SMTP_HOST,
+        SMTP_PORT: process.env.SMTP_PORT,
+        SMTP_SECURE: process.env.SMTP_SECURE,
+        SMTP_USER: process.env.SMTP_USER,
+        SMTP_PASS: process.env.SMTP_PASS,
+        SMTP_FROM_EMAIL: process.env.SMTP_FROM_EMAIL,
       },
       // Test Environment Settings
       env_test: {
-        NODE_ENV: 'development',
+        NODE_ENV: 'test',
         name: 'flyer-crawler-analytics-worker-test',
         cwd: '/var/www/flyer-crawler-test.projectium.com',
+        // Inherit secrets from the deployment environment
+        DB_HOST: process.env.DB_HOST,
+        DB_USER: process.env.DB_USER,
+        DB_PASSWORD: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+        DB_NAME: process.env.DB_NAME,
+        REDIS_URL: process.env.REDIS_URL,
+        REDIS_PASSWORD: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
+        FRONTEND_URL: process.env.FRONTEND_URL,
+        JWT_SECRET: process.env.JWT_SECRET,
+        GEMINI_API_KEY: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY,
+        GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY: process.env.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY,
+        SMTP_HOST: process.env.SMTP_HOST,
+        SMTP_PORT: process.env.SMTP_PORT,
+        SMTP_SECURE: process.env.SMTP_SECURE,
+        SMTP_USER: process.env.SMTP_USER,
+        SMTP_PASS: process.env.SMTP_PASS,
+        SMTP_FROM_EMAIL: process.env.SMTP_FROM_EMAIL,
+      },
+      // Development Environment Settings
+      env_development: {
+        NODE_ENV: 'development',
+        name: 'flyer-crawler-analytics-worker-dev',
+        watch: true,
+        ignore_watch: ['node_modules', 'logs', '*.log', 'flyer-images', '.git'],
+        // Inherit secrets from the deployment environment
+        DB_HOST: process.env.DB_HOST,
+        DB_USER: process.env.DB_USER,
+        DB_PASSWORD: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+        DB_NAME: process.env.DB_NAME,
+        REDIS_URL: process.env.REDIS_URL,
+        REDIS_PASSWORD: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
+        FRONTEND_URL: process.env.FRONTEND_URL,
+        JWT_SECRET: process.env.JWT_SECRET,
+        GEMINI_API_KEY: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY,
+        GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY: process.env.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY,
+        SMTP_HOST: process.env.SMTP_HOST,
+        SMTP_PORT: process.env.SMTP_PORT,
+        SMTP_SECURE: process.env.SMTP_SECURE,
+        SMTP_USER: process.env.SMTP_USER,
+        SMTP_PASS: process.env.SMTP_PASS,
+        SMTP_FROM_EMAIL: process.env.SMTP_FROM_EMAIL,
       },
     },
   ],
-};
+};

eslint.config.js

@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-import globals from "globals";
-import tseslint from "typescript-eslint";
-import pluginReact from "eslint-plugin-react";
-import pluginReactHooks from "eslint-plugin-react-hooks";
-import pluginReactRefresh from "eslint-plugin-react-refresh";
+import globals from 'globals';
+import tseslint from 'typescript-eslint';
+import pluginReact from 'eslint-plugin-react';
+import pluginReactHooks from 'eslint-plugin-react-hooks';
+import pluginReactRefresh from 'eslint-plugin-react-refresh';
 
 export default tseslint.config(
   {
     // Global ignores
-    ignores: ["dist", ".gitea", "node_modules", "*.cjs"],
+    ignores: ['dist', '.gitea', 'node_modules', '*.cjs'],
   },
   {
     // All files
-    files: ["**/*.{js,mjs,cjs,ts,jsx,tsx}"],
+    files: ['**/*.{js,mjs,cjs,ts,jsx,tsx}'],
     plugins: {
       react: pluginReact,
-      "react-hooks": pluginReactHooks,
-      "react-refresh": pluginReactRefresh,
+      'react-hooks': pluginReactHooks,
+      'react-refresh': pluginReactRefresh,
     },
     languageOptions: {
       globals: {
@@ -24,12 +24,9 @@ export default tseslint.config(
       },
     },
     rules: {
-      "react-refresh/only-export-components": [
-        "warn",
-        { allowConstantExport: true },
-      ],
+      'react-refresh/only-export-components': ['warn', { allowConstantExport: true }],
     },
   },
   // TypeScript files
   ...tseslint.configs.recommended,
-);
+);

express.d.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// src/types/express.d.ts
+// express.d.ts
 import { Logger } from 'pino';
 
 /**
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ declare global {
       log: Logger;
     }
   }
-}
+}

index.html

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
+<!doctype html>
 <html lang="en">
-<head>
-  <meta charset="UTF-8">
-  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Grocery Flyer AI Analyzer</title>  
-  <style>
-    @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap');
-    body {
-      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
-    }
-  </style>
-  <!-- The stylesheet will be injected here by Vite during the build process -->
-</head>
-<body>
-  <div id="root"></div>
-  <!-- Vite will inject the correct <script> tag here during the build process -->
-  <script type="module" src="/src/index.tsx"></script>
-</body>
-</html>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+    <title>Grocery Flyer AI Analyzer</title>
+    <style>
+      @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap');
+      body {
+        font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
+      }
+    </style>
+    <!-- The stylesheet will be injected here by Vite during the build process -->
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <div id="root"></div>
+    <!-- Vite will inject the correct <script> tag here during the build process -->
+    <script type="module" src="/src/index.tsx"></script>
+  </body>
+</html>

metadata.json

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "Flyer Crawler",
   "description": "Upload a grocery store flyer image to extract item details, prices, and quantities using AI. Get insights, meal plans, and compare prices to save money on your shopping.",
-  "requestFramePermissions": [
-    "geolocation",
-    "microphone"
-  ]
-}
+  "requestFramePermissions": ["geolocation", "microphone"]
+}

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "flyer-crawler",
-  "version": "0.0.20",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "flyer-crawler",
-      "version": "0.0.20",
+      "version": "0.2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@bull-board/api": "^6.14.2",
         "@bull-board/express": "^6.14.2",
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         "recharts": "^3.4.1",
         "sharp": "^0.34.5",
         "tsx": "^4.20.6",
-        "zod": "^4.1.13",
+        "zod": "^4.2.1",
         "zxcvbn": "^4.4.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "flyer-crawler",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.0.20",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "concurrently \"npm:start:dev\" \"vite\"",
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "recharts": "^3.4.1",
     "sharp": "^0.34.5",
     "tsx": "^4.20.6",
-    "zod": "^4.1.13",
+    "zod": "^4.2.1",
     "zxcvbn": "^4.4.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {

postcss.config.js

@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@ const tailwindConfigPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'tailwind.config.js');
 console.log(`[POSTCSS] Attempting to use Tailwind config at: ${tailwindConfigPath}`);
 
 // Log to prove the imported config object is what we expect
-console.log('[POSTCSS] Imported tailwind.config.js object:', JSON.stringify(tailwindConfig, null, 2));
+console.log(
+  '[POSTCSS] Imported tailwind.config.js object:',
+  JSON.stringify(tailwindConfig, null, 2),
+);
 
 export default {
   plugins: {
     '@tailwindcss/postcss': {}, // The empty object is correct.
   },
-};
+};

src/App.test.tsx

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ vi.mock('pdfjs-dist', () => ({
 // Mock the new config module
 vi.mock('./config', () => ({
   default: {
-    app: { version: '1.0.0', commitMessage: 'Initial commit', commitUrl: '#' },
+    app: { version: '20250101-1200:abc1234:1.0.0', commitMessage: 'Initial commit', commitUrl: '#' },
     google: { mapsEmbedApiKey: 'mock-key' },
   },
 }));
@@ -588,11 +588,11 @@ describe('App Component', () => {
       // Mock the config module for this specific test
       vi.mock('./config', () => ({
         default: {
-          app: { version: '1.0.1', commitMessage: 'New feature!', commitUrl: '#' },
+          app: { version: '20250101-1200:abc1234:1.0.1', commitMessage: 'New feature!', commitUrl: '#' },
           google: { mapsEmbedApiKey: 'mock-key' },
         },
       }));
-      localStorageMock.setItem('lastSeenVersion', '1.0.0');
+      localStorageMock.setItem('lastSeenVersion', '20250101-1200:abc1234:1.0.0');
       renderApp();
       await expect(screen.findByTestId('whats-new-modal-mock')).resolves.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ describe('App Component', () => {
       vi.mock('./config', () => ({
         default: {
           app: {
-            version: '2.0.0',
+            version: '20250101-1200:abc1234:2.0.0',
             commitMessage: 'A new version!',
             commitUrl: 'http://example.com/commit/2.0.0',
           },
@@ -752,14 +752,14 @@ describe('App Component', () => {
 
     it('should display the version number and commit link', () => {
       renderApp();
-      const versionLink = screen.getByText(`Version: 2.0.0`);
+      const versionLink = screen.getByText(`Version: 20250101-1200:abc1234:2.0.0`);
       expect(versionLink).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(versionLink).toHaveAttribute('href', 'http://example.com/commit/2.0.0');
     });
 
     it('should open the "What\'s New" modal when the question mark icon is clicked', async () => {
       // Pre-set the localStorage to prevent the modal from opening automatically
-      localStorageMock.setItem('lastSeenVersion', '2.0.0');
+      localStorageMock.setItem('lastSeenVersion', '20250101-1200:abc1234:2.0.0');
 
       renderApp();
       expect(screen.queryByTestId('whats-new-modal-mock')).not.toBeInTheDocument();

src/components/FlyerCorrectionTool.tsx

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const FlyerCorrectionTool: React.FC<FlyerCorrectionToolProps> = ({
         })
         .catch((err) => {
           console.error('[DEBUG] FlyerCorrectionTool: Failed to fetch image.', { err });
-          logger.error('Failed to fetch image for correction tool', { error: err });
+          logger.error({ error: err }, 'Failed to fetch image for correction tool');
           notifyError('Could not load the image for correction.');
         });
     }
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export const FlyerCorrectionTool: React.FC<FlyerCorrectionToolProps> = ({
       const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'An unknown error occurred.';
       console.error('[DEBUG] handleRescan: Caught an error.', { error: err });
       notifyError(msg);
-      logger.error('Error during rescan:', { error: err });
+      logger.error({ error: err }, 'Error during rescan:');
     } finally {
       console.debug('[DEBUG] handleRescan: Finished. Setting isProcessing=false.');
       setIsProcessing(false);

src/config.ts

@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ const config = {
   },
 };
 
-export default config;
+export default config;

src/features/flyer/FlyerUploader.test.tsx

@@ -73,12 +73,11 @@ describe('FlyerUploader', () => {
 
   it('should handle file upload and start polling', async () => {
     console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 1. Setting up mocks for upload and polling.');
-    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue(
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ jobId: 'job-123' }), { status: 200 }),
-    );
-    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue(
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ state: 'active', progress: { message: 'Checking...' } })),
-    );
+    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-123' });
+    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue({
+      state: 'active',
+      progress: { message: 'Checking...' },
+    });
 
     console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 2. Rendering component and preparing file.');
     renderComponent();
@@ -131,12 +130,11 @@ describe('FlyerUploader', () => {
 
   it('should handle file upload via drag and drop', async () => {
     console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 1. Setting up mocks for drag and drop.');
-    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue(
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ jobId: 'job-dnd' }), { status: 200 }),
-    );
-    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue(
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ state: 'active', progress: { message: 'Dropped...' } })),
-    );
+    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-dnd' });
+    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue({
+      state: 'active',
+      progress: { message: 'Dropped...' },
+    });
 
     console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 2. Rendering component and preparing file for drop.');
     renderComponent();
@@ -159,16 +157,10 @@ describe('FlyerUploader', () => {
   it('should poll for status, complete successfully, and redirect', async () => {
     const onProcessingComplete = vi.fn();
     console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 1. Setting up mock sequence for polling.');
-    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue(
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ jobId: 'job-123' }), { status: 200 }),
-    );
+    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-123' });
     mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
-        new Response(JSON.stringify({ state: 'active', progress: { message: 'Analyzing...' } })),
-      )
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
-        new Response(JSON.stringify({ state: 'completed', returnValue: { flyerId: 42 } })),
-      );
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ state: 'active', progress: { message: 'Analyzing...' } })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ state: 'completed', returnValue: { flyerId: 42 } });
 
     console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 2. Rendering component and uploading file.');
     renderComponent(onProcessingComplete);
@@ -229,12 +221,11 @@ describe('FlyerUploader', () => {
 
   it('should handle a failed job', async () => {
     console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 1. Setting up mocks for a failed job.');
-    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue(
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ jobId: 'job-fail' }), { status: 200 }),
-    );
-    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue(
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ state: 'failed', failedReason: 'AI model exploded' })),
-    );
+    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-fail' });
+    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue({
+      state: 'failed',
+      failedReason: 'AI model exploded',
+    });
 
     console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 2. Rendering and uploading.');
     renderComponent();
@@ -260,11 +251,82 @@ describe('FlyerUploader', () => {
     console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 6. "Upload Another" button confirmed.');
   });
 
+  it('should clear the polling timeout when a job fails', async () => {
+    const clearTimeoutSpy = vi.spyOn(global, 'clearTimeout');
+    console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 1. Setting up mocks for failed job timeout clearance.');
+    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-fail-timeout' });
+
+    // We need at least one 'active' response to establish a timeout loop so we have something to clear
+    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ state: 'active', progress: { message: 'Working...' } })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ state: 'failed', failedReason: 'Fatal Error' });
+
+    renderComponent();
+    const file = new File(['content'], 'flyer.pdf', { type: 'application/pdf' });
+    const input = screen.getByLabelText(/click to select a file/i);
+
+    fireEvent.change(input, { target: { files: [file] } });
+
+    // Wait for the first poll to complete and UI to update to "Working..."
+    await screen.findByText('Working...');
+
+    // Advance time to trigger the second poll
+    await act(async () => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(3000);
+    });
+
+    // Wait for the failure UI
+    await screen.findByText(/Processing failed: Fatal Error/i);
+
+    // Verify clearTimeout was called
+    expect(clearTimeoutSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    // Verify no further polling occurs
+    const callsBefore = mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mock.calls.length;
+    await act(async () => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(10000);
+    });
+    expect(mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(callsBefore);
+
+    clearTimeoutSpy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it('should clear the polling timeout when the component unmounts', async () => {
+    const clearTimeoutSpy = vi.spyOn(global, 'clearTimeout');
+    console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 1. Setting up mocks for unmount timeout clearance.');
+    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-unmount' });
+    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue({
+      state: 'active',
+      progress: { message: 'Polling...' },
+    });
+
+    const { unmount } = renderComponent();
+    const file = new File(['content'], 'flyer.pdf', { type: 'application/pdf' });
+    const input = screen.getByLabelText(/click to select a file/i);
+
+    fireEvent.change(input, { target: { files: [file] } });
+
+    // Wait for the first poll to complete and the UI to show the polling state
+    await screen.findByText('Polling...');
+
+    // Now that we are in a polling state (and a timeout is set), unmount the component
+    console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 2. Unmounting component to trigger cleanup effect.');
+    unmount();
+
+    // Verify that the cleanup function in the useEffect hook was called
+    expect(clearTimeoutSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 3. clearTimeout confirmed.');
+
+    clearTimeoutSpy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
   it('should handle a duplicate flyer error (409)', async () => {
     console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 1. Setting up mock for 409 duplicate error.');
-    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue(
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ flyerId: 99, message: 'Duplicate' }), { status: 409 }),
-    );
+    // The API client now throws a structured error for non-2xx responses.
+    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockRejectedValue({
+      status: 409,
+      body: { flyerId: 99, message: 'Duplicate' },
+  });
 
     console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 2. Rendering and uploading.');
     renderComponent();
@@ -295,12 +357,11 @@ describe('FlyerUploader', () => {
 
   it('should allow the user to stop watching progress', async () => {
     console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 1. Setting up mocks for infinite polling.');
-    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue(
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ jobId: 'job-stop' }), { status: 200 }),
-    );
-    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue(
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ state: 'active', progress: { message: 'Analyzing...' } })),
-    );
+    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-stop' });
+    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue({
+      state: 'active',
+      progress: { message: 'Analyzing...' },
+    } as any);
 
     console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 2. Rendering and uploading.');
     renderComponent();
@@ -362,9 +423,11 @@ describe('FlyerUploader', () => {
 
     it('should handle a generic network error during upload', async () => {
       console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 1. Setting up mock for generic upload error.');
-      mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockRejectedValue(
-        new Error('Network Error During Upload'),
-      );
+      // Simulate a structured error from the API client
+      mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockRejectedValue({
+        status: 500,
+        body: { message: 'Network Error During Upload' },
+      });
       renderComponent();
       const file = new File(['content'], 'flyer.pdf', { type: 'application/pdf' });
       const input = screen.getByLabelText(/click to select a file/i);
@@ -379,9 +442,7 @@ describe('FlyerUploader', () => {
 
     it('should handle a generic network error during polling', async () => {
       console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 1. Setting up mock for polling error.');
-      mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue(
-        new Response(JSON.stringify({ jobId: 'job-poll-fail' }), { status: 200 }),
-      );
+      mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-poll-fail' });
       mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockRejectedValue(new Error('Polling Network Error'));
 
       renderComponent();
@@ -398,11 +459,9 @@ describe('FlyerUploader', () => {
 
     it('should handle a completed job with a missing flyerId', async () => {
       console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 1. Setting up mock for malformed completion payload.');
-      mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue(
-        new Response(JSON.stringify({ jobId: 'job-no-flyerid' }), { status: 200 }),
-      );
+      mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-no-flyerid' });
       mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue(
-        new Response(JSON.stringify({ state: 'completed', returnValue: {} })), // No flyerId
+      { state: 'completed', returnValue: {} }, // No flyerId
       );
 
       renderComponent();
@@ -419,6 +478,27 @@ describe('FlyerUploader', () => {
       console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 4. Assertions passed.');
     });
 
+    it('should handle a non-JSON response during polling', async () => {
+      console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 1. Setting up mock for non-JSON response.');
+      // The actual function would throw, so we mock the rejection.
+      // The new getJobStatus would throw an error like "Failed to parse JSON..."
+      mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-bad-json' });
+      mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockRejectedValue(
+        new Error('Failed to parse JSON response from server. Body: <html>502 Bad Gateway</html>'),
+      );
+
+      renderComponent();
+      const file = new File(['content'], 'flyer.pdf', { type: 'application/pdf' });
+      const input = screen.getByLabelText(/click to select a file/i);
+
+      console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 2. Firing file change event.');
+      fireEvent.change(input, { target: { files: [file] } });
+
+      console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 3. Awaiting error message.');
+      expect(await screen.findByText(/Failed to parse JSON response from server/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+      console.log('--- [TEST LOG] ---: 4. Assertions passed.');
+    });
+
     it('should do nothing if the file input is cancelled', () => {
       renderComponent();
       const input = screen.getByLabelText(/click to select a file/i);

src/features/flyer/FlyerUploader.tsx

@@ -60,14 +60,8 @@ export const FlyerUploader: React.FC<FlyerUploaderProps> = ({ onProcessingComple
     const pollStatus = async () => {
       console.debug(`[DEBUG] pollStatus(): Polling for jobId: ${jobId}`);
       try {
-        const statusResponse = await getJobStatus(jobId);
-        console.debug(`[DEBUG] pollStatus(): API response status: ${statusResponse.status}`);
-        if (!statusResponse.ok) {
-          throw new Error(`Failed to get job status (HTTP ${statusResponse.status})`);
-        }
-
-        const job = await statusResponse.json();
-        console.debug('[DEBUG] pollStatus(): Job status received:', job);
+        const job = await getJobStatus(jobId); // Now returns parsed JSON directly
+        console.debug('[DEBUG] pollStatus(): Job status received:', job); // The rest of the logic remains the same
 
         if (job.progress) {
           setProcessingStages(job.progress.stages || []);
@@ -97,7 +91,13 @@ export const FlyerUploader: React.FC<FlyerUploaderProps> = ({ onProcessingComple
             console.debug(
               `[DEBUG] pollStatus(): Job state is "failed". Reason: ${job.failedReason}`,
             );
+            // Explicitly clear any pending timeout to stop the polling loop immediately.
+            if (pollingTimeoutRef.current) {
+              clearTimeout(pollingTimeoutRef.current);
+            }
             setErrorMessage(`Processing failed: ${job.failedReason || 'Unknown error'}`);
+            // Clear any stale "in-progress" messages to avoid user confusion.
+            setStatusMessage(null);
             setProcessingState('error');
             break;
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export const FlyerUploader: React.FC<FlyerUploaderProps> = ({ onProcessingComple
             break;
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        logger.error('Error during polling:', { error });
+        logger.error({ error }, 'Error during polling:');
         setErrorMessage(
           error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'An unexpected error occurred during polling.',
         );
@@ -150,29 +150,24 @@ export const FlyerUploader: React.FC<FlyerUploaderProps> = ({ onProcessingComple
         `[DEBUG] processFile(): Checksum generated: ${checksum}. Calling uploadAndProcessFlyer.`,
       );
 
-      const startResponse = await uploadAndProcessFlyer(file, checksum);
-      console.debug(`[DEBUG] processFile(): Upload response status: ${startResponse.status}`);
-
-      if (!startResponse.ok) {
-        const errorData = await startResponse.json();
-        console.debug('[DEBUG] processFile(): Upload failed. Error data:', errorData);
-        if (startResponse.status === 409 && errorData.flyerId) {
-          setErrorMessage(`This flyer has already been processed. You can view it here:`);
-          setDuplicateFlyerId(errorData.flyerId);
-        } else {
-          setErrorMessage(errorData.message || `Upload failed with status ${startResponse.status}`);
-        }
-        setProcessingState('error');
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const { jobId: newJobId } = await startResponse.json();
+      // The API client now returns parsed JSON on success or throws a structured error on failure.
+      const { jobId: newJobId } = await uploadAndProcessFlyer(file, checksum);
       console.debug(`[DEBUG] processFile(): Upload successful. Received jobId: ${newJobId}`);
       setJobId(newJobId);
       setProcessingState('polling');
-    } catch (error) {
-      logger.error('An unexpected error occurred during file upload:', { error });
-      setErrorMessage(error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'An unexpected error occurred.');
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      // Handle the structured error thrown by the API client.
+      logger.error({ error }, 'An error occurred during file upload:');
+      // Handle 409 Conflict for duplicate flyers
+      if (error?.status === 409 && error.body?.flyerId) {
+        setErrorMessage(`This flyer has already been processed. You can view it here:`);
+        setDuplicateFlyerId(error.body.flyerId);
+      } else {
+        // Handle other errors (e.g., validation, server errors)
+        const message =
+          error?.body?.message || error?.message || 'An unexpected error occurred during upload.';
+        setErrorMessage(message);
+      }
       setProcessingState('error');
     }
   }, []);

src/index.css

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   This single directive replaces @tailwind base, components, and utilities.
   It is the new entry point for all of Tailwind's generated CSS.
 */
-@import "tailwindcss";
+@import 'tailwindcss';
 
 /*
   This is the new v4 directive that tells the @tailwindcss/postcss plugin
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@
   Since tailwind.config.js is in the root and this is in src/, the path is '../tailwind.config.js'.
 */
 @config '../tailwind.config.js';
-

src/index.tsx

@@ -8,17 +8,16 @@ import './index.css';
 
 const rootElement = document.getElementById('root');
 if (!rootElement) {
-  throw new Error("Could not find root element to mount to");
+  throw new Error('Could not find root element to mount to');
 }
 
 const root = ReactDOM.createRoot(rootElement);
 root.render(
   <React.StrictMode>
-    <BrowserRouter> 
+    <BrowserRouter>
       <AppProviders>
         <App />
       </AppProviders>
-    </BrowserRouter> 
-  </React.StrictMode>
+    </BrowserRouter>
+  </React.StrictMode>,
 );
-   

src/lib/toast.ts

@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 // This intermediate file allows us to mock 'src/lib/toast' reliably in tests
 // without wrestling with the internal structure of the 'react-hot-toast' package.
 export * from 'react-hot-toast';
-export default toast;
+export default toast;

src/middleware/errorHandler.test.ts

@@ -15,16 +15,19 @@ import type { Logger } from 'pino';
 // Create a mock logger that we can inject into requests and assert against.
 // We only mock the methods we intend to spy on. The rest of the complex Pino
 // Logger type is satisfied by casting, which is a common and clean testing practice.
-const mockLogger = {
-  error: vi.fn(),
-  warn: vi.fn(),
-  info: vi.fn(),
-  debug: vi.fn(),
-  fatal: vi.fn(),
-  trace: vi.fn(),
-  silent: vi.fn(),
-  child: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
-} as unknown as Logger;
+const { mockLogger } = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  const mockLogger = {
+    error: vi.fn(),
+    warn: vi.fn(),
+    info: vi.fn(),
+    debug: vi.fn(),
+    fatal: vi.fn(),
+    trace: vi.fn(),
+    silent: vi.fn(),
+    child: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
+  };
+  return { mockLogger };
+});
 
 // Mock the global logger as a fallback, though our tests will focus on req.log
 vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({ logger: mockLogger }));
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ const app = express();
 app.use(express.json());
 // Add a middleware to inject our mock logger into each request as `req.log`
 app.use((req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
-  req.log = mockLogger;
+  req.log = mockLogger as unknown as Logger;
   next();
 });
 
@@ -106,7 +109,10 @@ describe('errorHandler Middleware', () => {
   it('should return a generic 500 error for a standard Error object', async () => {
     const response = await supertest(app).get('/generic-error');
     expect(response.status).toBe(500);
-    expect(response.body).toEqual({ message: 'A generic server error occurred.' });
+    // In test/dev, we now expect a stack trace for 5xx errors.
+    expect(response.body.message).toBe('A generic server error occurred.');
+    expect(response.body.stack).toBeDefined();
+    expect(response.body.errorId).toEqual(expect.any(String));
     expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         err: expect.any(Error),
@@ -116,7 +122,7 @@ describe('errorHandler Middleware', () => {
       expect.stringMatching(/Unhandled API Error \(ID: \w+\)/),
     );
     expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.stringContaining('--- [TEST] UNHANDLED ERROR ---'),
+      expect.stringMatching(/--- \[TEST\] UNHANDLED ERROR \(ID: \w+\) ---/),
       expect.any(Error),
     );
   });
@@ -130,15 +136,11 @@ describe('errorHandler Middleware', () => {
     expect(mockLogger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       {
         err: expect.any(Error),
-        validationErrors: undefined,
         statusCode: 404,
       },
       'Client Error on GET /http-error-404: Resource not found',
     );
-    expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.stringContaining('--- [TEST] UNHANDLED ERROR ---'),
-      expect.any(Error),
-    );
+    expect(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('should handle a NotFoundError with a 404 status', async () => {
@@ -150,15 +152,11 @@ describe('errorHandler Middleware', () => {
     expect(mockLogger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       {
         err: expect.any(NotFoundError),
-        validationErrors: undefined,
         statusCode: 404,
       },
       'Client Error on GET /not-found-error: Specific resource missing',
     );
-    expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.stringContaining('--- [TEST] UNHANDLED ERROR ---'),
-      expect.any(NotFoundError),
-    );
+    expect(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('should handle a ForeignKeyConstraintError with a 400 status and the specific error message', async () => {
@@ -170,15 +168,11 @@ describe('errorHandler Middleware', () => {
     expect(mockLogger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       {
         err: expect.any(ForeignKeyConstraintError),
-        validationErrors: undefined,
         statusCode: 400,
       },
       'Client Error on GET /fk-error: The referenced item does not exist.',
     );
-    expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.stringContaining('--- [TEST] UNHANDLED ERROR ---'),
-      expect.any(ForeignKeyConstraintError),
-    );
+    expect(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('should handle a UniqueConstraintError with a 409 status and the specific error message', async () => {
@@ -190,15 +184,11 @@ describe('errorHandler Middleware', () => {
     expect(mockLogger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       {
         err: expect.any(UniqueConstraintError),
-        validationErrors: undefined,
         statusCode: 409,
       },
       'Client Error on GET /unique-error: This item already exists.',
     );
-    expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.stringContaining('--- [TEST] UNHANDLED ERROR ---'),
-      expect.any(UniqueConstraintError),
-    );
+    expect(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('should handle a ValidationError with a 400 status and include the validation errors array', async () => {
@@ -219,17 +209,17 @@ describe('errorHandler Middleware', () => {
       },
       'Client Error on GET /validation-error: Input validation failed',
     );
-    expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.stringContaining('--- [TEST] UNHANDLED ERROR ---'),
-      expect.any(ValidationError),
-    );
+    expect(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('should handle a DatabaseError with a 500 status and a generic message', async () => {
     const response = await supertest(app).get('/db-error-500');
 
     expect(response.status).toBe(500);
-    expect(response.body).toEqual({ message: 'A database connection issue occurred.' });
+    // In test/dev, we now expect a stack trace for 5xx errors.
+    expect(response.body.message).toBe('A database connection issue occurred.');
+    expect(response.body.stack).toBeDefined();
+    expect(response.body.errorId).toEqual(expect.any(String));
     expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         err: expect.any(DatabaseError),
@@ -239,7 +229,7 @@ describe('errorHandler Middleware', () => {
       expect.stringMatching(/Unhandled API Error \(ID: \w+\)/),
     );
     expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.stringContaining('--- [TEST] UNHANDLED ERROR ---'),
+      expect.stringMatching(/--- \[TEST\] UNHANDLED ERROR \(ID: \w+\) ---/),
       expect.any(DatabaseError),
     );
   });
@@ -249,8 +239,14 @@ describe('errorHandler Middleware', () => {
 
     expect(response.status).toBe(401);
     expect(response.body).toEqual({ message: 'Invalid Token' });
-    // 4xx errors log as warn
-    expect(mockLogger.warn).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockLogger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      {
+        err: expect.any(Error),
+        statusCode: 401,
+      },
+      'Client Error on GET /unauthorized-error-no-status: Invalid Token',
+    );
+    expect(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('should handle an UnauthorizedError with explicit status', async () => {
@@ -258,6 +254,14 @@ describe('errorHandler Middleware', () => {
 
     expect(response.status).toBe(401);
     expect(response.body).toEqual({ message: 'Invalid Token' });
+    expect(mockLogger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      {
+        err: expect.any(Error),
+        statusCode: 401,
+      },
+      'Client Error on GET /unauthorized-error-with-status: Invalid Token',
+    );
+    expect(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('should call next(err) if headers have already been sent', () => {
@@ -302,6 +306,7 @@ describe('errorHandler Middleware', () => {
       expect(response.body.message).toMatch(
         /An unexpected server error occurred. Please reference error ID: \w+/,
       );
+      expect(response.body.stack).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
     it('should return the actual error message for client errors (4xx) in production', async () => {

src/middleware/errorHandler.ts

@@ -1,94 +1,101 @@
 // src/middleware/errorHandler.ts
 import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
+import crypto from 'crypto';
+import { ZodError } from 'zod';
 import {
-  DatabaseError,
-  UniqueConstraintError,
   ForeignKeyConstraintError,
   NotFoundError,
+  UniqueConstraintError,
   ValidationError,
-  ValidationIssue,
 } from '../services/db/errors.db';
-import crypto from 'crypto';
+import { logger } from '../services/logger.server';
 
-interface HttpError extends Error {
-  status?: number;
-}
-
-export const errorHandler = (err: HttpError, req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
-  // If the response headers have already been sent, we must delegate to the default Express error handler.
+/**
+ * A centralized error handling middleware for the Express application.
+ * This middleware should be the LAST `app.use()` call to catch all errors from previous routes and middleware.
+ *
+ * It standardizes error responses and ensures consistent logging.
+ */
+export const errorHandler = (err: Error, req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+  // If headers have already been sent, delegate to the default Express error handler.
   if (res.headersSent) {
     return next(err);
   }
 
-  // The pino-http middleware guarantees that `req.log` will be available.
-  const log = req.log;
+  // Use the request-scoped logger if available, otherwise fall back to the global logger.
+  const log = req.log || logger;
 
-  // --- 1. Determine Final Status Code and Message ---
-  let statusCode = err.status ?? 500;
-  const message = err.message;
-  let validationIssues: ValidationIssue[] | undefined;
-  let errorId: string | undefined;
-
-  // Refine the status code for known error types. Check for most specific types first.
-  if (err instanceof UniqueConstraintError) {
-    statusCode = 409; // Conflict
-  } else if (err instanceof NotFoundError) {
-    statusCode = 404;
-  } else if (err instanceof ForeignKeyConstraintError) {
-    statusCode = 400;
-  } else if (err instanceof ValidationError) {
-    statusCode = 400;
-    validationIssues = err.validationErrors;
-  } else if (err instanceof DatabaseError) {
-    // This is a generic fallback for other database errors that are not the specific subclasses above.
-    statusCode = err.status;
-  } else if (err.name === 'UnauthorizedError') {
-    statusCode = err.status || 401;
+  // --- Handle Zod Validation Errors (from validateRequest middleware) ---
+  if (err instanceof ZodError) {
+    const statusCode = 400;
+    const message = 'The request data is invalid.';
+    const errors = err.issues.map((e) => ({ path: e.path, message: e.message }));
+    log.warn({ err, validationErrors: errors, statusCode }, `Client Error on ${req.method} ${req.path}: ${message}`);
+    return res.status(statusCode).json({ message, errors });
   }
 
-  // --- 2. Log Based on Final Status Code ---
-  // Log the full error details for debugging, especially for server errors.
-  if (statusCode >= 500) {
-    errorId = crypto.randomBytes(4).toString('hex');
-    // The request-scoped logger already contains user, IP, and request_id.
-    // We add the full error and the request object itself.
-    // Pino's `redact` config will automatically sanitize sensitive fields in `req`.
-    log.error(
-      {
-        err,
-        errorId,
-        req: { method: req.method, url: req.originalUrl, headers: req.headers, body: req.body },
-      },
-      `Unhandled API Error (ID: ${errorId})`,
-    );
-  } else {
-    // For 4xx errors, log at a lower level (e.g., 'warn') to avoid flooding error trackers.
-    // We include the validation errors in the log context if they exist.
+  // --- Handle Custom Operational Errors ---
+  if (err instanceof NotFoundError) {
+    const statusCode = 404;
+    log.warn({ err, statusCode }, `Client Error on ${req.method} ${req.path}: ${err.message}`);
+    return res.status(statusCode).json({ message: err.message });
+  }
+
+  if (err instanceof ValidationError) {
+    const statusCode = 400;
     log.warn(
-      {
-        err,
-        validationErrors: validationIssues, // Add validation issues to the log object
-        statusCode,
-      },
-      `Client Error on ${req.method} ${req.path}: ${message}`,
+      { err, validationErrors: err.validationErrors, statusCode },
+      `Client Error on ${req.method} ${req.path}: ${err.message}`,
     );
+    return res.status(statusCode).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.validationErrors });
   }
 
-  // --- TEST ENVIRONMENT DEBUGGING ---
+  if (err instanceof UniqueConstraintError) {
+    const statusCode = 409;
+    log.warn({ err, statusCode }, `Client Error on ${req.method} ${req.path}: ${err.message}`);
+    return res.status(statusCode).json({ message: err.message }); // Use 409 Conflict for unique constraints
+  }
+
+  if (err instanceof ForeignKeyConstraintError) {
+    const statusCode = 400;
+    log.warn({ err, statusCode }, `Client Error on ${req.method} ${req.path}: ${err.message}`);
+    return res.status(statusCode).json({ message: err.message });
+  }
+
+  // --- Handle Generic Client Errors (e.g., from express-jwt, or manual status setting) ---
+  let status = (err as any).status || (err as any).statusCode;
+  // Default UnauthorizedError to 401 if no status is present, a common case for express-jwt.
+  if (err.name === 'UnauthorizedError' && !status) {
+    status = 401;
+  }
+  if (status && status >= 400 && status < 500) {
+    log.warn({ err, statusCode: status }, `Client Error on ${req.method} ${req.path}: ${err.message}`);
+    return res.status(status).json({ message: err.message });
+  }
+
+  // --- Handle All Other (500-level) Errors ---
+  const errorId = crypto.randomBytes(4).toString('hex');
+  log.error(
+    {
+      err,
+      errorId,
+      req: { method: req.method, url: req.url, headers: req.headers, body: req.body },
+    },
+    `Unhandled API Error (ID: ${errorId})`,
+  );
+
+  // Also log to console in test environment for visibility in test runners
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
-    console.error('--- [TEST] UNHANDLED ERROR ---', err);
+    console.error(`--- [TEST] UNHANDLED ERROR (ID: ${errorId}) ---`, err);
   }
 
-  // --- 3. Send Response ---
-  // In production, send a generic message for 5xx errors.
-  // In dev/test, send the actual error message for easier debugging.
-  const responseMessage =
-    statusCode >= 500 && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
-      ? `An unexpected server error occurred. Please reference error ID: ${errorId}`
-      : message;
+  // In production, send a generic message to avoid leaking implementation details.
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+    return res.status(500).json({
+      message: `An unexpected server error occurred. Please reference error ID: ${errorId}`,
+    });
+  }
 
-  res.status(statusCode).json({
-    message: responseMessage,
-    ...(validationIssues && { errors: validationIssues }), // Conditionally add the 'errors' array if it exists
-  });
-};
+  // In non-production environments (dev, test, etc.), send more details for easier debugging.
+  return res.status(500).json({ message: err.message, stack: err.stack, errorId });
+};

src/providers/ApiProvider.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// src/providers/ApiProvider.test.tsx
+import React, { useContext } from 'react';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { ApiProvider } from './ApiProvider';
+import { ApiContext } from '../contexts/ApiContext';
+import * as apiClient from '../services/apiClient';
+
+// Mock the apiClient module.
+// Since ApiProvider and ApiContext import * as apiClient, mocking it ensures
+// we control the reference identity and can verify it's being passed correctly.
+vi.mock('../services/apiClient', () => ({
+  fetchFlyers: vi.fn(),
+  fetchMasterItems: vi.fn(),
+  // Add other mocked methods as needed for the shape to be valid-ish
+}));
+
+describe('ApiProvider & ApiContext', () => {
+  const TestConsumer = () => {
+    const contextValue = useContext(ApiContext);
+    // We check if the context value is strictly equal to the imported module
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <span data-testid="value-check">
+          {contextValue === apiClient ? 'Matches apiClient' : 'Does not match'}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    );
+  };
+
+  it('renders children correctly', () => {
+    render(
+      <ApiProvider>
+        <div data-testid="child">Child Content</div>
+      </ApiProvider>
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('child')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Child Content')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('provides the apiClient module via context', () => {
+    render(
+      <ApiProvider>
+        <TestConsumer />
+      </ApiProvider>
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('value-check')).toHaveTextContent('Matches apiClient');
+  });
+
+  it('ApiContext has apiClient as the default value (when no provider is present)', () => {
+    // This verifies the logic in ApiContext.tsx: createContext(apiClient)
+    render(<TestConsumer />);
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('value-check')).toHaveTextContent('Matches apiClient');
+  });
+});

src/routes/admin.content.routes.test.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ import {
 import type { SuggestedCorrection, Brand, UserProfile, UnmatchedFlyerItem } from '../types';
 import { NotFoundError } from '../services/db/errors.db'; // This can stay, it's a type/class not a module with side effects.
 import { createTestApp } from '../tests/utils/createTestApp';
-import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
+
+// Mock the file upload middleware to allow testing the controller's internal check
+vi.mock('../middleware/fileUpload.middleware', () => ({
+  requireFileUpload: () => (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => next(),
+}));
 
 vi.mock('../lib/queue', () => ({
   serverAdapter: {
@@ -91,8 +95,9 @@ vi.mock('@bull-board/express', () => ({
 }));
 
 // Mock the logger
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 // Mock the passport middleware
@@ -125,12 +130,6 @@ describe('Admin Content Management Routes (/api/admin)', () => {
     authenticatedUser: adminUser,
   });
 
-  // Add a basic error handler to capture errors passed to next(err) and return JSON.
-  // This prevents unhandled error crashes in tests and ensures we get the 500 response we expect.
-  app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
   });
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ describe('Admin Content Management Routes (/api/admin)', () => {
       const response = await supertest(app).post('/api/admin/brands/55/logo');
       expect(response.status).toBe(400);
       expect(response.body.message).toMatch(
-        /Logo image file is required|The request data is invalid/,
+        /Logo image file is required|The request data is invalid|Logo image file is missing./,
       );
     });
 

src/routes/admin.jobs.routes.test.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { createMockUserProfile } from '../tests/utils/mockFactories';
 import type { Job } from 'bullmq';
 import type { UserProfile } from '../types';
 import { createTestApp } from '../tests/utils/createTestApp';
-import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 
 // Mock the background job service to control its methods.
 vi.mock('../services/backgroundJobService', () => ({
@@ -66,8 +65,9 @@ import {
 } from '../services/queueService.server';
 
 // Mock the logger
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 // Mock the passport middleware
@@ -97,12 +97,6 @@ describe('Admin Job Trigger Routes (/api/admin/trigger)', () => {
     authenticatedUser: adminUser,
   });
 
-  // Add a basic error handler to capture errors passed to next(err) and return JSON.
-  // This prevents unhandled error crashes in tests and ensures we get the 500 response we expect.
-  app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
   });
@@ -248,6 +242,17 @@ describe('Admin Job Trigger Routes (/api/admin/trigger)', () => {
       expect(response.status).toBe(400);
     });
 
+    it('should return 404 if the queue name is valid but not in the retry map', async () => {
+      const queueName = 'weekly-analytics-reporting'; // This is in the Zod enum but not the queueMap
+      const jobId = 'some-job-id';
+
+      const response = await supertest(app).post(`/api/admin/jobs/${queueName}/${jobId}/retry`);
+
+      // The route throws a NotFoundError, which the error handler should convert to a 404.
+      expect(response.status).toBe(404);
+      expect(response.body.message).toBe(`Queue 'weekly-analytics-reporting' not found.`);
+    });
+
     it('should return 404 if the job ID is not found in the queue', async () => {
       vi.mocked(flyerQueue.getJob).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
       const response = await supertest(app).post(

src/routes/admin.monitoring.routes.test.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,16 @@ import type { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import { createMockUserProfile, createMockActivityLogItem } from '../tests/utils/mockFactories';
 import type { UserProfile } from '../types';
 import { createTestApp } from '../tests/utils/createTestApp';
-import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
+
+const { mockLogger } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  mockLogger: {
+    info: vi.fn(),
+    warn: vi.fn(),
+    error: vi.fn(),
+    debug: vi.fn(),
+    child: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
+  },
+}));
 
 vi.mock('../lib/queue', () => ({
   serverAdapter: {
@@ -27,19 +36,22 @@ vi.mock('../services/db/index.db', () => ({
   notificationRepo: {},
 }));
 
-// Mock the queue service to control worker statuses
+// Mock the queue service for queue status checks
 vi.mock('../services/queueService.server', () => ({
+  flyerQueue: { name: 'flyer-processing', getJobCounts: vi.fn() },
+  emailQueue: { name: 'email-sending', getJobCounts: vi.fn() },
+  analyticsQueue: { name: 'analytics-reporting', getJobCounts: vi.fn() },
+  cleanupQueue: { name: 'file-cleanup', getJobCounts: vi.fn() },
+  weeklyAnalyticsQueue: { name: 'weekly-analytics-reporting', getJobCounts: vi.fn() },
+}));
+
+// Mock the worker service for worker status checks
+vi.mock('../services/workers.server', () => ({
   flyerWorker: { name: 'flyer-processing', isRunning: vi.fn() },
   emailWorker: { name: 'email-sending', isRunning: vi.fn() },
   analyticsWorker: { name: 'analytics-reporting', isRunning: vi.fn() },
   cleanupWorker: { name: 'file-cleanup', isRunning: vi.fn() },
   weeklyAnalyticsWorker: { name: 'weekly-analytics-reporting', isRunning: vi.fn() },
-  flyerQueue: { name: 'flyer-processing', getJobCounts: vi.fn() },
-  emailQueue: { name: 'email-sending', getJobCounts: vi.fn() },
-  analyticsQueue: { name: 'analytics-reporting', getJobCounts: vi.fn() },
-  cleanupQueue: { name: 'file-cleanup', getJobCounts: vi.fn() },
-  // FIX: Add the missing weeklyAnalyticsQueue to prevent import errors in admin.routes.ts
-  weeklyAnalyticsQueue: { name: 'weekly-analytics-reporting', getJobCounts: vi.fn() },
 }));
 
 // Mock other dependencies that are part of the adminRouter setup but not directly tested here
@@ -67,8 +79,10 @@ import adminRouter from './admin.routes';
 
 // Import the mocked modules to control them
 import * as queueService from '../services/queueService.server';
+import * as workerService from '../services/workers.server';
 import { adminRepo } from '../services/db/index.db';
 const mockedQueueService = queueService as Mocked<typeof queueService>;
+const mockedWorkerService = workerService as Mocked<typeof workerService>;
 
 // Mock the logger
 vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
@@ -102,12 +116,6 @@ describe('Admin Monitoring Routes (/api/admin)', () => {
     authenticatedUser: adminUser,
   });
 
-  // Add a basic error handler to capture errors passed to next(err) and return JSON.
-  // This prevents unhandled error crashes in tests and ensures we get the 500 response we expect.
-  app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
   });
@@ -143,11 +151,11 @@ describe('Admin Monitoring Routes (/api/admin)', () => {
   describe('GET /workers/status', () => {
     it('should return the status of all registered workers', async () => {
       // Arrange: Set the mock status for each worker
-      vi.mocked(mockedQueueService.flyerWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(true);
-      vi.mocked(mockedQueueService.emailWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(true);
-      vi.mocked(mockedQueueService.analyticsWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(false); // Simulate one worker being stopped
-      vi.mocked(mockedQueueService.cleanupWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(true);
-      vi.mocked(mockedQueueService.weeklyAnalyticsWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(true);
+      vi.mocked(mockedWorkerService.flyerWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(true);
+      vi.mocked(mockedWorkerService.emailWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(true);
+      vi.mocked(mockedWorkerService.analyticsWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(false); // Simulate one worker being stopped
+      vi.mocked(mockedWorkerService.cleanupWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(true);
+      vi.mocked(mockedWorkerService.weeklyAnalyticsWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(true);
 
       // Act
       const response = await supertest(app).get('/api/admin/workers/status');

src/routes/admin.routes.ts

@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 import { Router, NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express';
 import passport from './passport.routes';
 import { isAdmin } from './passport.routes'; // Correctly imported
-import multer from 'multer'; // --- Zod Schemas for Admin Routes (as per ADR-003) ---
+import multer from 'multer';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 
 import * as db from '../services/db/index.db';
-import { logger } from '../services/logger.server';
-import { UserProfile } from '../types';
+import type { UserProfile } from '../types';
 import { geocodingService } from '../services/geocodingService.server';
 import { requireFileUpload } from '../middleware/fileUpload.middleware'; // This was a duplicate, fixed.
 import { NotFoundError, ValidationError } from '../services/db/errors.db';
@@ -26,52 +25,36 @@ import {
   analyticsQueue,
   cleanupQueue,
   weeklyAnalyticsQueue,
-  flyerWorker,
-  emailWorker,
+} from '../services/queueService.server'; // Import your queues
+import {
   analyticsWorker,
   cleanupWorker,
+  emailWorker,
+  flyerWorker,
   weeklyAnalyticsWorker,
-} from '../services/queueService.server'; // Import your queues
+} from '../services/workers.server';
 import { getSimpleWeekAndYear } from '../utils/dateUtils';
+import {
+  requiredString,
+  numericIdParam,
+  uuidParamSchema,
+  optionalNumeric,
+} from '../utils/zodUtils';
+import { logger } from '../services/logger.server';
 
-// Helper for consistent required string validation (handles missing/null/empty)
-const requiredString = (message: string) =>
-  z.preprocess((val) => val ?? '', z.string().min(1, message));
-
-/**
- * A factory for creating a Zod schema that validates a UUID in the request parameters.
- * @param key The name of the parameter key (e.g., 'userId').
- * @param message A custom error message for invalid UUIDs.
- */
-const uuidParamSchema = (key: string, message = `Invalid UUID for parameter '${key}'.`) =>
-  z.object({
-    params: z.object({ [key]: z.string().uuid({ message }) }),
-  });
-
-/**
- * A factory for creating a Zod schema that validates a numeric ID in the request parameters.
- */
-const numericIdParamSchema = (
-  key: string,
-  message = `Invalid ID for parameter '${key}'. Must be a positive integer.`,
-) =>
-  z.object({
-    params: z.object({ [key]: z.coerce.number().int({ message }).positive({ message }) }),
-  });
-
-const updateCorrectionSchema = numericIdParamSchema('id').extend({
+const updateCorrectionSchema = numericIdParam('id').extend({
   body: z.object({
     suggested_value: requiredString('A new suggested_value is required.'),
   }),
 });
 
-const updateRecipeStatusSchema = numericIdParamSchema('id').extend({
+const updateRecipeStatusSchema = numericIdParam('id').extend({
   body: z.object({
     status: z.enum(['private', 'pending_review', 'public', 'rejected']),
   }),
 });
 
-const updateCommentStatusSchema = numericIdParamSchema('id').extend({
+const updateCommentStatusSchema = numericIdParam('id').extend({
   body: z.object({
     status: z.enum(['visible', 'hidden', 'reported']),
   }),
@@ -85,8 +68,8 @@ const updateUserRoleSchema = uuidParamSchema('id', 'A valid user ID is required.
 
 const activityLogSchema = z.object({
   query: z.object({
-    limit: z.coerce.number().int().positive().optional().default(50),
-    offset: z.coerce.number().int().nonnegative().optional().default(0),
+    limit: optionalNumeric({ default: 50, integer: true, positive: true }),
+    offset: optionalNumeric({ default: 0, integer: true, nonnegative: true }),
   }),
 });
 
@@ -154,6 +137,7 @@ router.get('/corrections', async (req, res, next: NextFunction) => {
     const corrections = await db.adminRepo.getSuggestedCorrections(req.log);
     res.json(corrections);
   } catch (error) {
+    logger.error({ error }, 'Error fetching suggested corrections');
     next(error);
   }
 });
@@ -163,6 +147,7 @@ router.get('/brands', async (req, res, next: NextFunction) => {
     const brands = await db.flyerRepo.getAllBrands(req.log);
     res.json(brands);
   } catch (error) {
+    logger.error({ error }, 'Error fetching brands');
     next(error);
   }
 });
@@ -172,6 +157,7 @@ router.get('/stats', async (req, res, next: NextFunction) => {
     const stats = await db.adminRepo.getApplicationStats(req.log);
     res.json(stats);
   } catch (error) {
+    logger.error({ error }, 'Error fetching application stats');
     next(error);
   }
 });
@@ -181,20 +167,22 @@ router.get('/stats/daily', async (req, res, next: NextFunction) => {
     const dailyStats = await db.adminRepo.getDailyStatsForLast30Days(req.log);
     res.json(dailyStats);
   } catch (error) {
+    logger.error({ error }, 'Error fetching daily stats');
     next(error);
   }
 });
 
 router.post(
   '/corrections/:id/approve',
-  validateRequest(numericIdParamSchema('id')),
+  validateRequest(numericIdParam('id')),
   async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     // Apply ADR-003 pattern for type safety
-    const { params } = req as unknown as z.infer<ReturnType<typeof numericIdParamSchema>>;
+    const { params } = req as unknown as z.infer<ReturnType<typeof numericIdParam>>;
     try {
       await db.adminRepo.approveCorrection(params.id, req.log); // params.id is now safely typed as number
       res.status(200).json({ message: 'Correction approved successfully.' });
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error approving correction');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -202,14 +190,15 @@ router.post(
 
 router.post(
   '/corrections/:id/reject',
-  validateRequest(numericIdParamSchema('id')),
+  validateRequest(numericIdParam('id')),
   async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     // Apply ADR-003 pattern for type safety
-    const { params } = req as unknown as z.infer<ReturnType<typeof numericIdParamSchema>>;
+    const { params } = req as unknown as z.infer<ReturnType<typeof numericIdParam>>;
     try {
       await db.adminRepo.rejectCorrection(params.id, req.log); // params.id is now safely typed as number
       res.status(200).json({ message: 'Correction rejected successfully.' });
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error rejecting correction');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -229,6 +218,7 @@ router.put(
       );
       res.status(200).json(updatedCorrection);
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error updating suggested correction');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -244,6 +234,7 @@ router.put(
       const updatedRecipe = await db.adminRepo.updateRecipeStatus(params.id, body.status, req.log); // This is still a standalone function in admin.db.ts
       res.status(200).json(updatedRecipe);
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error updating recipe status');
       next(error); // Pass all errors to the central error handler
     }
   },
@@ -251,12 +242,12 @@ router.put(
 
 router.post(
   '/brands/:id/logo',
-  validateRequest(numericIdParamSchema('id')),
+  validateRequest(numericIdParam('id')),
   upload.single('logoImage'),
   requireFileUpload('logoImage'),
   async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     // Apply ADR-003 pattern for type safety
-    const { params } = req as unknown as z.infer<ReturnType<typeof numericIdParamSchema>>;
+    const { params } = req as unknown as z.infer<ReturnType<typeof numericIdParam>>;
     try {
       // Although requireFileUpload middleware should ensure the file exists,
       // this check satisfies TypeScript and adds robustness.
@@ -269,6 +260,7 @@ router.post(
       logger.info({ brandId: params.id, logoUrl }, `Brand logo updated for brand ID: ${params.id}`);
       res.status(200).json({ message: 'Brand logo updated successfully.', logoUrl });
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error updating brand logo');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -279,6 +271,7 @@ router.get('/unmatched-items', async (req, res, next: NextFunction) => {
     const items = await db.adminRepo.getUnmatchedFlyerItems(req.log);
     res.json(items);
   } catch (error) {
+    logger.error({ error }, 'Error fetching unmatched items');
     next(error);
   }
 });
@@ -288,16 +281,17 @@ router.get('/unmatched-items', async (req, res, next: NextFunction) => {
  */
 router.delete(
   '/recipes/:recipeId',
-  validateRequest(numericIdParamSchema('recipeId')),
+  validateRequest(numericIdParam('recipeId')),
   async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     const userProfile = req.user as UserProfile;
     // Infer the type directly from the schema generator function. // This was a duplicate, fixed.
-    const { params } = req as unknown as z.infer<ReturnType<typeof numericIdParamSchema>>;
+    const { params } = req as unknown as z.infer<ReturnType<typeof numericIdParam>>;
     try {
       // The isAdmin flag bypasses the ownership check in the repository method.
       await db.recipeRepo.deleteRecipe(params.recipeId, userProfile.user.user_id, true, req.log);
       res.status(204).send();
     } catch (error: unknown) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error deleting recipe');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -308,14 +302,15 @@ router.delete(
  */
 router.delete(
   '/flyers/:flyerId',
-  validateRequest(numericIdParamSchema('flyerId')),
+  validateRequest(numericIdParam('flyerId')),
   async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     // Infer the type directly from the schema generator function.
-    const { params } = req as unknown as z.infer<ReturnType<typeof numericIdParamSchema>>;
+    const { params } = req as unknown as z.infer<ReturnType<typeof numericIdParam>>;
     try {
       await db.flyerRepo.deleteFlyer(params.flyerId, req.log);
       res.status(204).send();
     } catch (error: unknown) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error deleting flyer');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -335,6 +330,7 @@ router.put(
       ); // This is still a standalone function in admin.db.ts
       res.status(200).json(updatedComment);
     } catch (error: unknown) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error updating comment status');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -345,6 +341,7 @@ router.get('/users', async (req, res, next: NextFunction) => {
     const users = await db.adminRepo.getAllUsers(req.log);
     res.json(users);
   } catch (error) {
+    logger.error({ error }, 'Error fetching users');
     next(error);
   }
 });
@@ -364,6 +361,7 @@ router.get(
       const logs = await db.adminRepo.getActivityLog(limit, offset, req.log);
       res.json(logs);
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error fetching activity log');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -379,6 +377,7 @@ router.get(
       const user = await db.userRepo.findUserProfileById(params.id, req.log);
       res.json(user);
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error fetching user profile');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -414,6 +413,7 @@ router.delete(
       await db.userRepo.deleteUserById(params.id, req.log);
       res.status(204).send();
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error deleting user');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -435,12 +435,10 @@ router.post(
       // We call the function but don't wait for it to finish (no `await`).
       // This is a "fire-and-forget" operation from the client's perspective.
       backgroundJobService.runDailyDealCheck();
-      res
-        .status(202)
-        .json({
-          message:
-            'Daily deal check job has been triggered successfully. It will run in the background.',
-        });
+      res.status(202).json({
+        message:
+          'Daily deal check job has been triggered successfully. It will run in the background.',
+      });
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error({ error }, '[Admin] Failed to trigger daily deal check job.');
       next(error);
@@ -467,11 +465,9 @@ router.post(
 
       const job = await analyticsQueue.add('generate-daily-report', { reportDate }, { jobId });
 
-      res
-        .status(202)
-        .json({
-          message: `Analytics report generation job has been enqueued successfully. Job ID: ${job.id}`,
-        });
+      res.status(202).json({
+        message: `Analytics report generation job has been enqueued successfully. Job ID: ${job.id}`,
+      });
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error({ error }, '[Admin] Failed to enqueue analytics report job.');
       next(error);
@@ -485,11 +481,11 @@ router.post(
  */
 router.post(
   '/flyers/:flyerId/cleanup',
-  validateRequest(numericIdParamSchema('flyerId')),
+  validateRequest(numericIdParam('flyerId')),
   async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     const userProfile = req.user as UserProfile;
     // Infer type from the schema generator for type safety, as per ADR-003.
-    const { params } = req as unknown as z.infer<ReturnType<typeof numericIdParamSchema>>; // This was a duplicate, fixed.
+    const { params } = req as unknown as z.infer<ReturnType<typeof numericIdParam>>; // This was a duplicate, fixed.
     logger.info(
       `[Admin] Manual trigger for flyer file cleanup received from user: ${userProfile.user.user_id} for flyer ID: ${params.flyerId}`,
     );
@@ -501,6 +497,7 @@ router.post(
         .status(202)
         .json({ message: `File cleanup job for flyer ID ${params.flyerId} has been enqueued.` });
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error enqueuing cleanup job');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -523,6 +520,7 @@ router.post('/trigger/failing-job', async (req: Request, res: Response, next: Ne
       .status(202)
       .json({ message: `Failing test job has been enqueued successfully. Job ID: ${job.id}` });
   } catch (error) {
+    logger.error({ error }, 'Error enqueuing failing job');
     next(error);
   }
 });
@@ -541,11 +539,9 @@ router.post(
 
     try {
       const keysDeleted = await geocodingService.clearGeocodeCache(req.log);
-      res
-        .status(200)
-        .json({
-          message: `Successfully cleared the geocode cache. ${keysDeleted} keys were removed.`,
-        });
+      res.status(200).json({
+        message: `Successfully cleared the geocode cache. ${keysDeleted} keys were removed.`,
+      });
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error({ error }, '[Admin] Failed to clear geocode cache.');
       next(error);
@@ -597,6 +593,7 @@ router.get('/queues/status', async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunct
     );
     res.json(queueStatuses);
   } catch (error) {
+    logger.error({ error }, 'Error fetching queue statuses');
     next(error);
   }
 });
@@ -645,6 +642,7 @@ router.post(
       );
       res.status(200).json({ message: `Job ${jobId} has been successfully marked for retry.` });
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error retrying job');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -676,6 +674,7 @@ router.post(
         .status(202)
         .json({ message: 'Successfully enqueued weekly analytics job.', jobId: job.id });
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error enqueuing weekly analytics job');
       next(error);
     }
   },

src/routes/admin.stats.routes.test.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import type { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import { createMockUserProfile } from '../tests/utils/mockFactories';
 import type { UserProfile } from '../types';
 import { createTestApp } from '../tests/utils/createTestApp';
-import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 
 vi.mock('../services/db/index.db', () => ({
   adminRepo: {
@@ -45,8 +44,9 @@ import adminRouter from './admin.routes';
 import { adminRepo } from '../services/db/index.db';
 
 // Mock the logger
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 // Mock the passport middleware
@@ -73,12 +73,6 @@ describe('Admin Stats Routes (/api/admin/stats)', () => {
     authenticatedUser: adminUser,
   });
 
-  // Add a basic error handler to capture errors passed to next(err) and return JSON.
-  // This prevents unhandled error crashes in tests and ensures we get the 500 response we expect.
-  app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
   });

src/routes/admin.system.routes.test.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import supertest from 'supertest';
 import type { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import { createMockUserProfile } from '../tests/utils/mockFactories';
 import { createTestApp } from '../tests/utils/createTestApp';
-import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 
 // Mock dependencies
 vi.mock('../services/geocodingService.server', () => ({
@@ -50,8 +49,9 @@ import adminRouter from './admin.routes';
 import { geocodingService } from '../services/geocodingService.server';
 
 // Mock the logger
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 // Mock the passport middleware
@@ -79,12 +79,6 @@ describe('Admin System Routes (/api/admin/system)', () => {
     authenticatedUser: adminUser,
   });
 
-  // Add a basic error handler to capture errors passed to next(err) and return JSON.
-  // This prevents unhandled error crashes in tests and ensures we get the 500 response we expect.
-  app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
   });

src/routes/admin.users.routes.test.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { createMockUserProfile, createMockAdminUserView } from '../tests/utils/m
 import type { UserProfile, Profile } from '../types';
 import { NotFoundError } from '../services/db/errors.db';
 import { createTestApp } from '../tests/utils/createTestApp';
-import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 
 vi.mock('../services/db/index.db', () => ({
   adminRepo: {
@@ -44,8 +43,9 @@ vi.mock('@bull-board/express', () => ({
 }));
 
 // Mock the logger
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 // Import the router AFTER all mocks are defined.
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ describe('Admin User Management Routes (/api/admin/users)', () => {
     authenticatedUser: adminUser,
   });
 
-  // Add a basic error handler to capture errors passed to next(err) and return JSON.
-  // This prevents unhandled error crashes in tests and ensures we get the 500 response we expect.
-  app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
   });

src/routes/ai.routes.test.ts

@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ import aiRouter from './ai.routes';
 import { flyerQueue } from '../services/queueService.server';
 
 // Mock the logger to keep test output clean
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 // Mock the passport module to control authentication for different tests.
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ describe('AI Routes (/api/ai)', () => {
     vi.mocked(mockLogger.info).mockImplementation(() => {});
     vi.mocked(mockLogger.error).mockImplementation(() => {});
     vi.mocked(mockLogger.warn).mockImplementation(() => {});
+    vi.mocked(mockLogger.debug).mockImplementation(() => {}); // Ensure debug is also mocked
   });
   const app = createTestApp({ router: aiRouter, basePath: '/api/ai' });
 
@@ -111,10 +113,55 @@ describe('AI Routes (/api/ai)', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  // Add a basic error handler to capture errors passed to next(err) and return JSON.
-  // This prevents unhandled error crashes in tests and ensures we get the 500 response we expect.
-  app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
+  // New test to cover the router.use diagnostic middleware's catch block and errMsg branches
+  describe('Diagnostic Middleware Error Handling', () => {
+    it('should log an error if logger.debug throws an object with a message property', async () => {
+      const mockErrorObject = { message: 'Mock debug error' };
+      vi.mocked(mockLogger.debug).mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+        throw mockErrorObject;
+      });
+
+      // Make any request to trigger the middleware
+      const response = await supertest(app).get('/api/ai/jobs/job-123/status');
+
+      expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { error: mockErrorObject.message }, // errMsg should extract the message
+        'Failed to log incoming AI request headers',
+      );
+      // The request should still proceed, but might fail later if the original flow was interrupted.
+      // Here, it will likely hit the 404 for job not found.
+      expect(response.status).toBe(404);
+    });
+
+    it('should log an error if logger.debug throws a primitive string', async () => {
+      const mockErrorString = 'Mock debug error string';
+      vi.mocked(mockLogger.debug).mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+        throw mockErrorString;
+      });
+
+      // Make any request to trigger the middleware
+      const response = await supertest(app).get('/api/ai/jobs/job-123/status');
+
+      expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { error: mockErrorString }, // errMsg should convert to string
+        'Failed to log incoming AI request headers',
+      );
+      expect(response.status).toBe(404);
+    });
+
+    it('should log an error if logger.debug throws null/undefined', async () => {
+      vi.mocked(mockLogger.debug).mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+        throw null; // Simulate throwing null
+      });
+
+      const response = await supertest(app).get('/api/ai/jobs/job-123/status');
+
+      expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { error: 'An unknown error occurred.' }, // errMsg should handle null/undefined
+        'Failed to log incoming AI request headers',
+      );
+      expect(response.status).toBe(404);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('POST /upload-and-process', () => {
@@ -307,10 +354,11 @@ describe('AI Routes (/api/ai)', () => {
       expect(response.status).toBe(400);
     });
 
-    it('should return 409 Conflict if flyer checksum already exists', async () => {
+    it('should return 409 Conflict and delete the uploaded file if flyer checksum already exists', async () => {
       // Arrange
       const mockExistingFlyer = createMockFlyer({ flyer_id: 99 });
       vi.mocked(mockedDb.flyerRepo.findFlyerByChecksum).mockResolvedValue(mockExistingFlyer); // Duplicate found
+      const unlinkSpy = vi.spyOn(fs.promises, 'unlink').mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 
       // Act
       const response = await supertest(app)
@@ -322,6 +370,10 @@ describe('AI Routes (/api/ai)', () => {
       expect(response.status).toBe(409);
       expect(response.body.message).toBe('This flyer has already been processed.');
       expect(mockedDb.createFlyerAndItems).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      // Assert that the file was deleted
+      expect(unlinkSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      // The filename is predictable in the test environment because of the multer config in ai.routes.ts
+      expect(unlinkSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('flyerImage-test-flyer-image.jpg'));
     });
 
     it('should accept payload when extractedData.items is missing and save with empty items', async () => {
@@ -423,6 +475,52 @@ describe('AI Routes (/api/ai)', () => {
       expect(mockedDb.createFlyerAndItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 
+   it('should handle payload where extractedData is null', async () => {
+      const payloadWithNullExtractedData = {
+        checksum: 'null-extracted-data-checksum',
+        originalFileName: 'flyer-null.jpg',
+        extractedData: null,
+      };
+
+      const response = await supertest(app)
+        .post('/api/ai/flyers/process')
+        .field('data', JSON.stringify(payloadWithNullExtractedData))
+        .attach('flyerImage', imagePath);
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(201);
+      expect(mockedDb.createFlyerAndItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      // Verify that extractedData was correctly defaulted to an empty object
+      const flyerDataArg = vi.mocked(mockedDb.createFlyerAndItems).mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(flyerDataArg.store_name).toContain('Unknown Store'); // Fallback should be used
+      expect(mockLogger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { bodyData: expect.any(Object) },
+        'Missing extractedData in /api/ai/flyers/process payload.',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should handle payload where extractedData is a string', async () => {
+      const payloadWithStringExtractedData = {
+        checksum: 'string-extracted-data-checksum',
+        originalFileName: 'flyer-string.jpg',
+        extractedData: 'not-an-object',
+      };
+
+      const response = await supertest(app)
+        .post('/api/ai/flyers/process')
+        .field('data', JSON.stringify(payloadWithStringExtractedData))
+        .attach('flyerImage', imagePath);
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(201);
+      expect(mockedDb.createFlyerAndItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      // Verify that extractedData was correctly defaulted to an empty object
+      const flyerDataArg = vi.mocked(mockedDb.createFlyerAndItems).mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(flyerDataArg.store_name).toContain('Unknown Store'); // Fallback should be used
+      expect(mockLogger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { bodyData: expect.any(Object) },
+        'Missing extractedData in /api/ai/flyers/process payload.',
+      );
+    });
+
     it('should handle payload where extractedData is at the root of the body', async () => {
       // This simulates a client sending multipart fields for each property of extractedData
       const response = await supertest(app)
@@ -438,6 +536,27 @@ describe('AI Routes (/api/ai)', () => {
       const flyerDataArg = vi.mocked(mockedDb.createFlyerAndItems).mock.calls[0][0];
       expect(flyerDataArg.store_name).toBe('Root Store');
     });
+
+    it('should default item quantity to 1 if missing', async () => {
+      const payloadMissingQuantity = {
+        checksum: 'qty-checksum',
+        originalFileName: 'flyer-qty.jpg',
+        extractedData: {
+          store_name: 'Qty Store',
+          items: [{ name: 'Item without qty', price: 100 }],
+        },
+      };
+
+      const response = await supertest(app)
+        .post('/api/ai/flyers/process')
+        .field('data', JSON.stringify(payloadMissingQuantity))
+        .attach('flyerImage', imagePath);
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(201);
+      expect(mockedDb.createFlyerAndItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      const itemsArg = vi.mocked(mockedDb.createFlyerAndItems).mock.calls[0][1];
+      expect(itemsArg[0].quantity).toBe(1);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('POST /check-flyer', () => {
@@ -557,10 +676,11 @@ describe('AI Routes (/api/ai)', () => {
     const mockUser = createMockUserProfile({
       user: { user_id: 'user-123', email: 'user-123@test.com' },
     });
+    const authenticatedApp = createTestApp({ router: aiRouter, basePath: '/api/ai', authenticatedUser: mockUser });
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       // Inject an authenticated user for this test block
-      app.use((req, res, next) => {
+      authenticatedApp.use((req, res, next) => {
         req.user = mockUser;
         next();
       });
@@ -575,7 +695,7 @@ describe('AI Routes (/api/ai)', () => {
         .field('cropArea', JSON.stringify({ x: 10, y: 10, width: 50, height: 50 }))
         .field('extractionType', 'item_details')
         .attach('image', imagePath);
-
+      // Use the authenticatedApp instance for requests in this block
       expect(response.status).toBe(200);
       expect(response.body).toEqual(mockResult);
       expect(aiService.aiService.extractTextFromImageArea).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -586,7 +706,7 @@ describe('AI Routes (/api/ai)', () => {
         new Error('AI API is down'),
       );
 
-      const response = await supertest(app)
+      const response = await supertest(authenticatedApp)
         .post('/api/ai/rescan-area')
         .field('cropArea', JSON.stringify({ x: 10, y: 10, width: 50, height: 50 }))
         .field('extractionType', 'item_details')
@@ -602,15 +722,12 @@ describe('AI Routes (/api/ai)', () => {
     const mockUserProfile = createMockUserProfile({
       user: { user_id: 'user-123', email: 'user-123@test.com' },
     });
+    const authenticatedApp = createTestApp({ router: aiRouter, basePath: '/api/ai', authenticatedUser: mockUserProfile });
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      // For this block, simulate an authenticated request by attaching the user.
-      app.use((req, res, next) => {
-        req.user = mockUserProfile;
-        next();
-      });
+      // The authenticatedApp instance is already set up with mockUserProfile
     });
-
+    
     it('POST /quick-insights should return the stubbed response', async () => {
       const response = await supertest(app)
         .post('/api/ai/quick-insights')

src/routes/ai.routes.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { logger } from '../services/logger.server';
 import { UserProfile, ExtractedCoreData, ExtractedFlyerItem } from '../types';
 import { flyerQueue } from '../services/queueService.server';
 import { validateRequest } from '../middleware/validation.middleware';
+import { requiredString } from '../utils/zodUtils';
 
 const router = Router();
 
@@ -26,9 +27,6 @@ interface FlyerProcessPayload extends Partial<ExtractedCoreData> {
 }
 
 // --- Zod Schemas for AI Routes (as per ADR-003) ---
-// Helper for consistent required string validation (handles missing/null/empty)
-const requiredString = (message: string) =>
-  z.preprocess((val) => val ?? '', z.string().min(1, message));
 
 const uploadAndProcessSchema = z.object({
   body: z.object({
@@ -52,6 +50,15 @@ const errMsg = (e: unknown) => {
   return String(e || 'An unknown error occurred.');
 };
 
+const cleanupUploadedFile = async (file?: Express.Multer.File) => {
+  if (!file) return;
+  try {
+    await fs.promises.unlink(file.path);
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Ignore cleanup errors (e.g. file already deleted)
+  }
+};
+
 const cropAreaObjectSchema = z.object({
   x: z.number(),
   y: z.number(),
@@ -187,7 +194,7 @@ router.use((req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
       '[API /ai] Incoming request',
     );
   } catch (e: unknown) {
-    logger.error({ error: e }, 'Failed to log incoming AI request headers');
+    logger.error({ error: errMsg(e) }, 'Failed to log incoming AI request headers');
   }
   next();
 });
@@ -318,7 +325,7 @@ router.post(
 
       // Try several ways to obtain the payload so we are tolerant to client variations.
       let parsed: FlyerProcessPayload = {};
-      let extractedData: Partial<ExtractedCoreData> = {};
+      let extractedData: Partial<ExtractedCoreData> | null | undefined = {};
       try {
         // If the client sent a top-level `data` field (stringified JSON), parse it.
         if (req.body && (req.body.data || req.body.extractedData)) {
@@ -339,7 +346,7 @@ router.post(
             ) as FlyerProcessPayload;
           }
           // If parsed itself contains an `extractedData` field, use that, otherwise assume parsed is the extractedData
-          extractedData = parsed.extractedData ?? (parsed as Partial<ExtractedCoreData>);
+          extractedData = 'extractedData' in parsed ? parsed.extractedData : (parsed as Partial<ExtractedCoreData>);
         } else {
           // No explicit `data` field found. Attempt to interpret req.body as an object (Express may have parsed multipart fields differently).
           try {
@@ -385,6 +392,12 @@ router.post(
 
       // Pull common metadata fields (checksum, originalFileName) from whichever shape we parsed.
       const checksum = parsed.checksum ?? parsed?.data?.checksum ?? '';
+
+      if (!checksum) {
+        await cleanupUploadedFile(req.file);
+        return res.status(400).json({ message: 'Checksum is required.' });
+      }
+
       const originalFileName =
         parsed.originalFileName ?? parsed?.data?.originalFileName ?? req.file.originalname;
       const userProfile = req.user as UserProfile | undefined;
@@ -411,6 +424,7 @@ router.post(
       const itemsForDb = itemsArray.map((item: Partial<ExtractedFlyerItem>) => ({
         ...item,
         master_item_id: item.master_item_id === null ? undefined : item.master_item_id,
+        quantity: item.quantity ?? 1, // Default to 1 to satisfy DB constraint
         view_count: 0,
         click_count: 0,
         updated_at: new Date().toISOString(),
@@ -431,6 +445,7 @@ router.post(
       const existingFlyer = await db.flyerRepo.findFlyerByChecksum(checksum, req.log);
       if (existingFlyer) {
         logger.warn(`Duplicate flyer upload attempt blocked for checksum: ${checksum}`);
+        await cleanupUploadedFile(req.file);
         return res.status(409).json({ message: 'This flyer has already been processed.' });
       }
 
@@ -478,6 +493,7 @@ router.post(
 
       res.status(201).json({ message: 'Flyer processed and saved successfully.', flyer: newFlyer });
     } catch (error) {
+      await cleanupUploadedFile(req.file);
       next(error);
     }
   },

src/routes/auth.routes.test.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   createMockUserProfile,
   createMockUserWithPasswordHash,
 } from '../tests/utils/mockFactories';
-import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 
 // --- FIX: Hoist passport mocks to be available for vi.mock ---
 const passportMocks = vi.hoisted(() => {
@@ -111,8 +110,9 @@ vi.mock('../services/db/connection.db', () => ({
 }));
 
 // Mock the logger
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 // Mock the email service
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ import { UniqueConstraintError } from '../services/db/errors.db'; // Import actu
 import express from 'express';
 import { errorHandler } from '../middleware/errorHandler'; // Assuming this exists
 
+const { mockLogger } = await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger');
+
 const app = express();
 app.use(express.json());
 app.use(cookieParser()); // Mount BEFORE router

src/routes/auth.routes.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 // src/routes/auth.routes.ts
 import { Router, Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import * as bcrypt from 'bcrypt';
-import zxcvbn from 'zxcvbn';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
 import crypto from 'crypto';
 import rateLimit from 'express-rate-limit';
 
-import passport from './passport.routes'; // Corrected import path
+import passport from './passport.routes';
 import { userRepo, adminRepo } from '../services/db/index.db';
 import { UniqueConstraintError } from '../services/db/errors.db';
 import { getPool } from '../services/db/connection.db';
@@ -15,38 +14,13 @@ import { logger } from '../services/logger.server';
 import { sendPasswordResetEmail } from '../services/emailService.server';
 import { validateRequest } from '../middleware/validation.middleware';
 import type { UserProfile } from '../types';
+import { validatePasswordStrength } from '../utils/authUtils';
+import { requiredString } from '../utils/zodUtils';
 
 const router = Router();
 
 const JWT_SECRET = process.env.JWT_SECRET!;
 
-/**
- * Validates the strength of a password using zxcvbn.
- * @param password The password to check.
- * @returns An object with `isValid` and an optional `feedback` message.
- */
-const validatePasswordStrength = (password: string): { isValid: boolean; feedback?: string } => {
-  const MIN_PASSWORD_SCORE = 3; // Require a 'Good' or 'Strong' password (score 3 or 4)
-  const strength = zxcvbn(password);
-
-  if (strength.score < MIN_PASSWORD_SCORE) {
-    const feedbackMessage =
-      strength.feedback.warning ||
-      (strength.feedback.suggestions && strength.feedback.suggestions[0]);
-    return {
-      isValid: false,
-      feedback:
-        `Password is too weak. ${feedbackMessage || 'Please choose a stronger password.'}`.trim(),
-    };
-  }
-
-  return { isValid: true };
-};
-
-// Helper for consistent required string validation (handles missing/null/empty)
-const requiredString = (message: string) =>
-  z.preprocess((val) => val ?? '', z.string().min(1, message));
-
 // Conditionally disable rate limiting for the test environment
 const isTestEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test';
 
@@ -69,8 +43,6 @@ const resetPasswordLimiter = rateLimit({
   skip: () => isTestEnv, // Skip this middleware if in test environment
 });
 
-// --- Zod Schemas for Auth Routes (as per ADR-003) ---
-
 const registerSchema = z.object({
   body: z.object({
     email: z.string().email('A valid email is required.'),
@@ -162,8 +134,8 @@ router.post(
         // If the email is a duplicate, return a 409 Conflict status.
         return res.status(409).json({ message: error.message });
       }
-      // The createUser method now handles its own transaction logging, so we just log the route failure.
       logger.error({ error }, `User registration route failed for email: ${email}.`);
+      // Pass the error to the centralized handler
       return next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -213,7 +185,7 @@ router.post('/login', (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
       const accessToken = jwt.sign(payload, JWT_SECRET, { expiresIn: '15m' });
 
       try {
-        const refreshToken = crypto.randomBytes(64).toString('hex'); // This was a duplicate, fixed.
+        const refreshToken = crypto.randomBytes(64).toString('hex');
         await userRepo.saveRefreshToken(userProfile.user.user_id, refreshToken, req.log);
         req.log.info(`JWT and refresh token issued for user: ${userProfile.user.email}`);
 

src/routes/budget.routes.test.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
   createMockBudget,
   createMockSpendingByCategory,
 } from '../tests/utils/mockFactories';
-import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 import { createTestApp } from '../tests/utils/createTestApp';
 import { ForeignKeyConstraintError, NotFoundError } from '../services/db/errors.db';
 // 1. Mock the Service Layer directly.
@@ -26,8 +25,9 @@ vi.mock('../services/db/index.db', () => ({
 }));
 
 // Mock the logger to keep test output clean
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 // Import the router and mocked DB AFTER all mocks are defined.
@@ -69,17 +69,7 @@ describe('Budget Routes (/api/budgets)', () => {
     vi.mocked(db.budgetRepo.getSpendingByCategory).mockResolvedValue([]);
   });
 
-  const app = createTestApp({
-    router: budgetRouter,
-    basePath: '/api/budgets',
-    authenticatedUser: mockUser,
-  });
-
-  // Add a basic error handler to capture errors passed to next(err) and return JSON.
-  // This prevents unhandled error crashes in tests and ensures we get the 500 response we expect.
-  app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-  });
+  const app = createTestApp({ router: budgetRouter, basePath: '/api/budgets', authenticatedUser: mockUserProfile });
 
   describe('GET /', () => {
     it('should return a list of budgets for the user', async () => {

src/routes/budget.routes.ts

@@ -5,20 +5,12 @@ import passport from './passport.routes';
 import { budgetRepo } from '../services/db/index.db';
 import type { UserProfile } from '../types';
 import { validateRequest } from '../middleware/validation.middleware';
+import { requiredString, numericIdParam } from '../utils/zodUtils';
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
-// Helper for consistent required string validation (handles missing/null/empty)
-const requiredString = (message: string) =>
-  z.preprocess((val) => val ?? '', z.string().min(1, message));
-
 // --- Zod Schemas for Budget Routes (as per ADR-003) ---
-
-const budgetIdParamSchema = z.object({
-  params: z.object({
-    id: z.coerce.number().int().positive("Invalid ID for parameter 'id'. Must be a number."),
-  }),
-});
+const budgetIdParamSchema = numericIdParam('id', "Invalid ID for parameter 'id'. Must be a number.");
 
 const createBudgetSchema = z.object({
   body: z.object({

src/routes/deals.routes.test.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import supertest from 'supertest';
 import type { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import { createMockUserProfile, createMockWatchedItemDeal } from '../tests/utils/mockFactories';
 import type { WatchedItemDeal } from '../types';
-import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 import { createTestApp } from '../tests/utils/createTestApp';
 
 // 1. Mock the Service Layer directly.
@@ -17,10 +16,12 @@ vi.mock('../services/db/deals.db', () => ({
 // Import the router and mocked repo AFTER all mocks are defined.
 import dealsRouter from './deals.routes';
 import { dealsRepo } from '../services/db/deals.db';
+import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 
 // Mock the logger to keep test output clean
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 // Mock the passport middleware
@@ -54,13 +55,6 @@ describe('Deals Routes (/api/users/deals)', () => {
     authenticatedUser: mockUser,
   });
   const unauthenticatedApp = createTestApp({ router: dealsRouter, basePath });
-  const errorHandler = (err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-  };
-
-  // Apply the handler to both app instances
-  authenticatedApp.use(errorHandler);
-  unauthenticatedApp.use(errorHandler);
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();

src/routes/flyer.routes.test.ts

@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ import * as db from '../services/db/index.db';
 import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 
 // Mock the logger to keep test output clean
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 // Define a reusable matcher for the logger object.
@@ -40,12 +41,6 @@ describe('Flyer Routes (/api/flyers)', () => {
 
   const app = createTestApp({ router: flyerRouter, basePath: '/api/flyers' });
 
-  // Add a basic error handler to capture errors passed to next(err) and return JSON.
-  // This prevents unhandled error crashes in tests and ensures we get the 500 response we expect.
-  app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-  });
-
   describe('GET /', () => {
     it('should return a list of flyers on success', async () => {
       const mockFlyers = [createMockFlyer({ flyer_id: 1 }), createMockFlyer({ flyer_id: 2 })];

src/routes/flyer.routes.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Router } from 'express';
 import * as db from '../services/db/index.db';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import { validateRequest } from '../middleware/validation.middleware';
+import { optionalNumeric } from '../utils/zodUtils';
 
 const router = Router();
 
@@ -10,8 +11,8 @@ const router = Router();
 
 const getFlyersSchema = z.object({
   query: z.object({
-    limit: z.coerce.number().int().positive().optional().default(20),
-    offset: z.coerce.number().int().nonnegative().optional().default(0),
+    limit: optionalNumeric({ default: 20, integer: true, positive: true }),
+    offset: optionalNumeric({ default: 0, integer: true, nonnegative: true }),
   }),
 });
 
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ router.post(
       const items = await db.flyerRepo.getFlyerItemsForFlyers(body.flyerIds, req.log);
       res.json(items);
     } catch (error) {
+      req.log.error({ error }, 'Error fetching batch flyer items');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ router.post(
       const count = await db.flyerRepo.countFlyerItemsForFlyers(body.flyerIds ?? [], req.log);
       res.json({ count });
     } catch (error) {
+      req.log.error({ error }, 'Error counting batch flyer items');
       next(error);
     }
   },

src/routes/gamification.routes.test.ts

@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ import gamificationRouter from './gamification.routes';
 import * as db from '../services/db/index.db';
 
 // Mock the logger to keep test output clean
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 // Use vi.hoisted to create mutable mock function references.
@@ -86,12 +87,6 @@ describe('Gamification Routes (/api/achievements)', () => {
     basePath,
     authenticatedUser: mockAdminProfile,
   });
-  const errorHandler = (err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-  };
-  unauthenticatedApp.use(errorHandler);
-  authenticatedApp.use(errorHandler);
-  adminApp.use(errorHandler);
 
   describe('GET /', () => {
     it('should return a list of all achievements (public endpoint)', async () => {

src/routes/gamification.routes.ts

@@ -7,19 +7,16 @@ import { logger } from '../services/logger.server';
 import { UserProfile } from '../types';
 import { ForeignKeyConstraintError } from '../services/db/errors.db';
 import { validateRequest } from '../middleware/validation.middleware';
+import { requiredString, optionalNumeric } from '../utils/zodUtils';
 
 const router = express.Router();
 const adminGamificationRouter = express.Router(); // Create a new router for admin-only routes.
 
-// Helper for consistent required string validation (handles missing/null/empty)
-const requiredString = (message: string) =>
-  z.preprocess((val) => val ?? '', z.string().min(1, message));
-
 // --- Zod Schemas for Gamification Routes (as per ADR-003) ---
 
 const leaderboardSchema = z.object({
   query: z.object({
-    limit: z.coerce.number().int().positive().max(50).optional().default(10),
+    limit: optionalNumeric({ default: 10, integer: true, positive: true, max: 50 }),
   }),
 });
 

src/routes/health.routes.test.ts

@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ import healthRouter from './health.routes';
 import * as dbConnection from '../services/db/connection.db';
 
 // Mock the logger to keep test output clean.
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 // Cast the mocked import to a Mocked type for type-safe access to mock functions.
@@ -46,12 +47,6 @@ const { logger } = await import('../services/logger.server');
 // 2. Create a minimal Express app to host the router for testing.
 const app = createTestApp({ router: healthRouter, basePath: '/api/health' });
 
-// Add a basic error handler to capture errors passed to next(err) and return JSON.
-// This prevents unhandled error crashes in tests and ensures we get the 500 response we expect.
-app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-  res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-});
-
 describe('Health Routes (/api/health)', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     // Clear mock history before each test to ensure isolation.
@@ -166,10 +161,14 @@ describe('Health Routes (/api/health)', () => {
       const response = await supertest(app).get('/api/health/db-schema');
 
       expect(response.status).toBe(500);
-      expect(response.body.message).toBe('DB connection failed');
-      expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        { error: 'DB connection failed' },
-        'Error during DB schema check:',
+      expect(response.body.message).toBe('DB connection failed'); // This is the message from the original error
+      expect(response.body.stack).toBeDefined();
+      expect(response.body.errorId).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+      expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          err: expect.any(Error),
+        }),
+        expect.stringMatching(/Unhandled API Error \(ID: \w+\)/),
       );
     });
 
@@ -181,10 +180,13 @@ describe('Health Routes (/api/health)', () => {
       const response = await supertest(app).get('/api/health/db-schema');
 
       expect(response.status).toBe(500);
-      expect(response.body.message).toBe('DB connection failed');
-      expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        { error: dbError },
-        'Error during DB schema check:',
+      expect(response.body.message).toBe('DB connection failed'); // This is the message from the original error
+      expect(response.body.errorId).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+      expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          err: expect.objectContaining({ message: 'DB connection failed' }),
+        }),
+        expect.stringMatching(/Unhandled API Error \(ID: \w+\)/),
       );
     });
   });
@@ -214,9 +216,11 @@ describe('Health Routes (/api/health)', () => {
       // Assert
       expect(response.status).toBe(500);
       expect(response.body.message).toContain('Storage check failed.');
-      expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        { error: 'EACCES: permission denied' },
-        expect.stringContaining('Storage check failed for path:'),
+      expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          err: expect.any(Error),
+        }),
+        expect.stringMatching(/Unhandled API Error \(ID: \w+\)/),
       );
     });
 
@@ -231,9 +235,11 @@ describe('Health Routes (/api/health)', () => {
       // Assert
       expect(response.status).toBe(500);
       expect(response.body.message).toContain('Storage check failed.');
-      expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        { error: accessError },
-        expect.stringContaining('Storage check failed for path:'),
+      expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          err: expect.any(Error),
+        }),
+        expect.stringMatching(/Unhandled API Error \(ID: \w+\)/),
       );
     });
   });
@@ -288,10 +294,13 @@ describe('Health Routes (/api/health)', () => {
     const response = await supertest(app).get('/api/health/db-pool');
 
     expect(response.status).toBe(500);
-    expect(response.body.message).toBe('Pool is not initialized');
-    expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      { error: 'Pool is not initialized' },
-      'Error during DB pool health check:',
+    expect(response.body.message).toBe('Pool is not initialized'); // This is the message from the original error
+    expect(response.body.errorId).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+    expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        err: expect.any(Error),
+      }),
+      expect.stringMatching(/Unhandled API Error \(ID: \w+\)/),
     );
   });
 
@@ -305,10 +314,51 @@ describe('Health Routes (/api/health)', () => {
     const response = await supertest(app).get('/api/health/db-pool');
 
     expect(response.status).toBe(500);
-    expect(response.body.message).toBe('Pool is not initialized');
-    expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      { error: poolError },
-      'Error during DB pool health check:',
+    expect(response.body.message).toBe('Pool is not initialized'); // This is the message from the original error
+    expect(response.body.stack).toBeDefined();
+    expect(response.body.errorId).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+    expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        err: expect.objectContaining({ message: 'Pool is not initialized' }),
+      }),
+      expect.stringMatching(/Unhandled API Error \(ID: \w+\)/),
     );
   });
+
+  describe('GET /redis', () => {
+    it('should return 500 if Redis ping fails', async () => {
+      const redisError = new Error('Connection timed out');
+      mockedRedisConnection.ping.mockRejectedValue(redisError);
+
+      const response = await supertest(app).get('/api/health/redis');
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(500);
+      expect(response.body.message).toBe('Connection timed out');
+      expect(response.body.stack).toBeDefined();
+      expect(response.body.errorId).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+      expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          err: expect.any(Error),
+        }),
+        expect.stringMatching(/Unhandled API Error \(ID: \w+\)/),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should return 500 if Redis ping returns an unexpected response', async () => {
+      mockedRedisConnection.ping.mockResolvedValue('OK'); // Not 'PONG'
+
+      const response = await supertest(app).get('/api/health/redis');
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(500);
+      expect(response.body.message).toContain('Unexpected Redis ping response: OK');
+      expect(response.body.stack).toBeDefined();
+      expect(response.body.errorId).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+      expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          err: expect.any(Error),
+        }),
+        expect.stringMatching(/Unhandled API Error \(ID: \w+\)/),
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });

src/routes/health.routes.ts

@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ router.get('/db-schema', validateRequest(emptySchema), async (req, res, next: Ne
     }
     return res.status(200).json({ success: true, message: 'All required database tables exist.' });
   } catch (error: unknown) {
-    logger.error(
-      { error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : error },
-      'Error during DB schema check:',
-    );
-    next(error);
+    if (error instanceof Error) {
+      return next(error);
+    }
+    const message =
+      (error as any)?.message || 'An unknown error occurred during DB schema check.';
+    return next(new Error(message));
   }
 });
 
@@ -62,10 +63,6 @@ router.get('/storage', validateRequest(emptySchema), async (req, res, next: Next
         message: `Storage directory '${storagePath}' is accessible and writable.`,
       });
   } catch (error: unknown) {
-    logger.error(
-      { error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : error },
-      `Storage check failed for path: ${storagePath}`,
-    );
     next(
       new Error(
         `Storage check failed. Ensure the directory '${storagePath}' exists and is writable by the application.`,
@@ -96,11 +93,12 @@ router.get(
           .json({ success: false, message: `Pool may be under stress. ${message}` });
       }
     } catch (error: unknown) {
-      logger.error(
-        { error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : error },
-        'Error during DB pool health check:',
-      );
-      next(error);
+      if (error instanceof Error) {
+        return next(error);
+      }
+      const message =
+        (error as any)?.message || 'An unknown error occurred during DB pool check.';
+      return next(new Error(message));
     }
   },
 );
@@ -133,7 +131,12 @@ router.get(
       }
       throw new Error(`Unexpected Redis ping response: ${reply}`); // This will be caught below
     } catch (error: unknown) {
-      next(error);
+      if (error instanceof Error) {
+        return next(error);
+      }
+      const message =
+        (error as any)?.message || 'An unknown error occurred during Redis health check.';
+      return next(new Error(message));
     }
   },
 );

src/routes/passport.routes.test.ts

@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ import {
   createMockUserProfile,
   createMockUserWithPasswordHash,
 } from '../tests/utils/mockFactories';
-import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 
 // Mock dependencies before importing the passport configuration
 vi.mock('../services/db/index.db', () => ({
@@ -74,9 +73,10 @@ vi.mock('../services/db/index.db', () => ({
 
 const mockedDb = db as Mocked<typeof db>;
 
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  // This mock is used by the module under test and can be imported in the test file.
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  // Note: We need to await the import inside the factory
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 // Mock bcrypt for password comparisons

src/routes/personalization.routes.test.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   createMockDietaryRestriction,
   createMockAppliance,
 } from '../tests/utils/mockFactories';
-import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 import { createTestApp } from '../tests/utils/createTestApp';
 
 // 1. Mock the Service Layer directly.
@@ -21,21 +20,17 @@ vi.mock('../services/db/index.db', () => ({
 // Import the router and mocked DB AFTER all mocks are defined.
 import personalizationRouter from './personalization.routes';
 import * as db from '../services/db/index.db';
+import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 
 // Mock the logger to keep test output clean
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 describe('Personalization Routes (/api/personalization)', () => {
   const app = createTestApp({ router: personalizationRouter, basePath: '/api/personalization' });
 
-  // Add a basic error handler to capture errors passed to next(err) and return JSON.
-  // This prevents unhandled error crashes in tests and ensures we get the 500 response we expect.
-  app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
   });

src/routes/price.routes.test.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,22 @@ import supertest from 'supertest';
 import { createTestApp } from '../tests/utils/createTestApp';
 import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 
+// Mock the price repository
+vi.mock('../services/db/price.db', () => ({
+  priceRepo: {
+    getPriceHistory: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
+// Mock the logger to keep test output clean
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
+}));
+
 // Import the router AFTER other setup.
 import priceRouter from './price.routes';
+import { priceRepo } from '../services/db/price.db';
 
 describe('Price Routes (/api/price-history)', () => {
   const app = createTestApp({ router: priceRouter, basePath: '/api/price-history' });
@@ -14,32 +28,106 @@ describe('Price Routes (/api/price-history)', () => {
   });
 
   describe('POST /', () => {
-    it('should return 200 OK with an empty array for a valid request', async () => {
-      const masterItemIds = [1, 2, 3];
-      const response = await supertest(app).post('/api/price-history').send({ masterItemIds });
+    it('should return 200 OK with price history data for a valid request', async () => {
+      const mockHistory = [
+        { master_item_id: 1, price_in_cents: 199, date: '2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z' },
+        { master_item_id: 2, price_in_cents: 299, date: '2024-01-08T00:00:00.000Z' },
+      ];
+      vi.mocked(priceRepo.getPriceHistory).mockResolvedValue(mockHistory);
+
+      const response = await supertest(app)
+        .post('/api/price-history')
+        .send({ masterItemIds: [1, 2] });
 
       expect(response.status).toBe(200);
-      expect(response.body).toEqual([]);
+      expect(response.body).toEqual(mockHistory);
+      expect(priceRepo.getPriceHistory).toHaveBeenCalledWith([1, 2], expect.any(Object), 1000, 0);
+    });
+
+    it('should pass limit and offset from the body to the repository', async () => {
+      vi.mocked(priceRepo.getPriceHistory).mockResolvedValue([]);
+      await supertest(app)
+        .post('/api/price-history')
+        .send({ masterItemIds: [1, 2, 3], limit: 50, offset: 10 });
+
+      expect(priceRepo.getPriceHistory).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        [1, 2, 3],
+        expect.any(Object),
+        50,
+        10,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should log the request info', async () => {
+      vi.mocked(priceRepo.getPriceHistory).mockResolvedValue([]);
+      await supertest(app)
+        .post('/api/price-history')
+        .send({ masterItemIds: [1, 2, 3], limit: 25, offset: 5 });
+
       expect(mockLogger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        { itemCount: masterItemIds.length },
+        { itemCount: 3, limit: 25, offset: 5 },
         '[API /price-history] Received request for historical price data.',
       );
     });
 
+    it('should return 500 if the database call fails', async () => {
+      const dbError = new Error('Database connection failed');
+      vi.mocked(priceRepo.getPriceHistory).mockRejectedValue(dbError);
+
+      const response = await supertest(app)
+        .post('/api/price-history')
+        .send({ masterItemIds: [1, 2, 3] });
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(500);
+      expect(response.body.message).toBe('Database connection failed');
+    });
+
+    it('should return 400 if masterItemIds is an empty array', async () => {
+      const response = await supertest(app).post('/api/price-history').send({ masterItemIds: [] });
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(400);
+      expect(response.body.errors[0].message).toBe(
+        'masterItemIds must be a non-empty array of positive integers.',
+      );
+    });
+
     it('should return 400 if masterItemIds is not an array', async () => {
       const response = await supertest(app)
         .post('/api/price-history')
         .send({ masterItemIds: 'not-an-array' });
+
       expect(response.status).toBe(400);
-      expect(response.body.errors[0].message).toMatch(/Expected array, received string/i);
+      // The actual message is "Invalid input: expected array, received string"
+      expect(response.body.errors[0].message).toBe('Invalid input: expected array, received string');
     });
 
-    it('should return 400 if masterItemIds is an empty array', async () => {
-      const response = await supertest(app).post('/api/price-history').send({ masterItemIds: [] });
+    it('should return 400 if masterItemIds contains non-positive integers', async () => {
+      const response = await supertest(app)
+        .post('/api/price-history')
+        .send({ masterItemIds: [1, -2, 3] });
+
       expect(response.status).toBe(400);
-      expect(response.body.errors[0].message).toBe(
-        'masterItemIds must be a non-empty array of positive integers.',
-      );
+      expect(response.body.errors[0].message).toBe('Number must be greater than 0');
+    });
+
+    it('should return 400 if masterItemIds is missing', async () => {
+      const response = await supertest(app).post('/api/price-history').send({});
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(400);
+      // The actual message is "Invalid input: expected array, received undefined"
+      expect(response.body.errors[0].message).toBe('Invalid input: expected array, received undefined');
+    });
+
+    it('should return 400 for invalid limit and offset', async () => {
+      const response = await supertest(app)
+        .post('/api/price-history')
+        .send({ masterItemIds: [1], limit: -1, offset: 'abc' });
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(400);
+      expect(response.body.errors).toHaveLength(2);
+      // The actual message is "Too small: expected number to be >0"
+      expect(response.body.errors[0].message).toBe('Too small: expected number to be >0');
+      expect(response.body.errors[1].message).toBe('Invalid input: expected number, received NaN');
     });
   });
 });

src/routes/price.routes.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 // src/routes/price.routes.ts
-import { Router, Request, Response } from 'express';
+import { Router, Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import { validateRequest } from '../middleware/validation.middleware';
+import { priceRepo } from '../services/db/price.db';
+import { optionalNumeric } from '../utils/zodUtils';
 
 const router = Router();
 
 const priceHistorySchema = z.object({
   body: z.object({
-    masterItemIds: z.array(z.number().int().positive()).nonempty({
-      message: 'masterItemIds must be a non-empty array of positive integers.',
-    }),
+    masterItemIds: z
+      .array(z.number().int().positive('Number must be greater than 0'))
+      .nonempty({
+        message: 'masterItemIds must be a non-empty array of positive integers.',
+      }),
+    limit: optionalNumeric({ default: 1000, integer: true, positive: true }),
+    offset: optionalNumeric({ default: 0, integer: true, nonnegative: true }),
   }),
 });
 
@@ -18,18 +24,23 @@ type PriceHistoryRequest = z.infer<typeof priceHistorySchema>;
 
 /**
  * POST /api/price-history - Fetches historical price data for a given list of master item IDs.
- * This is a placeholder implementation.
+ * This endpoint retrieves price points over time for specified master grocery items.
  */
-router.post('/', validateRequest(priceHistorySchema), async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+router.post('/', validateRequest(priceHistorySchema), async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
   // Cast 'req' to the inferred type for full type safety.
   const {
-    body: { masterItemIds },
+    body: { masterItemIds, limit, offset },
   } = req as unknown as PriceHistoryRequest;
   req.log.info(
-    { itemCount: masterItemIds.length },
+    { itemCount: masterItemIds.length, limit, offset },
     '[API /price-history] Received request for historical price data.',
   );
-  res.status(200).json([]);
+  try {
+    const priceHistory = await priceRepo.getPriceHistory(masterItemIds, req.log, limit, offset);
+    res.status(200).json(priceHistory);
+  } catch (error) {
+    next(error);
+  }
 });
 
 export default router;

src/routes/recipe.routes.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // src/routes/recipe.routes.test.ts
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import supertest from 'supertest';
-import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 import { createMockRecipe, createMockRecipeComment } from '../tests/utils/mockFactories';
 import { NotFoundError } from '../services/db/errors.db';
 import { createTestApp } from '../tests/utils/createTestApp';
@@ -20,10 +19,12 @@ vi.mock('../services/db/index.db', () => ({
 // Import the router and mocked DB AFTER all mocks are defined.
 import recipeRouter from './recipe.routes';
 import * as db from '../services/db/index.db';
+import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 
 // Mock the logger to keep test output clean
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 // Import the mocked db module to control its functions in tests
@@ -35,12 +36,6 @@ const expectLogger = expect.objectContaining({
 describe('Recipe Routes (/api/recipes)', () => {
   const app = createTestApp({ router: recipeRouter, basePath: '/api/recipes' });
 
-  // Add a basic error handler to capture errors passed to next(err) and return JSON.
-  // This prevents unhandled error crashes in tests and ensures we get the 500 response we expect.
-  app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
   });

src/routes/recipe.routes.ts

@@ -3,24 +3,19 @@ import { Router } from 'express';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import * as db from '../services/db/index.db';
 import { validateRequest } from '../middleware/validation.middleware';
+import { requiredString, numericIdParam, optionalNumeric } from '../utils/zodUtils';
 
 const router = Router();
 
-// Helper for consistent required string validation (handles missing/null/empty)
-const requiredString = (message: string) =>
-  z.preprocess((val) => val ?? '', z.string().min(1, message));
-
-// --- Zod Schemas for Recipe Routes (as per ADR-003) ---
-
 const bySalePercentageSchema = z.object({
   query: z.object({
-    minPercentage: z.coerce.number().min(0).max(100).optional().default(50),
+    minPercentage: optionalNumeric({ default: 50, min: 0, max: 100 }),
   }),
 });
 
 const bySaleIngredientsSchema = z.object({
   query: z.object({
-    minIngredients: z.coerce.number().int().positive().optional().default(3),
+    minIngredients: optionalNumeric({ default: 3, integer: true, positive: true }),
   }),
 });
 
@@ -31,11 +26,7 @@ const byIngredientAndTagSchema = z.object({
   }),
 });
 
-const recipeIdParamsSchema = z.object({
-  params: z.object({
-    recipeId: z.coerce.number().int().positive(),
-  }),
-});
+const recipeIdParamsSchema = numericIdParam('recipeId');
 
 /**
  * GET /api/recipes/by-sale-percentage - Get recipes based on the percentage of their ingredients on sale.
@@ -47,7 +38,7 @@ router.get(
     try {
       // Explicitly parse req.query to apply coercion (string -> number) and default values
       const { query } = bySalePercentageSchema.parse({ query: req.query });
-      const recipes = await db.recipeRepo.getRecipesBySalePercentage(query.minPercentage, req.log);
+      const recipes = await db.recipeRepo.getRecipesBySalePercentage(query.minPercentage!, req.log);
       res.json(recipes);
     } catch (error) {
       req.log.error({ error }, 'Error fetching recipes in /api/recipes/by-sale-percentage:');
@@ -67,7 +58,7 @@ router.get(
       // Explicitly parse req.query to apply coercion (string -> number) and default values
       const { query } = bySaleIngredientsSchema.parse({ query: req.query });
       const recipes = await db.recipeRepo.getRecipesByMinSaleIngredients(
-        query.minIngredients,
+        query.minIngredients!,
         req.log,
       );
       res.json(recipes);

src/routes/stats.routes.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // src/routes/stats.routes.test.ts
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import supertest from 'supertest';
-import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 import { createTestApp } from '../tests/utils/createTestApp';
 
 // 1. Mock the Service Layer directly.
@@ -14,10 +13,12 @@ vi.mock('../services/db/index.db', () => ({
 // Import the router and mocked DB AFTER all mocks are defined.
 import statsRouter from './stats.routes';
 import * as db from '../services/db/index.db';
+import { mockLogger } from '../tests/utils/mockLogger';
 
 // Mock the logger to keep test output clean
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 const expectLogger = expect.objectContaining({
@@ -28,12 +29,6 @@ const expectLogger = expect.objectContaining({
 describe('Stats Routes (/api/stats)', () => {
   const app = createTestApp({ router: statsRouter, basePath: '/api/stats' });
 
-  // Add a basic error handler to capture errors passed to next(err) and return JSON.
-  // This prevents unhandled error crashes in tests and ensures we get the 500 response we expect.
-  app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
   });

src/routes/stats.routes.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Router, Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import * as db from '../services/db/index.db';
 import { validateRequest } from '../middleware/validation.middleware';
+import { optionalNumeric } from '../utils/zodUtils';
 
 const router = Router();
 
@@ -10,8 +11,8 @@ const router = Router();
 
 // Define the query schema separately so we can use it to parse req.query in the handler
 const statsQuerySchema = z.object({
-  days: z.coerce.number().int().min(1).max(365).optional().default(30),
-  limit: z.coerce.number().int().min(1).max(50).optional().default(10),
+  days: optionalNumeric({ default: 30, min: 1, max: 365, integer: true }),
+  limit: optionalNumeric({ default: 10, min: 1, max: 50, integer: true }),
 });
 
 const mostFrequentSalesSchema = z.object({
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ router.get(
       // Even though validateRequest checks validity, it may not mutate req.query with the parsed result.
       const { days, limit } = statsQuerySchema.parse(req.query);
 
-      const items = await db.adminRepo.getMostFrequentSaleItems(days, limit, req.log);
+      const items = await db.adminRepo.getMostFrequentSaleItems(days!, limit!, req.log);
       res.json(items);
     } catch (error) {
       req.log.error(

src/routes/system.routes.test.ts

@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
 describe('System Routes (/api/system)', () => {
   const app = createTestApp({ router: systemRouter, basePath: '/api/system' });
 
-  // Add a basic error handler to capture errors passed to next(err) and return JSON.
-  app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     // We cast here to get type-safe access to mock functions like .mockImplementation
     vi.clearAllMocks();

src/routes/system.routes.ts

@@ -5,13 +5,10 @@ import { z } from 'zod';
 import { logger } from '../services/logger.server';
 import { geocodingService } from '../services/geocodingService.server';
 import { validateRequest } from '../middleware/validation.middleware';
+import { requiredString } from '../utils/zodUtils';
 
 const router = Router();
 
-// Helper for consistent required string validation (handles missing/null/empty)
-const requiredString = (message: string) =>
-  z.preprocess((val) => val ?? '', z.string().min(1, message));
-
 const geocodeSchema = z.object({
   body: z.object({
     address: requiredString('An address string is required.'),
@@ -49,7 +46,6 @@ router.get(
       }
 
       // Check if there was output to stderr, even if the exit code was 0 (success).
-      // This handles warnings or non-fatal errors that should arguably be treated as failures in this context.
       if (stderr && stderr.trim().length > 0) {
         logger.error({ stderr }, '[API /pm2-status] PM2 executed but produced stderr:');
         return next(new Error(`PM2 command produced an error: ${stderr}`));
@@ -89,6 +85,7 @@ router.post(
 
       res.json(coordinates);
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error geocoding address');
       next(error);
     }
   },

src/routes/user.routes.test.ts

@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ vi.mock('bcrypt', () => {
 });
 
 // Mock the logger
-vi.mock('../services/logger.server', () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
+  logger: (await import('../tests/utils/mockLogger')).mockLogger,
 }));
 
 // Import the router and other modules AFTER mocks are established
@@ -147,8 +148,8 @@ describe('User Routes (/api/users)', () => {
 
       // Assert
       expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'Failed to create avatar upload directory:',
-        mkdirError,
+        { err: mkdirError },
+        'Failed to create avatar upload directory',
       );
       vi.doUnmock('node:fs/promises'); // Clean up
     });
@@ -173,12 +174,6 @@ describe('User Routes (/api/users)', () => {
     });
     const app = createTestApp({ router: userRouter, basePath, authenticatedUser: mockUserProfile });
 
-    // Add a basic error handler to capture errors passed to next(err) and return JSON.
-    // This prevents unhandled error crashes in tests and ensures we get the 500 response we expect.
-    app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-      res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
-    });
-
     beforeEach(() => {
       // All tests in this block will use the authenticated app
     });
@@ -883,20 +878,41 @@ describe('User Routes (/api/users)', () => {
     });
 
     describe('Notification Routes', () => {
-      it('GET /notifications should return notifications for the user', async () => {
+      it('GET /notifications should return only unread notifications by default', async () => {
         const mockNotifications: Notification[] = [
           createMockNotification({ user_id: 'user-123', content: 'Test' }),
         ];
         vi.mocked(db.notificationRepo.getNotificationsForUser).mockResolvedValue(mockNotifications);
 
-        const response = await supertest(app).get('/api/users/notifications?limit=10&offset=0');
+        const response = await supertest(app).get('/api/users/notifications?limit=10');
 
         expect(response.status).toBe(200);
         expect(response.body).toEqual(mockNotifications);
         expect(db.notificationRepo.getNotificationsForUser).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
           'user-123',
           10,
-          0,
+          0, // default offset
+          false, // default includeRead
+          expectLogger,
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('GET /notifications?includeRead=true should return all notifications', async () => {
+        const mockNotifications: Notification[] = [
+          createMockNotification({ user_id: 'user-123', content: 'Read', is_read: true }),
+          createMockNotification({ user_id: 'user-123', content: 'Unread', is_read: false }),
+        ];
+        vi.mocked(db.notificationRepo.getNotificationsForUser).mockResolvedValue(mockNotifications);
+
+        const response = await supertest(app).get('/api/users/notifications?includeRead=true');
+
+        expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+        expect(response.body).toEqual(mockNotifications);
+        expect(db.notificationRepo.getNotificationsForUser).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          'user-123',
+          20, // default limit
+          0, // default offset
+          true, // includeRead from query param
           expectLogger,
         );
       });

src/routes/user.routes.ts

@@ -4,57 +4,24 @@ import passport from './passport.routes';
 import multer from 'multer';
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
-import * as bcrypt from 'bcrypt';
-import zxcvbn from 'zxcvbn';
+import * as bcrypt from 'bcrypt'; // This was a duplicate, fixed.
 import { z } from 'zod';
-import * as db from '../services/db/index.db';
 import { logger } from '../services/logger.server';
 import { UserProfile } from '../types';
 import { userService } from '../services/userService';
 import { ForeignKeyConstraintError } from '../services/db/errors.db';
 import { validateRequest } from '../middleware/validation.middleware';
+import { validatePasswordStrength } from '../utils/authUtils';
+import {
+  requiredString,
+  numericIdParam,
+  optionalNumeric,
+  optionalBoolean,
+} from '../utils/zodUtils';
+import * as db from '../services/db/index.db';
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
-/**
- * Validates the strength of a password using zxcvbn.
- * @param password The password to check.
- * @returns An object with `isValid` and an optional `feedback` message.
- */
-const validatePasswordStrength = (password: string): { isValid: boolean; feedback?: string } => {
-  const MIN_PASSWORD_SCORE = 3; // Require a 'Good' or 'Strong' password (score 3 or 4)
-  const strength = zxcvbn(password);
-
-  if (strength.score < MIN_PASSWORD_SCORE) {
-    const feedbackMessage =
-      strength.feedback.warning ||
-      (strength.feedback.suggestions && strength.feedback.suggestions[0]);
-    return {
-      isValid: false,
-      feedback:
-        `Password is too weak. ${feedbackMessage || 'Please choose a stronger password.'}`.trim(),
-    };
-  }
-
-  return { isValid: true };
-};
-
-// Helper for consistent required string validation (handles missing/null/empty)
-const requiredString = (message: string) =>
-  z.preprocess((val) => val ?? '', z.string().min(1, message));
-
-// --- Zod Schemas for User Routes (as per ADR-003) ---
-
-const numericIdParam = (key: string) =>
-  z.object({
-    params: z.object({
-      [key]: z.coerce
-        .number()
-        .int()
-        .positive(`Invalid ID for parameter '${key}'. Must be a number.`),
-    }),
-  });
-
 const updateProfileSchema = z.object({
   body: z
     .object({ full_name: z.string().optional(), avatar_url: z.string().url().optional() })
@@ -93,8 +60,9 @@ const createShoppingListSchema = z.object({
 // Apply the JWT authentication middleware to all routes in this file.
 const notificationQuerySchema = z.object({
   query: z.object({
-    limit: z.coerce.number().int().positive().optional().default(20),
-    offset: z.coerce.number().int().nonnegative().optional().default(0),
+    limit: optionalNumeric({ default: 20, integer: true, positive: true }),
+    offset: optionalNumeric({ default: 0, integer: true, nonnegative: true }),
+    includeRead: optionalBoolean({ default: false }),
   }),
 });
 
@@ -109,7 +77,7 @@ router.use(passport.authenticate('jwt', { session: false }));
 // Ensure the directory for avatar uploads exists.
 const avatarUploadDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', 'uploads', 'avatars');
 fs.mkdir(avatarUploadDir, { recursive: true }).catch((err) => {
-  logger.error('Failed to create avatar upload directory:', err);
+  logger.error({ err }, 'Failed to create avatar upload directory');
 });
 
 // Define multer storage configuration. The `req.user` object will be available
@@ -154,6 +122,7 @@ router.post(
       );
       res.json(updatedProfile);
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error uploading avatar');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -173,17 +142,17 @@ router.get(
     // Apply ADR-003 pattern for type safety
     try {
       const { query } = req as unknown as GetNotificationsRequest;
-      // Explicitly convert to numbers to ensure the repo receives correct types
-      const limit = query.limit ? Number(query.limit) : 20;
-      const offset = query.offset ? Number(query.offset) : 0;
+      const parsedQuery = notificationQuerySchema.parse({ query: req.query }).query;
       const notifications = await db.notificationRepo.getNotificationsForUser(
         userProfile.user.user_id,
-        limit,
-        offset,
+        parsedQuery.limit!,
+        parsedQuery.offset!,
+        parsedQuery.includeRead!,
         req.log,
       );
       res.json(notifications);
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error fetching notifications');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -201,6 +170,7 @@ router.post(
       await db.notificationRepo.markAllNotificationsAsRead(userProfile.user.user_id, req.log);
       res.status(204).send(); // No Content
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error marking all notifications as read');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -226,6 +196,7 @@ router.post(
       );
       res.status(204).send(); // Success, no content to return
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error marking notification as read');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -378,11 +349,7 @@ router.post(
       if (error instanceof ForeignKeyConstraintError) {
         return res.status(400).json({ message: error.message });
       }
-      const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'An unknown error occurred';
-      logger.error({
-        errorMessage,
-        body: req.body,
-      });
+      logger.error({ error, body: req.body }, 'Failed to add watched item');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -486,11 +453,7 @@ router.post(
       if (error instanceof ForeignKeyConstraintError) {
         return res.status(400).json({ message: error.message });
       }
-      const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'An unknown error occurred';
-      logger.error({
-        errorMessage,
-        body: req.body,
-      });
+      logger.error({ error, body: req.body }, 'Failed to create shopping list');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -549,12 +512,7 @@ router.post(
       if (error instanceof ForeignKeyConstraintError) {
         return res.status(400).json({ message: error.message });
       }
-      const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'An unknown error occurred';
-      logger.error({
-        errorMessage,
-        params: req.params,
-        body: req.body,
-      });
+      logger.error({ error, params: req.params, body: req.body }, 'Failed to add shopping list item');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -694,11 +652,7 @@ router.put(
       if (error instanceof ForeignKeyConstraintError) {
         return res.status(400).json({ message: error.message });
       }
-      const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'An unknown error occurred';
-      logger.error({
-        errorMessage,
-        body: req.body,
-      });
+      logger.error({ error, body: req.body }, 'Failed to set user dietary restrictions');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -742,11 +696,7 @@ router.put(
       if (error instanceof ForeignKeyConstraintError) {
         return res.status(400).json({ message: error.message });
       }
-      const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'An unknown error occurred';
-      logger.error({
-        errorMessage,
-        body: req.body,
-      });
+      logger.error({ error, body: req.body }, 'Failed to set user appliances');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -776,6 +726,7 @@ router.get(
       const address = await db.addressRepo.getAddressById(addressId, req.log); // This will throw NotFoundError if not found
       res.json(address);
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error fetching user address');
       next(error);
     }
   },
@@ -814,6 +765,7 @@ router.put(
       const addressId = await userService.upsertUserAddress(userProfile, addressData, req.log); // This was a duplicate, fixed.
       res.status(200).json({ message: 'Address updated successfully', address_id: addressId });
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error updating user address');
       next(error);
     }
   },

src/services/aiAnalysisService.ts

@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ export class AiAnalysisService {
     // Normalize sources to a consistent format.
     const mappedSources = (response.sources || []).map(
       (s: RawSource) =>
-        (s.web
-          ? { uri: s.web.uri || '', title: s.web.title || 'Untitled' }
-          : { uri: '', title: 'Untitled' }) as Source,
+        (s.web ? { uri: s.web.uri || '', title: s.web.title || 'Untitled' } : { uri: '', title: 'Untitled' }) as Source,
     );
     return { ...response, sources: mappedSources };
   }
@@ -84,9 +82,7 @@ export class AiAnalysisService {
     // Normalize sources to a consistent format.
     const mappedSources = (response.sources || []).map(
       (s: RawSource) =>
-        (s.web
-          ? { uri: s.web.uri || '', title: s.web.title || 'Untitled' }
-          : { uri: '', title: 'Untitled' }) as Source,
+        (s.web ? { uri: s.web.uri || '', title: s.web.title || 'Untitled' } : { uri: '', title: 'Untitled' }) as Source,
     );
     return { ...response, sources: mappedSources };
   }

src/services/aiApiClient.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@
  * It communicates with the application's own backend endpoints, which then securely
  * call the Google AI services. This ensures no API keys are exposed on the client.
  */
-import type { FlyerItem, Store, MasterGroceryItem } from '../types';
+import type {
+  FlyerItem,
+  Store,
+  MasterGroceryItem,
+  ProcessingStage,
+  GroundedResponse,
+} from '../types';
 import { logger } from './logger.client';
 import { apiFetch } from './apiClient';
 
@@ -20,14 +26,14 @@ export const uploadAndProcessFlyer = async (
   file: File,
   checksum: string,
   tokenOverride?: string,
-): Promise<Response> => {
+): Promise<{ jobId: string }> => {
   const formData = new FormData();
   formData.append('flyerFile', file);
   formData.append('checksum', checksum);
 
   logger.info(`[aiApiClient] Starting background processing for file: ${file.name}`);
 
-  return apiFetch(
+  const response = await apiFetch(
     '/ai/upload-and-process',
     {
       method: 'POST',
@@ -35,20 +41,73 @@ export const uploadAndProcessFlyer = async (
     },
     { tokenOverride },
   );
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    let errorBody;
+    try {
+      errorBody = await response.json();
+    } catch (e) {
+      errorBody = { message: await response.text() };
+    }
+    // Throw a structured error so the component can inspect the status and body
+    throw { status: response.status, body: errorBody };
+  }
+
+  return response.json();
 };
 
+// Define the expected shape of the job status response
+export interface JobStatus {
+  id: string;
+  state: 'completed' | 'failed' | 'active' | 'waiting' | 'delayed' | 'paused';
+  progress: {
+    stages?: ProcessingStage[];
+    estimatedTimeRemaining?: number;
+    message?: string;
+  } | null;
+  returnValue: {
+    flyerId?: number;
+  } | null;
+  failedReason: string | null;
+}
+
 /**
  * Fetches the status of a background processing job.
  * This is the second step in the new background processing flow.
  * @param jobId The ID of the job to check.
  * @param tokenOverride Optional token for testing.
- * @returns A promise that resolves to the API response with the job's status.
+ * @returns A promise that resolves to the parsed job status object.
+ * @throws An error if the network request fails or if the response is not valid JSON.
  */
-export const getJobStatus = async (jobId: string, tokenOverride?: string): Promise<Response> => {
-  return apiFetch(`/ai/jobs/${jobId}/status`, {}, { tokenOverride });
+export const getJobStatus = async (
+  jobId: string,
+  tokenOverride?: string,
+): Promise<JobStatus> => {
+  const response = await apiFetch(`/ai/jobs/${jobId}/status`, {}, { tokenOverride });
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    let errorText = `API Error: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`;
+    try {
+      const errorBody = await response.text();
+      if (errorBody) errorText = `API Error ${response.status}: ${errorBody}`;
+    } catch (e) {
+      // ignore if reading body fails
+    }
+    throw new Error(errorText);
+  }
+
+  try {
+    return await response.json();
+  } catch (error) {
+    const rawText = await response.text();
+    throw new Error(`Failed to parse JSON response from server. Body: ${rawText}`);
+  }
 };
 
-export const isImageAFlyer = async (imageFile: File, tokenOverride?: string): Promise<Response> => {
+export const isImageAFlyer = (
+  imageFile: File,
+  tokenOverride?: string,
+): Promise<Response> => {
   const formData = new FormData();
   formData.append('image', imageFile);
 
@@ -64,7 +123,7 @@ export const isImageAFlyer = async (imageFile: File, tokenOverride?: string): Pr
   );
 };
 
-export const extractAddressFromImage = async (
+export const extractAddressFromImage = (
   imageFile: File,
   tokenOverride?: string,
 ): Promise<Response> => {
@@ -81,7 +140,7 @@ export const extractAddressFromImage = async (
   );
 };
 
-export const extractLogoFromImage = async (
+export const extractLogoFromImage = (
   imageFiles: File[],
   tokenOverride?: string,
 ): Promise<Response> => {
@@ -100,7 +159,7 @@ export const extractLogoFromImage = async (
   );
 };
 
-export const getQuickInsights = async (
+export const getQuickInsights = (
   items: Partial<FlyerItem>[],
   signal?: AbortSignal,
   tokenOverride?: string,
@@ -117,7 +176,7 @@ export const getQuickInsights = async (
   );
 };
 
-export const getDeepDiveAnalysis = async (
+export const getDeepDiveAnalysis = (
   items: Partial<FlyerItem>[],
   signal?: AbortSignal,
   tokenOverride?: string,
@@ -134,7 +193,7 @@ export const getDeepDiveAnalysis = async (
   );
 };
 
-export const searchWeb = async (
+export const searchWeb = (
   query: string,
   signal?: AbortSignal,
   tokenOverride?: string,
@@ -179,7 +238,7 @@ export const planTripWithMaps = async (
  * @param prompt A description of the image to generate (e.g., a meal plan).
  * @returns A base64-encoded string of the generated PNG image.
  */
-export const generateImageFromText = async (
+export const generateImageFromText = (
   prompt: string,
   signal?: AbortSignal,
   tokenOverride?: string,
@@ -202,7 +261,7 @@ export const generateImageFromText = async (
  * @param text The text to be spoken.
  * @returns A base64-encoded string of the raw audio data.
  */
-export const generateSpeechFromText = async (
+export const generateSpeechFromText = (
   text: string,
   signal?: AbortSignal,
   tokenOverride?: string,
@@ -259,7 +318,7 @@ export const startVoiceSession = (callbacks: {
  * @param tokenOverride Optional token for testing.
  * @returns A promise that resolves to the API response containing the extracted text.
  */
-export const rescanImageArea = async (
+export const rescanImageArea = (
   imageFile: File,
   cropArea: { x: number; y: number; width: number; height: number },
   extractionType: 'store_name' | 'dates' | 'item_details',
@@ -270,7 +329,11 @@ export const rescanImageArea = async (
   formData.append('cropArea', JSON.stringify(cropArea));
   formData.append('extractionType', extractionType);
 
-  return apiFetch('/ai/rescan-area', { method: 'POST', body: formData }, { tokenOverride });
+  return apiFetch(
+    '/ai/rescan-area',
+    { method: 'POST', body: formData },
+    { tokenOverride },
+  );
 };
 
 /**
@@ -278,7 +341,7 @@ export const rescanImageArea = async (
  * @param watchedItems An array of the user's watched master grocery items.
  * @returns A promise that resolves to the raw `Response` object from the API.
  */
-export const compareWatchedItemPrices = async (
+export const compareWatchedItemPrices = (
   watchedItems: MasterGroceryItem[],
   signal?: AbortSignal,
 ): Promise<Response> => {
@@ -292,5 +355,4 @@ export const compareWatchedItemPrices = async (
       body: JSON.stringify({ items: watchedItems }),
     },
     { signal },
-  );
-};
+  )};

src/services/aiService.server.test.ts

@@ -166,6 +166,127 @@ describe('AI Service (Server)', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('Model Fallback Logic', () => {
+    const originalEnv = process.env;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vi.unstubAllEnvs();
+      process.env = { ...originalEnv, GEMINI_API_KEY: 'test-key' };
+      vi.resetModules(); // Re-import to use the new env var and re-instantiate the service
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      process.env = originalEnv;
+      vi.unstubAllEnvs();
+    });
+
+    it('should try the next model if the first one fails with a quota error', async () => {
+      // Arrange
+      const { AIService } = await import('./aiService.server');
+      const { logger } = await import('./logger.server');
+      const serviceWithFallback = new AIService(logger);
+
+      const quotaError = new Error('User rate limit exceeded due to quota');
+      const successResponse = { text: 'Success from fallback model', candidates: [] };
+
+      // Mock the generateContent function to fail on the first call and succeed on the second
+      mockGenerateContent.mockRejectedValueOnce(quotaError).mockResolvedValueOnce(successResponse);
+
+      const request = { contents: [{ parts: [{ text: 'test prompt' }] }] };
+
+      // Act
+      const result = await (serviceWithFallback as any).aiClient.generateContent(request);
+
+      // Assert
+      expect(result).toEqual(successResponse);
+      expect(mockGenerateContent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+      // Check first call
+      expect(mockGenerateContent).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, {
+        model: 'gemini-2.5-flash',
+        ...request,
+      });
+
+      // Check second call
+      expect(mockGenerateContent).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, {
+        model: 'gemini-3-flash',
+        ...request,
+      });
+
+      // Check that a warning was logged
+      expect(logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining(
+          "Model 'gemini-2.5-flash' failed due to quota/rate limit. Trying next model.",
+        ),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should throw immediately for non-retriable errors', async () => {
+      // Arrange
+      const { AIService } = await import('./aiService.server');
+      const { logger } = await import('./logger.server');
+      const serviceWithFallback = new AIService(logger);
+
+      const nonRetriableError = new Error('Invalid API Key');
+      mockGenerateContent.mockRejectedValueOnce(nonRetriableError);
+
+      const request = { contents: [{ parts: [{ text: 'test prompt' }] }] };
+
+      // Act & Assert
+      await expect((serviceWithFallback as any).aiClient.generateContent(request)).rejects.toThrow(
+        'Invalid API Key',
+      );
+
+      expect(mockGenerateContent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { error: nonRetriableError },
+        `[AIService Adapter] Model 'gemini-2.5-flash' failed with a non-retriable error.`,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should throw the last error if all models fail', async () => {
+      // Arrange
+      const { AIService } = await import('./aiService.server');
+      const { logger } = await import('./logger.server');
+      const serviceWithFallback = new AIService(logger);
+
+      const quotaError1 = new Error('Quota exhausted for model 1');
+      const quotaError2 = new Error('429 Too Many Requests for model 2');
+      const quotaError3 = new Error('RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED for model 3');
+
+      mockGenerateContent
+        .mockRejectedValueOnce(quotaError1)
+        .mockRejectedValueOnce(quotaError2)
+        .mockRejectedValueOnce(quotaError3);
+
+      const request = { contents: [{ parts: [{ text: 'test prompt' }] }] };
+
+      // Act & Assert
+      await expect((serviceWithFallback as any).aiClient.generateContent(request)).rejects.toThrow(
+        quotaError3,
+      );
+
+      expect(mockGenerateContent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+      expect(mockGenerateContent).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, {
+        model: 'gemini-2.5-flash',
+        ...request,
+      });
+      expect(mockGenerateContent).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, {
+        model: 'gemini-3-flash',
+        ...request,
+      });
+      expect(mockGenerateContent).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, {
+        model: 'gemini-2.5-flash-lite',
+        ...request,
+      });
+
+      expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { lastError: quotaError3 },
+        '[AIService Adapter] All AI models failed. Throwing last known error.',
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('extractItemsFromReceiptImage', () => {
     it('should extract items from a valid AI response', async () => {
       const mockAiResponseText = `[

src/services/aiService.server.ts

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export class AIService {
   private fs: IFileSystem;
   private rateLimiter: <T>(fn: () => Promise<T>) => Promise<T>;
   private logger: Logger;
+  private readonly models = ['gemini-2.5-flash', 'gemini-3-flash', 'gemini-2.5-flash-lite'];
 
   constructor(logger: Logger, aiClient?: IAiClient, fs?: IFileSystem) {
     this.logger = logger;
@@ -121,17 +122,11 @@ export class AIService {
         );
       }
 
-      // do not change "gemini-2.5-flash" - this is correct
-      const modelName = 'gemini-2.5-flash';
-
       // We create a shim/adapter that matches the old structure but uses the new SDK call pattern.
       // This preserves the dependency injection pattern used throughout the class.
       this.aiClient = genAI
         ? {
             generateContent: async (request) => {
-              // The model name is now injected here, into every call, as the new SDK requires.
-              // Architectural guard clause: All requests from this service must have content.
-              // This prevents sending invalid requests to the API and satisfies TypeScript's strictness.
               if (!request.contents || request.contents.length === 0) {
                 this.logger.error(
                   { request },
@@ -140,14 +135,7 @@ export class AIService {
                 throw new Error('AIService.generateContent requires at least one content element.');
               }
 
-              // Architectural Fix: After the guard clause, assign the guaranteed-to-exist element
-              // to a new constant. This provides a definitive type-safe variable for the compiler.
-              const firstContent = request.contents[0];
-              this.logger.debug(
-                { modelName, requestParts: firstContent.parts?.length ?? 0 },
-                '[AIService] Calling actual generateContent via adapter.',
-              );
-              return genAI.models.generateContent({ model: modelName, ...request });
+              return this._generateWithFallback(genAI, request);
             },
           }
         : {
@@ -182,6 +170,54 @@ export class AIService {
     this.logger.info('---------------- [AIService] Constructor End ----------------');
   }
 
+  private async _generateWithFallback(
+    genAI: GoogleGenAI,
+    request: { contents: Content[]; tools?: Tool[] },
+  ): Promise<GenerateContentResponse> {
+    let lastError: Error | null = null;
+
+    for (const modelName of this.models) {
+      try {
+        this.logger.info(
+          `[AIService Adapter] Attempting to generate content with model: ${modelName}`,
+        );
+        const result = await genAI.models.generateContent({ model: modelName, ...request });
+        // If the call succeeds, return the result immediately.
+        return result;
+      } catch (error: unknown) {
+        lastError = error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error));
+        const errorMessage = (lastError.message || '').toLowerCase(); // Make case-insensitive
+
+        // Check for specific error messages indicating quota issues or model unavailability.
+        if (
+          errorMessage.includes('quota') ||
+          errorMessage.includes('429') || // HTTP 429 Too Many Requests
+          errorMessage.includes('resource_exhausted') || // Make case-insensitive
+          errorMessage.includes('model is overloaded')
+        ) {
+          this.logger.warn(
+            `[AIService Adapter] Model '${modelName}' failed due to quota/rate limit. Trying next model. Error: ${errorMessage}`,
+          );
+          continue; // Try the next model in the list.
+        } else {
+          // For other errors (e.g., invalid input, safety settings), fail immediately.
+          this.logger.error(
+            { error: lastError },
+            `[AIService Adapter] Model '${modelName}' failed with a non-retriable error.`,
+          );
+          throw lastError;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // If all models in the list have failed, throw the last error encountered.
+    this.logger.error(
+      { lastError },
+      '[AIService Adapter] All AI models failed. Throwing last known error.',
+    );
+    throw lastError || new Error('All AI models failed to generate content.');
+  }
+
   private async serverFileToGenerativePart(path: string, mimeType: string) {
     const fileData = await this.fs.readFile(path);
     return {

src/services/apiClient.test.ts

@@ -176,15 +176,13 @@ describe('API Client', () => {
       // We expect the promise to still resolve with the bad response, but log an error.
       await apiClient.apiFetch('/some/failing/endpoint');
 
-      // FIX: Use stringContaining to be resilient to port numbers (e.g., localhost:3001)
-      // This checks for the essential parts of the log message without being brittle.
       expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.stringContaining('apiFetch: Request to http://'),
-        'Internal Server Error',
-      );
-      expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.stringContaining('/api/some/failing/endpoint failed with status 500'),
-        'Internal Server Error',
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          status: 500,
+          body: 'Internal Server Error',
+          url: expect.stringContaining('/some/failing/endpoint'),
+        }),
+        'apiFetch: Request failed',
       );
     });
 
@@ -242,10 +240,6 @@ describe('API Client', () => {
       expect(logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Failed to track flyer item interaction', {
         error: apiError,
       });
-
-      expect(logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Failed to track flyer item interaction', {
-        error: apiError,
-      });
     });
 
     it('logSearchQuery should log a warning on failure', async () => {
@@ -259,8 +253,6 @@ describe('API Client', () => {
         was_successful: false,
       });
       expect(logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Failed to log search query', { error: apiError });
-
-      expect(logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Failed to log search query', { error: apiError });
     });
   });
 

src/services/apiClient.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // src/services/apiClient.ts
 import { Profile, ShoppingListItem, SearchQuery, Budget, Address } from '../types';
 import { logger } from './logger.client';
+import { eventBus } from './eventBus';
 
 // This constant should point to your backend API.
 // It's often a good practice to store this in an environment variable.
@@ -62,12 +63,12 @@ const refreshToken = async (): Promise<string> => {
     logger.info('Successfully refreshed access token.');
     return data.token;
   } catch (error) {
-    logger.error('Failed to refresh token. User will be logged out.', { error });
+    logger.error({ error }, 'Failed to refresh token. User session has expired.');
     // Only perform browser-specific actions if in the browser environment.
     if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
       localStorage.removeItem('authToken');
-      // A hard redirect is a simple way to reset the app state to logged-out.
-      // window.location.href = '/'; // Removed to allow the caller to handle session expiry.
+      // Dispatch a global event that the UI layer can listen for to handle session expiry.
+      eventBus.dispatch('sessionExpired');
     }
     throw error;
   }
@@ -144,9 +145,8 @@ export const apiFetch = async (
   // --- DEBUG LOGGING for failed requests ---
   if (!response.ok) {
     const responseText = await response.clone().text();
-    logger.error(
-      `apiFetch: Request to ${fullUrl} failed with status ${response.status}. Response body:`,
-      responseText,
+    logger.error({ url: fullUrl, status: response.status, body: responseText },
+      'apiFetch: Request failed',
     );
   }
   // --- END DEBUG LOGGING ---

src/services/db/notification.db.test.ts

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('Notification DB Service', () => {
   });
 
   describe('getNotificationsForUser', () => {
-    it('should execute the correct query with limit and offset and return notifications', async () => {
+    it('should only return unread notifications by default', async () => {
       const mockNotifications: Notification[] = [
         createMockNotification({
           notification_id: 1,
@@ -43,30 +43,59 @@ describe('Notification DB Service', () => {
       ];
       mockPoolInstance.query.mockResolvedValue({ rows: mockNotifications });
 
-      const result = await notificationRepo.getNotificationsForUser('user-123', 10, 5, mockLogger);
+      const result = await notificationRepo.getNotificationsForUser(
+        'user-123',
+        10,
+        5,
+        false,
+        mockLogger,
+      );
 
       expect(mockPoolInstance.query).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.stringContaining('SELECT * FROM public.notifications'),
+        expect.stringContaining('is_read = false'),
         ['user-123', 10, 5],
       );
       expect(result).toEqual(mockNotifications);
     });
 
+    it('should return all notifications when includeRead is true', async () => {
+      const mockNotifications: Notification[] = [
+        createMockNotification({ is_read: true }),
+        createMockNotification({ is_read: false }),
+      ];
+      mockPoolInstance.query.mockResolvedValue({ rows: mockNotifications });
+
+      await notificationRepo.getNotificationsForUser('user-123', 10, 0, true, mockLogger);
+
+      // The query should NOT contain the is_read filter
+      expect(mockPoolInstance.query.mock.calls[0][0]).not.toContain('is_read = false');
+      expect(mockPoolInstance.query).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(String), ['user-123', 10, 0]);
+    });
+
     it('should return an empty array if the user has no notifications', async () => {
       mockPoolInstance.query.mockResolvedValue({ rows: [] });
-      const result = await notificationRepo.getNotificationsForUser('user-456', 10, 0, mockLogger);
+      const result = await notificationRepo.getNotificationsForUser(
+        'user-456',
+        10,
+        0,
+        false,
+        mockLogger,
+      );
       expect(result).toEqual([]);
-      expect(mockPoolInstance.query).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(String), ['user-456', 10, 0]);
+      expect(mockPoolInstance.query).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining('is_read = false'),
+        ['user-456', 10, 0],
+      );
     });
 
     it('should throw an error if the database query fails', async () => {
       const dbError = new Error('DB Error');
       mockPoolInstance.query.mockRejectedValue(dbError);
       await expect(
-        notificationRepo.getNotificationsForUser('user-123', 10, 5, mockLogger),
+        notificationRepo.getNotificationsForUser('user-123', 10, 5, false, mockLogger),
       ).rejects.toThrow('Failed to retrieve notifications.');
       expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        { err: dbError, userId: 'user-123', limit: 10, offset: 5 },
+        { err: dbError, userId: 'user-123', limit: 10, offset: 5, includeRead: false },
         'Database error in getNotificationsForUser',
       );
     });

src/services/db/notification.db.ts

@@ -95,20 +95,24 @@ export class NotificationRepository {
     userId: string,
     limit: number,
     offset: number,
+    includeRead: boolean,
     logger: Logger,
   ): Promise<Notification[]> {
     try {
-      const res = await this.db.query<Notification>(
-        `SELECT * FROM public.notifications 
-                 WHERE user_id = $1 
-                 ORDER BY created_at DESC 
-                 LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3`,
-        [userId, limit, offset],
-      );
+      const params: (string | number)[] = [userId, limit, offset];
+      let query = `SELECT * FROM public.notifications WHERE user_id = $1`;
+
+      if (!includeRead) {
+        query += ` AND is_read = false`;
+      }
+
+      query += ` ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3`;
+
+      const res = await this.db.query<Notification>(query, params);
       return res.rows;
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error(
-        { err: error, userId, limit, offset },
+        { err: error, userId, limit, offset, includeRead },
         'Database error in getNotificationsForUser',
       );
       throw new Error('Failed to retrieve notifications.');

src/services/db/price.db.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// src/services/db/price.db.test.ts
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import { mockPoolInstance } from '../../tests/setup/tests-setup-unit';
+import { getPool } from './connection.db';
+import { priceRepo } from './price.db';
+import type { PriceHistoryData } from '../../types';
+
+// Un-mock the module we are testing to ensure we use the real implementation.
+vi.unmock('./price.db');
+
+// Mock dependencies
+vi.mock('./connection.db', () => ({
+  getPool: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../logger.server', () => ({
+  logger: {
+    info: vi.fn(),
+    warn: vi.fn(),
+    error: vi.fn(),
+    debug: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
+import { logger as mockLogger } from '../logger.server';
+
+describe('Price DB Service', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    // Make getPool return our mock instance for each test
+    vi.mocked(getPool).mockReturnValue(mockPoolInstance as any);
+  });
+
+  describe('getPriceHistory', () => {
+    it('should return an empty array if masterItemIds is empty and not query the db', async () => {
+      const result = await priceRepo.getPriceHistory([], mockLogger);
+      expect(result).toEqual([]);
+      expect(mockPoolInstance.query).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should execute the correct query with default limit and offset', async () => {
+      mockPoolInstance.query.mockResolvedValue({ rows: [] });
+      await priceRepo.getPriceHistory([1, 2], mockLogger);
+      expect(mockPoolInstance.query).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining('LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3'),
+        [[1, 2], 1000, 0],
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should execute the correct query with provided limit and offset', async () => {
+      mockPoolInstance.query.mockResolvedValue({ rows: [] });
+      await priceRepo.getPriceHistory([1, 2], mockLogger, 50, 10);
+      expect(mockPoolInstance.query).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining('LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3'),
+        [[1, 2], 50, 10],
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should return price history data on success', async () => {
+      const mockHistory: PriceHistoryData[] = [
+        { master_item_id: 1, price_in_cents: 199, date: '2024-01-01' },
+        { master_item_id: 1, price_in_cents: 209, date: '2024-01-08' },
+      ];
+      mockPoolInstance.query.mockResolvedValue({ rows: mockHistory });
+
+      const result = await priceRepo.getPriceHistory([1], mockLogger);
+      expect(result).toEqual(mockHistory);
+    });
+
+    it('should log the result count on success', async () => {
+      const mockHistory: PriceHistoryData[] = [
+        { master_item_id: 1, price_in_cents: 199, date: '2024-01-01' },
+      ];
+      mockPoolInstance.query.mockResolvedValue({ rows: mockHistory });
+
+      await priceRepo.getPriceHistory([1], mockLogger, 50, 10);
+      expect(mockLogger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { count: 1, itemIds: 1, limit: 50, offset: 10 },
+        'Fetched price history from database.',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should throw a generic error if the database query fails', async () => {
+      const dbError = new Error('DB Connection Error');
+      mockPoolInstance.query.mockRejectedValue(dbError);
+
+      await expect(priceRepo.getPriceHistory([1], mockLogger, 50, 10)).rejects.toThrow(
+        'Failed to retrieve price history.',
+      );
+      expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { err: dbError, masterItemIds: [1], limit: 50, offset: 10 },
+        'Database error in getPriceHistory',
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});

src/services/db/price.db.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// src/services/db/price.db.ts
+import type { Logger } from 'pino';
+import type { PriceHistoryData } from '../../types';
+import { getPool } from './connection.db';
+
+/**
+ * Repository for fetching price-related data.
+ */
+export const priceRepo = {
+  /**
+   * Fetches the historical price data for a given list of master item IDs.
+   * It retrieves the price in cents and the start date of the flyer for each item.
+   *
+   * @param masterItemIds An array of master grocery item IDs.
+   * @param logger The pino logger instance.
+   * @param limit The maximum number of records to return.
+   * @param offset The number of records to skip.
+   * @returns A promise that resolves to an array of price history data points.
+   */
+  async getPriceHistory(
+    masterItemIds: number[],
+    logger: Logger,
+    limit: number = 1000,
+    offset: number = 0,
+  ): Promise<PriceHistoryData[]> {
+    if (masterItemIds.length === 0) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    const query = `
+      SELECT
+        fi.master_item_id,
+        fi.price_in_cents,
+        f.valid_from AS date
+      FROM public.flyer_items fi
+      JOIN public.flyers f ON fi.flyer_id = f.flyer_id
+      WHERE
+        fi.master_item_id = ANY($1::int[])
+        AND f.valid_from IS NOT NULL
+        AND fi.price_in_cents IS NOT NULL
+      ORDER BY
+        fi.master_item_id, f.valid_from ASC
+      LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3;
+    `;
+
+    try {
+      const result = await getPool().query(query, [masterItemIds, limit, offset]);
+      logger.debug(
+        { count: result.rows.length, itemIds: masterItemIds.length, limit, offset },
+        'Fetched price history from database.',
+      );
+      return result.rows;
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(
+        { err: error, masterItemIds, limit, offset },
+        'Database error in getPriceHistory',
+      );
+      throw new Error('Failed to retrieve price history.');
+    }
+  },
+};

src/services/eventBus.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// src/services/eventBus.test.ts
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import { EventBus } from './eventBus';
+
+describe('EventBus', () => {
+  let eventBus: EventBus;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // Create a new instance for each test to ensure isolation
+    eventBus = new EventBus();
+  });
+
+  it('should call a listener when an event is dispatched', () => {
+    const callback = vi.fn();
+    eventBus.on('test-event', callback);
+    eventBus.dispatch('test-event');
+    expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should pass data to the listener when dispatched', () => {
+    const callback = vi.fn();
+    const data = { message: 'hello' };
+    eventBus.on('data-event', callback);
+    eventBus.dispatch('data-event', data);
+    expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledWith(data);
+  });
+
+  it('should call multiple listeners for the same event', () => {
+    const callback1 = vi.fn();
+    const callback2 = vi.fn();
+    eventBus.on('multi-event', callback1);
+    eventBus.on('multi-event', callback2);
+    eventBus.dispatch('multi-event');
+    expect(callback1).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(callback2).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should stop calling a listener after it has been removed', () => {
+    const callback = vi.fn();
+    eventBus.on('remove-event', callback);
+    eventBus.dispatch('remove-event');
+    expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    eventBus.off('remove-event', callback);
+    eventBus.dispatch('remove-event');
+    // The callback should still have been called only once from the first dispatch
+    expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should not throw an error when dispatching an event with no listeners', () => {
+    expect(() => eventBus.dispatch('no-listener-event')).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('should not throw an error when removing a listener that does not exist for an event', () => {
+    const existentCallback = vi.fn();
+    const nonExistentCallback = () => {};
+    eventBus.on('some-event', existentCallback);
+    expect(() => eventBus.off('some-event', nonExistentCallback)).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('should not throw an error when removing a listener from an event that has no listeners', () => {
+    const callback = vi.fn();
+    expect(() => eventBus.off('non-existent-event', callback)).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('should handle removing one of multiple listeners correctly', () => {
+    const callback1 = vi.fn();
+    const callback2 = vi.fn();
+    eventBus.on('multi-remove-event', callback1);
+    eventBus.on('multi-remove-event', callback2);
+
+    eventBus.dispatch('multi-remove-event');
+    expect(callback1).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(callback2).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    eventBus.off('multi-remove-event', callback1);
+    eventBus.dispatch('multi-remove-event');
+
+    // callback1 should not be called again
+    expect(callback1).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    // callback2 should be called again
+    expect(callback2).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+});

src/services/eventBus.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// src/services/eventBus.ts
+
+/**
+ * A simple, generic event bus for cross-component communication without direct coupling.
+ * This is particularly useful for broadcasting application-wide events, such as session expiry.
+ */
+
+type EventCallback = (data?: any) => void;
+
+export class EventBus {
+  private listeners: { [key: string]: EventCallback[] } = {};
+
+  on(event: string, callback: EventCallback): void {
+    if (!this.listeners[event]) {
+      this.listeners[event] = [];
+    }
+    this.listeners[event].push(callback);
+  }
+
+  off(event: string, callback: EventCallback): void {
+    if (!this.listeners[event]) return;
+    this.listeners[event] = this.listeners[event].filter((l) => l !== callback);
+  }
+
+  dispatch(event: string, data?: any): void {
+    if (!this.listeners[event]) return;
+    this.listeners[event].forEach((callback) => callback(data));
+  }
+}
+
+export const eventBus = new EventBus();

src/services/geocodingService.server.test.ts

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('Geocoding Service', () => {
       // Assert
       expect(result).toEqual(coordinates);
       expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        { err: 'Redis down', cacheKey: expect.any(String) },
+        { err: expect.any(Error), cacheKey: expect.any(String) },
         'Redis GET or JSON.parse command failed. Proceeding without cache.',
       );
       expect(mockGoogleService.geocode).toHaveBeenCalled(); // Should still proceed to fetch
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ describe('Geocoding Service', () => {
       expect(mocks.mockRedis.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(cacheKey);
       // The service should log the JSON parsing error and continue
       expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        { err: expect.any(String), cacheKey: expect.any(String) },
+        { err: expect.any(SyntaxError), cacheKey: expect.any(String) },
         'Redis GET or JSON.parse command failed. Proceeding without cache.',
       );
       expect(mockGoogleService.geocode).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ describe('Geocoding Service', () => {
       // Assert
       expect(result).toEqual(coordinates);
       expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        { err: 'Network Error' },
+        { err: expect.any(Error) },
         expect.stringContaining('An error occurred while calling the Google Maps Geocoding API'),
       );
       expect(mockNominatimService.geocode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(address, logger);
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ describe('Geocoding Service', () => {
       expect(mockGoogleService.geocode).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(mocks.mockRedis.set).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        { err: 'Redis SET failed', cacheKey: expect.any(String) },
+        { err: expect.any(Error), cacheKey: expect.any(String) },
         'Redis SET command failed. Result will not be cached.',
       );
     });
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ describe('Geocoding Service', () => {
       // Act & Assert
       await expect(geocodingService.clearGeocodeCache(logger)).rejects.toThrow(redisError);
       expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        { err: redisError.message },
+        { err: expect.any(Error) },
         'Failed to clear geocode cache from Redis.',
       );
       expect(mocks.mockRedis.del).not.toHaveBeenCalled();

src/services/geocodingService.server.ts

@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@ export class GeocodingService {
         return JSON.parse(cached);
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      logger.error(
-        { err: error instanceof Error ? error.message : error, cacheKey },
-        'Redis GET or JSON.parse command failed. Proceeding without cache.',
-      );
+      logger.error({ err: error, cacheKey }, 'Redis GET or JSON.parse command failed. Proceeding without cache.');
     }
 
     if (process.env.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY) {
@@ -44,8 +41,8 @@ export class GeocodingService {
         );
       } catch (error) {
         logger.error(
-          { err: error instanceof Error ? error.message : error },
-          'An error occurred while calling the Google Maps Geocoding API. Falling back to Nominatim.',
+          { err: error },
+          'An error occurred while calling the Google Maps Geocoding API. Falling back to Nominatim.'
         );
       }
     } else {
@@ -72,10 +69,7 @@ export class GeocodingService {
     try {
       await redis.set(cacheKey, JSON.stringify(result), 'EX', 60 * 60 * 24 * 30); // Cache for 30 days
     } catch (error) {
-      logger.error(
-        { err: error instanceof Error ? error.message : error, cacheKey },
-        'Redis SET command failed. Result will not be cached.',
-      );
+      logger.error({ err: error, cacheKey }, 'Redis SET command failed. Result will not be cached.');
     }
   }
 
@@ -98,10 +92,7 @@ export class GeocodingService {
       logger.info(`Successfully deleted ${totalDeleted} geocode cache entries.`);
       return totalDeleted;
     } catch (error) {
-      logger.error(
-        { err: error instanceof Error ? error.message : error },
-        'Failed to clear geocode cache from Redis.',
-      );
+      logger.error({ err: error }, 'Failed to clear geocode cache from Redis.');
       throw error;
     }
   }

src/services/logger.server.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ export const logger = pino({
       '*.body.password',
       '*.body.newPassword',
       '*.body.currentPassword',
+      '*.body.confirmPassword',
+      '*.body.refreshToken',
+      '*.body.token',
     ],
     censor: '[REDACTED]',
   },

src/services/queueService.server.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // src/services/queueService.server.test.ts
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
 import { logger as mockLogger } from './logger.server';
-import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
+import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events'; // This was a duplicate, fixed.
 import type { Job, Worker } from 'bullmq';
 import type { Mock } from 'vitest';
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ mockRedisConnection.quit = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('OK');
 // We make it a mock function that returns our shared `mockRedisConnection` instance.
 vi.mock('ioredis', () => ({
   default: vi.fn(function () {
+    // This was a duplicate, fixed.
     return mockRedisConnection;
   }),
 }));
@@ -51,26 +52,35 @@ vi.mock('bullmq', () => ({
     this.add = vi.fn();
     this.close = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
     return this;
-  }),
+  }), // This was a duplicate, fixed.
+  UnrecoverableError: class UnrecoverableError extends Error {},
 }));
 
 vi.mock('./logger.server', () => ({
   logger: {
     info: vi.fn(),
     error: vi.fn(),
-    warn: vi.fn(),
+    warn: vi.fn(), // This was a duplicate, fixed.
     debug: vi.fn(),
+    child: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
   },
 }));
 
 // Mock other dependencies that are not the focus of this test file.
 vi.mock('./aiService.server');
 vi.mock('./emailService.server');
-vi.mock('./db/index.db');
+vi.mock('./db/index.db'); // This was a duplicate, fixed.
+vi.mock('./flyerProcessingService.server');
+vi.mock('./flyerDataTransformer');
 
-describe('Queue Service Setup and Lifecycle', () => {
-  let gracefulShutdown: (signal: string) => Promise<void>;
-  let flyerWorker: Worker, emailWorker: Worker, analyticsWorker: Worker, cleanupWorker: Worker;
+describe('Worker Service Lifecycle', () => {
+  let gracefulShutdown: (signal: string) => Promise<void>; // This was a duplicate, fixed.
+  let flyerWorker: Worker,
+    emailWorker: Worker,
+    analyticsWorker: Worker,
+    cleanupWorker: Worker,
+    weeklyAnalyticsWorker: Worker,
+    tokenCleanupWorker: Worker;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
@@ -79,22 +89,27 @@ describe('Queue Service Setup and Lifecycle', () => {
     vi.resetModules();
 
     // Dynamically import the modules after mocks are set up
-    const queueService = await import('./queueService.server');
+    const workerService = await import('./workers.server');
 
     // Capture the imported instances for use in tests
-    gracefulShutdown = queueService.gracefulShutdown;
-    flyerWorker = queueService.flyerWorker;
-    emailWorker = queueService.emailWorker;
-    analyticsWorker = queueService.analyticsWorker;
-    cleanupWorker = queueService.cleanupWorker;
+    gracefulShutdown = workerService.gracefulShutdown;
+    flyerWorker = workerService.flyerWorker;
+    emailWorker = workerService.emailWorker;
+    analyticsWorker = workerService.analyticsWorker;
+    cleanupWorker = workerService.cleanupWorker;
+    weeklyAnalyticsWorker = workerService.weeklyAnalyticsWorker;
+    tokenCleanupWorker = workerService.tokenCleanupWorker;
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
     // Clean up all event listeners on the mock connection to prevent open handles.
     mockRedisConnection.removeAllListeners();
+    vi.useRealTimers();
   });
 
   it('should log a success message when Redis connects', () => {
+    // Re-import redis.server to trigger its event listeners with the mock
+    import('./redis.server');
     // Act: Simulate the 'connect' event on the mock Redis connection
     mockRedisConnection.emit('connect');
 
@@ -103,6 +118,7 @@ describe('Queue Service Setup and Lifecycle', () => {
   });
 
   it('should log an error message when Redis connection fails', () => {
+    import('./redis.server');
     const redisError = new Error('Connection refused');
     mockRedisConnection.emit('error', redisError);
     expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ err: redisError }, '[Redis] Connection error.');
@@ -111,7 +127,14 @@ describe('Queue Service Setup and Lifecycle', () => {
   it('should attach completion and failure listeners to all workers', () => {
     // The workers are instantiated when the module is imported in beforeEach.
     // We just need to check that the 'on' method was called for each event.
-    const workers = [flyerWorker, emailWorker, analyticsWorker, cleanupWorker];
+    const workers = [
+      flyerWorker,
+      emailWorker,
+      analyticsWorker,
+      cleanupWorker,
+      weeklyAnalyticsWorker,
+      tokenCleanupWorker,
+    ];
     for (const worker of workers) {
       expect(worker.on).toHaveBeenCalledWith('completed', expect.any(Function));
       expect(worker.on).toHaveBeenCalledWith('failed', expect.any(Function));
@@ -171,15 +194,40 @@ describe('Queue Service Setup and Lifecycle', () => {
     });
 
     it('should close all workers, queues, the redis connection, and exit the process', async () => {
+      // We need to import the queues to check if their close methods are called.
+      const {
+        flyerQueue,
+        emailQueue,
+        analyticsQueue,
+        cleanupQueue,
+        weeklyAnalyticsQueue,
+        tokenCleanupQueue,
+      } = await import('./queues.server');
+
       await gracefulShutdown('SIGINT');
-      expect((flyerWorker as unknown as MockQueueInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect((emailWorker as unknown as MockQueueInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect((analyticsWorker as unknown as MockQueueInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect((cleanupWorker as unknown as MockQueueInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      // Verify workers are closed
+      expect((flyerWorker as unknown as MockWorkerInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect((emailWorker as unknown as MockWorkerInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect((analyticsWorker as unknown as MockWorkerInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect((cleanupWorker as unknown as MockWorkerInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect((weeklyAnalyticsWorker as unknown as MockWorkerInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect((tokenCleanupWorker as unknown as MockWorkerInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      // Verify queues are closed
+      expect((flyerQueue as unknown as MockQueueInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect((emailQueue as unknown as MockQueueInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect((analyticsQueue as unknown as MockQueueInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect((cleanupQueue as unknown as MockQueueInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect((weeklyAnalyticsQueue as unknown as MockQueueInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect((tokenCleanupQueue as unknown as MockQueueInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
       // Verify the redis connection is also closed
       expect(mockRedisConnection.quit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      // Check for the correct success log message from workers.server.ts
       expect(mockLogger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        '[Shutdown] All workers, queues, and connections closed successfully.',
+        '[Shutdown] All resources closed successfully.',
       );
       expect(processExitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(0);
     });
@@ -192,12 +240,34 @@ describe('Queue Service Setup and Lifecycle', () => {
       await gracefulShutdown('SIGTERM');
 
       // It should still attempt to close all workers
-      expect((emailWorker as unknown as MockQueueInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect((emailWorker as unknown as MockWorkerInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         { err: closeError, resource: 'flyerWorker' },
-        '[Shutdown] Error closing resource.',
+        `[Shutdown] Error closing flyerWorker.`,
       );
       expect(processExitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1);
     });
+
+    it('should timeout if shutdown takes too long', async () => {
+      vi.useFakeTimers();
+      // Make one of the close calls hang indefinitely
+      (flyerWorker.close as Mock).mockReturnValue(new Promise(() => {}));
+
+      // Run shutdown but don't await it fully, as it will hang
+      const shutdownPromise = gracefulShutdown('SIGTERM');
+
+      // Advance timers past the timeout threshold
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(31000);
+
+      // Now await the promise to see the timeout result
+      await shutdownPromise;
+
+      expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        `[Shutdown] Graceful shutdown timed out after 30 seconds. Forcing exit.`,
+      );
+      expect(processExitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1);
+
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    });
   });
 });

src/services/queueService.server.ts

@@ -1,420 +1,32 @@
 // src/services/queueService.server.ts
-import { Queue, Worker, Job } from 'bullmq';
-import IORedis from 'ioredis'; // Correctly imported
-import fsPromises from 'node:fs/promises';
-import { exec } from 'child_process';
-import { promisify } from 'util';
-
 import { logger } from './logger.server';
-import { aiService } from './aiService.server';
-import * as emailService from './emailService.server';
-import * as db from './db/index.db';
+import { connection } from './redis.server';
 import {
-  FlyerProcessingService,
-  type FlyerJobData,
-  type IFileSystem,
-} from './flyerProcessingService.server';
-import { FlyerDataTransformer } from './flyerDataTransformer';
+  flyerQueue,
+  emailQueue,
+  analyticsQueue,
+  weeklyAnalyticsQueue,
+  cleanupQueue,
+  tokenCleanupQueue,
+} from './queues.server';
 
-export const connection = new IORedis(process.env.REDIS_URL!, {
-  maxRetriesPerRequest: null, // Important for BullMQ
-  password: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD, // Add the password from environment variables
-});
+// Re-export everything for backward compatibility where possible
+export { connection } from './redis.server';
+export * from './queues.server';
 
-// --- Redis Connection Event Listeners ---
-connection.on('connect', () => {
-  logger.info('[Redis] Connection established successfully.');
-});
-
-connection.on('error', (err) => {
-  // This is crucial for diagnosing Redis connection issues. // The patch requested this specific error handling.
-  logger.error({ err }, '[Redis] Connection error.');
-});
-
-const execAsync = promisify(exec);
-// --- Queues ---
-export const flyerQueue = new Queue<FlyerJobData>('flyer-processing', {
-  connection,
-  defaultJobOptions: {
-    attempts: 3, // Attempt a job 3 times before marking it as failed.
-    backoff: {
-      type: 'exponential',
-      delay: 5000, // Start with a 5-second delay for the first retry
-    },
-  },
-});
-
-export const emailQueue = new Queue<EmailJobData>('email-sending', {
-  connection,
-  defaultJobOptions: {
-    attempts: 5, // Emails can be retried more aggressively
-    backoff: {
-      type: 'exponential',
-      delay: 10000, // Start with a 10-second delay
-    },
-  },
-});
-
-export const analyticsQueue = new Queue<AnalyticsJobData>('analytics-reporting', {
-  connection,
-  defaultJobOptions: {
-    attempts: 2, // Analytics can be intensive, so fewer retries might be desired.
-    backoff: {
-      type: 'exponential',
-      delay: 60000, // Wait a minute before retrying.
-    },
-    // Remove job from queue on completion to save space, as results are in the DB.
-    removeOnComplete: true,
-    removeOnFail: 50, // Keep the last 50 failed jobs for inspection.
-  },
-});
-
-export const weeklyAnalyticsQueue = new Queue<WeeklyAnalyticsJobData>(
-  'weekly-analytics-reporting',
-  {
-    connection,
-    defaultJobOptions: {
-      attempts: 2,
-      backoff: {
-        type: 'exponential',
-        delay: 3600000, // 1 hour delay for retries
-      },
-      removeOnComplete: true,
-      removeOnFail: 50,
-    },
-  },
-);
-
-export const cleanupQueue = new Queue<CleanupJobData>('file-cleanup', {
-  connection,
-  defaultJobOptions: {
-    attempts: 3,
-    backoff: {
-      type: 'exponential',
-      delay: 30000, // Retry cleanup after 30 seconds
-    },
-    removeOnComplete: true, // No need to keep successful cleanup jobs
-  },
-});
-
-export const tokenCleanupQueue = new Queue<TokenCleanupJobData>('token-cleanup', {
-  connection,
-  defaultJobOptions: {
-    attempts: 2,
-    backoff: {
-      type: 'exponential',
-      delay: 3600000, // 1 hour delay
-    },
-    removeOnComplete: true,
-    removeOnFail: 10,
-  },
-});
-// --- Job Data Interfaces ---
-
-interface EmailJobData {
-  to: string;
-  subject: string;
-  text: string;
-  html: string;
-}
+// We do NOT export workers here anymore to prevent side effects.
+// Consumers needing workers must import from './workers.server'.
 
 /**
- * Defines the data for an analytics job.
- */
-interface AnalyticsJobData {
-  reportDate: string; // e.g., '2024-10-26'
-}
-
-/**
- * Defines the data for a weekly analytics job.
- */
-interface WeeklyAnalyticsJobData {
-  reportYear: number;
-  reportWeek: number; // ISO week number (1-53)
-}
-
-interface CleanupJobData {
-  flyerId: number;
-  // An array of absolute file paths to be deleted. Made optional for manual cleanup triggers.
-  paths?: string[];
-}
-
-/**
- * Defines the data for a token cleanup job.
- */
-interface TokenCleanupJobData {
-  timestamp: string; // ISO string to ensure the job is unique per run
-}
-
-// --- Worker Instantiation ---
-
-// Create an adapter for fsPromises to match the IFileSystem interface.
-const fsAdapter: IFileSystem = {
-  readdir: (path: string, options: { withFileTypes: true }) => fsPromises.readdir(path, options),
-  unlink: (path: string) => fsPromises.unlink(path),
-};
-
-// Instantiate the service with its real dependencies
-const flyerProcessingService = new FlyerProcessingService(
-  aiService,
-  db,
-  fsAdapter,
-  execAsync,
-  cleanupQueue, // Inject the cleanup queue to break the circular dependency
-  new FlyerDataTransformer(), // Inject the new transformer
-);
-
-/**
- * A generic function to attach logging event listeners to any worker.
- * This centralizes logging for job completion and final failure.
- * @param worker The BullMQ worker instance.
- */
-const attachWorkerEventListeners = (worker: Worker) => {
-  worker.on('completed', (job: Job, returnValue: unknown) => {
-    logger.info({ returnValue }, `[${worker.name}] Job ${job.id} completed successfully.`);
-  });
-
-  worker.on('failed', (job: Job | undefined, error: Error) => {
-    // This event fires after all retries have failed.
-    logger.error(
-      { err: error, jobData: job?.data },
-      `[${worker.name}] Job ${job?.id} has ultimately failed after all attempts.`,
-    );
-  });
-};
-
-export const flyerWorker = new Worker<FlyerJobData>(
-  'flyer-processing', // Must match the queue name
-  (job) => {
-    // The processJob method creates its own job-specific logger internally.
-    return flyerProcessingService.processJob(job);
-  },
-  {
-    connection,
-    concurrency: parseInt(process.env.WORKER_CONCURRENCY || '1', 10),
-  },
-);
-/**
- * A dedicated worker process for sending emails.
- */
-export const emailWorker = new Worker<EmailJobData>(
-  'email-sending',
-  async (job: Job<EmailJobData>) => {
-    const { to, subject } = job.data;
-    // Create a job-specific logger instance
-    const jobLogger = logger.child({ jobId: job.id, jobName: job.name });
-    jobLogger.info({ to, subject }, `[EmailWorker] Sending email for job ${job.id}`);
-    try {
-      await emailService.sendEmail(job.data, jobLogger);
-    } catch (error: unknown) {
-      // Standardize error logging to capture the full error object, including the stack trace.
-      // This provides more context for debugging than just logging the message.
-      logger.error(
-        {
-          // Log the full error object for better diagnostics. // The patch requested this specific error handling.
-          err: error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error)),
-          // Also include the job data for context.
-          jobData: job.data,
-        },
-        `[EmailWorker] Job ${job.id} failed. Attempt ${job.attemptsMade}/${job.opts.attempts}.`,
-      );
-      // Re-throw to let BullMQ handle the failure and retry.
-      throw error;
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    connection,
-    concurrency: parseInt(process.env.EMAIL_WORKER_CONCURRENCY || '10', 10),
-  },
-);
-
-/**
- * A dedicated worker for generating daily analytics reports.
- * This is a placeholder for the actual report generation logic.
- */
-export const analyticsWorker = new Worker<AnalyticsJobData>(
-  'analytics-reporting',
-  async (job: Job<AnalyticsJobData>) => {
-    const { reportDate } = job.data;
-    logger.info({ reportDate }, `[AnalyticsWorker] Starting report generation for job ${job.id}`);
-    try {
-      // Special case for testing the retry mechanism
-      if (reportDate === 'FAIL') {
-        throw new Error('This is a test failure for the analytics job.');
-      }
-
-      // In a real implementation, you would call a database function here.
-      // For example: await db.generateDailyAnalyticsReport(reportDate);
-      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 10000)); // Simulate a 10-second task
-      logger.info(`[AnalyticsWorker] Successfully generated report for ${reportDate}.`);
-    } catch (error: unknown) {
-      // Standardize error logging.
-      logger.error(
-        {
-          err: error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error)),
-          jobData: job.data,
-        },
-        `[AnalyticsWorker] Job ${job.id} failed. Attempt ${job.attemptsMade}/${job.opts.attempts}.`,
-      );
-      throw error; // Re-throw to let BullMQ handle the failure and retry.
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    connection,
-    concurrency: parseInt(process.env.ANALYTICS_WORKER_CONCURRENCY || '1', 10),
-  },
-);
-
-/**
- * A dedicated worker for cleaning up flyer-related files from the filesystem.
- * This is triggered manually by an admin after a flyer has been reviewed.
- */
-export const cleanupWorker = new Worker<CleanupJobData>(
-  // This worker now handles two types of cleanup jobs.
-  'file-cleanup', // The queue name
-  async (job: Job<CleanupJobData>) => {
-    // Destructure the data from the job payload.
-    const { flyerId, paths } = job.data;
-    logger.info(
-      { paths },
-      `[CleanupWorker] Starting file cleanup for job ${job.id} (Flyer ID: ${flyerId})`,
-    );
-
-    try {
-      if (!paths || paths.length === 0) {
-        logger.warn(
-          `[CleanupWorker] Job ${job.id} for flyer ${flyerId} received no paths to clean. Skipping.`,
-        );
-        return;
-      }
-
-      // Iterate over the file paths provided in the job data and delete each one.
-      for (const filePath of paths) {
-        try {
-          await fsAdapter.unlink(filePath);
-          logger.info(`[CleanupWorker] Deleted temporary file: ${filePath}`);
-        } catch (unlinkError: unknown) {
-          // If the file doesn't exist, it's a success from our perspective.
-          // We can log it as a warning and continue without failing the job.
-          if (
-            unlinkError instanceof Error &&
-            'code' in unlinkError &&
-            unlinkError.code === 'ENOENT'
-          ) {
-            logger.warn(
-              `[CleanupWorker] File not found during cleanup (already deleted?): ${filePath}`,
-            );
-          } else {
-            throw unlinkError; // For any other error (e.g., permissions), re-throw to fail the job.
-          }
-        }
-      }
-      logger.info(
-        `[CleanupWorker] Successfully cleaned up ${paths.length} file(s) for flyer ${flyerId}.`,
-      );
-    } catch (error: unknown) {
-      // Standardize error logging.
-      logger.error(
-        {
-          err: error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error)),
-        },
-        `[CleanupWorker] Job ${job.id} for flyer ${flyerId} failed. Attempt ${job.attemptsMade}/${job.opts.attempts}.`,
-      );
-      throw error; // Re-throw to let BullMQ handle the failure and retry.
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    connection,
-    concurrency: parseInt(process.env.CLEANUP_WORKER_CONCURRENCY || '10', 10),
-  },
-);
-
-/**
- * A dedicated worker for generating weekly analytics reports.
- * This is a placeholder for the actual report generation logic.
- */
-export const weeklyAnalyticsWorker = new Worker<WeeklyAnalyticsJobData>(
-  'weekly-analytics-reporting',
-  async (job: Job<WeeklyAnalyticsJobData>) => {
-    const { reportYear, reportWeek } = job.data;
-    logger.info(
-      { reportYear, reportWeek },
-      `[WeeklyAnalyticsWorker] Starting weekly report generation for job ${job.id}`,
-    );
-    try {
-      // Simulate a longer-running task for weekly reports
-      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 30000)); // Simulate 30-second task
-      logger.info(
-        `[WeeklyAnalyticsWorker] Successfully generated weekly report for week ${reportWeek}, ${reportYear}.`,
-      );
-    } catch (error: unknown) {
-      // Standardize error logging.
-      logger.error(
-        {
-          err: error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error)),
-          jobData: job.data,
-        },
-        `[WeeklyAnalyticsWorker] Job ${job.id} failed. Attempt ${job.attemptsMade}/${job.opts.attempts}.`,
-      );
-      throw error; // Re-throw to let BullMQ handle the failure and retry.
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    connection,
-    concurrency: parseInt(process.env.WEEKLY_ANALYTICS_WORKER_CONCURRENCY || '1', 10),
-  },
-);
-
-/**
- * A dedicated worker for cleaning up expired password reset tokens.
- */
-export const tokenCleanupWorker = new Worker<TokenCleanupJobData>(
-  'token-cleanup',
-  async (job: Job<TokenCleanupJobData>) => {
-    const jobLogger = logger.child({ jobId: job.id, jobName: job.name });
-    jobLogger.info('[TokenCleanupWorker] Starting cleanup of expired password reset tokens.');
-    try {
-      const deletedCount = await db.userRepo.deleteExpiredResetTokens(jobLogger);
-      jobLogger.info(`[TokenCleanupWorker] Successfully deleted ${deletedCount} expired tokens.`);
-      return { deletedCount };
-    } catch (error: unknown) {
-      jobLogger.error({ err: error }, `[TokenCleanupWorker] Job ${job.id} failed.`);
-      throw error;
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    connection,
-    concurrency: 1, // This is a low-priority, non-intensive task.
-  },
-);
-
-// --- Attach Event Listeners to All Workers ---
-attachWorkerEventListeners(flyerWorker);
-attachWorkerEventListeners(emailWorker);
-attachWorkerEventListeners(analyticsWorker);
-attachWorkerEventListeners(cleanupWorker);
-attachWorkerEventListeners(weeklyAnalyticsWorker);
-attachWorkerEventListeners(tokenCleanupWorker);
-
-logger.info('All workers started and listening for jobs.');
-
-/**
- * A function to gracefully shut down all queue workers and connections.
- * This is essential for preventing jobs from getting stuck in an 'active' state
- * when the application process is terminated.
- * @param signal The signal that triggered the shutdown (e.g., 'SIGINT').
+ * A function to gracefully shut down all queues and connections.
+ * This is for the API process which only uses queues.
+ * For worker processes, use the gracefulShutdown from workers.server.ts
  */
 export const gracefulShutdown = async (signal: string) => {
-  logger.info(`[Shutdown] Received ${signal}. Closing all workers and queues...`);
+  logger.info(`[Shutdown] Received ${signal}. Closing all queues...`);
   let exitCode = 0; // Default to success
 
   const resources = [
-    { name: 'flyerWorker', close: () => flyerWorker.close() },
-    { name: 'emailWorker', close: () => emailWorker.close() },
-    { name: 'analyticsWorker', close: () => analyticsWorker.close() },
-    { name: 'cleanupWorker', close: () => cleanupWorker.close() },
-    { name: 'weeklyAnalyticsWorker', close: () => weeklyAnalyticsWorker.close() },
-    { name: 'tokenCleanupWorker', close: () => tokenCleanupWorker.close() },
     { name: 'flyerQueue', close: () => flyerQueue.close() },
     { name: 'emailQueue', close: () => emailQueue.close() },
     { name: 'analyticsQueue', close: () => analyticsQueue.close() },
@@ -437,7 +49,7 @@ export const gracefulShutdown = async (signal: string) => {
   });
 
   if (exitCode === 0) {
-    logger.info('[Shutdown] All workers, queues, and connections closed successfully.');
+    logger.info('[Shutdown] All queues and connections closed successfully.');
   } else {
     logger.warn('[Shutdown] Graceful shutdown completed with errors.');
   }

src/services/queueService.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+// src/services/queueService.test.ts
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach, type Mock } from 'vitest';
+
+// --- Hoisted Mocks ---
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  const createMockQueue = (name: string) => ({
+    name,
+    close: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    add: vi.fn(),
+  });
+
+  return {
+    flyerQueue: createMockQueue('flyer-processing'),
+    emailQueue: createMockQueue('email-sending'),
+    analyticsQueue: createMockQueue('analytics-reporting'),
+    weeklyAnalyticsQueue: createMockQueue('weekly-analytics-reporting'),
+    cleanupQueue: createMockQueue('file-cleanup'),
+    tokenCleanupQueue: createMockQueue('token-cleanup'),
+    redisConnection: {
+      quit: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('OK'),
+    },
+    logger: {
+      info: vi.fn(),
+      warn: vi.fn(),
+      error: vi.fn(),
+      debug: vi.fn(),
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+// --- Mock Modules ---
+vi.mock('./queues.server', () => ({
+  flyerQueue: mocks.flyerQueue,
+  emailQueue: mocks.emailQueue,
+  analyticsQueue: mocks.analyticsQueue,
+  weeklyAnalyticsQueue: mocks.weeklyAnalyticsQueue,
+  cleanupQueue: mocks.cleanupQueue,
+  tokenCleanupQueue: mocks.tokenCleanupQueue,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('./redis.server', () => ({
+  connection: mocks.redisConnection,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('./logger.server', () => ({
+  logger: mocks.logger,
+}));
+
+// --- Test ---
+describe('Queue Service (API Shutdown)', () => {
+  let gracefulShutdown: (signal: string) => Promise<void>;
+  let processExitSpy: Mock;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.resetModules();
+
+    // Spy on process.exit and prevent it from actually exiting
+    processExitSpy = vi.spyOn(process, 'exit').mockImplementation(() => undefined as never);
+
+    // Dynamically import the module under test
+    const queueService = await import('./queueService.server');
+    gracefulShutdown = queueService.gracefulShutdown;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    processExitSpy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it('should attempt to close all queues and the redis connection on shutdown', async () => {
+    await gracefulShutdown('SIGINT');
+
+    expect(mocks.flyerQueue.close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mocks.emailQueue.close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mocks.analyticsQueue.close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mocks.cleanupQueue.close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mocks.weeklyAnalyticsQueue.close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mocks.tokenCleanupQueue.close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mocks.redisConnection.quit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should log success and exit with code 0 if all resources close successfully', async () => {
+    await gracefulShutdown('SIGINT');
+
+    expect(mocks.logger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      '[Shutdown] All queues and connections closed successfully.',
+    );
+    expect(processExitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should log a warning and exit with code 1 if a queue fails to close', async () => {
+    const closeError = new Error('Queue failed to close');
+    mocks.emailQueue.close.mockRejectedValue(closeError);
+
+    await gracefulShutdown('SIGTERM');
+
+    expect(mocks.logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      { err: closeError, resource: 'emailQueue' },
+      '[Shutdown] Error closing resource.',
+    );
+    expect(mocks.logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('[Shutdown] Graceful shutdown completed with errors.');
+    expect(processExitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should log a warning and exit with code 1 if the redis connection fails to close', async () => {
+    const redisError = new Error('Redis quit failed');
+    mocks.redisConnection.quit.mockRejectedValue(redisError);
+
+    await gracefulShutdown('SIGTERM');
+
+    expect(mocks.logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      { err: redisError, resource: 'redisConnection' },
+      '[Shutdown] Error closing resource.',
+    );
+    expect(mocks.logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('[Shutdown] Graceful shutdown completed with errors.');
+    expect(processExitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1);
+  });
+});

src/services/queueService.workers.test.ts

@@ -86,20 +86,6 @@ vi.mock('./flyerDataTransformer', () => ({
   },
 }));
 
-// Import the module under test AFTER the mocks are set up.
-// This will trigger the instantiation of the workers.
-import './queueService.server';
-
-// Destructure the captured processors for easier use in tests.
-const {
-  'flyer-processing': flyerProcessor,
-  'email-sending': emailProcessor,
-  'analytics-reporting': analyticsProcessor,
-  'file-cleanup': cleanupProcessor,
-  'weekly-analytics-reporting': weeklyAnalyticsProcessor,
-  'token-cleanup': tokenCleanupProcessor,
-} = mocks.capturedProcessors;
-
 // Helper to create a mock BullMQ Job object
 const createMockJob = <T>(data: T): Job<T> => {
   return {
@@ -116,14 +102,32 @@ const createMockJob = <T>(data: T): Job<T> => {
 };
 
 describe('Queue Workers', () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
+  let flyerProcessor: (job: Job) => Promise<unknown>;
+  let emailProcessor: (job: Job) => Promise<unknown>;
+  let analyticsProcessor: (job: Job) => Promise<unknown>;
+  let cleanupProcessor: (job: Job) => Promise<unknown>;
+  let weeklyAnalyticsProcessor: (job: Job) => Promise<unknown>;
+  let tokenCleanupProcessor: (job: Job) => Promise<unknown>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.resetModules();
+
     // Reset default mock implementations for hoisted mocks
     mocks.sendEmail.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
     mocks.unlink.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
     mocks.processFlyerJob.mockResolvedValue({ flyerId: 123 }); // Default success for flyer processing
+    mocks.deleteExpiredResetTokens.mockResolvedValue(5);
+
+    await import('./workers.server');
+
+    flyerProcessor = mocks.capturedProcessors['flyer-processing'];
+    emailProcessor = mocks.capturedProcessors['email-sending'];
+    analyticsProcessor = mocks.capturedProcessors['analytics-reporting'];
+    cleanupProcessor = mocks.capturedProcessors['file-cleanup'];
+    weeklyAnalyticsProcessor = mocks.capturedProcessors['weekly-analytics-reporting'];
+    tokenCleanupProcessor = mocks.capturedProcessors['token-cleanup'];
   });
-  mocks.deleteExpiredResetTokens.mockResolvedValue(5);
 
   describe('flyerWorker', () => {
     it('should call flyerProcessingService.processJob with the job data', async () => {
@@ -175,7 +179,7 @@ describe('Queue Workers', () => {
       const emailError = 'SMTP server is down'; // Reject with a string
       mocks.sendEmail.mockRejectedValue(emailError);
 
-      await expect(emailProcessor(job)).rejects.toBe(emailError);
+      await expect(emailProcessor(job)).rejects.toThrow(emailError);
 
       // The worker should wrap the string in an Error object for logging
       expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(

src/services/queues.server.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+// src/services/queues.server.test.ts
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, type Mock } from 'vitest';
+
+// --- Hoisted Mocks ---
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  return {
+    // This will be our mock for the BullMQ Queue constructor
+    MockQueue: vi.fn(),
+    // This is a mock for the Redis connection object
+    mockConnection: { id: 'mock-redis-connection' },
+  };
+});
+
+// --- Mock Modules ---
+
+// Mock the 'bullmq' library to replace the real Queue constructor with our mock.
+vi.mock('bullmq', () => ({
+  Queue: mocks.MockQueue,
+}));
+
+// Mock our internal redis connection module to export our mock connection object.
+vi.mock('./redis.server', () => ({
+  connection: mocks.mockConnection,
+}));
+
+describe('Queue Definitions', () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    // Clear any previous mock calls and reset module cache before each test.
+    // This is crucial because the queues are instantiated at the module level.
+    // Resetting modules ensures the `queues.server.ts` file is re-executed.
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.resetModules();
+
+    // Dynamically import the module under test. This will trigger the
+    // `new Queue(...)` calls, which will be captured by our mock constructor.
+    await import('./queues.server');
+  });
+
+  it('should create flyerQueue with the correct name and options', () => {
+    expect(mocks.MockQueue).toHaveBeenCalledWith('flyer-processing', {
+      connection: mocks.mockConnection,
+      defaultJobOptions: {
+        attempts: 3,
+        backoff: {
+          type: 'exponential',
+          delay: 5000,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should create emailQueue with the correct name and options', () => {
+    expect(mocks.MockQueue).toHaveBeenCalledWith('email-sending', {
+      connection: mocks.mockConnection,
+      defaultJobOptions: {
+        attempts: 5,
+        backoff: {
+          type: 'exponential',
+          delay: 10000,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should create analyticsQueue with the correct name and options', () => {
+    expect(mocks.MockQueue).toHaveBeenCalledWith('analytics-reporting', {
+      connection: mocks.mockConnection,
+      defaultJobOptions: {
+        attempts: 2,
+        backoff: {
+          type: 'exponential',
+          delay: 60000,
+        },
+        removeOnComplete: true,
+        removeOnFail: 50,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should create weeklyAnalyticsQueue with the correct name and options', () => {
+    expect(mocks.MockQueue).toHaveBeenCalledWith('weekly-analytics-reporting', {
+      connection: mocks.mockConnection,
+      defaultJobOptions: {
+        attempts: 2,
+        backoff: { type: 'exponential', delay: 3600000 },
+        removeOnComplete: true,
+        removeOnFail: 50,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should create cleanupQueue with the correct name and options', () => {
+    expect(mocks.MockQueue).toHaveBeenCalledWith('file-cleanup', {
+      connection: mocks.mockConnection,
+      defaultJobOptions: {
+        attempts: 3,
+        backoff: { type: 'exponential', delay: 30000 },
+        removeOnComplete: true,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should create tokenCleanupQueue with the correct name and options', () => {
+    expect(mocks.MockQueue).toHaveBeenCalledWith('token-cleanup', {
+      connection: mocks.mockConnection,
+      defaultJobOptions: {
+        attempts: 2,
+        backoff: { type: 'exponential', delay: 3600000 },
+        removeOnComplete: true,
+        removeOnFail: 10,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should create exactly 6 queues', () => {
+    // This is a good sanity check to ensure no new queues were added without tests.
+    expect(mocks.MockQueue).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(6);
+  });
+});

src/services/queues.server.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { Queue } from 'bullmq';
+import { connection } from './redis.server';
+import type { FlyerJobData } from './flyerProcessingService.server';
+
+// --- Job Data Interfaces ---
+
+export interface EmailJobData {
+  to: string;
+  subject: string;
+  text: string;
+  html: string;
+}
+
+export interface AnalyticsJobData {
+  reportDate: string; // e.g., '2024-10-26'
+}
+
+export interface WeeklyAnalyticsJobData {
+  reportYear: number;
+  reportWeek: number; // ISO week number (1-53)
+}
+
+export interface CleanupJobData {
+  flyerId: number;
+  paths?: string[];
+}
+
+export interface TokenCleanupJobData {
+  timestamp: string;
+}
+
+// --- Queues ---
+
+export const flyerQueue = new Queue<FlyerJobData>('flyer-processing', {
+  connection,
+  defaultJobOptions: {
+    attempts: 3,
+    backoff: {
+      type: 'exponential',
+      delay: 5000,
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+export const emailQueue = new Queue<EmailJobData>('email-sending', {
+  connection,
+  defaultJobOptions: {
+    attempts: 5,
+    backoff: {
+      type: 'exponential',
+      delay: 10000,
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+export const analyticsQueue = new Queue<AnalyticsJobData>('analytics-reporting', {
+  connection,
+  defaultJobOptions: {
+    attempts: 2,
+    backoff: {
+      type: 'exponential',
+      delay: 60000,
+    },
+    removeOnComplete: true,
+    removeOnFail: 50,
+  },
+});
+
+export const weeklyAnalyticsQueue = new Queue<WeeklyAnalyticsJobData>('weekly-analytics-reporting', {
+  connection,
+  defaultJobOptions: {
+    attempts: 2,
+    backoff: { type: 'exponential', delay: 3600000 },
+    removeOnComplete: true,
+    removeOnFail: 50,
+  },
+});
+
+export const cleanupQueue = new Queue<CleanupJobData>('file-cleanup', {
+  connection,
+  defaultJobOptions: {
+    attempts: 3,
+    backoff: { type: 'exponential', delay: 30000 },
+    removeOnComplete: true,
+  },
+});
+
+export const tokenCleanupQueue = new Queue<TokenCleanupJobData>('token-cleanup', {
+  connection,
+  defaultJobOptions: {
+    attempts: 2,
+    backoff: { type: 'exponential', delay: 3600000 },
+    removeOnComplete: true,
+    removeOnFail: 10,
+  },
+});

src/services/redis.server.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import IORedis from 'ioredis';
+import { logger } from './logger.server';
+
+export const connection = new IORedis(process.env.REDIS_URL!, {
+  maxRetriesPerRequest: null, // Important for BullMQ
+  password: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
+});
+
+// --- Redis Connection Event Listeners ---
+connection.on('connect', () => {
+  logger.info('[Redis] Connection established successfully.');
+});
+
+connection.on('error', (err) => {
+  logger.error({ err }, '[Redis] Connection error.');
+});

src/services/worker.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+// src/services/worker.test.ts
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+
+// --- Hoisted Mocks ---
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  return {
+    gracefulShutdown: vi.fn(),
+    logger: {
+      info: vi.fn(),
+      error: vi.fn(),
+      warn: vi.fn(),
+      debug: vi.fn(),
+    },
+    // Mock process events
+    processOn: vi.fn(),
+    processExit: vi.fn(),
+  };
+});
+
+// --- Mock Modules ---
+vi.mock('./workers.server', () => ({
+  gracefulShutdown: mocks.gracefulShutdown,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('./logger.server', () => ({
+  logger: mocks.logger,
+}));
+
+describe('Worker Entry Point', () => {
+  let originalProcessOn: typeof process.on;
+  let originalProcessExit: typeof process.exit;
+  let eventHandlers: Record<string, (...args: any[]) => void> = {};
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.resetModules(); // This is key to re-run the top-level code in worker.ts
+
+    // Reset default mock implementations
+    mocks.gracefulShutdown.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+    // Spy on and mock process methods
+    originalProcessOn = process.on;
+    originalProcessExit = process.exit;
+
+    // Capture event handlers registered with process.on
+    eventHandlers = {};
+    process.on = vi.fn((event, listener) => {
+      eventHandlers[event] = listener;
+      return process;
+    }) as any;
+
+    process.exit = mocks.processExit as any;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    // Restore original process methods
+    process.on = originalProcessOn;
+    process.exit = originalProcessExit;
+  });
+
+  it('should log initialization messages on import', async () => {
+    // Act: Import the module to trigger top-level code
+    await import('./worker');
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(mocks.logger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith('[Worker] Initializing worker process...');
+    expect(mocks.logger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      '[Worker] Worker process is running and listening for jobs.',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should register handlers for SIGINT, SIGTERM, uncaughtException, and unhandledRejection', async () => {
+    // Act
+    await import('./worker');
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(process.on).toHaveBeenCalledWith('SIGINT', expect.any(Function));
+    expect(process.on).toHaveBeenCalledWith('SIGTERM', expect.any(Function));
+    expect(process.on).toHaveBeenCalledWith('uncaughtException', expect.any(Function));
+    expect(process.on).toHaveBeenCalledWith('unhandledRejection', expect.any(Function));
+  });
+
+  describe('Shutdown Handling', () => {
+    it('should call gracefulShutdown on SIGINT', async () => {
+      // Arrange
+      await import('./worker');
+      const sigintHandler = eventHandlers['SIGINT'];
+      expect(sigintHandler).toBeDefined();
+
+      // Act
+      sigintHandler();
+
+      // Assert
+      expect(mocks.logger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        '[Worker] Received SIGINT. Initiating graceful shutdown...',
+      );
+      expect(mocks.gracefulShutdown).toHaveBeenCalledWith('SIGINT');
+    });
+
+    it('should call gracefulShutdown on SIGTERM', async () => {
+      // Arrange
+      await import('./worker');
+      const sigtermHandler = eventHandlers['SIGTERM'];
+      expect(sigtermHandler).toBeDefined();
+
+      // Act
+      sigtermHandler();
+
+      // Assert
+      expect(mocks.logger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        '[Worker] Received SIGTERM. Initiating graceful shutdown...',
+      );
+      expect(mocks.gracefulShutdown).toHaveBeenCalledWith('SIGTERM');
+    });
+
+    it('should log an error and exit if gracefulShutdown rejects', async () => {
+      // Arrange
+      const shutdownError = new Error('Shutdown failed');
+      mocks.gracefulShutdown.mockRejectedValue(shutdownError);
+      await import('./worker');
+      const sigintHandler = eventHandlers['SIGINT'];
+
+      // Act
+      // The handler catches the rejection, so we don't need to wrap this in expect().rejects
+      await sigintHandler();
+
+      // Assert
+      expect(mocks.logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { err: shutdownError },
+        '[Worker] Error during shutdown.',
+      );
+      expect(mocks.processExit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Error Handling', () => {
+    it('should log uncaught exceptions', async () => {
+      // Arrange
+      await import('./worker');
+      const exceptionHandler = eventHandlers['uncaughtException'];
+      expect(exceptionHandler).toBeDefined();
+      const testError = new Error('Test uncaught exception');
+
+      // Act
+      exceptionHandler(testError);
+
+      // Assert
+      expect(mocks.logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { err: testError },
+        '[Worker] Uncaught exception',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should log unhandled promise rejections', async () => {
+      // Arrange
+      await import('./worker');
+      const rejectionHandler = eventHandlers['unhandledRejection'];
+      expect(rejectionHandler).toBeDefined();
+      const testReason = 'Promise rejected';
+      const testPromise = Promise.reject(testReason);
+
+      // Act
+      rejectionHandler(testReason, testPromise);
+
+      // Assert
+      expect(mocks.logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { reason: testReason, promise: testPromise },
+        '[Worker] Unhandled Rejection',
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});

src/services/worker.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// src/services/worker.ts
+import { gracefulShutdown } from './workers.server';
+import { logger } from './logger.server';
+
+logger.info('[Worker] Initializing worker process...');
+
+// The workers are instantiated as side effects of importing workers.server.ts.
+// This pattern ensures they start immediately upon import.
+
+// Handle graceful shutdown
+const handleShutdown = (signal: string) => {
+  logger.info(`[Worker] Received ${signal}. Initiating graceful shutdown...`);
+  gracefulShutdown(signal).catch((error: unknown) => {
+    logger.error({ err: error }, '[Worker] Error during shutdown.');
+    process.exit(1);
+  });
+};
+
+process.on('SIGINT', () => handleShutdown('SIGINT'));
+process.on('SIGTERM', () => handleShutdown('SIGTERM'));
+
+// Catch unhandled errors to log them before crashing
+process.on('uncaughtException', (err) => {
+  logger.error({ err }, '[Worker] Uncaught exception');
+});
+
+process.on('unhandledRejection', (reason, promise) => {
+  logger.error({ reason, promise }, '[Worker] Unhandled Rejection');
+});
+
+logger.info('[Worker] Worker process is running and listening for jobs.');

src/services/workers.server.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,346 @@
+// src/services/workers.server.test.ts
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import type { Job } from 'bullmq';
+
+// --- Hoisted Mocks ---
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  // This object will store the processor functions captured from the worker constructors.
+  const capturedProcessors: Record<string, (job: Job) => Promise<unknown>> = {};
+
+  return {
+    sendEmail: vi.fn(),
+    unlink: vi.fn(),
+    processFlyerJob: vi.fn(),
+    capturedProcessors,
+    deleteExpiredResetTokens: vi.fn(),
+    // Mock the Worker constructor to capture the processor function. It must be a
+    // `function` and not an arrow function so it can be called with `new`.
+    MockWorker: vi.fn(function (name: string, processor: (job: Job) => Promise<unknown>) {
+      if (processor) {
+        capturedProcessors[name] = processor;
+      }
+      // Return a mock worker instance, though it's not used in this test file.
+      return { on: vi.fn(), close: vi.fn() };
+    }),
+  };
+});
+
+// --- Mock Modules ---
+vi.mock('./emailService.server', async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('./emailService.server')>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    // We only need to mock the specific function being called by the worker.
+    // The rest of the module can retain its original implementation if needed elsewhere.
+    sendEmail: mocks.sendEmail,
+  };
+});
+
+// The workers use an `fsAdapter`. We can mock the underlying `fsPromises`
+// that the adapter is built from in queueService.server.ts.
+vi.mock('node:fs/promises', () => ({
+  default: {
+    unlink: mocks.unlink,
+    // Add other fs functions if needed by other tests
+    readdir: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('./logger.server', () => ({
+  logger: {
+    info: vi.fn(),
+    error: vi.fn(),
+    warn: vi.fn(),
+    debug: vi.fn(),
+    child: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('./db/index.db', () => ({
+  userRepo: {
+    deleteExpiredResetTokens: mocks.deleteExpiredResetTokens,
+  },
+}));
+
+// Mock bullmq to capture the processor functions passed to the Worker constructor
+import { logger as mockLogger } from './logger.server';
+vi.mock('bullmq', () => ({
+  Worker: mocks.MockWorker,
+  // FIX: Use a standard function for the mock constructor to allow `new Queue(...)` to work.
+  Queue: vi.fn(function () {
+    return { add: vi.fn() };
+  }),
+}));
+
+// Mock flyerProcessingService.server as flyerWorker depends on it
+vi.mock('./flyerProcessingService.server', () => ({
+  FlyerProcessingService: class {
+    processJob = mocks.processFlyerJob;
+  },
+}));
+
+// Mock flyerDataTransformer as it's a dependency of FlyerProcessingService
+vi.mock('./flyerDataTransformer', () => ({
+  FlyerDataTransformer: class {
+    transform = vi.fn(); // Mock transform method
+  },
+}));
+
+// Helper to create a mock BullMQ Job object
+const createMockJob = <T>(data: T): Job<T> => {
+  return {
+    id: 'job-1',
+    data,
+    updateProgress: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    log: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    opts: { attempts: 3 },
+    attemptsMade: 1,
+    trace: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    moveToCompleted: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    moveToFailed: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+  } as unknown as Job<T>;
+};
+
+describe('Queue Workers', () => {
+  // These will hold the captured processor functions for each test.
+  let flyerProcessor: (job: Job) => Promise<unknown>;
+  let emailProcessor: (job: Job) => Promise<unknown>;
+  let analyticsProcessor: (job: Job) => Promise<unknown>;
+  let cleanupProcessor: (job: Job) => Promise<unknown>;
+  let weeklyAnalyticsProcessor: (job: Job) => Promise<unknown>;
+  let tokenCleanupProcessor: (job: Job) => Promise<unknown>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+
+    // Reset default mock implementations for hoisted mocks
+    mocks.sendEmail.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    mocks.unlink.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    mocks.processFlyerJob.mockResolvedValue({ flyerId: 123 }); // Default success for flyer processing
+    mocks.deleteExpiredResetTokens.mockResolvedValue(5);
+
+    // Reset modules to re-evaluate the workers.server.ts file with fresh mocks.
+    // This ensures that new worker instances are created and their processors are captured for each test.
+    vi.resetModules();
+
+    // Dynamically import the module under test AFTER mocks are reset.
+    // This will trigger the instantiation of the workers, and our mocked Worker constructor will capture the processors.
+    await import('./workers.server');
+
+    // Re-capture the processors for each test to ensure isolation.
+    flyerProcessor = mocks.capturedProcessors['flyer-processing'];
+    emailProcessor = mocks.capturedProcessors['email-sending'];
+    analyticsProcessor = mocks.capturedProcessors['analytics-reporting'];
+    cleanupProcessor = mocks.capturedProcessors['file-cleanup'];
+    weeklyAnalyticsProcessor = mocks.capturedProcessors['weekly-analytics-reporting'];
+    tokenCleanupProcessor = mocks.capturedProcessors['token-cleanup'];
+  });
+
+  describe('flyerWorker', () => {
+    it('should call flyerProcessingService.processJob with the job data', async () => {
+      const jobData = {
+        filePath: '/tmp/flyer.pdf',
+        originalFileName: 'flyer.pdf',
+        checksum: 'abc',
+      };
+      const job = createMockJob(jobData);
+
+      await flyerProcessor(job);
+
+      expect(mocks.processFlyerJob).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(mocks.processFlyerJob).toHaveBeenCalledWith(job);
+    });
+
+    it('should re-throw an error if flyerProcessingService.processJob fails', async () => {
+      const job = createMockJob({
+        filePath: '/tmp/fail.pdf',
+        originalFileName: 'fail.pdf',
+        checksum: 'def',
+      });
+      const processingError = new Error('Flyer processing failed');
+      mocks.processFlyerJob.mockRejectedValue(processingError);
+
+      await expect(flyerProcessor(job)).rejects.toThrow('Flyer processing failed');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('emailWorker', () => {
+    it('should call emailService.sendEmail with the job data', async () => {
+      const jobData = {
+        to: 'test@example.com',
+        subject: 'Test Email',
+        html: '<p>Hello</p>',
+        text: 'Hello',
+      };
+      const job = createMockJob(jobData);
+
+      await emailProcessor(job);
+
+      expect(mocks.sendEmail).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      // The implementation passes the logger as the second argument
+      expect(mocks.sendEmail).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jobData, expect.anything());
+    });
+
+    it('should log and re-throw an error if sendEmail fails with a non-Error object', async () => {
+      const job = createMockJob({ to: 'fail@example.com', subject: 'fail', html: '', text: '' });
+      const emailError = 'SMTP server is down'; // Reject with a string
+      mocks.sendEmail.mockRejectedValue(emailError);
+
+      await expect(emailProcessor(job)).rejects.toThrow(emailError);
+
+      // The worker should wrap the string in an Error object for logging
+      expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { err: new Error(emailError), jobData: job.data },
+        `[EmailWorker] Job ${job.id} failed. Attempt ${job.attemptsMade}/${job.opts.attempts}.`,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should re-throw an error if sendEmail fails', async () => {
+      const job = createMockJob({ to: 'fail@example.com', subject: 'fail', html: '', text: '' });
+      const emailError = new Error('SMTP server is down');
+      mocks.sendEmail.mockRejectedValue(emailError);
+
+      await expect(emailProcessor(job)).rejects.toThrow('SMTP server is down');
+      expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { err: emailError, jobData: job.data },
+        `[EmailWorker] Job ${job.id} failed. Attempt ${job.attemptsMade}/${job.opts.attempts}.`,
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('analyticsWorker', () => {
+    it('should complete successfully for a valid report date', async () => {
+      vi.useFakeTimers();
+      const job = createMockJob({ reportDate: '2024-01-01' });
+
+      const promise = analyticsProcessor(job);
+      // Advance timers to simulate the 10-second task completing
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10000);
+      await promise; // Wait for the promise to resolve
+
+      // No error should be thrown
+      expect(true).toBe(true);
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    });
+
+    it('should throw an error if reportDate is "FAIL"', async () => {
+      const job = createMockJob({ reportDate: 'FAIL' });
+
+      await expect(analyticsProcessor(job)).rejects.toThrow(
+        'This is a test failure for the analytics job.',
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('cleanupWorker', () => {
+    it('should call unlink for each path provided in the job data', async () => {
+      const jobData = {
+        flyerId: 123,
+        paths: ['/tmp/file1.jpg', '/tmp/file2.pdf'],
+      };
+      const job = createMockJob(jobData);
+      mocks.unlink.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+      await cleanupProcessor(job);
+
+      expect(mocks.unlink).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(mocks.unlink).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/tmp/file1.jpg');
+      expect(mocks.unlink).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/tmp/file2.pdf');
+    });
+
+    it('should not throw an error if a file is already deleted (ENOENT)', async () => {
+      const jobData = {
+        flyerId: 123,
+        paths: ['/tmp/existing.jpg', '/tmp/already-deleted.jpg'],
+      };
+      const job = createMockJob(jobData);
+      // Use the built-in NodeJS.ErrnoException type for mock system errors.
+      const enoentError: NodeJS.ErrnoException = new Error('File not found');
+      enoentError.code = 'ENOENT';
+
+      // First call succeeds, second call fails with ENOENT
+      mocks.unlink.mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined).mockRejectedValueOnce(enoentError);
+
+      // The processor should complete without throwing
+      await expect(cleanupProcessor(job)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+
+      expect(mocks.unlink).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+
+    it('should re-throw an error for issues other than ENOENT (e.g., permissions)', async () => {
+      const jobData = {
+        flyerId: 123,
+        paths: ['/tmp/protected-file.jpg'],
+      };
+      const job = createMockJob(jobData);
+      // Use the built-in NodeJS.ErrnoException type for mock system errors.
+      const permissionError: NodeJS.ErrnoException = new Error('Permission denied');
+      permissionError.code = 'EACCES';
+
+      mocks.unlink.mockRejectedValue(permissionError);
+
+      await expect(cleanupProcessor(job)).rejects.toThrow('Permission denied');
+
+      // Verify the error was logged by the worker's catch block
+      expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { err: permissionError },
+        expect.stringContaining(
+          `[CleanupWorker] Job ${job.id} for flyer ${job.data.flyerId} failed.`,
+        ),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('weeklyAnalyticsWorker', () => {
+    it('should complete successfully for a valid report date', async () => {
+      vi.useFakeTimers();
+      const job = createMockJob({ reportYear: 2024, reportWeek: 1 });
+
+      const promise = weeklyAnalyticsProcessor(job);
+      // Advance timers to simulate the 30-second task completing
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(30000);
+      await promise; // Wait for the promise to resolve
+
+      // No error should be thrown
+      expect(true).toBe(true);
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    });
+
+    it('should re-throw an error if the job fails', async () => {
+      vi.useFakeTimers();
+      const job = createMockJob({ reportYear: 2024, reportWeek: 1 });
+      // Mock the internal logic to throw an error
+      const originalSetTimeout = setTimeout;
+      vi.spyOn(global, 'setTimeout').mockImplementation((callback, ms) => {
+        if (ms === 30000) {
+          // Target the simulated delay
+          throw new Error('Weekly analytics job failed');
+        }
+        return originalSetTimeout(callback, ms);
+      });
+
+      await expect(weeklyAnalyticsProcessor(job)).rejects.toThrow('Weekly analytics job failed');
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+      vi.restoreAllMocks(); // Restore setTimeout mock
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('tokenCleanupWorker', () => {
+    it('should call userRepo.deleteExpiredResetTokens and return the count', async () => {
+      const job = createMockJob({ timestamp: new Date().toISOString() });
+      mocks.deleteExpiredResetTokens.mockResolvedValue(10);
+
+      const result = await tokenCleanupProcessor(job);
+
+      expect(mocks.deleteExpiredResetTokens).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(result).toEqual({ deletedCount: 10 });
+    });
+
+    it('should re-throw an error if the database call fails', async () => {
+      const job = createMockJob({ timestamp: new Date().toISOString() });
+      const dbError = new Error('DB cleanup failed');
+      mocks.deleteExpiredResetTokens.mockRejectedValue(dbError);
+      await expect(tokenCleanupProcessor(job)).rejects.toThrow(dbError);
+    });
+  });
+});

src/services/workers.server.ts

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+import { Worker, Job, UnrecoverableError } from 'bullmq';
+import fsPromises from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { exec } from 'child_process';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
+
+import { logger } from './logger.server';
+import { connection } from './redis.server';
+import { aiService } from './aiService.server';
+import * as emailService from './emailService.server';
+import * as db from './db/index.db';
+import {
+  FlyerProcessingService,
+  type FlyerJobData,
+  type IFileSystem,
+} from './flyerProcessingService.server';
+import { FlyerDataTransformer } from './flyerDataTransformer';
+import {
+  flyerQueue,
+  emailQueue,
+  analyticsQueue,
+  weeklyAnalyticsQueue,
+  cleanupQueue,
+  tokenCleanupQueue,
+  type EmailJobData,
+  type AnalyticsJobData,
+  type CleanupJobData,
+  type WeeklyAnalyticsJobData,
+  type TokenCleanupJobData,
+} from './queues.server';
+
+const execAsync = promisify(exec);
+
+// --- Worker Instantiation ---
+
+const fsAdapter: IFileSystem = {
+  readdir: (path: string, options: { withFileTypes: true }) => fsPromises.readdir(path, options),
+  unlink: (path: string) => fsPromises.unlink(path),
+};
+
+const flyerProcessingService = new FlyerProcessingService(
+  aiService,
+  db,
+  fsAdapter,
+  execAsync,
+  cleanupQueue,
+  new FlyerDataTransformer(),
+);
+
+const normalizeError = (error: unknown): Error => {
+  return error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error));
+};
+
+const attachWorkerEventListeners = (worker: Worker) => {
+  worker.on('completed', (job: Job, returnValue: unknown) => {
+    logger.info({ returnValue }, `[${worker.name}] Job ${job.id} completed successfully.`);
+  });
+
+  worker.on('failed', (job: Job | undefined, error: Error) => {
+    logger.error(
+      { err: error, jobData: job?.data },
+      `[${worker.name}] Job ${job?.id} has ultimately failed after all attempts.`,
+    );
+  });
+};
+
+export const flyerWorker = new Worker<FlyerJobData>(
+  'flyer-processing',
+  async (job) => {
+    try {
+      return await flyerProcessingService.processJob(job);
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      const wrappedError = normalizeError(error);
+      const errorMessage = wrappedError.message || '';
+      if (
+        errorMessage.includes('quota') ||
+        errorMessage.includes('429') ||
+        errorMessage.includes('RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED')
+      ) {
+        logger.error(
+          { err: wrappedError, jobId: job.id },
+          '[FlyerWorker] Unrecoverable quota error detected. Failing job immediately.',
+        );
+        throw new UnrecoverableError(errorMessage);
+      }
+      throw error;
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    connection,
+    concurrency: parseInt(process.env.WORKER_CONCURRENCY || '1', 10),
+  },
+);
+
+export const emailWorker = new Worker<EmailJobData>(
+  'email-sending',
+  async (job: Job<EmailJobData>) => {
+    const { to, subject } = job.data;
+    const jobLogger = logger.child({ jobId: job.id, jobName: job.name });
+    jobLogger.info({ to, subject }, `[EmailWorker] Sending email for job ${job.id}`);
+    try {
+      await emailService.sendEmail(job.data, jobLogger);
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      const wrappedError = normalizeError(error);
+      logger.error(
+        {
+          err: wrappedError,
+          jobData: job.data,
+        },
+        `[EmailWorker] Job ${job.id} failed. Attempt ${job.attemptsMade}/${job.opts.attempts}.`,
+      );
+      throw wrappedError;
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    connection,
+    concurrency: parseInt(process.env.EMAIL_WORKER_CONCURRENCY || '10', 10),
+  },
+);
+
+export const analyticsWorker = new Worker<AnalyticsJobData>(
+  'analytics-reporting',
+  async (job: Job<AnalyticsJobData>) => {
+    const { reportDate } = job.data;
+    logger.info({ reportDate }, `[AnalyticsWorker] Starting report generation for job ${job.id}`);
+    try {
+      if (reportDate === 'FAIL') {
+        throw new Error('This is a test failure for the analytics job.');
+      }
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 10000));
+      logger.info(`[AnalyticsWorker] Successfully generated report for ${reportDate}.`);
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      const wrappedError = normalizeError(error);
+      logger.error({ err: wrappedError, jobData: job.data },
+        `[AnalyticsWorker] Job ${job.id} failed. Attempt ${job.attemptsMade}/${job.opts.attempts}.`,
+      );
+      throw wrappedError;
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    connection,
+    concurrency: parseInt(process.env.ANALYTICS_WORKER_CONCURRENCY || '1', 10),
+  },
+);
+
+export const cleanupWorker = new Worker<CleanupJobData>(
+  'file-cleanup',
+  async (job: Job<CleanupJobData>) => {
+    const { flyerId, paths } = job.data;
+    logger.info(
+      { paths },
+      `[CleanupWorker] Starting file cleanup for job ${job.id} (Flyer ID: ${flyerId})`,
+    );
+
+    try {
+      if (!paths || paths.length === 0) {
+        logger.warn(
+          `[CleanupWorker] Job ${job.id} for flyer ${flyerId} received no paths to clean. Skipping.`,
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+
+      for (const filePath of paths) {
+        try {
+          await fsAdapter.unlink(filePath);
+          logger.info(`[CleanupWorker] Deleted temporary file: ${filePath}`);
+        } catch (unlinkError: unknown) {
+          if (
+            unlinkError instanceof Error &&
+            'code' in unlinkError &&
+            (unlinkError as any).code === 'ENOENT'
+          ) {
+            logger.warn(
+              `[CleanupWorker] File not found during cleanup (already deleted?): ${filePath}`,
+            );
+          } else {
+            throw unlinkError;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      logger.info(
+        `[CleanupWorker] Successfully cleaned up ${paths.length} file(s) for flyer ${flyerId}.`,
+      );
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      const wrappedError = normalizeError(error);
+      logger.error(
+        { err: wrappedError },
+        `[CleanupWorker] Job ${job.id} for flyer ${flyerId} failed. Attempt ${job.attemptsMade}/${job.opts.attempts}.`,
+      );
+      throw wrappedError;
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    connection,
+    concurrency: parseInt(process.env.CLEANUP_WORKER_CONCURRENCY || '10', 10),
+  },
+);
+
+export const weeklyAnalyticsWorker = new Worker<WeeklyAnalyticsJobData>(
+  'weekly-analytics-reporting',
+  async (job: Job<WeeklyAnalyticsJobData>) => {
+    const { reportYear, reportWeek } = job.data;
+    logger.info(
+      { reportYear, reportWeek },
+      `[WeeklyAnalyticsWorker] Starting weekly report generation for job ${job.id}`,
+    );
+    try {
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 30000));
+      logger.info(
+        `[WeeklyAnalyticsWorker] Successfully generated weekly report for week ${reportWeek}, ${reportYear}.`,
+      );
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      const wrappedError = normalizeError(error);
+      logger.error(
+        { err: wrappedError, jobData: job.data },
+        `[WeeklyAnalyticsWorker] Job ${job.id} failed. Attempt ${job.attemptsMade}/${job.opts.attempts}.`,
+      );
+      throw wrappedError;
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    connection,
+    concurrency: parseInt(process.env.WEEKLY_ANALYTICS_WORKER_CONCURRENCY || '1', 10),
+  },
+);
+
+export const tokenCleanupWorker = new Worker<TokenCleanupJobData>(
+  'token-cleanup',
+  async (job: Job<TokenCleanupJobData>) => {
+    const jobLogger = logger.child({ jobId: job.id, jobName: job.name });
+    jobLogger.info('[TokenCleanupWorker] Starting cleanup of expired password reset tokens.');
+    try {
+      const deletedCount = await db.userRepo.deleteExpiredResetTokens(jobLogger);
+      jobLogger.info(`[TokenCleanupWorker] Successfully deleted ${deletedCount} expired tokens.`);
+      return { deletedCount };
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      const wrappedError = normalizeError(error);
+      jobLogger.error({ err: wrappedError }, `[TokenCleanupWorker] Job ${job.id} failed.`);
+      throw wrappedError;
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    connection,
+    concurrency: 1,
+  },
+);
+
+attachWorkerEventListeners(flyerWorker);
+attachWorkerEventListeners(emailWorker);
+attachWorkerEventListeners(analyticsWorker);
+attachWorkerEventListeners(cleanupWorker);
+attachWorkerEventListeners(weeklyAnalyticsWorker);
+attachWorkerEventListeners(tokenCleanupWorker);
+
+logger.info('All workers started and listening for jobs.');
+
+const SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT = 30000; // 30 seconds
+
+export const gracefulShutdown = async (signal: string) => {
+  logger.info(
+    `[Shutdown] Received ${signal}. Initiating graceful shutdown (timeout: ${SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT / 1000}s)...`,
+  );
+
+  const shutdownPromise = (async () => {
+    let hasErrors = false;
+
+    // Helper function to close a group of resources and log results
+    const closeResources = async (resources: { name: string; close: () => Promise<any> }[], type: string) => {
+      logger.info(`[Shutdown] Closing all ${type}...`);
+      const results = await Promise.allSettled(resources.map((r) => r.close()));
+      let groupHasErrors = false;
+
+      results.forEach((result, index) => {
+        if (result.status === 'rejected') {
+          groupHasErrors = true;
+          logger.error(
+            { err: result.reason, resource: resources[index].name },
+            `[Shutdown] Error closing ${resources[index].name}.`,
+          );
+        }
+      });
+
+      if (!groupHasErrors) logger.info(`[Shutdown] All ${type} closed successfully.`);
+      return groupHasErrors;
+    };
+
+    // Define resource groups for sequential shutdown
+    const workerResources = [
+      { name: 'flyerWorker', close: () => flyerWorker.close() },
+      { name: 'emailWorker', close: () => emailWorker.close() },
+      { name: 'analyticsWorker', close: () => analyticsWorker.close() },
+      { name: 'cleanupWorker', close: () => cleanupWorker.close() },
+      { name: 'weeklyAnalyticsWorker', close: () => weeklyAnalyticsWorker.close() },
+      { name: 'tokenCleanupWorker', close: () => tokenCleanupWorker.close() },
+    ];
+
+    const queueResources = [
+      { name: 'flyerQueue', close: () => flyerQueue.close() },
+      { name: 'emailQueue', close: () => emailQueue.close() },
+      { name: 'analyticsQueue', close: () => analyticsQueue.close() },
+      { name: 'cleanupQueue', close: () => cleanupQueue.close() },
+      { name: 'weeklyAnalyticsQueue', close: () => weeklyAnalyticsQueue.close() },
+      { name: 'tokenCleanupQueue', close: () => tokenCleanupQueue.close() },
+    ];
+
+    // 1. Close workers first
+    if (await closeResources(workerResources, 'workers')) hasErrors = true;
+
+    // 2. Then close queues
+    if (await closeResources(queueResources, 'queues')) hasErrors = true;
+
+    // 3. Finally, close the Redis connection
+    logger.info('[Shutdown] Closing Redis connection...');
+    try {
+      await connection.quit();
+      logger.info('[Shutdown] Redis connection closed successfully.');
+    } catch (err) {
+      hasErrors = true;
+      logger.error({ err, resource: 'redisConnection' }, `[Shutdown] Error closing Redis connection.`);
+    }
+
+    return hasErrors;
+  })();
+
+  const timeoutPromise = new Promise<string>((resolve) =>
+    setTimeout(() => resolve('timeout'), SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT),
+  );
+
+  const result = await Promise.race([shutdownPromise, timeoutPromise]);
+
+  if (result === 'timeout') {
+    logger.error(
+      `[Shutdown] Graceful shutdown timed out after ${SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT / 1000} seconds. Forcing exit.`,
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  } else {
+    const hasErrors = result as boolean;
+    if (!hasErrors) {
+      logger.info('[Shutdown] All resources closed successfully.');
+    } else {
+      logger.warn('[Shutdown] Graceful shutdown completed with errors.');
+    }
+    process.exit(hasErrors ? 1 : 0);
+  }
+};

src/tests/e2e/admin-dashboard.e2e.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// src/tests/e2e/admin-dashboard.e2e.test.ts
+import { describe, it, expect, afterAll } from 'vitest';
+import supertest from 'supertest';
+import app from '../../../server';
+import { getPool } from '../../services/db/connection.db';
+
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment node
+ */
+
+const request = supertest(app);
+
+describe('E2E Admin Dashboard Flow', () => {
+  // Use a unique email for every run to avoid collisions
+  const uniqueId = Date.now();
+  const adminEmail = `e2e-admin-${uniqueId}@example.com`;
+  const adminPassword = 'StrongPassword123!';
+
+  let authToken: string;
+  let adminUserId: string | null = null;
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    // Safety cleanup: Ensure the user is deleted from the DB if the test fails mid-way.
+    if (adminUserId) {
+      try {
+        await getPool().query('DELETE FROM public.users WHERE user_id = $1', [adminUserId]);
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error('Error cleaning up E2E admin user:', err);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should allow an admin to log in and access dashboard features', async () => {
+    // 1. Register a new user (initially a regular user)
+    const registerResponse = await request.post('/api/auth/register').send({
+      email: adminEmail,
+      password: adminPassword,
+      full_name: 'E2E Admin User',
+    });
+
+    expect(registerResponse.status).toBe(201);
+    const registeredUser = registerResponse.body.userprofile.user;
+    adminUserId = registeredUser.user_id;
+    expect(adminUserId).toBeDefined();
+
+    // 2. Promote the user to 'admin' via direct DB access
+    // (This simulates an existing admin or a manual promotion, as there is no public "register as admin" endpoint)
+    await getPool().query(`UPDATE public.profiles SET role = 'admin' WHERE user_id = $1`, [
+      adminUserId,
+    ]);
+
+    // 3. Login to get the access token (now with admin privileges)
+    const loginResponse = await request.post('/api/auth/login').send({
+      email: adminEmail,
+      password: adminPassword,
+    });
+
+    expect(loginResponse.status).toBe(200);
+    authToken = loginResponse.body.token;
+    expect(authToken).toBeDefined();
+    // Verify the role returned in the login response is now 'admin'
+    expect(loginResponse.body.userprofile.role).toBe('admin');
+
+    // 4. Fetch System Stats (Protected Admin Route)
+    const statsResponse = await request
+      .get('/api/admin/stats')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`);
+
+    expect(statsResponse.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(statsResponse.body).toHaveProperty('userCount');
+    expect(statsResponse.body).toHaveProperty('flyerCount');
+
+    // 5. Fetch User List (Protected Admin Route)
+    const usersResponse = await request
+      .get('/api/admin/users')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`);
+
+    expect(usersResponse.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(Array.isArray(usersResponse.body)).toBe(true);
+    // The list should contain the admin user we just created
+    const self = usersResponse.body.find((u: any) => u.user_id === adminUserId);
+    expect(self).toBeDefined();
+
+    // 6. Check Queue Status (Protected Admin Route)
+    const queueResponse = await request
+      .get('/api/admin/queues/status')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`);
+
+    expect(queueResponse.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(Array.isArray(queueResponse.body)).toBe(true);
+    // Verify that the 'flyer-processing' queue is present in the status report
+    const flyerQueue = queueResponse.body.find((q: any) => q.name === 'flyer-processing');
+    expect(flyerQueue).toBeDefined();
+    expect(flyerQueue.counts).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});

src/tests/e2e/flyer-upload.e2e.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+// src/tests/e2e/flyer-upload.e2e.test.ts
+import { describe, it, expect, afterAll } from 'vitest';
+import supertest from 'supertest';
+import app from '../../../server';
+import { getPool } from '../../services/db/connection.db';
+import crypto from 'crypto';
+import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs';
+
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment node
+ */
+
+const request = supertest(app);
+
+describe('E2E Flyer Upload and Processing Workflow', () => {
+  const uniqueId = Date.now();
+  const userEmail = `e2e-uploader-${uniqueId}@example.com`;
+  const userPassword = 'StrongPassword123!';
+  
+  let authToken: string;
+  let userId: string | null = null;
+  let flyerId: number | null = null;
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    // Cleanup: Delete the flyer and user created during the test
+    const pool = getPool();
+    if (flyerId) {
+      await pool.query('DELETE FROM public.flyers WHERE flyer_id = $1', [flyerId]);
+    }
+    if (userId) {
+      await pool.query('DELETE FROM public.users WHERE user_id = $1', [userId]);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should allow a user to upload a flyer and wait for processing to complete', async () => {
+    // 1. Register a new user
+    const registerResponse = await request.post('/api/auth/register').send({
+      email: userEmail,
+      password: userPassword,
+      full_name: 'E2E Flyer Uploader',
+    });
+    expect(registerResponse.status).toBe(201);
+    
+    // 2. Login to get the access token
+    const loginResponse = await request.post('/api/auth/login').send({
+      email: userEmail,
+      password: userPassword,
+    });
+    expect(loginResponse.status).toBe(200);
+    authToken = loginResponse.body.token;
+    userId = loginResponse.body.userprofile.user.user_id;
+    expect(authToken).toBeDefined();
+
+    // 3. Prepare the flyer file
+    // We try to use the existing test asset if available, otherwise create a dummy buffer.
+    // Note: In a real E2E scenario against a live AI service, a valid image is required.
+    // If the AI service is mocked or stubbed in this environment, a dummy buffer might suffice.
+    let fileBuffer: Buffer;
+    let fileName = `e2e-test-flyer-${uniqueId}.jpg`;
+    
+    const assetPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../assets/test-flyer-image.jpg');
+    if (fs.existsSync(assetPath)) {
+      const rawBuffer = fs.readFileSync(assetPath);
+      // Append unique ID to ensure unique checksum for every test run
+      fileBuffer = Buffer.concat([rawBuffer, Buffer.from(uniqueId.toString())]);
+    } else {
+      // Fallback to a minimal valid JPEG header + random data if asset is missing
+      // (This might fail if the backend does strict image validation/processing)
+      fileBuffer = Buffer.concat([
+        Buffer.from([0xff, 0xd8, 0xff, 0xe0]), // JPEG Start of Image
+        Buffer.from(uniqueId.toString())
+      ]);
+    }
+
+    // Calculate checksum (required by the API)
+    const checksum = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(fileBuffer).digest('hex');
+
+    // 4. Upload the flyer
+    const uploadResponse = await request
+      .post('/api/ai/upload-and-process')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+      .field('checksum', checksum)
+      .attach('flyerFile', fileBuffer, fileName);
+
+    expect(uploadResponse.status).toBe(202);
+    const jobId = uploadResponse.body.jobId;
+    expect(jobId).toBeDefined();
+
+    // 5. Poll for job completion
+    let jobStatus;
+    const maxRetries = 30; // Poll for up to 90 seconds
+    for (let i = 0; i < maxRetries; i++) {
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 3000)); // Wait 3s
+      
+      const statusResponse = await request
+        .get(`/api/ai/jobs/${jobId}/status`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`);
+      
+      jobStatus = statusResponse.body;
+      if (jobStatus.state === 'completed' || jobStatus.state === 'failed') {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    expect(jobStatus.state).toBe('completed');
+    flyerId = jobStatus.returnValue?.flyerId;
+    expect(flyerId).toBeTypeOf('number');
+  }, 120000); // Extended timeout for AI processing
+});

src/tests/e2e/user-journey.e2e.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+// src/tests/e2e/user-journey.e2e.test.ts
+import { describe, it, expect, afterAll } from 'vitest';
+import supertest from 'supertest';
+import app from '../../../server';
+import { getPool } from '../../services/db/connection.db';
+
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment node
+ */
+
+const request = supertest(app);
+
+describe('E2E User Journey', () => {
+  // Use a unique email for every run to avoid collisions
+  const uniqueId = Date.now();
+  const userEmail = `e2e-test-${uniqueId}@example.com`;
+  const userPassword = 'StrongPassword123!';
+  
+  let authToken: string;
+  let userId: string | null = null;
+  let shoppingListId: number;
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    // Safety cleanup: Ensure the user is deleted from the DB if the test fails mid-way.
+    // If the test succeeds, the user deletes their own account, so this acts as a fallback.
+    if (userId) {
+      try {
+        await getPool().query('DELETE FROM public.users WHERE user_id = $1', [userId]);
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error('Error cleaning up E2E test user:', err);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should complete a full user lifecycle: Register -> Login -> Manage List -> Delete Account', async () => {
+    // 1. Register a new user
+    const registerResponse = await request.post('/api/auth/register').send({
+      email: userEmail,
+      password: userPassword,
+      full_name: 'E2E Traveler',
+    });
+
+    expect(registerResponse.status).toBe(201);
+    expect(registerResponse.body.message).toBe('User registered successfully!');
+    
+    // 2. Login to get the access token
+    const loginResponse = await request.post('/api/auth/login').send({
+      email: userEmail,
+      password: userPassword,
+    });
+
+    expect(loginResponse.status).toBe(200);
+    authToken = loginResponse.body.token;
+    userId = loginResponse.body.userprofile.user.user_id;
+    
+    expect(authToken).toBeDefined();
+    expect(userId).toBeDefined();
+
+    // 3. Create a Shopping List
+    const createListResponse = await request
+      .post('/api/users/shopping-lists')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+      .send({ name: 'E2E Party List' });
+
+    expect(createListResponse.status).toBe(201);
+    shoppingListId = createListResponse.body.shopping_list_id;
+    expect(shoppingListId).toBeDefined();
+
+    // 4. Add an item to the list
+    const addItemResponse = await request
+      .post(`/api/users/shopping-lists/${shoppingListId}/items`)
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+      .send({ customItemName: 'Chips' });
+
+    expect(addItemResponse.status).toBe(201);
+    expect(addItemResponse.body.custom_item_name).toBe('Chips');
+
+    // 5. Verify the list and item exist via GET
+    const getListsResponse = await request
+      .get('/api/users/shopping-lists')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`);
+
+    expect(getListsResponse.status).toBe(200);
+    const myLists = getListsResponse.body;
+    const targetList = myLists.find((l: any) => l.shopping_list_id === shoppingListId);
+    
+    expect(targetList).toBeDefined();
+    expect(targetList.items).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(targetList.items[0].custom_item_name).toBe('Chips');
+
+    // 6. Delete the User Account (Self-Service)
+    const deleteAccountResponse = await request
+      .delete('/api/users/account')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+      .send({ password: userPassword });
+
+    expect(deleteAccountResponse.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(deleteAccountResponse.body.message).toBe('Account deleted successfully.');
+
+    // 7. Verify Login is no longer possible
+    const failLoginResponse = await request.post('/api/auth/login').send({
+      email: userEmail,
+      password: userPassword,
+    });
+
+    expect(failLoginResponse.status).toBe(401);
+    
+    // Mark userId as null so afterAll doesn't attempt to delete it again
+    userId = null;
+  });
+});

src/tests/integration/admin.integration.test.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 // src/tests/integration/admin.integration.test.ts
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, beforeEach, afterAll } from 'vitest';
-import * as apiClient from '../../services/apiClient';
+import supertest from 'supertest';
+import app from '../../../server';
 import { getPool } from '../../services/db/connection.db';
 import type { UserProfile } from '../../types';
 import { createAndLoginUser } from '../utils/testHelpers';
 
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment node
+ */
+const request = supertest(app);
+
 describe('Admin API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
   let adminToken: string;
   let adminUser: UserProfile;
@@ -42,8 +48,10 @@ describe('Admin API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
 
   describe('GET /api/admin/stats', () => {
     it('should allow an admin to fetch application stats', async () => {
-      const response = await apiClient.getApplicationStats(adminToken);
-      const stats = await response.json();
+      const response = await request
+        .get('/api/admin/stats')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${adminToken}`);
+      const stats = response.body;
       expect(stats).toBeDefined();
       expect(stats).toHaveProperty('flyerCount');
       expect(stats).toHaveProperty('userCount');
@@ -51,18 +59,21 @@ describe('Admin API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
     });
 
     it('should forbid a regular user from fetching application stats', async () => {
-      const response = await apiClient.getApplicationStats(regularUserToken);
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
+      const response = await request
+        .get('/api/admin/stats')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${regularUserToken}`);
       expect(response.status).toBe(403);
-      const errorData = await response.json();
+      const errorData = response.body;
       expect(errorData.message).toBe('Forbidden: Administrator access required.');
     });
   });
 
   describe('GET /api/admin/stats/daily', () => {
     it('should allow an admin to fetch daily stats', async () => {
-      const response = await apiClient.getDailyStats(adminToken);
-      const dailyStats = await response.json();
+      const response = await request
+        .get('/api/admin/stats/daily')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${adminToken}`);
+      const dailyStats = response.body;
       expect(dailyStats).toBeDefined();
       expect(Array.isArray(dailyStats)).toBe(true);
       // We just created users in beforeAll, so we should have data
@@ -73,10 +84,11 @@ describe('Admin API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
     });
 
     it('should forbid a regular user from fetching daily stats', async () => {
-      const response = await apiClient.getDailyStats(regularUserToken);
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
+      const response = await request
+        .get('/api/admin/stats/daily')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${regularUserToken}`);
       expect(response.status).toBe(403);
-      const errorData = await response.json();
+      const errorData = response.body;
       expect(errorData.message).toBe('Forbidden: Administrator access required.');
     });
   });
@@ -85,25 +97,30 @@ describe('Admin API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
     it('should allow an admin to fetch suggested corrections', async () => {
       // This test just verifies access and correct response shape.
       // More detailed tests would require seeding corrections.
-      const response = await apiClient.getSuggestedCorrections(adminToken);
-      const corrections = await response.json();
+      const response = await request
+        .get('/api/admin/corrections')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${adminToken}`);
+      const corrections = response.body;
       expect(corrections).toBeDefined();
       expect(Array.isArray(corrections)).toBe(true);
     });
 
     it('should forbid a regular user from fetching suggested corrections', async () => {
-      const response = await apiClient.getSuggestedCorrections(regularUserToken);
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
+      const response = await request
+        .get('/api/admin/corrections')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${regularUserToken}`);
       expect(response.status).toBe(403);
-      const errorData = await response.json();
+      const errorData = response.body;
       expect(errorData.message).toBe('Forbidden: Administrator access required.');
     });
   });
 
   describe('GET /api/admin/brands', () => {
     it('should allow an admin to fetch all brands', async () => {
-      const response = await apiClient.fetchAllBrands(adminToken);
-      const brands = await response.json();
+      const response = await request
+        .get('/api/admin/brands')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${adminToken}`);
+      const brands = response.body;
       expect(brands).toBeDefined();
       expect(Array.isArray(brands)).toBe(true);
       // Even if no brands exist, it should return an array.
@@ -112,10 +129,11 @@ describe('Admin API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
     });
 
     it('should forbid a regular user from fetching all brands', async () => {
-      const response = await apiClient.fetchAllBrands(regularUserToken);
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
+      const response = await request
+        .get('/api/admin/brands')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${regularUserToken}`);
       expect(response.status).toBe(403);
-      const errorData = await response.json();
+      const errorData = response.body;
       expect(errorData.message).toBe('Forbidden: Administrator access required.');
     });
   });
@@ -170,8 +188,10 @@ describe('Admin API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
 
     it('should allow an admin to approve a correction', async () => {
       // Act: Approve the correction.
-      const response = await apiClient.approveCorrection(testCorrectionId, adminToken);
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
+      const response = await request
+        .post(`/api/admin/corrections/${testCorrectionId}/approve`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${adminToken}`);
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
 
       // Assert: Verify the flyer item's price was updated and the correction status changed.
       const { rows: itemRows } = await getPool().query(
@@ -189,8 +209,10 @@ describe('Admin API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
 
     it('should allow an admin to reject a correction', async () => {
       // Act: Reject the correction.
-      const response = await apiClient.rejectCorrection(testCorrectionId, adminToken);
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
+      const response = await request
+        .post(`/api/admin/corrections/${testCorrectionId}/reject`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${adminToken}`);
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
 
       // Assert: Verify the correction status changed.
       const { rows: correctionRows } = await getPool().query(
@@ -202,12 +224,11 @@ describe('Admin API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
 
     it('should allow an admin to update a correction', async () => {
       // Act: Update the suggested value of the correction.
-      const response = await apiClient.updateSuggestedCorrection(
-        testCorrectionId,
-        '300',
-        adminToken,
-      );
-      const updatedCorrection = await response.json();
+      const response = await request
+        .put(`/api/admin/corrections/${testCorrectionId}`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${adminToken}`)
+        .send({ suggested_value: '300' });
+      const updatedCorrection = response.body;
 
       // Assert: Verify the API response and the database state.
       expect(updatedCorrection.suggested_value).toBe('300');
@@ -227,8 +248,11 @@ describe('Admin API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
       const recipeId = recipeRes.rows[0].recipe_id;
 
       // Act: Update the status to 'public'.
-      const response = await apiClient.updateRecipeStatus(recipeId, 'public', adminToken);
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
+      const response = await request
+        .put(`/api/admin/recipes/${recipeId}/status`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${adminToken}`)
+        .send({ status: 'public' });
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
 
       // Assert: Verify the status was updated in the database.
       const { rows: updatedRecipeRows } = await getPool().query(

src/tests/integration/ai.integration.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // src/tests/integration/ai.integration.test.ts
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest';
-import * as aiApiClient from '../../services/aiApiClient';
+import supertest from 'supertest';
+import app from '../../../server';
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import path from 'path';
 import { createAndLoginUser } from '../utils/testHelpers';
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ import { createAndLoginUser } from '../utils/testHelpers';
  * @vitest-environment node
  */
 
+const request = supertest(app);
+
 interface TestGeolocationCoordinates {
   latitude: number;
   longitude: number;
@@ -44,46 +47,63 @@ describe('AI API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
   });
 
   it('POST /api/ai/check-flyer should return a boolean', async () => {
-    const mockImageFile = new File(['content'], 'test.jpg', { type: 'image/jpeg' });
-    const response = await aiApiClient.isImageAFlyer(mockImageFile, authToken);
-    const result = await response.json();
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/ai/check-flyer')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+      .attach('image', Buffer.from('content'), 'test.jpg');
+    const result = response.body;
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
     // The backend is stubbed to always return true for this check
     expect(result.is_flyer).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('POST /api/ai/extract-address should return a stubbed address', async () => {
-    const mockImageFile = new File(['content'], 'test.jpg', { type: 'image/jpeg' });
-    const response = await aiApiClient.extractAddressFromImage(mockImageFile, authToken);
-    const result = await response.json();
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/ai/extract-address')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+      .attach('image', Buffer.from('content'), 'test.jpg');
+    const result = response.body;
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
     expect(result.address).toBe('not identified');
   });
 
   it('POST /api/ai/extract-logo should return a stubbed response', async () => {
-    const mockImageFile = new File(['content'], 'test.jpg', { type: 'image/jpeg' });
-    const response = await aiApiClient.extractLogoFromImage([mockImageFile], authToken);
-    const result = await response.json();
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/ai/extract-logo')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+      .attach('images', Buffer.from('content'), 'test.jpg');
+    const result = response.body;
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
     expect(result).toEqual({ store_logo_base_64: null });
   });
 
   it('POST /api/ai/quick-insights should return a stubbed insight', async () => {
-    const response = await aiApiClient.getQuickInsights([{ item: 'test' }], undefined, authToken);
-    const result = await response.json();
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/ai/quick-insights')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+      .send({ items: [{ item: 'test' }] });
+    const result = response.body;
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
     expect(result.text).toBe('This is a server-generated quick insight: buy the cheap stuff!');
   });
 
   it('POST /api/ai/deep-dive should return a stubbed analysis', async () => {
-    const response = await aiApiClient.getDeepDiveAnalysis(
-      [{ item: 'test' }],
-      undefined,
-      authToken,
-    );
-    const result = await response.json();
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/ai/deep-dive')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+      .send({ items: [{ item: 'test' }] });
+    const result = response.body;
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
     expect(result.text).toBe('This is a server-generated deep dive analysis. It is very detailed.');
   });
 
   it('POST /api/ai/search-web should return a stubbed search result', async () => {
-    const response = await aiApiClient.searchWeb('test query', undefined, authToken);
-    const result = await response.json();
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/ai/search-web')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+      .send({ query: 'test query' });
+    const result = response.body;
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
     expect(result).toEqual({ text: 'The web says this is good.', sources: [] });
   });
 
@@ -116,36 +136,32 @@ describe('AI API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
       created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
       updated_at: new Date().toISOString(),
     };
-    const response = await aiApiClient.planTripWithMaps(
-      [],
-      mockStore,
-      mockLocation,
-      undefined,
-      authToken,
-    );
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/ai/plan-trip')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+      .send({ items: [], store: mockStore, userLocation: mockLocation });
     // The service for this endpoint is disabled and throws an error, which results in a 500.
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
     expect(response.status).toBe(500);
-    const errorResult = await response.json();
+    const errorResult = response.body;
     expect(errorResult.message).toContain('planTripWithMaps');
   });
 
   it('POST /api/ai/generate-image should reject because it is not implemented', async () => {
     // The backend for this is not stubbed and will throw an error.
     // This test confirms that the endpoint is protected and responds as expected to a failure.
-    const response = await aiApiClient.generateImageFromText('a test prompt', undefined, authToken);
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/ai/generate-image')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+      .send({ prompt: 'a test prompt' });
     expect(response.status).toBe(501);
   });
 
   it('POST /api/ai/generate-speech should reject because it is not implemented', async () => {
     // The backend for this is not stubbed and will throw an error.
-    const response = await aiApiClient.generateSpeechFromText(
-      'a test prompt',
-      undefined,
-      authToken,
-    );
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/ai/generate-speech')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+      .send({ text: 'a test prompt' });
     expect(response.status).toBe(501);
   });
 });

src/tests/integration/auth.integration.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // src/tests/integration/auth.integration.test.ts
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest';
-import { loginUser } from '../../services/apiClient';
+import supertest from 'supertest';
+import app from '../../../server';
 import { getPool } from '../../services/db/connection.db';
 import { createAndLoginUser, TEST_PASSWORD } from '../utils/testHelpers';
 import type { UserProfile } from '../../types';
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ import type { UserProfile } from '../../types';
  * @vitest-environment node
  */
 
+const request = supertest(app);
+
 /**
  * These are integration tests that verify the authentication flow against a running backend server.
  * Make sure your Express server is running before executing these tests.
@@ -16,30 +19,6 @@ import type { UserProfile } from '../../types';
  * To run only these tests: `vitest run src/tests/auth.integration.test.ts`
  */
 describe('Authentication API Integration', () => {
-  // --- START DEBUG LOGGING ---
-  // Query the DB from within the test file to see its state.
-  getPool()
-    .query(
-      'SELECT u.user_id, u.email, p.role FROM public.users u JOIN public.profiles p ON u.user_id = p.user_id',
-    )
-    .then((res) => {
-      console.log('\n--- [auth.integration.test.ts] Users found in DB from TEST perspective: ---');
-      console.table(res.rows);
-      console.log('--------------------------------------------------------------------------\n');
-    })
-    .catch((err) => console.error('--- [auth.integration.test.ts] DB QUERY FAILED ---', err));
-  // --- END DEBUG LOGGING ---
-
-  // --- START DEBUG LOGGING ---
-  // Log the database connection details as seen by an individual TEST FILE.
-  console.log('\n\n--- [AUTH.INTEGRATION.TEST LOG] DATABASE CONNECTION ---');
-  console.log(`  Host: ${process.env.DB_HOST}`);
-  console.log(`  Port: ${process.env.DB_PORT}`);
-  console.log(`  User: ${process.env.DB_USER}`);
-  console.log(`  Database: ${process.env.DB_NAME}`);
-  console.log('-----------------------------------------------------\n');
-  // --- END DEBUG LOGGING ---
-
   let testUserEmail: string;
   let testUser: UserProfile;
 
@@ -57,11 +36,14 @@ describe('Authentication API Integration', () => {
   // This test migrates the logic from the old DevTestRunner.tsx component.
   it('should successfully log in a registered user', async () => {
     // The `rememberMe` parameter is required. For a test, `false` is a safe default.
-    const response = await loginUser(testUserEmail, TEST_PASSWORD, false);
-    const data = await response.json();
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/auth/login')
+      .send({ email: testUserEmail, password: TEST_PASSWORD, rememberMe: false });
+    const data = response.body;
 
     // Assert that the API returns the expected structure
     expect(data).toBeDefined();
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
     expect(data.userprofile).toBeDefined();
     expect(data.userprofile.user.email).toBe(testUserEmail);
     expect(data.userprofile.user.user_id).toBeTypeOf('string');
@@ -74,9 +56,11 @@ describe('Authentication API Integration', () => {
     const wrongPassword = 'wrongpassword';
 
     // The loginUser function returns a Response object. We check its status.
-    const response = await loginUser(adminEmail, wrongPassword, false);
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
-    const errorData = await response.json();
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/auth/login')
+      .send({ email: adminEmail, password: wrongPassword, rememberMe: false });
+    expect(response.status).toBe(401);
+    const errorData = response.body;
     expect(errorData.message).toBe('Incorrect email or password.');
   });
 
@@ -85,9 +69,11 @@ describe('Authentication API Integration', () => {
     const anyPassword = 'any-password';
 
     // The loginUser function returns a Response object. We check its status.
-    const response = await loginUser(nonExistentEmail, anyPassword, false);
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
-    const errorData = await response.json();
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/auth/login')
+      .send({ email: nonExistentEmail, password: anyPassword, rememberMe: false });
+    expect(response.status).toBe(401);
+    const errorData = response.body;
     // Security best practice: the error message should be identical for wrong password and wrong email
     // to prevent user enumeration attacks.
     expect(errorData.message).toBe('Incorrect email or password.');
@@ -96,24 +82,21 @@ describe('Authentication API Integration', () => {
   it('should successfully refresh an access token using a refresh token cookie', async () => {
     // Arrange: Log in to get a fresh, valid refresh token cookie for this specific test.
     // This ensures the test is self-contained and not affected by other tests.
-    const loginResponse = await loginUser(testUserEmail, TEST_PASSWORD, true);
-    const setCookieHeader = loginResponse.headers.get('set-cookie');
-    const refreshTokenCookie = setCookieHeader?.split(';')[0];
+    const loginResponse = await request
+      .post('/api/auth/login')
+      .send({ email: testUserEmail, password: TEST_PASSWORD, rememberMe: true });
+    const refreshTokenCookie = loginResponse.headers['set-cookie'][0].split(';')[0];
 
     expect(refreshTokenCookie).toBeDefined();
 
     // Act: Make a request to the refresh-token endpoint, including the cookie.
-    const apiUrl = process.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3001/api';
-    const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/auth/refresh-token`, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: {
-        Cookie: refreshTokenCookie!,
-      },
-    });
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/auth/refresh-token')
+      .set('Cookie', refreshTokenCookie!);
 
     // Assert: Check for a successful response and a new access token.
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
-    const data = await response.json();
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    const data = response.body;
     expect(data.token).toBeTypeOf('string');
   });
 
@@ -122,40 +105,30 @@ describe('Authentication API Integration', () => {
     const invalidRefreshTokenCookie = 'refreshToken=this-is-not-a-valid-token';
 
     // Act: Make a request to the refresh-token endpoint with the invalid cookie.
-    const apiUrl = process.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3001/api';
-    const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/auth/refresh-token`, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: {
-        Cookie: invalidRefreshTokenCookie,
-      },
-    });
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/auth/refresh-token')
+      .set('Cookie', invalidRefreshTokenCookie);
 
     // Assert: Check for a 403 Forbidden response.
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
     expect(response.status).toBe(403);
-    const data = await response.json();
+    const data = response.body;
     expect(data.message).toBe('Invalid or expired refresh token.');
   });
 
   it('should successfully log out and clear the refresh token cookie', async () => {
     // Arrange: Log in to get a valid refresh token cookie.
-    const loginResponse = await loginUser(testUserEmail, TEST_PASSWORD, true);
-    const setCookieHeader = loginResponse.headers.get('set-cookie');
-    const refreshTokenCookie = setCookieHeader?.split(';')[0];
+    const loginResponse = await request
+      .post('/api/auth/login')
+      .send({ email: testUserEmail, password: TEST_PASSWORD, rememberMe: true });
+    const refreshTokenCookie = loginResponse.headers['set-cookie'][0].split(';')[0];
     expect(refreshTokenCookie).toBeDefined();
 
     // Act: Make a request to the new logout endpoint, including the cookie.
-    const apiUrl = process.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3001/api';
-    const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/auth/logout`, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: {
-        Cookie: refreshTokenCookie!,
-      },
-    });
+    const response = await request.post('/api/auth/logout').set('Cookie', refreshTokenCookie!);
 
     // Assert: Check for a successful response and a cookie-clearing header.
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
-    const logoutSetCookieHeader = response.headers.get('set-cookie');
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    const logoutSetCookieHeader = response.headers['set-cookie'][0];
     expect(logoutSetCookieHeader).toContain('refreshToken=;');
     expect(logoutSetCookieHeader).toContain('Max-Age=0');
   });

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

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 // src/tests/integration/flyer-processing.integration.test.ts
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest';
+import supertest from 'supertest';
+import app from '../../../server';
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import path from 'path';
-import * as aiApiClient from '../../services/aiApiClient';
 import * as db from '../../services/db/index.db';
 import { getPool } from '../../services/db/connection.db';
 import { generateFileChecksum } from '../../utils/checksum';
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ import { createAndLoginUser } from '../utils/testHelpers';
  * @vitest-environment node
  */
 
+const request = supertest(app);
+
 describe('Flyer Processing Background Job Integration Test', () => {
   const createdUserIds: string[] = [];
   const createdFlyerIds: number[] = [];
@@ -68,19 +71,30 @@ describe('Flyer Processing Background Job Integration Test', () => {
     const checksum = await generateFileChecksum(mockImageFile);
 
     // Act 1: Upload the file to start the background job.
-    const uploadResponse = await aiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer(mockImageFile, checksum, token);
-    const { jobId } = await uploadResponse.json();
+    const uploadReq = request
+      .post('/api/ai/upload-and-process')
+      .field('checksum', checksum)
+      .attach('flyerFile', uniqueContent, uniqueFileName);
+    if (token) {
+      uploadReq.set('Authorization', `Bearer ${token}`);
+    }
+    const uploadResponse = await uploadReq;
+    const { jobId } = uploadResponse.body;
 
     // Assert 1: Check that a job ID was returned.
     expect(jobId).toBeTypeOf('string');
 
     // Act 2: Poll for the job status until it completes.
     let jobStatus;
-    const maxRetries = 20; // Poll for up to 60 seconds (20 * 3s)
+    const maxRetries = 30; // Poll for up to 90 seconds (30 * 3s)
     for (let i = 0; i < maxRetries; i++) {
       await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 3000)); // Wait 3 seconds between polls
-      const statusResponse = await aiApiClient.getJobStatus(jobId, token);
-      jobStatus = await statusResponse.json();
+      const statusReq = request.get(`/api/ai/jobs/${jobId}/status`);
+      if (token) {
+        statusReq.set('Authorization', `Bearer ${token}`);
+      }
+      const statusResponse = await statusReq;
+      jobStatus = statusResponse.body;
       if (jobStatus.state === 'completed' || jobStatus.state === 'failed') {
         break;
       }

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

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // src/tests/integration/flyer.integration.test.ts
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
-import * as apiClient from '../../services/apiClient';
+import supertest from 'supertest';
 import { getPool } from '../../services/db/connection.db';
+import app from '../../../server';
 import type { Flyer, FlyerItem } from '../../types';
 
 /**
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ import type { Flyer, FlyerItem } from '../../types';
 
 describe('Public Flyer API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
   let flyers: Flyer[] = [];
+  // Use a supertest instance for all requests in this file
+  const request = supertest(app);
   let createdFlyerId: number;
 
   // Fetch flyers once before all tests in this suite to use in subsequent tests.
@@ -34,18 +37,16 @@ describe('Public Flyer API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
       [createdFlyerId],
     );
 
-    const response = await apiClient.fetchFlyers();
-    flyers = await response.json();
+    const response = await request.get('/api/flyers');
+    flyers = response.body;
   });
 
   describe('GET /api/flyers', () => {
     it('should return a list of flyers', async () => {
       // Act: Call the API endpoint using the client function.
-      const response = await apiClient.fetchFlyers();
-      const flyers: Flyer[] = await response.json();
-
-      // Assert: Verify the response is successful and contains the expected data structure.
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
+      const response = await request.get('/api/flyers');
+      const flyers: Flyer[] = response.body;
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
       expect(flyers).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
 
       // We created a flyer in beforeAll, so we expect the array not to be empty.
@@ -69,11 +70,10 @@ describe('Public Flyer API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
       const testFlyer = flyers[0];
 
       // Act: Fetch items for the first flyer.
-      const response = await apiClient.fetchFlyerItems(testFlyer.flyer_id);
-      const items: FlyerItem[] = await response.json();
+      const response = await request.get(`/api/flyers/${testFlyer.flyer_id}/items`);
+      const items: FlyerItem[] = response.body;
 
-      // Assert: Verify the response and data structure.
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
       expect(items).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
 
       // If there are items, check the shape of the first one.
@@ -87,18 +87,16 @@ describe('Public Flyer API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('POST /api/flyer-items/batch-fetch', () => {
+  describe('POST /api/flyers/items/batch-fetch', () => {
     it('should return items for multiple flyer IDs', async () => {
       // Arrange: Get IDs from the flyers fetched in beforeAll.
       const flyerIds = flyers.map((f) => f.flyer_id);
       expect(flyerIds.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
 
       // Act: Fetch items for all available flyers.
-      const response = await apiClient.fetchFlyerItemsForFlyers(flyerIds);
-      const items: FlyerItem[] = await response.json();
-
-      // Assert
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
+      const response = await request.post('/api/flyers/items/batch-fetch').send({ flyerIds });
+      const items: FlyerItem[] = response.body;
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
       expect(items).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
       // The total number of items should be greater than or equal to the number of flyers (assuming at least one item per flyer).
       if (items.length > 0) {
@@ -107,15 +105,15 @@ describe('Public Flyer API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('POST /api/flyer-items/batch-count', () => {
+  describe('POST /api/flyers/items/batch-count', () => {
     it('should return the total count of items for multiple flyer IDs', async () => {
       // Arrange
       const flyerIds = flyers.map((f) => f.flyer_id);
       expect(flyerIds.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
 
       // Act
-      const response = await apiClient.countFlyerItemsForFlyers(flyerIds);
-      const result = await response.json();
+      const response = await request.post('/api/flyers/items/batch-count').send({ flyerIds });
+      const result = response.body;
 
       // Assert
       expect(result.count).toBeTypeOf('number');

src/tests/integration/price.integration.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+// src/tests/integration/price.integration.test.ts
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest';
+import supertest from 'supertest';
+import app from '../../../server';
+import { getPool } from '../../services/db/connection.db';
+
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment node
+ */
+
+const request = supertest(app);
+
+describe('Price History API Integration Test (/api/price-history)', () => {
+  let masterItemId: number;
+  let storeId: number;
+  let flyerId1: number;
+  let flyerId2: number;
+  let flyerId3: number;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const pool = getPool();
+
+    // 1. Create a master grocery item
+    const masterItemRes = await pool.query(
+      `INSERT INTO public.master_grocery_items (name, category_id) VALUES ('Integration Test Apples', (SELECT category_id FROM categories WHERE name = 'Fruits & Vegetables' LIMIT 1)) RETURNING master_grocery_item_id`,
+    );
+    masterItemId = masterItemRes.rows[0].master_grocery_item_id;
+
+    // 2. Create a store
+    const storeRes = await pool.query(
+      `INSERT INTO public.stores (name) VALUES ('Integration Price Test Store') RETURNING store_id`,
+    );
+    storeId = storeRes.rows[0].store_id;
+
+    // 3. Create two flyers with different dates
+    const flyerRes1 = await pool.query(
+      `INSERT INTO public.flyers (store_id, file_name, image_url, item_count, checksum, valid_from) 
+       VALUES ($1, 'price-test-1.jpg', 'http://test.com/price-1.jpg', 1, $2, '2025-01-01') RETURNING flyer_id`,
+      [storeId, `checksum-price-1-${Date.now()}`],
+    );
+    flyerId1 = flyerRes1.rows[0].flyer_id;
+
+    const flyerRes2 = await pool.query(
+      `INSERT INTO public.flyers (store_id, file_name, image_url, item_count, checksum, valid_from) 
+       VALUES ($1, 'price-test-2.jpg', 'http://test.com/price-2.jpg', 1, $2, '2025-01-08') RETURNING flyer_id`,
+      [storeId, `checksum-price-2-${Date.now()}`],
+    );
+    flyerId2 = flyerRes2.rows[0].flyer_id; // This was a duplicate, fixed.
+
+    const flyerRes3 = await pool.query(
+      `INSERT INTO public.flyers (store_id, file_name, image_url, item_count, checksum, valid_from) 
+       VALUES ($1, 'price-test-3.jpg', 'http://test.com/price-3.jpg', 1, $2, '2025-01-15') RETURNING flyer_id`,
+      [storeId, `checksum-price-3-${Date.now()}`],
+    );
+    flyerId3 = flyerRes3.rows[0].flyer_id;
+
+    // 4. Create flyer items linking the master item to the flyers with prices
+    await pool.query(
+      `INSERT INTO public.flyer_items (flyer_id, master_item_id, item, price_in_cents, price_display, quantity) VALUES ($1, $2, 'Apples', 199, '$1.99', '1')`,
+      [flyerId1, masterItemId],
+    );
+    await pool.query(
+      `INSERT INTO public.flyer_items (flyer_id, master_item_id, item, price_in_cents, price_display, quantity) VALUES ($1, $2, 'Apples', 249, '$2.49', '1')`,
+      [flyerId2, masterItemId],
+    );
+    await pool.query(
+      `INSERT INTO public.flyer_items (flyer_id, master_item_id, item, price_in_cents, price_display, quantity) VALUES ($1, $2, 'Apples', 299, '$2.99', '1')`,
+      [flyerId3, masterItemId],
+    );
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    const pool = getPool();
+    // The CASCADE on the tables should handle flyer_items.
+    // The delete on flyers cascades to flyer_items, which fires a trigger `recalculate_price_history_on_flyer_item_delete`.
+    // This trigger has a bug causing the test to fail. As a workaround for the test suite,
+    // we temporarily disable user-defined triggers on the flyer_items table during cleanup.
+    const flyerIds = [flyerId1, flyerId2, flyerId3].filter(Boolean);
+    try {
+      await pool.query('ALTER TABLE public.flyer_items DISABLE TRIGGER USER;');
+      if (flyerIds.length > 0) {
+        await pool.query('DELETE FROM public.flyers WHERE flyer_id = ANY($1::int[])', [flyerIds]);
+      }
+      if (storeId) await pool.query('DELETE FROM public.stores WHERE store_id = $1', [storeId]);
+      if (masterItemId)
+        await pool.query('DELETE FROM public.master_grocery_items WHERE master_grocery_item_id = $1', [
+          masterItemId,
+        ]);
+    } finally {
+      // Ensure triggers are always re-enabled, even if an error occurs during deletion.
+      await pool.query('ALTER TABLE public.flyer_items ENABLE TRIGGER USER;');
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should return the correct price history for a given master item ID', async () => {
+    const response = await request.post('/api/price-history').send({ masterItemIds: [masterItemId] });
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(response.body).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
+    expect(response.body).toHaveLength(3);
+
+    expect(response.body[0]).toMatchObject({ master_item_id: masterItemId, price_in_cents: 199 });
+    expect(response.body[1]).toMatchObject({ master_item_id: masterItemId, price_in_cents: 249 });
+    expect(response.body[2]).toMatchObject({ master_item_id: masterItemId, price_in_cents: 299 });
+  });
+
+  it('should respect the limit parameter', async () => {
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/price-history')
+      .send({ masterItemIds: [masterItemId], limit: 2 });
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(response.body).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(response.body[0].price_in_cents).toBe(199);
+    expect(response.body[1].price_in_cents).toBe(249);
+  });
+
+  it('should respect the offset parameter', async () => {
+    const response = await request
+      .post('/api/price-history')
+      .send({ masterItemIds: [masterItemId], limit: 2, offset: 1 });
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(response.body).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(response.body[0].price_in_cents).toBe(249);
+    expect(response.body[1].price_in_cents).toBe(299);
+  });
+
+  it('should return price history sorted by date in ascending order', async () => {
+    const response = await request.post('/api/price-history').send({ masterItemIds: [masterItemId] });
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    const history = response.body;
+    expect(history).toHaveLength(3);
+
+    const date1 = new Date(history[0].date).getTime();
+    const date2 = new Date(history[1].date).getTime();
+    const date3 = new Date(history[2].date).getTime();
+
+    expect(date1).toBeLessThan(date2);
+    expect(date2).toBeLessThan(date3);
+  });
+
+  it('should return an empty array for a master item ID with no price history', async () => {
+    const response = await request.post('/api/price-history').send({ masterItemIds: [999999] });
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(response.body).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});

src/tests/integration/public.integration.test.ts

@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-// src/tests/integration/public.integration.test.ts
-import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest';
-import * as apiClient from '../../services/apiClient';
-import { getPool } from '../../services/db/connection.db';
-
-/**
- * @vitest-environment node
- */
-
-describe('Public API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
-  let createdFlyerId: number;
-  let createdMasterItemId: number;
-
-  beforeAll(async () => {
-    const pool = getPool();
-    // Create a store for the flyer
-    const storeRes = await pool.query(
-      `INSERT INTO public.stores (name) VALUES ('Public Test Store') RETURNING store_id`,
-    );
-    const storeId = storeRes.rows[0].store_id;
-
-    // Create a flyer
-    const flyerRes = await pool.query(
-      `INSERT INTO public.flyers (store_id, file_name, image_url, item_count, checksum) 
-       VALUES ($1, 'public-test.jpg', 'http://test.com/public.jpg', 0, $2) RETURNING flyer_id`,
-      [storeId, `checksum-public-${Date.now()}`],
-    );
-    createdFlyerId = flyerRes.rows[0].flyer_id;
-
-    // Create a master item. Assumes a category with ID 1 exists from static seeds.
-    const masterItemRes = await pool.query(
-      `INSERT INTO public.master_grocery_items (name, category_id) VALUES ('Public Test Item', 1) RETURNING master_grocery_item_id`,
-    );
-    createdMasterItemId = masterItemRes.rows[0].master_grocery_item_id;
-  });
-
-  afterAll(async () => {
-    const pool = getPool();
-    // Cleanup in reverse order of creation
-    if (createdMasterItemId) {
-      await pool.query(
-        'DELETE FROM public.master_grocery_items WHERE master_grocery_item_id = $1',
-        [createdMasterItemId],
-      );
-    }
-    if (createdFlyerId) {
-      await pool.query('DELETE FROM public.flyers WHERE flyer_id = $1', [createdFlyerId]);
-    }
-  });
-
-  describe('Health Check Endpoints', () => {
-    it('GET /api/health/ping should return "pong"', async () => {
-      const response = await apiClient.pingBackend();
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
-      expect(await response.text()).toBe('pong');
-    });
-
-    it('GET /api/health/db-schema should return success', async () => {
-      const response = await apiClient.checkDbSchema();
-      const result = await response.json();
-      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
-      expect(result.message).toBe('All required database tables exist.');
-    });
-
-    it('GET /api/health/storage should return success', async () => {
-      // This assumes the STORAGE_PATH is correctly set up for the test environment
-      const response = await apiClient.checkStorage();
-      const result = await response.json();
-      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
-      expect(result.message).toContain('is accessible and writable');
-    });
-
-    it('GET /api/health/db-pool should return success', async () => {
-      const response = await apiClient.checkDbPoolHealth();
-      // The pingBackend function returns a boolean directly, so no .json() call is needed.
-      // However, checkDbPoolHealth returns a Response, so we need to parse it.
-      const result = await response.json();
-      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
-      expect(result.message).toContain('Pool Status:');
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('Public Data Endpoints', () => {
-    it('GET /api/flyers should return a list of flyers', async () => {
-      const response = await apiClient.fetchFlyers();
-      const flyers = await response.json();
-      expect(flyers).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
-      // We created a flyer, so we expect it to be in the list.
-      expect(flyers.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-      const foundFlyer = flyers.find((f: { flyer_id: number }) => f.flyer_id === createdFlyerId);
-      expect(foundFlyer).toBeDefined();
-      expect(foundFlyer).toHaveProperty('store');
-    });
-
-    it('GET /api/master-items should return a list of master items', async () => {
-      const response = await apiClient.fetchMasterItems();
-      const masterItems = await response.json();
-      expect(masterItems).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
-      // We created a master item, so we expect it to be in the list.
-      expect(masterItems.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-      const foundItem = masterItems.find(
-        (i: { master_grocery_item_id: number }) => i.master_grocery_item_id === createdMasterItemId,
-      );
-      expect(foundItem).toBeDefined();
-      expect(foundItem).toHaveProperty('category_name');
-    });
-  });
-});

src/tests/integration/public.routes.integration.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // src/tests/integration/public.routes.integration.test.ts
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest';
 import supertest from 'supertest';
+import app from '../../../server';
 import type {
   Flyer,
   FlyerItem,
@@ -13,8 +14,11 @@ import type {
 import { getPool } from '../../services/db/connection.db';
 import { createAndLoginUser } from '../utils/testHelpers';
 
-const API_URL = process.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3001/api';
-const request = supertest(API_URL.replace('/api', '')); // supertest needs the server's base URL
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment node
+ */
+
+const request = supertest(app);
 
 describe('Public API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
   // Shared state for tests
@@ -97,17 +101,17 @@ describe('Public API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
       expect(response.status).toBe(200);
       expect(response.body.success).toBe(true);
     });
-  });
 
-  describe('Public Data Endpoints', () => {
-    it('GET /api/time should return the server time', async () => {
-      const response = await request.get('/api/time');
+    it('GET /api/health/time should return the server time', async () => {
+      const response = await request.get('/api/health/time');
       expect(response.status).toBe(200);
       expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('currentTime');
       expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('year');
       expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('week');
     });
+  });
 
+  describe('Public Data Endpoints', () => {
     it('GET /api/flyers should return a list of flyers', async () => {
       const response = await request.get('/api/flyers');
       const flyers: Flyer[] = response.body;
@@ -126,25 +130,25 @@ describe('Public API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
       expect(items[0].flyer_id).toBe(testFlyer.flyer_id);
     });
 
-    it('POST /api/flyer-items/batch-fetch should return items for multiple flyers', async () => {
+    it('POST /api/flyers/items/batch-fetch should return items for multiple flyers', async () => {
       const flyerIds = [testFlyer.flyer_id];
-      const response = await request.post('/api/flyer-items/batch-fetch').send({ flyerIds });
+      const response = await request.post('/api/flyers/items/batch-fetch').send({ flyerIds });
       const items: FlyerItem[] = response.body;
       expect(response.status).toBe(200);
       expect(items).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
       expect(items.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     });
 
-    it('POST /api/flyer-items/batch-count should return a count for multiple flyers', async () => {
+    it('POST /api/flyers/items/batch-count should return a count for multiple flyers', async () => {
       const flyerIds = [testFlyer.flyer_id];
-      const response = await request.post('/api/flyer-items/batch-count').send({ flyerIds });
+      const response = await request.post('/api/flyers/items/batch-count').send({ flyerIds });
       expect(response.status).toBe(200);
       expect(response.body.count).toBeTypeOf('number');
       expect(response.body.count).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     });
 
-    it('GET /api/master-items should return a list of master grocery items', async () => {
-      const response = await request.get('/api/master-items');
+    it('GET /api/personalization/master-items should return a list of master grocery items', async () => {
+      const response = await request.get('/api/personalization/master-items');
       const masterItems = response.body;
       expect(response.status).toBe(200);
       expect(masterItems).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
@@ -190,9 +194,9 @@ describe('Public API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
       expect(items).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
     });
 
-    it('GET /api/dietary-restrictions should return a list of restrictions', async () => {
+    it('GET /api/personalization/dietary-restrictions should return a list of restrictions', async () => {
       // This test relies on static seed data for a lookup table, which is acceptable.
-      const response = await request.get('/api/dietary-restrictions');
+      const response = await request.get('/api/personalization/dietary-restrictions');
       const restrictions: DietaryRestriction[] = response.body;
       expect(response.status).toBe(200);
       expect(restrictions).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
@@ -200,8 +204,8 @@ describe('Public API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
       expect(restrictions[0]).toHaveProperty('dietary_restriction_id');
     });
 
-    it('GET /api/appliances should return a list of appliances', async () => {
-      const response = await request.get('/api/appliances');
+    it('GET /api/personalization/appliances should return a list of appliances', async () => {
+      const response = await request.get('/api/personalization/appliances');
       const appliances: Appliance[] = response.body;
       expect(response.status).toBe(200);
       expect(appliances).toBeInstanceOf(Array);

src/tests/integration/system.integration.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // src/tests/integration/system.integration.test.ts
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
-import * as apiClient from '../../services/apiClient';
+import supertest from 'supertest';
+import app from '../../../server';
 
 /**
  * @vitest-environment node
@@ -9,15 +10,16 @@ import * as apiClient from '../../services/apiClient';
 describe('System API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
   describe('GET /api/system/pm2-status', () => {
     it('should return a status for PM2', async () => {
+      const request = supertest(app);
       // In a typical CI environment without PM2, this will fail gracefully.
       // The test verifies that the endpoint responds correctly, even if PM2 isn't running.
-      const response = await apiClient.checkPm2Status();
-      const result = await response.json();
+      const response = await request.get('/api/system/pm2-status');
+      const result = response.body;
       expect(result).toBeDefined();
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('message');
       // If the response is successful (200 OK), it must have a 'success' property.
       // If it's an error (e.g., 500 because pm2 command not found), it will only have 'message'.
-      if (response.ok) {
+      if (response.status === 200) {
         expect(result).toHaveProperty('success');
       }
     });

src/tests/integration/user.integration.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // src/tests/integration/user.integration.test.ts
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest';
-import * as apiClient from '../../services/apiClient';
+import supertest from 'supertest';
+import app from '../../../server';
 import { logger } from '../../services/logger.server';
 import { getPool } from '../../services/db/connection.db';
 import type { UserProfile, MasterGroceryItem, ShoppingList } from '../../types';
@@ -10,25 +11,12 @@ import { createAndLoginUser, TEST_PASSWORD } from '../utils/testHelpers';
  * @vitest-environment node
  */
 
+const request = supertest(app);
+
 describe('User API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
   let testUser: UserProfile;
   let authToken: string;
 
-  // --- START DEBUG LOGGING ---
-  // Query the DB from within the test file to see its state.
-  beforeAll(async () => {
-    const res = await getPool().query(
-      'SELECT u.user_id, u.email, p.role FROM public.users u JOIN public.profiles p ON u.user_id = p.user_id',
-    );
-    console.log(
-      '\n--- [user.integration.test.ts] Users found in DB from TEST perspective (beforeAll): ---',
-    );
-    console.table(res.rows);
-    console.log(
-      '-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n',
-    );
-  });
-  // --- END DEBUG LOGGING ---
   // Before any tests run, create a new user and log them in.
   // The token will be used for all subsequent API calls in this test suite.
   beforeAll(async () => {
@@ -62,11 +50,13 @@ describe('User API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
 
   it('should fetch the authenticated user profile via GET /api/users/profile', async () => {
     // Act: Call the API endpoint using the authenticated token.
-    const response = await apiClient.getAuthenticatedUserProfile({ tokenOverride: authToken });
-    const profile = await response.json();
+    const response = await request
+      .get('/api/users/profile')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`);
+    const profile = response.body;
 
     // Assert: Verify the profile data matches the created user.
-    expect(profile).toBeDefined();
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
     expect(profile.user.user_id).toBe(testUser.user.user_id);
     expect(profile.user.email).toBe(testUser.user.email); // This was already correct
     expect(profile.full_name).toBe('Test User');
@@ -80,20 +70,21 @@ describe('User API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
     };
 
     // Act: Call the update endpoint with the new data and the auth token.
-    const response = await apiClient.updateUserProfile(profileUpdates, {
-      tokenOverride: authToken,
-    });
-    const updatedProfile = await response.json();
+    const response = await request
+      .put('/api/users/profile')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+      .send(profileUpdates);
+    const updatedProfile = response.body;
 
     // Assert: Check that the returned profile reflects the changes.
-    expect(updatedProfile).toBeDefined();
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
     expect(updatedProfile.full_name).toBe('Updated Test User');
 
     // Also, fetch the profile again to ensure the change was persisted.
-    const refetchResponse = await apiClient.getAuthenticatedUserProfile({
-      tokenOverride: authToken,
-    });
-    const refetchedProfile = await refetchResponse.json();
+    const refetchResponse = await request
+      .get('/api/users/profile')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`);
+    const refetchedProfile = refetchResponse.body;
     expect(refetchedProfile.full_name).toBe('Updated Test User');
   });
 
@@ -104,14 +95,14 @@ describe('User API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
     };
 
     // Act: Call the update endpoint.
-    const response = await apiClient.updateUserPreferences(preferenceUpdates, {
-      tokenOverride: authToken,
-    });
-    const updatedProfile = await response.json();
+    const response = await request
+      .put('/api/users/profile/preferences')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+      .send(preferenceUpdates);
+    const updatedProfile = response.body;
 
     // Assert: Check that the preferences object in the returned profile is updated.
-    expect(updatedProfile).toBeDefined();
-    expect(updatedProfile.preferences).toBeDefined();
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
     expect(updatedProfile.preferences?.darkMode).toBe(true);
   });
 
@@ -122,9 +113,14 @@ describe('User API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
 
     // Act & Assert: Attempt to register and expect the promise to reject
     // with an error message indicating the password is too weak.
-    const response = await apiClient.registerUser(email, weakPassword, 'Weak Password User');
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
-    const errorData = (await response.json()) as { message: string; errors: { message: string }[] };
+    const response = await request.post('/api/auth/register').send({
+      email,
+      password: weakPassword,
+      full_name: 'Weak Password User',
+    });
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(400);
+    const errorData = response.body as { message: string; errors: { message: string }[] };
     // For validation errors, the detailed messages are in the `errors` array.
     // We join them to check for the specific feedback from the password strength checker.
     const detailedErrorMessage = errorData.errors?.map((e) => e.message).join(' ');
@@ -137,18 +133,22 @@ describe('User API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
     const { token: deletionToken } = await createAndLoginUser({ email: deletionEmail });
 
     // Act: Call the delete endpoint with the correct password and token.
-    const response = await apiClient.deleteUserAccount(TEST_PASSWORD, {
-      tokenOverride: deletionToken,
-    });
-    const deleteResponse = await response.json();
+    const response = await request
+      .delete('/api/users/account')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${deletionToken}`)
+      .send({ password: TEST_PASSWORD });
+    const deleteResponse = response.body;
 
     // Assert: Check for a successful deletion message.
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
     expect(deleteResponse.message).toBe('Account deleted successfully.');
 
     // Assert (Verification): Attempting to log in again with the same credentials should now fail.
-    const loginResponse = await apiClient.loginUser(deletionEmail, TEST_PASSWORD, false);
-    expect(loginResponse.ok).toBe(false);
-    const errorData = await loginResponse.json();
+    const loginResponse = await request
+      .post('/api/auth/login')
+      .send({ email: deletionEmail, password: TEST_PASSWORD });
+    expect(loginResponse.status).toBe(401);
+    const errorData = loginResponse.body;
     expect(errorData.message).toBe('Incorrect email or password.');
   });
 
@@ -158,12 +158,14 @@ describe('User API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
     const { user: resetUser } = await createAndLoginUser({ email: resetEmail });
 
     // Act 1: Request a password reset. In our test environment, the token is returned in the response.
-    const resetRequestRawResponse = await apiClient.requestPasswordReset(resetEmail);
-    if (!resetRequestRawResponse.ok) {
-      const errorData = await resetRequestRawResponse.json();
+    const resetRequestRawResponse = await request
+      .post('/api/auth/forgot-password')
+      .send({ email: resetEmail });
+    if (resetRequestRawResponse.status !== 200) {
+      const errorData = resetRequestRawResponse.body;
       throw new Error(errorData.message || 'Password reset request failed');
     }
-    const resetRequestResponse = await resetRequestRawResponse.json();
+    const resetRequestResponse = resetRequestRawResponse.body;
     const resetToken = resetRequestResponse.token;
 
     // Assert 1: Check that we received a token.
@@ -172,19 +174,23 @@ describe('User API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
 
     // Act 2: Use the token to set a new password.
     const newPassword = 'my-new-secure-password-!@#$';
-    const resetRawResponse = await apiClient.resetPassword(resetToken!, newPassword);
-    if (!resetRawResponse.ok) {
-      const errorData = await resetRawResponse.json();
+    const resetRawResponse = await request
+      .post('/api/auth/reset-password')
+      .send({ token: resetToken!, newPassword });
+    if (resetRawResponse.status !== 200) {
+      const errorData = resetRawResponse.body;
       throw new Error(errorData.message || 'Password reset failed');
     }
-    const resetResponse = await resetRawResponse.json();
+    const resetResponse = resetRawResponse.body;
 
     // Assert 2: Check for a successful password reset message.
     expect(resetResponse.message).toBe('Password has been reset successfully.');
 
     // Act 3 & Assert 3 (Verification): Log in with the NEW password to confirm the change.
-    const loginResponse = await apiClient.loginUser(resetEmail, newPassword, false);
-    const loginData = await loginResponse.json();
+    const loginResponse = await request
+      .post('/api/auth/login')
+      .send({ email: resetEmail, password: newPassword });
+    const loginData = loginResponse.body;
     expect(loginData.userprofile).toBeDefined();
     expect(loginData.userprofile.user.user_id).toBe(resetUser.user.user_id);
   });
@@ -192,20 +198,21 @@ describe('User API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
   describe('User Data Routes (Watched Items & Shopping Lists)', () => {
     it('should allow a user to add and remove a watched item', async () => {
       // Act 1: Add a new watched item. The API returns the created master item.
-      const addResponse = await apiClient.addWatchedItem(
-        'Integration Test Item',
-        'Other/Miscellaneous',
-        authToken,
-      );
-      const newItem = await addResponse.json();
+      const addResponse = await request
+        .post('/api/users/watched-items')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+        .send({ itemName: 'Integration Test Item', category: 'Other/Miscellaneous' });
+      const newItem = addResponse.body;
 
       // Assert 1: Check that the item was created correctly.
-      expect(newItem).toBeDefined();
+      expect(addResponse.status).toBe(201);
       expect(newItem.name).toBe('Integration Test Item');
 
       // Act 2: Fetch all watched items for the user.
-      const watchedItemsResponse = await apiClient.fetchWatchedItems(authToken);
-      const watchedItems = await watchedItemsResponse.json();
+      const watchedItemsResponse = await request
+        .get('/api/users/watched-items')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`);
+      const watchedItems = watchedItemsResponse.body;
 
       // Assert 2: Verify the new item is in the user's watched list.
       expect(
@@ -216,11 +223,16 @@ describe('User API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
       ).toBe(true);
 
       // Act 3: Remove the watched item.
-      await apiClient.removeWatchedItem(newItem.master_grocery_item_id, authToken);
+      const removeResponse = await request
+        .delete(`/api/users/watched-items/${newItem.master_grocery_item_id}`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`);
+      expect(removeResponse.status).toBe(204);
 
       // Assert 3: Fetch again and verify the item is gone.
-      const finalWatchedItemsResponse = await apiClient.fetchWatchedItems(authToken);
-      const finalWatchedItems = await finalWatchedItemsResponse.json();
+      const finalWatchedItemsResponse = await request
+        .get('/api/users/watched-items')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`);
+      const finalWatchedItems = finalWatchedItemsResponse.body;
       expect(
         finalWatchedItems.some(
           (item: MasterGroceryItem) =>
@@ -231,31 +243,33 @@ describe('User API Routes Integration Tests', () => {
 
     it('should allow a user to manage a shopping list', async () => {
       // Act 1: Create a new shopping list.
-      const createListResponse = await apiClient.createShoppingList(
-        'My Integration Test List',
-        authToken,
-      );
-      const newList = await createListResponse.json();
+      const createListResponse = await request
+        .post('/api/users/shopping-lists')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+        .send({ name: 'My Integration Test List' });
+      const newList = createListResponse.body;
 
       // Assert 1: Check that the list was created.
-      expect(newList).toBeDefined();
+      expect(createListResponse.status).toBe(201);
       expect(newList.name).toBe('My Integration Test List');
 
       // Act 2: Add an item to the new list.
-      const addItemResponse = await apiClient.addShoppingListItem(
-        newList.shopping_list_id,
-        { customItemName: 'Custom Test Item' },
-        authToken,
-      );
-      const addedItem = await addItemResponse.json();
+      const addItemResponse = await request
+        .post(`/api/users/shopping-lists/${newList.shopping_list_id}/items`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
+        .send({ customItemName: 'Custom Test Item' });
+      const addedItem = addItemResponse.body;
 
       // Assert 2: Check that the item was added.
-      expect(addedItem).toBeDefined();
+      expect(addItemResponse.status).toBe(201);
       expect(addedItem.custom_item_name).toBe('Custom Test Item');
 
       // Assert 3: Fetch all lists and verify the new item is present in the correct list.
-      const fetchResponse = await apiClient.fetchShoppingLists(authToken);
-      const lists = await fetchResponse.json();
+      const fetchResponse = await request
+        .get('/api/users/shopping-lists')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`);
+      const lists = fetchResponse.body;
+      expect(fetchResponse.status).toBe(200);
       const updatedList = lists.find(
         (l: ShoppingList) => l.shopping_list_id === newList.shopping_list_id,
       );

src/tests/integration/user.routes.integration.test.ts

@@ -1,42 +1,30 @@
 // src/tests/integration/user.routes.integration.test.ts
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest';
 import supertest from 'supertest';
+import app from '../../../server';
 import { getPool } from '../../services/db/connection.db';
 import type { UserProfile } from '../../types';
+import { createAndLoginUser } from '../utils/testHelpers';
 
-const API_URL = process.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3001/api';
-const request = supertest(API_URL.replace('/api', '')); // supertest needs the server's base URL
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment node
+ */
+
+const request = supertest(app);
 
 let authToken = '';
 let createdListId: number;
 let testUser: UserProfile;
-const testPassword = 'password-for-user-routes-test';
 
 describe('User Routes Integration Tests (/api/users)', () => {
   // Authenticate once before all tests in this suite to get a JWT.
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    // Create a new user for this test suite to avoid dependency on seeded data
-    const testEmail = `user-routes-test-${Date.now()}@example.com`;
-
-    // 1. Register the user
-    const registerResponse = await request
-      .post('/api/auth/register')
-      .send({ email: testEmail, password: testPassword, full_name: 'User Routes Test User' });
-    expect(registerResponse.status).toBe(201);
-
-    // 2. Log in as the new user
-    const loginResponse = await request
-      .post('/api/auth/login')
-      .send({ email: testEmail, password: testPassword });
-
-    if (loginResponse.status !== 200) {
-      console.error('Login failed in beforeAll hook:', loginResponse.body);
-    }
-
-    expect(loginResponse.status).toBe(200);
-    expect(loginResponse.body.token).toBeDefined();
-    authToken = loginResponse.body.token;
-    testUser = loginResponse.body.userprofile;
+    // Use the helper to create and log in a user in one step.
+    const { user, token } = await createAndLoginUser({
+      fullName: 'User Routes Test User',
+    });
+    testUser = user;
+    authToken = token;
   });
 
   afterAll(async () => {

src/types.ts

@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ export type FlyerDbInsert = Omit<FlyerInsert, 'store_name'> & { store_id: number
  * Represents the data required to insert a new flyer item into the database.
  * It's a subset of the full FlyerItem type.
  */
-export type FlyerItemInsert = Omit<FlyerItem, 'flyer_item_id' | 'flyer_id' | 'created_at' | 'updated_at'>;
+export type FlyerItemInsert = Omit<
+  FlyerItem,
+  'flyer_item_id' | 'flyer_id' | 'created_at' | 'updated_at'
+>;
 
 export interface UnitPrice {
   value: number;
@@ -163,13 +166,12 @@ export interface Profile {
   updated_by?: string | null;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Represents the combined user and profile data object returned by the backend's /users/profile endpoint.
  * It embeds the User object within the Profile object.
  * It also includes the full Address object if one is associated with the profile.
  */
-export type UserProfile = Profile & { 
+export type UserProfile = Profile & {
   user: User;
   address?: Address | null;
 };
@@ -325,7 +327,6 @@ export interface RecipeIngredientSubstitution {
   notes?: string | null;
 }
 
-
 export interface Tag {
   tag_id: number;
   name: string;
@@ -718,7 +719,10 @@ export type AiAnalysisAction =
   // Dispatched when an analysis that returns a simple string succeeds.
   | { type: 'FETCH_SUCCESS_TEXT'; payload: { analysisType: AnalysisType; data: string } }
   // Dispatched when an analysis that returns text and sources succeeds.
-  | { type: 'FETCH_SUCCESS_GROUNDED'; payload: { analysisType: AnalysisType; data: GroundedResponse } }
+  | {
+      type: 'FETCH_SUCCESS_GROUNDED';
+      payload: { analysisType: AnalysisType; data: GroundedResponse };
+    }
   // Dispatched when the image generation succeeds.
   | { type: 'FETCH_SUCCESS_IMAGE'; payload: { data: string } }
   // Dispatched when any analysis fails.
@@ -738,11 +742,25 @@ export interface ProcessingStage {
 }
 
 export const CATEGORIES = [
-    'Fruits & Vegetables', 'Meat & Seafood', 'Dairy & Eggs', 'Bakery & Bread', 
-    'Pantry & Dry Goods', 'Beverages', 'Frozen Foods', 'Snacks', 'Household & Cleaning',
-    'Personal Care & Health', 'Baby & Child', 'Pet Supplies', 'Deli & Prepared Foods',
-    'Canned Goods', 'Condiments & Spices', 'Breakfast & Cereal', 'Organic', 
-    'International Foods', 'Other/Miscellaneous'
+  'Fruits & Vegetables',
+  'Meat & Seafood',
+  'Dairy & Eggs',
+  'Bakery & Bread',
+  'Pantry & Dry Goods',
+  'Beverages',
+  'Frozen Foods',
+  'Snacks',
+  'Household & Cleaning',
+  'Personal Care & Health',
+  'Baby & Child',
+  'Pet Supplies',
+  'Deli & Prepared Foods',
+  'Canned Goods',
+  'Condiments & Spices',
+  'Breakfast & Cereal',
+  'Organic',
+  'International Foods',
+  'Other/Miscellaneous',
 ];
 
 /**
@@ -750,11 +768,11 @@ export const CATEGORIES = [
  * This is the structure returned from the backend to the frontend.
  */
 export interface ExtractedCoreData {
-    store_name: string;
-    valid_from: string | null;
-    valid_to: string | null;
-    store_address: string | null;
-    items: ExtractedFlyerItem[];
+  store_name: string;
+  valid_from: string | null;
+  valid_to: string | null;
+  store_address: string | null;
+  items: ExtractedFlyerItem[];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -776,19 +794,19 @@ export interface ExtractedFlyerItem {
  * Represents the logo data extracted from a flyer by the AI service.
  */
 export interface ExtractedLogoData {
-    store_logo_base_64: string | null;
+  store_logo_base_64: string | null;
 }
 
 /**
  * Represents the data extracted from a receipt image by the AI service.
  */
 export interface ExtractedReceiptData {
-    raw_text: string;
-    items: {
-        raw_item_description: string;
-        quantity: number;
-        price_paid_cents: number;
-    }[];
+  raw_text: string;
+  items: {
+    raw_item_description: string;
+    quantity: number;
+    price_paid_cents: number;
+  }[];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -930,10 +948,16 @@ export interface LeaderboardUser {
  * This is a public-facing type and does not include sensitive fields.
  */
 export interface AdminUserView {
-    user_id: string;
-    email: string;
-    created_at: string;
-    role: 'admin' | 'user';
-    full_name: string | null;
-    avatar_url: string | null;
-}
+  user_id: string;
+  email: string;
+  created_at: string;
+  role: 'admin' | 'user';
+  full_name: string | null;
+  avatar_url: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface PriceHistoryData {
+  master_item_id: number;
+  price_in_cents: number;
+  date: string; // ISO date string
+}

src/utils/authUtils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// src/utils/authUtils.ts
+import zxcvbn from 'zxcvbn';
+
+/**
+ * Validates the strength of a password using zxcvbn.
+ * @param password The password to validate.
+ * @returns An object with `isValid` and a feedback message.
+ */
+export function validatePasswordStrength(password: string): {
+  isValid: boolean;
+  feedback: string;
+} {
+  const result = zxcvbn(password);
+  // Score: 0-4. We require at least 3.
+  if (result.score < 3) {
+    const suggestions = result.feedback.suggestions.join(' ');
+    return { isValid: false, feedback: `Password is too weak. ${suggestions}` };
+  }
+  return { isValid: true, feedback: '' };
+}

src/utils/zodUtils.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
+// src/utils/zodUtils.test.ts
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import {
+  requiredString,
+  numericIdParam,
+  uuidParamSchema,
+  optionalBoolean,
+  optionalNumeric,
+  optionalDate,
+} from './zodUtils';
+
+describe('Zod Utilities', () => {
+  describe('requiredString', () => {
+    const customMessage = 'This field is required and cannot be empty.';
+    const schema = requiredString(customMessage);
+
+    it('should pass for a valid non-empty string', () => {
+      const result = schema.safeParse('hello world');
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data).toBe('hello world');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should fail for an empty string with the custom message', () => {
+      const result = schema.safeParse('');
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!result.success) {
+        expect(result.error.issues[0].message).toBe(customMessage);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should fail for a null value with the custom message', () => {
+      const result = schema.safeParse(null);
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!result.success) {
+        expect(result.error.issues[0].message).toBe(customMessage);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should fail for an undefined value with the custom message', () => {
+      const result = schema.safeParse(undefined);
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!result.success) {
+        expect(result.error.issues[0].message).toBe(customMessage);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should pass for a string containing only whitespace', () => {
+      const result = schema.safeParse('   ');
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data).toBe('   ');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should fail for a non-string value like a number with a Zod type error', () => {
+      const result = schema.safeParse(123);
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!result.success) {
+        // z.string() will throw its own error message before min(1) is checked.
+        expect(result.error.issues[0].message).toBe('Invalid input: expected string, received number');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should fail for a non-string value like an object with a Zod type error', () => {
+      const result = schema.safeParse({ a: 1 });
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!result.success) {
+        expect(result.error.issues[0].message).toBe('Invalid input: expected string, received object');
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('numericIdParam', () => {
+    const schema = numericIdParam('id');
+
+    it('should pass for a valid numeric string in params', () => {
+      const result = schema.safeParse({ params: { id: '123' } });
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data.params.id).toBe(123);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should pass for a valid number in params', () => {
+      const result = schema.safeParse({ params: { id: 456 } });
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data.params.id).toBe(456);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should fail for a non-numeric string', () => {
+      const result = schema.safeParse({ params: { id: 'abc' } });
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!result.success) {
+        expect(result.error.issues[0].message).toBe('Invalid input: expected number, received NaN');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should fail for a negative number', () => {
+      const result = schema.safeParse({ params: { id: -1 } });
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!result.success) {
+        expect(result.error.issues[0].message).toBe("Invalid ID for parameter 'id'. Must be a number.");
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should fail for a floating point number', () => {
+      const result = schema.safeParse({ params: { id: 1.5 } });
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!result.success) {
+        expect(result.error.issues[0].message).toBe("Invalid ID for parameter 'id'. Must be a number.");
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should fail for zero', () => {
+      const result = schema.safeParse({ params: { id: 0 } });
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!result.success) {
+        expect(result.error.issues[0].message).toBe("Invalid ID for parameter 'id'. Must be a number.");
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should use a custom error message if provided', () => {
+      const customMessage = 'A valid numeric ID is required.';
+      const customSchema = numericIdParam('id', customMessage);
+      const result = customSchema.safeParse({ params: { id: -5 } });
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!result.success) {
+        expect(result.error.issues[0].message).toBe(customMessage);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('uuidParamSchema', () => {
+    const customMessage = 'A valid UUID is required for the user ID.';
+    const schema = uuidParamSchema('userId', customMessage);
+
+    it('should pass for a valid UUID string', () => {
+      const validUuid = '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000';
+      const result = schema.safeParse({ params: { userId: validUuid } });
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should fail for an invalid UUID string', () => {
+      const invalidUuid = 'not-a-uuid';
+      const result = schema.safeParse({ params: { userId: invalidUuid } });
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!result.success) {
+        expect(result.error.issues[0].message).toBe(customMessage);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should fail for a non-string value', () => {
+      const result = schema.safeParse({ params: { userId: 12345 } });
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('optionalNumeric', () => {
+    it('should return the default value if input is undefined', () => {
+      const schema = optionalNumeric({ default: 10 });
+      const result = schema.safeParse(undefined);
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data).toBe(10);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should parse a valid numeric string', () => {
+      const schema = optionalNumeric();
+      const result = schema.safeParse('123.45');
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data).toBe(123.45);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should parse an empty string as 0', () => {
+      const schema = optionalNumeric();
+      const result = schema.safeParse('');
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data).toBe(0);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should parse a whitespace string as 0', () => {
+      const schema = optionalNumeric();
+      const result = schema.safeParse('   ');
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data).toBe(0);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should treat null as undefined, returning default value or undefined', () => {
+      const schemaWithDefault = optionalNumeric({ default: 99 });
+      const resultWithDefault = schemaWithDefault.safeParse(null);
+      expect(resultWithDefault.success).toBe(true);
+      if (resultWithDefault.success) {
+        expect(resultWithDefault.data).toBe(99);
+      }
+
+      const schemaWithoutDefault = optionalNumeric();
+      const resultWithoutDefault = schemaWithoutDefault.safeParse(null);
+      expect(resultWithoutDefault.success).toBe(true);
+      if (resultWithoutDefault.success) {
+        expect(resultWithoutDefault.data).toBeUndefined();
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should fail for a non-numeric string', () => {
+      const schema = optionalNumeric();
+      const result = schema.safeParse('abc');
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should enforce integer constraint', () => {
+      const schema = optionalNumeric({ integer: true });
+      expect(schema.safeParse('123').success).toBe(true);
+      const floatResult = schema.safeParse('123.45');
+      expect(floatResult.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!floatResult.success) {
+        expect(floatResult.error.issues[0].message).toBe('Invalid input: expected int, received number');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should enforce positive constraint', () => {
+      const schema = optionalNumeric({ positive: true });
+      expect(schema.safeParse('1').success).toBe(true);
+      const zeroResult = schema.safeParse('0');
+      expect(zeroResult.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!zeroResult.success) {
+        expect(zeroResult.error.issues[0].message).toBe('Too small: expected number to be >0');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should enforce non-negative constraint', () => {
+      const schema = optionalNumeric({ nonnegative: true });
+      expect(schema.safeParse('0').success).toBe(true);
+      const negativeResult = schema.safeParse('-1');
+      expect(negativeResult.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!negativeResult.success) {
+        expect(negativeResult.error.issues[0].message).toBe('Too small: expected number to be >=0');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should enforce min and max constraints', () => {
+      const schema = optionalNumeric({ min: 10, max: 20 });
+      expect(schema.safeParse('15').success).toBe(true);
+      const tooSmallResult = schema.safeParse('9');
+      expect(tooSmallResult.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!tooSmallResult.success) {
+        expect(tooSmallResult.error.issues[0].message).toBe('Too small: expected number to be >=10');
+      }
+      const tooLargeResult = schema.safeParse('21');
+      expect(tooLargeResult.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!tooLargeResult.success) {
+        expect(tooLargeResult.error.issues[0].message).toBe('Too big: expected number to be <=20');
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('optionalDate', () => {
+    const schema = optionalDate('Invalid date format');
+
+    it('should pass for a valid YYYY-MM-DD date string', () => {
+      const result = schema.safeParse('2023-12-25');
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data).toBe('2023-12-25');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should pass for undefined (optional)', () => {
+      expect(schema.safeParse(undefined).success).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should fail for an invalid date string', () => {
+      expect(schema.safeParse('not-a-date').success).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('optionalBoolean', () => {
+    it('should return the default value if input is undefined', () => {
+      const schema = optionalBoolean({ default: true });
+      const result = schema.safeParse(undefined);
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data).toBe(true);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should return undefined if input is undefined and no default is set', () => {
+      const schema = optionalBoolean();
+      const result = schema.safeParse(undefined);
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data).toBeUndefined();
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should parse "true" string as true', () => {
+      const schema = optionalBoolean();
+      const result = schema.safeParse('true');
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data).toBe(true);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should parse "false" string as false', () => {
+      const schema = optionalBoolean();
+      const result = schema.safeParse('false');
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data).toBe(false);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should parse "1" as true', () => {
+      const schema = optionalBoolean();
+      const result = schema.safeParse('1');
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data).toBe(true);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should parse "0" as false', () => {
+      const schema = optionalBoolean();
+      const result = schema.safeParse('0');
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data).toBe(false);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should fail for other strings', () => {
+      const schema = optionalBoolean();
+      const result = schema.safeParse('not-a-boolean');
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle null input, returning default or undefined', () => {
+      const schemaWithDefault = optionalBoolean({ default: false });
+      const resultWithDefault = schemaWithDefault.safeParse(null);
+      expect(resultWithDefault.success).toBe(true);
+      if (resultWithDefault.success) {
+        expect(resultWithDefault.data).toBe(false);
+      }
+
+      const schemaWithoutDefault = optionalBoolean();
+      const resultWithoutDefault = schemaWithoutDefault.safeParse(null);
+      expect(resultWithoutDefault.success).toBe(true);
+      if (resultWithoutDefault.success) {
+        expect(resultWithoutDefault.data).toBeUndefined();
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should handle empty string input, returning default or undefined', () => {
+      const schemaWithDefault = optionalBoolean({ default: true });
+      const resultWithDefault = schemaWithDefault.safeParse('');
+      expect(resultWithDefault.success).toBe(true);
+      if (resultWithDefault.success) {
+        expect(resultWithDefault.data).toBe(true);
+      }
+
+      const schemaWithoutDefault = optionalBoolean();
+      const resultWithoutDefault = schemaWithoutDefault.safeParse('');
+      expect(resultWithoutDefault.success).toBe(true);
+      if (resultWithoutDefault.success) {
+        expect(resultWithoutDefault.data).toBeUndefined();
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should pass for an actual boolean value', () => {
+      const schema = optionalBoolean();
+      expect(schema.safeParse(true).success).toBe(true);
+      expect(schema.safeParse(false).success).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+});

src/utils/zodUtils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+// src/utils/zodUtils.ts
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+/**
+ * A Zod schema for a required, non-empty string.
+ * @param message The error message to display if the string is empty or missing.
+ * @returns A Zod string schema.
+ */
+export const requiredString = (message: string) =>
+  z.preprocess(
+    // If the value is null or undefined, preprocess it to an empty string.
+    // This ensures that the subsequent `.min(1)` check will catch missing required fields.
+    (val) => val ?? '',
+    // Now, validate that the (potentially preprocessed) value is a string with at least 1 character.
+    z.string().min(1, message),
+  );
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Zod schema for a numeric ID in request parameters.
+ * @param paramName The name of the parameter (e.g., 'id').
+ * @param message The error message for invalid input.
+ * @returns A Zod object schema for the params.
+ */
+export const numericIdParam = (
+  paramName: string,
+  message = `Invalid ID for parameter '${paramName}'. Must be a number.`,
+) =>
+  z.object({
+    params: z.object({
+      [paramName]: z.coerce.number().int(message).positive(message),
+    }),
+  });
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Zod schema for a UUID in request parameters.
+ * @param paramName The name of the parameter (e.g., 'id').
+ * @param message The error message for invalid input.
+ * @returns A Zod object schema for the params.
+ */
+export const uuidParamSchema = (paramName: string, message: string) =>
+  z.object({
+    params: z.object({
+      [paramName]: z.string().uuid(message),
+    }),
+  });
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Zod schema for an optional, numeric query parameter that is coerced from a string.
+ * @param options Configuration for the validation like default value, min/max, and integer constraints.
+ * @returns A Zod schema for the number.
+ */
+export const optionalNumeric = (
+  options: {
+    default?: number;
+    min?: number;
+    max?: number;
+    integer?: boolean;
+    positive?: boolean;
+    nonnegative?: boolean;
+  } = {},
+) => {
+  let numberSchema = z.coerce.number();
+
+  if (options.integer) numberSchema = numberSchema.int();
+  if (options.positive) numberSchema = numberSchema.positive();
+  else if (options.nonnegative) numberSchema = numberSchema.nonnegative();
+
+  if (options.min !== undefined) numberSchema = numberSchema.min(options.min);
+  if (options.max !== undefined) numberSchema = numberSchema.max(options.max);
+
+  // Make the number schema optional *before* preprocessing. This allows it to correctly handle
+  // the `undefined` value that our preprocessor generates from `null`.
+  const optionalNumberSchema = numberSchema.optional();
+
+  // This is crucial because z.coerce.number(null) results in 0, which bypasses
+  // the .optional() and .default() logic for null inputs. We want null to be
+  // treated as "not provided", just like undefined.
+  const schema = z.preprocess((val) => (val === null ? undefined : val), optionalNumberSchema);
+  
+  if (options.default !== undefined) return schema.default(options.default);
+
+  return schema;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Zod schema for an optional date string in YYYY-MM-DD format.
+ * @param message Optional custom error message.
+ * @returns A Zod schema for the date string.
+ */
+export const optionalDate = (message?: string) => z.string().date(message).optional();
+
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Zod schema for an optional boolean query parameter that is coerced from a string.
+ * Handles 'true', '1' as true and 'false', '0' as false.
+ * @param options Configuration for the validation like default value.
+ * @returns A Zod schema for the boolean.
+ */
+export const optionalBoolean = (
+  options: {
+    default?: boolean;
+  } = {},
+) => {
+  const schema = z.preprocess((val) => {
+    if (val === 'true' || val === '1') return true;
+    if (val === 'false' || val === '0') return false;
+    if (val === '' || val === null) return undefined; // Treat empty string and null as not present
+    return val;
+  }, z.boolean().optional());
+
+  if (options.default !== undefined) {
+    return schema.default(options.default);
+  }
+
+  return schema;
+};