ci: Bump version to 0.1.14 [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=$(git log -1 --pretty=%s)
+          COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log -1 --grep="\[skip ci\]" --invert-grep --pretty=%s)
-          VITE_APP_VERSION="$(date +'%Y%m%d-%H%M'):$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" \
+          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 +142,15 @@ 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/**' --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/**' --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/**' --reporter=verbose --no-file-parallelism || true
 
           # Re-enable secret masking for subsequent steps.
           echo "::secret-masking::"
@@ -156,6 +166,7 @@ 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 +179,7 @@ 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 +198,7 @@ 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 +218,10 @@ 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 +272,19 @@ 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: $CURRENT_HASH"
-
           # Query the production database to get the hash of the deployed schema.
           # The `psql` command requires PGPASSWORD to be set.
           # `\t` sets tuples-only mode and `\A` unaligns output to get just the raw value.
-          # The `|| echo "none"` ensures the command doesn't fail if the table or row doesn't exist yet.          
+          # The psql command will now fail the step if the query errors (e.g., column missing), preventing deployment on a bad schema.
-          DEPLOYED_HASH=$(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 "none")
+          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 +308,9 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           GITEA_SERVER_URL="https://gitea.projectium.com" # Your Gitea instance URL
-          COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log -1 --pretty=%s)
+          COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log -1 --grep="\[skip ci\]" --invert-grep --pretty=%s)
-          VITE_APP_VERSION="$(date +'%Y%m%d-%H%M'):$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" \
+          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 +372,7 @@ 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 +384,12 @@ 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."

ecosystem.config.cjs

@@ -18,48 +18,222 @@ module.exports = {
         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/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/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,
       },
     },
   ],

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "flyer-crawler",
-  "version": "0.0.21",
+  "version": "0.1.14",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "flyer-crawler",
-      "version": "0.0.21",
+      "version": "0.1.14",
       "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": "0.0.21",
+  "version": "0.1.14",
   "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": {

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/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(
+    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-123' });
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ jobId: 'job-123' }), { status: 200 }),
+    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue({
-    );
+      state: 'active',
-    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue(
+      progress: { message: 'Checking...' },
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ 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(
+    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-dnd' });
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ jobId: 'job-dnd' }), { status: 200 }),
+    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue({
-    );
+      state: 'active',
-    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue(
+      progress: { message: 'Dropped...' },
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ 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(
+    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-123' });
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ jobId: 'job-123' }), { status: 200 }),
-    );
     mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ state: 'active', progress: { message: 'Analyzing...' } })
-        new Response(JSON.stringify({ state: 'active', progress: { message: 'Analyzing...' } })),
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ state: 'completed', returnValue: { flyerId: 42 } });
-      )
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
-        new Response(JSON.stringify({ 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(
+    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-fail' });
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ jobId: 'job-fail' }), { status: 200 }),
+    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue({
-    );
+      state: 'failed',
-    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue(
+      failedReason: 'AI model exploded',
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ 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(
+    // The API client now throws a structured error for non-2xx responses.
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ flyerId: 99, message: 'Duplicate' }), { status: 409 }),
+    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(
+    mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-stop' });
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ jobId: 'job-stop' }), { status: 200 }),
+    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue({
-    );
+      state: 'active',
-    mockedAiApiClient.getJobStatus.mockResolvedValue(
+      progress: { message: 'Analyzing...' },
-      new Response(JSON.stringify({ 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(
+      // Simulate a structured error from the API client
-        new Error('Network Error During Upload'),
+      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(
+      mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-poll-fail' });
-        new Response(JSON.stringify({ jobId: 'job-poll-fail' }), { status: 200 }),
-      );
       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(
+      mockedAiApiClient.uploadAndProcessFlyer.mockResolvedValue({ jobId: 'job-no-flyerid' });
-        new Response(JSON.stringify({ jobId: 'job-no-flyerid' }), { status: 200 }),
-      );
       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);
+        const job = await getJobStatus(jobId); // Now returns parsed JSON directly
-        console.debug(`[DEBUG] pollStatus(): API response status: ${statusResponse.status}`);
+        console.debug('[DEBUG] pollStatus(): Job status received:', job); // The rest of the logic remains the same
-        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);
 
         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);
+      // The API client now returns parsed JSON on success or throws a structured error on failure.
-      console.debug(`[DEBUG] processFile(): Upload response status: ${startResponse.status}`);
+      const { jobId: newJobId } = await uploadAndProcessFlyer(file, checksum);
-
-      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();
       console.debug(`[DEBUG] processFile(): Upload successful. Received jobId: ${newJobId}`);
       setJobId(newJobId);
       setProcessingState('polling');
-    } catch (error) {
+    } catch (error: any) {
-      logger.error('An unexpected error occurred during file upload:', { error });
+      // Handle the structured error thrown by the API client.
-      setErrorMessage(error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'An unexpected error occurred.');
+      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/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 = {
+const { mockLogger } = vi.hoisted(() => {
-  error: vi.fn(),
+  const mockLogger = {
-  warn: vi.fn(),
+    error: vi.fn(),
-  info: vi.fn(),
+    warn: vi.fn(),
-  debug: vi.fn(),
+    info: vi.fn(),
-  fatal: vi.fn(),
+    debug: vi.fn(),
-  trace: vi.fn(),
+    fatal: vi.fn(),
-  silent: vi.fn(),
+    trace: vi.fn(),
-  child: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
+    silent: vi.fn(),
-} as unknown as Logger;
+    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(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect.stringContaining('--- [TEST] UNHANDLED ERROR ---'),
-      expect.any(Error),
-    );
   });
 
   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(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect.stringContaining('--- [TEST] UNHANDLED ERROR ---'),
-      expect.any(NotFoundError),
-    );
   });
 
   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(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect.stringContaining('--- [TEST] UNHANDLED ERROR ---'),
-      expect.any(ForeignKeyConstraintError),
-    );
   });
 
   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(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect.stringContaining('--- [TEST] UNHANDLED ERROR ---'),
-      expect.any(UniqueConstraintError),
-    );
   });
 
   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(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect.stringContaining('--- [TEST] UNHANDLED ERROR ---'),
-      expect.any(ValidationError),
-    );
   });
 
   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).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    expect(mockLogger.warn).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      {
+        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;
+ * 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.
-
+ *
-export const errorHandler = (err: HttpError, req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+ * It standardizes error responses and ensures consistent logging.
-  // If the response headers have already been sent, we must delegate to the default Express error handler.
+ */
+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.
+  // Use the request-scoped logger if available, otherwise fall back to the global logger.
-  const log = req.log;
+  const log = req.log || logger;
 
-  // --- 1. Determine Final Status Code and Message ---
+  // --- Handle Zod Validation Errors (from validateRequest middleware) ---
-  let statusCode = err.status ?? 500;
+  if (err instanceof ZodError) {
-  const message = err.message;
+    const statusCode = 400;
-  let validationIssues: ValidationIssue[] | undefined;
+    const message = 'The request data is invalid.';
-  let errorId: string | undefined;
+    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}`);
-  // Refine the status code for known error types. Check for most specific types first.
+    return res.status(statusCode).json({ message, errors });
-  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;
   }
 
-  // --- 2. Log Based on Final Status Code ---
+  // --- Handle Custom Operational Errors ---
-  // Log the full error details for debugging, especially for server errors.
+  if (err instanceof NotFoundError) {
-  if (statusCode >= 500) {
+    const statusCode = 404;
-    errorId = crypto.randomBytes(4).toString('hex');
+    log.warn({ err, statusCode }, `Client Error on ${req.method} ${req.path}: ${err.message}`);
-    // The request-scoped logger already contains user, IP, and request_id.
+    return res.status(statusCode).json({ message: err.message });
-    // We add the full error and the request object itself.
+  }
-    // Pino's `redact` config will automatically sanitize sensitive fields in `req`.
+
-    log.error(
+  if (err instanceof ValidationError) {
-      {
+    const statusCode = 400;
-        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.
     log.warn(
-      {
+      { err, validationErrors: err.validationErrors, statusCode },
-        err,
+      `Client Error on ${req.method} ${req.path}: ${err.message}`,
-        validationErrors: validationIssues, // Add validation issues to the log object
-        statusCode,
-      },
-      `Client Error on ${req.method} ${req.path}: ${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 to avoid leaking implementation details.
-  // In production, send a generic message for 5xx errors.
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
-  // In dev/test, send the actual error message for easier debugging.
+    return res.status(500).json({
-  const responseMessage =
+      message: `An unexpected server error occurred. Please reference error ID: ${errorId}`,
-    statusCode >= 500 && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
+    });
-      ? `An unexpected server error occurred. Please reference error ID: ${errorId}`
+  }
-      : message;
 
-  res.status(statusCode).json({
+  // In non-production environments (dev, test, etc.), send more details for easier debugging.
-    message: responseMessage,
+  return res.status(500).json({ message: err.message, stack: err.stack, errorId });
-    ...(validationIssues && { errors: validationIssues }), // Conditionally add the 'errors' array if it exists
+};
-  });
-};

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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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(mockedWorkerService.flyerWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(true);
-      vi.mocked(mockedQueueService.emailWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(true);
+      vi.mocked(mockedWorkerService.emailWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(true);
-      vi.mocked(mockedQueueService.analyticsWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(false); // Simulate one worker being stopped
+      vi.mocked(mockedWorkerService.analyticsWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(false); // Simulate one worker being stopped
-      vi.mocked(mockedQueueService.cleanupWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(true);
+      vi.mocked(mockedWorkerService.cleanupWorker.isRunning).mockReturnValue(true);
-      vi.mocked(mockedQueueService.weeklyAnalyticsWorker.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 type { UserProfile } from '../types';
-import { 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,
+} from '../services/queueService.server'; // Import your queues
-  emailWorker,
+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 updateCorrectionSchema = numericIdParam('id').extend({
-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({
   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),
+    limit: optionalNumeric({ default: 50, integer: true, positive: true }),
-    offset: z.coerce.number().int().nonnegative().optional().default(0),
+    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
+      res.status(202).json({
-        .status(202)
+        message:
-        .json({
+          'Daily deal check job has been triggered successfully. It will run in the background.',
-          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
+      res.status(202).json({
-        .status(202)
+        message: `Analytics report generation job has been enqueued successfully. Job ID: ${job.id}`,
-        .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
+      res.status(200).json({
-        .status(200)
+        message: `Successfully cleared the geocode cache. ${keysDeleted} keys were removed.`,
-        .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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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.
+  // New test to cover the router.use diagnostic middleware's catch block and errMsg branches
-  // This prevents unhandled error crashes in tests and ensures we get the 500 response we expect.
+  describe('Diagnostic Middleware Error Handling', () => {
-  app.use((err: any, req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
+    it('should log an error if logger.debug throws an object with a message property', async () => {
-    res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message, errors: err.errors });
+      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.
+      // The authenticatedApp instance is already set up with mockUserProfile
-      app.use((req, res, next) => {
-        req.user = mockUserProfile;
-        next();
-      });
     });
-
+    
     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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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({
+  const app = createTestApp({ router: budgetRouter, basePath: '/api/budgets', authenticatedUser: mockUserProfile });
-    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 });
-  });
 
   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 = numericIdParam('id', "Invalid ID for parameter 'id'. Must be a number.");
-const budgetIdParamSchema = z.object({
-  params: z.object({
-    id: z.coerce.number().int().positive("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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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),
+    limit: optionalNumeric({ default: 20, integer: true, positive: true }),
-    offset: z.coerce.number().int().nonnegative().optional().default(0),
+    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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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.

src/routes/health.routes.ts

@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ 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(
+    logger.error({ error }, 'Error during DB schema check:');
-      { error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : error },
-      'Error during DB schema check:',
-    );
     next(error);
   }
 });
@@ -133,6 +130,7 @@ router.get(
       }
       throw new Error(`Unexpected Redis ping response: ${reply}`); // This will be caught below
     } catch (error: unknown) {
+      logger.error({ error }, 'Error checking Redis health');
       next(error);
     }
   },

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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  // This mock is used by the module under test and can be imported in the test file.
+  // Use async import to avoid hoisting issues with mockLogger
-  logger: 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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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 () => {
+    it('should return 200 OK with price history data for a valid request', async () => {
-      const masterItemIds = [1, 2, 3];
+      const mockHistory = [
-      const response = await supertest(app).post('/api/price-history').send({ masterItemIds });
+        { 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 () => {
+    it('should return 400 if masterItemIds contains non-positive integers', async () => {
-      const response = await supertest(app).post('/api/price-history').send({ masterItemIds: [] });
+      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(
+      expect(response.body.errors[0].message).toBe('Number must be greater than 0');
-        'masterItemIds must be a non-empty array of positive integers.',
+    });
-      );
+
+    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({
+    masterItemIds: z
-      message: 'masterItemIds must be a non-empty array of positive integers.',
+      .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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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({
+const recipeIdParamsSchema = numericIdParam('recipeId');
-  params: z.object({
-    recipeId: z.coerce.number().int().positive(),
-  }),
-});
 
 /**
  * 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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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),
+  days: optionalNumeric({ default: 30, min: 1, max: 365, integer: true }),
-  limit: z.coerce.number().int().min(1).max(50).optional().default(10),
+  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', () => ({
+vi.mock('../services/logger.server', async () => ({
-  logger: mockLogger,
+  // 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
@@ -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 * as bcrypt from 'bcrypt'; // This was a duplicate, fixed.
-import zxcvbn from 'zxcvbn';
 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),
+    limit: optionalNumeric({ default: 20, integer: true, positive: true }),
-    offset: z.coerce.number().int().nonnegative().optional().default(0),
+    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 parsedQuery = notificationQuerySchema.parse({ query: req.query }).query;
-      const limit = query.limit ? Number(query.limit) : 20;
-      const offset = query.offset ? Number(query.offset) : 0;
       const notifications = await db.notificationRepo.getNotificationsForUser(
         userProfile.user.user_id,
-        limit,
+        parsedQuery.limit!,
-        offset,
+        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({ error, body: req.body }, 'Failed to add watched item');
-      logger.error({
-        errorMessage,
-        body: req.body,
-      });
       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({ error, body: req.body }, 'Failed to create shopping list');
-      logger.error({
-        errorMessage,
-        body: req.body,
-      });
       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({ error, params: req.params, body: req.body }, 'Failed to add shopping list item');
-      logger.error({
-        errorMessage,
-        params: req.params,
-        body: req.body,
-      });
       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({ error, body: req.body }, 'Failed to set user dietary restrictions');
-      logger.error({
-        errorMessage,
-        body: req.body,
-      });
       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({ error, body: req.body }, 'Failed to set user appliances');
-      logger.error({
-        errorMessage,
-        body: req.body,
-      });
       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
+        (s.web ? { uri: s.web.uri || '', title: s.web.title || 'Untitled' } : { uri: '', title: 'Untitled' }) as Source,
-          ? { 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
+        (s.web ? { uri: s.web.uri || '', title: s.web.title || 'Untitled' } : { uri: '', title: 'Untitled' }) as Source,
-          ? { 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> => {
+export const getJobStatus = async (
-  return apiFetch(`/ai/jobs/${jobId}/status`, {}, { tokenOverride });
+  jobId: string,
+  tokenOverride?: string,
+): Promise<JobStatus> => {
+  const response = await apiFetch(`/ai/jobs/${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
+              return this._generateWithFallback(genAI, request);
-              // 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 });
             },
           }
         : {
@@ -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://'),
+        expect.objectContaining({
-        'Internal Server Error',
+          status: 500,
-      );
+          body: 'Internal Server Error',
-      expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          url: expect.stringContaining('/some/failing/endpoint'),
-        expect.stringContaining('/api/some/failing/endpoint failed with status 500'),
+        }),
-        'Internal Server Error',
+        '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.
+      // Dispatch a global event that the UI layer can listen for to handle session expiry.
-      // window.location.href = '/'; // Removed to allow the caller 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(
+    logger.error({ url: fullUrl, status: response.status, body: responseText },
-      `apiFetch: Request to ${fullUrl} failed with status ${response.status}. Response body:`,
+      'apiFetch: Request failed',
-      responseText,
     );
   }
   // --- 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>(
+      const params: (string | number)[] = [userId, limit, offset];
-        `SELECT * FROM public.notifications 
+      let query = `SELECT * FROM public.notifications WHERE user_id = $1`;
-                 WHERE user_id = $1 
+
-                 ORDER BY created_at DESC 
+      if (!includeRead) {
-                 LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3`,
+        query += ` AND is_read = false`;
-        [userId, limit, offset],
+      }
-      );
+
+      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.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// 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;
+    `;
+
+    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;
+  },
+};

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;
+
+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(
+      logger.error({ err: error, cacheKey }, 'Redis GET or JSON.parse command failed. Proceeding without cache.');
-        { err: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 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 },
+          { err: error },
-          'An error occurred while calling the Google Maps Geocoding API. Falling back to Nominatim.',
+          '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(
+      logger.error({ err: error, cacheKey }, 'Redis SET command failed. Result will not be cached.');
-        { err: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 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(
+      logger.error({ err: error }, 'Failed to clear geocode cache from Redis.');
-        { err: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 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', () => {
+describe('Worker Service Lifecycle', () => {
-  let gracefulShutdown: (signal: string) => Promise<void>;
+  let gracefulShutdown: (signal: string) => Promise<void>; // This was a duplicate, fixed.
-  let flyerWorker: Worker, emailWorker: Worker, analyticsWorker: Worker, cleanupWorker: Worker;
+  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;
+    gracefulShutdown = workerService.gracefulShutdown;
-    flyerWorker = queueService.flyerWorker;
+    flyerWorker = workerService.flyerWorker;
-    emailWorker = queueService.emailWorker;
+    emailWorker = workerService.emailWorker;
-    analyticsWorker = queueService.analyticsWorker;
+    analyticsWorker = workerService.analyticsWorker;
-    cleanupWorker = queueService.cleanupWorker;
+    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();
+      // Verify workers are closed
-      expect((analyticsWorker as unknown as MockQueueInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect((flyerWorker as unknown as MockWorkerInstance).close).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect((cleanupWorker as unknown as MockQueueInstance).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 { connection } from './redis.server';
-import * as emailService from './emailService.server';
-import * as db from './db/index.db';
 import {
-  FlyerProcessingService,
+  flyerQueue,
-  type FlyerJobData,
+  emailQueue,
-  type IFileSystem,
+  analyticsQueue,
-} from './flyerProcessingService.server';
+  weeklyAnalyticsQueue,
-import { FlyerDataTransformer } from './flyerDataTransformer';
+  cleanupQueue,
+  tokenCleanupQueue,
+} from './queues.server';
 
-export const connection = new IORedis(process.env.REDIS_URL!, {
+// Re-export everything for backward compatibility where possible
-  maxRetriesPerRequest: null, // Important for BullMQ
+export { connection } from './redis.server';
-  password: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD, // Add the password from environment variables
+export * from './queues.server';
-});
 
-// --- Redis Connection Event Listeners ---
+// We do NOT export workers here anymore to prevent side effects.
-connection.on('connect', () => {
+// Consumers needing workers must import from './workers.server'.
-  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;
-}
 
 /**
- * Defines the data for an analytics job.
+ * A function to gracefully shut down all queues and connections.
- */
+ * This is for the API process which only uses queues.
-interface AnalyticsJobData {
+ * For worker processes, use the gracefulShutdown from workers.server.ts
-  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').
  */
 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.workers.test.ts

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ 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.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.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+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

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+// 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

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+// 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 response = await request
-      const stats = await response.json();
+        .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);
+      const response = await request
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
+        .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 response = await request
-      const dailyStats = await response.json();
+        .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);
+      const response = await request
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
+        .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 response = await request
-      const corrections = await response.json();
+        .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);
+      const response = await request
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
+        .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 response = await request
-      const brands = await response.json();
+        .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);
+      const response = await request
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
+        .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);
+      const response = await request
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
+        .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);
+      const response = await request
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
+        .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(
+      const response = await request
-        testCorrectionId,
+        .put(`/api/admin/corrections/${testCorrectionId}`)
-        '300',
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${adminToken}`)
-        adminToken,
+        .send({ suggested_value: '300' });
-      );
+      const updatedCorrection = response.body;
-      const updatedCorrection = await response.json();
 
       // 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);
+      const response = await request
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
+        .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 request
-    const response = await aiApiClient.isImageAFlyer(mockImageFile, authToken);
+      .post('/api/ai/check-flyer')
-    const result = await response.json();
+      .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 request
-    const response = await aiApiClient.extractAddressFromImage(mockImageFile, authToken);
+      .post('/api/ai/extract-address')
-    const result = await response.json();
+      .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 request
-    const response = await aiApiClient.extractLogoFromImage([mockImageFile], authToken);
+      .post('/api/ai/extract-logo')
-    const result = await response.json();
+      .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 response = await request
-    const result = await response.json();
+      .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(
+    const response = await request
-      [{ item: 'test' }],
+      .post('/api/ai/deep-dive')
-      undefined,
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
-      authToken,
+      .send({ items: [{ item: 'test' }] });
-    );
+    const result = response.body;
-    const result = await response.json();
+    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 response = await request
-    const result = await response.json();
+      .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(
+    const response = await request
-      [],
+      .post('/api/ai/plan-trip')
-      mockStore,
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
-      mockLocation,
+      .send({ items: [], store: mockStore, userLocation: mockLocation });
-      undefined,
-      authToken,
-    );
     // 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);
+    const response = await request
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
+      .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(
+    const response = await request
-      'a test prompt',
+      .post('/api/ai/generate-speech')
-      undefined,
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
-      authToken,
+      .send({ text: 'a test prompt' });
-    );
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
     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 response = await request
-    const data = await response.json();
+      .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);
+    const response = await request
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
+      .post('/api/auth/login')
-    const errorData = await response.json();
+      .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);
+    const response = await request
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
+      .post('/api/auth/login')
-    const errorData = await response.json();
+      .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 loginResponse = await request
-    const setCookieHeader = loginResponse.headers.get('set-cookie');
+      .post('/api/auth/login')
-    const refreshTokenCookie = setCookieHeader?.split(';')[0];
+      .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 request
-    const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/auth/refresh-token`, {
+      .post('/api/auth/refresh-token')
-      method: 'POST',
+      .set('Cookie', refreshTokenCookie!);
-      headers: {
-        Cookie: refreshTokenCookie!,
-      },
-    });
 
     // Assert: Check for a successful response and a new access token.
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
-    const data = await response.json();
+    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 request
-    const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/auth/refresh-token`, {
+      .post('/api/auth/refresh-token')
-      method: 'POST',
+      .set('Cookie', invalidRefreshTokenCookie);
-      headers: {
-        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 loginResponse = await request
-    const setCookieHeader = loginResponse.headers.get('set-cookie');
+      .post('/api/auth/login')
-    const refreshTokenCookie = setCookieHeader?.split(';')[0];
+      .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 request.post('/api/auth/logout').set('Cookie', refreshTokenCookie!);
-    const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/auth/logout`, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: {
-        Cookie: refreshTokenCookie!,
-      },
-    });
 
     // Assert: Check for a successful response and a cookie-clearing header.
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
-    const logoutSetCookieHeader = response.headers.get('set-cookie');
+    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 uploadReq = request
-    const { jobId } = await uploadResponse.json();
+      .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);
+      const statusReq = request.get(`/api/ai/jobs/${jobId}/status`);
-      jobStatus = await statusResponse.json();
+      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();
+    const response = await request.get('/api/flyers');
-    flyers = await response.json();
+    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 response = await request.get('/api/flyers');
-      const flyers: Flyer[] = await response.json();
+      const flyers: Flyer[] = response.body;
-
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
-      // Assert: Verify the response is successful and contains the expected data structure.
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
       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 response = await request.get(`/api/flyers/${testFlyer.flyer_id}/items`);
-      const items: FlyerItem[] = await response.json();
+      const items: FlyerItem[] = response.body;
 
-      // Assert: Verify the response and data structure.
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
       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 response = await request.post('/api/flyers/items/batch-fetch').send({ flyerIds });
-      const items: FlyerItem[] = await response.json();
+      const items: FlyerItem[] = response.body;
-
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
-      // Assert
-      expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
       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 response = await request.post('/api/flyers/items/batch-count').send({ flyerIds });
-      const result = await response.json();
+      const result = response.body;
 
       // Assert
       expect(result.count).toBeTypeOf('number');

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

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+// 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.
+    // We just need to delete the flyers, store, and master item.
+    const flyerIds = [flyerId1, flyerId2, flyerId3].filter(Boolean);
+    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,
+      ]);
+  });
+
+  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/health/time should return the server time', async () => {
-    it('GET /api/time should return the server time', async () => {
+      const response = await request.get('/api/health/time');
-      const response = await request.get('/api/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 () => {
+    it('GET /api/personalization/master-items should return a list of master grocery items', async () => {
-      const response = await request.get('/api/master-items');
+      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 () => {
+    it('GET /api/personalization/appliances should return a list of appliances', async () => {
-      const response = await request.get('/api/appliances');
+      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 response = await request.get('/api/system/pm2-status');
-      const result = await response.json();
+      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 response = await request
-    const profile = await response.json();
+      .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, {
+    const response = await request
-      tokenOverride: authToken,
+      .put('/api/users/profile')
-    });
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
-    const updatedProfile = await response.json();
+      .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({
+    const refetchResponse = await request
-      tokenOverride: authToken,
+      .get('/api/users/profile')
-    });
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`);
-    const refetchedProfile = await refetchResponse.json();
+    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, {
+    const response = await request
-      tokenOverride: authToken,
+      .put('/api/users/profile/preferences')
-    });
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
-    const updatedProfile = await response.json();
+      .send(preferenceUpdates);
+    const updatedProfile = response.body;
 
     // Assert: Check that the preferences object in the returned profile is updated.
-    expect(updatedProfile).toBeDefined();
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
-    expect(updatedProfile.preferences).toBeDefined();
     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');
+    const response = await request.post('/api/auth/register').send({
-    expect(response.ok).toBe(false);
+      email,
-    const errorData = (await response.json()) as { message: string; errors: { message: string }[] };
+      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, {
+    const response = await request
-      tokenOverride: deletionToken,
+      .delete('/api/users/account')
-    });
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${deletionToken}`)
-    const deleteResponse = await response.json();
+      .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);
+    const loginResponse = await request
-    expect(loginResponse.ok).toBe(false);
+      .post('/api/auth/login')
-    const errorData = await loginResponse.json();
+      .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);
+    const resetRequestRawResponse = await request
-    if (!resetRequestRawResponse.ok) {
+      .post('/api/auth/forgot-password')
-      const errorData = await resetRequestRawResponse.json();
+      .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);
+    const resetRawResponse = await request
-    if (!resetRawResponse.ok) {
+      .post('/api/auth/reset-password')
-      const errorData = await resetRawResponse.json();
+      .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 loginResponse = await request
-    const loginData = await loginResponse.json();
+      .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(
+      const addResponse = await request
-        'Integration Test Item',
+        .post('/api/users/watched-items')
-        'Other/Miscellaneous',
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
-        authToken,
+        .send({ itemName: 'Integration Test Item', category: 'Other/Miscellaneous' });
-      );
+      const newItem = addResponse.body;
-      const newItem = await addResponse.json();
 
       // 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 watchedItemsResponse = await request
-      const watchedItems = await watchedItemsResponse.json();
+        .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 finalWatchedItemsResponse = await request
-      const finalWatchedItems = await finalWatchedItemsResponse.json();
+        .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(
+      const createListResponse = await request
-        'My Integration Test List',
+        .post('/api/users/shopping-lists')
-        authToken,
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
-      );
+        .send({ name: 'My Integration Test List' });
-      const newList = await createListResponse.json();
+      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(
+      const addItemResponse = await request
-        newList.shopping_list_id,
+        .post(`/api/users/shopping-lists/${newList.shopping_list_id}/items`)
-        { customItemName: 'Custom Test Item' },
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${authToken}`)
-        authToken,
+        .send({ customItemName: 'Custom Test Item' });
-      );
+      const addedItem = addItemResponse.body;
-      const addedItem = await addItemResponse.json();
 
       // 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 fetchResponse = await request
-      const lists = await fetchResponse.json();
+        .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
+    // Use the helper to create and log in a user in one step.
-    const testEmail = `user-routes-test-${Date.now()}@example.com`;
+    const { user, token } = await createAndLoginUser({
-
+      fullName: 'User Routes Test User',
-    // 1. Register the user
+    });
-    const registerResponse = await request
+    testUser = user;
-      .post('/api/auth/register')
+    authToken = token;
-      .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;
   });
 
   afterAll(async () => {

src/types.ts

@@ -955,3 +955,9 @@ export interface AdminUserView {
   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

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+// 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;
+};

vitest.config.e2e.ts

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+import { defineConfig, mergeConfig } from 'vitest/config';
+import integrationConfig from './vitest.config.integration';
+
+const e2eConfig = mergeConfig(
+  integrationConfig,
+  defineConfig({
+    test: {
+      name: 'e2e',
+      // Point specifically to E2E tests
+      include: ['src/tests/e2e/**/*.e2e.test.ts'],
+      // Increase timeout for E2E flows that involve AI or full API chains
+      testTimeout: 120000,
+      coverage: {
+        reportsDirectory: '.coverage/e2e',
+      },
+    },
+  }),
+);
+
+// Explicitly override the include array to ensure we don't inherit integration tests
+// (mergeConfig might concatenate arrays by default)
+if (e2eConfig.test) {
+  e2eConfig.test.include = ['src/tests/e2e/**/*.e2e.test.ts'];
+}
+
+export default e2eConfig;