From a3f0a37be05f467b2cc9664fc52b52eb29c9cdd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jvcByte <jvc8463@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:28:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Add GitHub Actions CI workflow for build checks on PRs

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/ci.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..154c1af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main, preview]
+  push:
+    branches: [preview]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          cache: npm
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: npm run build
+        env:
+          DATABASE_URL: ${{ secrets.DATABASE_URL }}
+          NEXTAUTH_SECRET: ${{ secrets.NEXTAUTH_SECRET }}
+          NEXTAUTH_URL: https://example.com
+          RUNNER_URL: https://example.com
+          RUNNER_API_KEY: dummy

From 85bf12969e4cfec978c5a2d82f933443b3cf31a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jvcByte <jvc8463@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:31:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Add workflow_dispatch to CI for manual trigger

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 154c1af..119c0ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches: [main, preview]
   push:
     branches: [preview]
+  workflow_dispatch: # allows manual trigger from GitHub Actions tab
 
 jobs:
   build:

From f346a64b1889c5ec0af8b2c0c296e638c507a137 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jvcByte <jvc8463@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:40:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Add nextauth_url and runner_url

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 4 ++--
 lib/db.ts                | 5 ++---
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 119c0ca..1e964a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           DATABASE_URL: ${{ secrets.DATABASE_URL }}
           NEXTAUTH_SECRET: ${{ secrets.NEXTAUTH_SECRET }}
-          NEXTAUTH_URL: https://example.com
-          RUNNER_URL: https://example.com
+          NEXTAUTH_URL: https://dbirecoding.vercel.app
+          RUNNER_URL: https://code-runner-cpqt.onrender.com
           RUNNER_API_KEY: dummy
diff --git a/lib/db.ts b/lib/db.ts
index 3f42606..3234a9d 100644
--- a/lib/db.ts
+++ b/lib/db.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ if (!process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
 }
 
 if (!process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
-  throw new Error('DATABASE_URL environment variable is not set');
+  // Don't throw at module load (breaks Next.js build) — throw at query time instead
+  console.warn('[db] DATABASE_URL is not set — queries will fail at runtime');
 }
 
 // Use @neondatabase/serverless in Next.js (works over HTTPS, no port 5432 needed)
@@ -37,8 +38,6 @@ async function getQueryFn() {
       return _queryFn;
     } catch { /* fall through to pg */ }
   }
-
-  // pg fallback — works in scripts and when port 5432 is accessible
   const { Pool } = await import('pg');
   const pool = new Pool({ connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL });
   pool.on('error', (err) => console.error('[db] Pool error:', err.message));

From 009469deb23d4e8f602b20efbd0a9c107fcc2b30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jvcByte <jvc8463@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:48:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] update readme

---
 README.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1235e45..688b636 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Recoding — Exercise Platform
 
-A controlled environment for running timed coding and writing exercises with live anti-cheat monitoring.
+A controlled environment for running timed coding and writing exercises with live anti-cheat monitoring. 
 
 ---