From dccc523798c74ec79f4b92eb7295800a4e3472b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Olawale Jebutu <okj5043@psu.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 16:13:48 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Improve database startup handling and log capturing in CI
 workflow

---
 .circleci/config.yml | 15 ++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 66efae8..0494898 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -66,14 +66,19 @@ jobs:
 
       - run:
           name: "Run Container"
-          # Initial setup of db takes longer than usual.
-          # Run the db service first, then wait 10 seconds
-          # for the rest.
           command: |
-            docker-compose up -d db &&
-            sleep 10s &&
+            docker-compose up -d db
+            until bash -c "echo > /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/3306" 2>/dev/null; do
+              echo "Waiting for db..."
+              sleep 2
+            done
             docker-compose up -d
 
+      - run:
+          name: Capture web container logs on failure
+          command: docker-compose logs web
+          when: on_fail
+
       - run:
           name: "Rspec"
           command: |