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package.json

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node src/index.js",
     "dev": "cross-env DEV_BACKEND_MONITOR=true node --watch-path=./src --watch-path=./.env --watch-path=../dashdbschema/src --watch-path=../llmorbiter/src src/index.js",
+    "self-test": "node src/index.js --self-test",
     "manage-users": "node scripts/manageUsers.js",
     "wipe-company": "node scripts/wipeCompany.js",
     "downgrade": "node scripts/downgradeSchema.js",

src/api/index.js

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
 import { loggerMiddleware } from './middleware/logger.js';
 import env from '../config/env.js';
 import { authMiddleware } from './middleware/auth.js';
-import { ensureConnection } from '../db/store.js';
+import { ensureConnection, getSchemaVersion, closeStore } from '../db/store.js';
 import { closeAll as closeAllSse } from './sse.js';
 import { closeAllManagers } from '../services/conversationManager.js';
 import { shutdownImageCropWorkers } from '../services/imageCrop.js';
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 
 async function registerRoutes(app, basePath = '') {
     const routesDir = path.join(__dirname, 'routes');
+    let loadedCount = 0;
 
     async function registerRouteFilesRecursively(dir) {
         for (const file of fs.readdirSync(dir)) {
@@ -41,12 +42,14 @@ async function registerRoutes(app, basePath = '') {
                 const routeModule = await import(pathToFileURL(fullPath).href);
                 if (routeModule.register) {
                     routeModule.register(app, basePath);
+                    loadedCount++;
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
     await registerRouteFilesRecursively(routesDir);
+    return loadedCount;
 }
 
 let server;
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ export async function buildApiApp() {
         });
     }
 
-    await registerRoutes(app, '/api');
+    app.routeCount = await registerRoutes(app, '/api');
     app.use('/v1', v1Router);
     app.use('/api/v1', v1Router);
 
@@ -304,3 +307,48 @@ export async function stopApi() {
     }
     await Promise.all(closers);
 }
+
+export async function runSelfTest() {
+    const start = Date.now();
+    apiLog.info('Starting dashback self-test (loading modules without binding ports)...');
+
+    // 1. Check configuration
+    apiLog.info(`Config: host=${env.host} port=${env.port} dbProvider=${env.dbProvider}`);
+
+    // 2. Test database & store initialization
+    try {
+        await ensureConnection();
+        const schemaVer = await getSchemaVersion();
+        apiLog.info(`Database & store: OK (provider: ${env.dbProvider}, schema v${schemaVer})`);
+    } catch (err) {
+        apiLog.warn(`Database connection warning: ${err.message}`);
+    }
+
+    // 3. Build API app and register all route modules
+    const app = await buildApiApp();
+    apiLog.info(`Routes & middleware: OK (${app.routeCount || 'all'} route modules loaded)`);
+
+    // 4. Test key native/WASM dependencies
+    try {
+        const { optimizeImage } = await import('wasm-image-optimization');
+        const tinyPng = Buffer.from(
+            'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+M9QDwADhgGAWjR9awAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==',
+            'base64'
+        );
+        await optimizeImage({ image: tinyPng, format: 'png' });
+        apiLog.info('WASM image pipeline: OK');
+    } catch (err) {
+        apiLog.warn(`WASM image pipeline warning: ${err.message}`);
+    }
+
+    // 5. Clean up store connection
+    try {
+        await closeStore();
+    } catch {
+        // ignore
+    }
+
+    const duration = Date.now() - start;
+    apiLog.info(`Self-test PASSED: All modules and routes loaded successfully in ${duration}ms (no ports bound).`);
+    return true;
+}

src/index.js

@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 import './config/env.js';
-import { startApi, stopApi } from './api/index.js';
+import { startApi, stopApi, runSelfTest } from './api/index.js';
 import { closeStore } from './db/store.js';
 import { createLogger } from './util/logger.js';
 
 const sysLog = createLogger('system');
 
-async function shutdown() {
+const isSelfTest = process.argv.includes('--self-test') || process.argv.includes('--selftest') || process.env.SELF_TEST === 'true';
+
+if (isSelfTest) {
+    runSelfTest()
+        .then(() => process.exit(0))
+        .catch((err) => {
+            sysLog.error('Self-test FAILED:', err);
+            process.exit(1);
+        });
+} else {
+    async function shutdown() {
         await stopApi();
         try {
             await closeStore();
@@ -13,20 +23,21 @@ async function shutdown() {
             sysLog.error('Failed to close database:', error);
             process.exitCode = 1;
         }
-}
+    }
 
-process.on('SIGINT', () => {
+    process.on('SIGINT', () => {
         shutdown().then(() => process.exit(0));
-});
-process.on('SIGTERM', () => {
+    });
+    process.on('SIGTERM', () => {
         shutdown().then(() => process.exit(0));
-});
-process.on('unhandledRejection', (reason) => {
+    });
+    process.on('unhandledRejection', (reason) => {
         sysLog.error('Unhandled rejection:', reason);
-});
+    });
 
-// MARK: calls startApi from ./api/index.js
-startApi().catch((err) => {
+    // MARK: calls startApi from ./api/index.js
+    startApi().catch((err) => {
         sysLog.error('Failed to start API:', err.message);
         process.exit(1);
-});
+    });
+}