Fix backend server startup - move listen() inside database init to keep event loop alive

SerpentRace_Backend/node_modules/jest-runner/build/testWorker.js

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-
-/* build-hook-start *//*00001*/try { require('c:\\Users\\magdo\\.vscode\\extensions\\wallabyjs.console-ninja-1.0.483\\out\\buildHook\\index.js').default({tool: 'jest', checkSum: '201794f25617bd9f0b124dAgcXBEgHD1IJVgZUCgQHUVUCDFwF', mode: 'build', condition: true}); } catch(cjsError) { try { import('file:///c:/Users/magdo/.vscode/extensions/wallabyjs.console-ninja-1.0.483/out/buildHook/index.js').then(m => m.default.default({tool: 'jest', checkSum: '201794f25617bd9f0b124dAgcXBEgHD1IJVgZUCgQHUVUCDFwF', mode: 'build', condition: true})).catch(esmError => {}) } catch(esmError) {}}/* build-hook-end */
-
 /*!
  * /**
  *  * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.

SerpentRace_Backend/node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-/* build-hook-start *//*00001*/try { require('c:\\Users\\magdo\\.vscode\\extensions\\wallabyjs.console-ninja-1.0.483\\out\\buildHook\\index.js').default({tool: 'jest', checkSum: '201794f25617bd9f0b124dAgcXBEgHD1IJVgZUCgQHUVUCDFwF', mode: 'build', condition: true}); } catch(cjsError) { try { import('file:///c:/Users/magdo/.vscode/extensions/wallabyjs.console-ninja-1.0.483/out/buildHook/index.js').then(m => m.default.default({tool: 'jest', checkSum: '201794f25617bd9f0b124dAgcXBEgHD1IJVgZUCgQHUVUCDFwF', mode: 'build', condition: true})).catch(esmError => {}) } catch(esmError) {}}/* build-hook-end */
-
-
 /**
  * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
  *

SerpentRace_Backend/src/Api/index.ts

@@ -167,8 +167,9 @@ app.use((req: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
 // Initialize WebSocket service after database connection
 let webSocketService: WebSocketService;
 let gameWebSocketService: GameWebSocketService;
+let server: any; // Declare server variable
 
-// Initialize database connection
+// Initialize database connection and start server
 AppDataSource.initialize()
     .then(() => {
         const dbOptions = AppDataSource.options as any;
@@ -199,20 +200,9 @@ AppDataSource.initialize()
             .catch(error => {
                 logError('Failed to restore games from snapshots', error);
             });
-    })
-    .catch((error) => {
-        const dbOptions = AppDataSource.options as any;
-        logConnection('Database connection failed', 'postgresql', 'failure', {
-            error: error.message,
-            type: dbOptions.type,
-            host: dbOptions.host,
-            database: dbOptions.database
-        });
-        process.exit(1);
-    });
 
-// Start server with WebSocket support
-const server = httpServer.listen(PORT, () => {
+        // Start server with WebSocket support AFTER database is ready
+        server = httpServer.listen(PORT, () => {
             logStartup('Server started successfully', {
                 port: PORT,
                 environment: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
@@ -231,6 +221,17 @@ const server = httpServer.listen(PORT, () => {
                 }
             });
         });
+    })
+    .catch((error) => {
+        const dbOptions = AppDataSource.options as any;
+        logConnection('Database connection failed', 'postgresql', 'failure', {
+            error: error.message,
+            type: dbOptions.type,
+            host: dbOptions.host,
+            database: dbOptions.database
+        });
+        process.exit(1);
+    });
 
 // Graceful shutdown
 const gracefulShutdown = async (signal: string) => {

SerpentRace_Backend/src/Application/Services/LoggingService.ts

@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ export class LoggingService {
     // In production, skip OTHER, CONNECTION, and REQUEST logs
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
       if (entry.level === LogLevel.OTHER || 
-          entry.level === LogLevel.CONNECTION || 
           entry.level === LogLevel.REQUEST) {
         return;
       }

SerpentRace_Backend/tsconfig.json

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     /* Language and Environment */
     "target": "ES2020",                                  /* Set the JavaScript language version for emitted JavaScript and include compatible library declarations. */
-    "lib": ["ES2020"],                                        /* Specify a set of bundled library declaration files that describe the target runtime environment. */
+    // "lib": [],                                        /* Specify a set of bundled library declaration files that describe the target runtime environment. */
     // "jsx": "preserve",                                /* Specify what JSX code is generated. */
     // "libReplacement": true,                           /* Enable lib replacement. */
      "experimentalDecorators": true,                   /* Enable experimental support for legacy experimental decorators. */