DB population through Shell script

README.md

@@ -47,8 +47,11 @@ $ docker-compose build
 # Start the database container (in the background with -d)
 $ docker-compose up -d db
 
-# Generate random database fixtures
-$ docker-compose run --rm api rake db:setup db:populate
+# Create database 
+$ docker-compose run --rm api rake db:setup
+
+# Generate Fake Data
+$ docker-compose run --rm api ./utils/db/populate.sh
 
 # Start the Rails development server in the api container (in the foreground)
 $ docker-compose up api

utils/db/populate.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Path to the fake data SQL file
+SQL_FILE="utils/db/sql/fake-data.sql"
+
+# Check if SQL file exists
+if [ ! -f "$SQL_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "Error: SQL file $SQL_FILE does not exist"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# List available databases to diagnose
+echo "Listing available databases:"
+PGPASSWORD=postgres psql -h db -U postgres -p 5432 -l
+
+# Populate database
+echo "Populating database with fake data from $SQL_FILE..."
+PGPASSWORD=postgres psql -h db -U postgres -p 5432 -d askdarcel_development -f "$SQL_FILE"
+
+# Check execution status
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Database population completed successfully."
+else
+    echo "Error populating database."
+    exit 1
+fi``