nowcommunity · karilint · Jan 15, 2026 · Jan 16, 2026 · Jan 16, 2026 · Jan 16, 2026
diff --git a/backend/jest-config.js b/backend/jest-config.js
@@ -1,17 +1,6 @@
 module.exports = {
-    testPathIgnorePatterns: [
-        "<rootDir>/build",
-        "<rootDir>/node_modules",
-    ],
-    collectCoverageFrom: [
-        "./src/**",
-        "!./src/api-tests/**"
-    ],
-    roots: [
-        "./src"
-    ],
-    coverageReporters: [
-        "text",
-        "lcov"
-    ]
+  testPathIgnorePatterns: ["<rootDir>/build", "<rootDir>/node_modules", "<rootDir>/../src/api-tests"],
+  collectCoverageFrom: ["./src/**", "!./src/api-tests/**"],
+  roots: ["./src"],
+  coverageReporters: ["text", "lcov"],
 }
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "npx tsx watch --clear-screen=false src/index.ts",
     "build": "tsc",
-    "test:api": "jest src/api-tests --runInBand --coverage --config jest-config.js --detectOpenHandles --forceExit --silent",
-    "test:unit": "jest src/unit-tests --coverage --config jest-config.js --detectOpenHandles --forceExit --silent",
+    "test:api": "jest ./src/api-tests --runInBand --coverage --config jest-config.js --detectOpenHandles --forceExit --silent",
+    "test:unit": "DOTENV_CONFIG_PATH=../.test.env jest src/unit-tests --coverage --config jest-config.js --detectOpenHandles --forceExit --silent --setupFiles dotenv/config",
     "test:api:local": "DOTENV_CONFIG_PATH=../.test.env npm run test:api -- --setupFiles dotenv/config",
     "start": "node build/index.js",
     "lint": "eslint --report-unused-disable-directives --max-warnings 0",

diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/locality/update.test.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/locality/update.test.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ describe('Locality update works', () => {
   it('Edits name, synonyms and locality species correctly', async () => {
     const writeResult = await send<{ id: number }>('locality', 'PUT', { locality: editedLocality })
 
+    expect(writeResult.status).toEqual(200)
     expect(writeResult.body.id).toEqual(editedLocality.lid) // `Invalid result returned on write: ${writeResult.body.id}`
 
-    const { body } = await send<LocalityDetailsType>(`locality/${editedLocality.lid}`, 'GET')
+    const { body, status } = await send<LocalityDetailsType>(`locality/${editedLocality.lid}`, 'GET')
+    expect(status).toEqual(200)
     resultLocality = body
   })
 

diff --git a/backend/src/api-tests/utils.ts b/backend/src/api-tests/utils.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ export const setToken = (newToken: string) => (token = newToken)
 export const login = async (username: string = 'testSu', password: string = 'test') => {
   // Login and set token
   const result = await send<{ token: string }>('user/login', 'POST', { username, password })
+  if (!result.body.token || result.status !== 200) {
+    throw new Error(`Login failed for ${username}: ${result.status}`)
+  }
   token = result.body.token
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ export const testLogRows = (logRows: UpdateLog[], expectedLogRows: Partial<LogRo
 
 export const resetDatabase = async () => {
   await send('test/reset-test-database', 'GET')
+  await send('test/create-test-users', 'GET')
 }
 
 export const resetDatabaseTimeout: number = 1200000 // 120 seconds

diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/projectsController.ts b/backend/src/controllers/projectsController.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,27 @@
 import { Request, Response } from 'express'
 import { createProject, CreateProjectInput, updateProject, UpdateProjectInput } from '../services/projectsService'
+import { NotFoundError, ValidationError } from '../validators/projectsValidator'
 
 export const createProjectHandler = async (req: Request<object, object, CreateProjectInput>, res: Response) => {
-  const createdProject = await createProject(req.body)
-
-  return res.status(201).json(createdProject)
+  try {
+    const createdProject = await createProject(req.body)
+    return res.status(201).json(createdProject)
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof ValidationError) {
+      return res.status(error.status).json({ message: error.message })
+    }
+    throw error
+  }
 }
 
 export const updateProjectHandler = async (req: Request<{ id: string }, object, UpdateProjectInput>, res: Response) => {
-  const updatedProject = await updateProject(Number(req.params.id), req.body)
-
-  return res.status(200).json(updatedProject)
+  try {
+    const updatedProject = await updateProject(Number(req.params.id), req.body)
+    return res.status(200).json(updatedProject)
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof ValidationError || error instanceof NotFoundError) {
+      return res.status(error.status).json({ message: error.message })
+    }
+    throw error
+  }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/services/user.ts b/backend/src/services/user.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ export const createTestUsers = async () => {
           userId = createdUser.user_id
         } else {
           userId = existingUser.user_id
+          await nowDb.com_users.update({
+            where: { user_id: userId },
+            data: {
+              newpassword: passwordHash,
+              now_user_group: testUser.now_user_group,
+            },
+          })
         }
         const initials = `TEST-${testUser.now_user_group.toUpperCase()}`
         const existingPerson = await nowDb.com_people.findFirst({

diff --git a/backend/src/utils/config.ts b/backend/src/utils/config.ts
@@ -52,5 +52,7 @@ const requiredEnvs = {
 }
 
 const missingEnvs = Object.entries(requiredEnvs).filter(([, value]) => value === undefined)
-if (missingEnvs.length > 0)
+const isJestEnvironment = process.env.JEST_WORKER_ID !== undefined
+if (missingEnvs.length > 0 && !isJestEnvironment) {
   throw new Error(`Missing environment variables: ${missingEnvs.map(env => env[0]).join(', ')}`)
+}
diff --git a/src/api-tests/species/create.test.ts b/src/api-tests/species/create.test.ts
diff --git a/test_data/sqlfiles/now_test.sql b/test_data/sqlfiles/now_test.sql
@@ -376,11 +376,11 @@ INSERT INTO `com_users` VALUES
 (160,'project',NULL,'0cc175b9c0f1b6a831c399e269772661','2024-05-27','pl',NULL,NULL),
 (161,'read',NULL,'0cc175b9c0f1b6a831c399e269772661','2024-05-23','ro',NULL,NULL),
 (162,'coord',NULL,'0cc175b9c0f1b6a831c399e269772661','2024-05-27','su',NULL,NULL),
-(163,'testSu',NULL,'$2b$10$hPVP4Zl9WmKle5S42WIeBu3otM2eV0BWB21eXxn/YEcMm7TNJiQ02',NULL,'su',NULL,NULL),
-(164,'testEu',NULL,'$2b$10$hPVP4Zl9WmKle5S42WIeBu3otM2eV0BWB21eXxn/YEcMm7TNJiQ02',NULL,'eu',NULL,NULL),
-(165,'testEr',NULL,'$2b$10$hPVP4Zl9WmKle5S42WIeBu3otM2eV0BWB21eXxn/YEcMm7TNJiQ02',NULL,'er',NULL,NULL),
-(166,'testNo',NULL,'$2b$10$hPVP4Zl9WmKle5S42WIeBu3otM2eV0BWB21eXxn/YEcMm7TNJiQ02',NULL,'no',NULL,NULL),
-(167,'testPl',NULL,'$2b$10$hPVP4Zl9WmKle5S42WIeBu3otM2eV0BWB21eXxn/YEcMm7TNJiQ02',NULL,'pl',NULL,NULL);
+(163,'testSu',NULL,'$2b$10$JGpnCPk9ONMuE3MNLjO8ce7kRElCyq1hdVgteYZlCCczq5kkKiVVG',NULL,'su',NULL,NULL),
+(164,'testEu',NULL,'$2b$10$JGpnCPk9ONMuE3MNLjO8ce7kRElCyq1hdVgteYZlCCczq5kkKiVVG',NULL,'eu',NULL,NULL),
+(165,'testEr',NULL,'$2b$10$JGpnCPk9ONMuE3MNLjO8ce7kRElCyq1hdVgteYZlCCczq5kkKiVVG',NULL,'er',NULL,NULL),
+(166,'testNo',NULL,'$2b$10$JGpnCPk9ONMuE3MNLjO8ce7kRElCyq1hdVgteYZlCCczq5kkKiVVG',NULL,'no',NULL,NULL),
+(167,'testPl',NULL,'$2b$10$JGpnCPk9ONMuE3MNLjO8ce7kRElCyq1hdVgteYZlCCczq5kkKiVVG',NULL,'pl',NULL,NULL);
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `com_users` ENABLE KEYS */;
 UNLOCK TABLES;
 
@@ -2241,4 +2241,3 @@ INSERT INTO `ref_ref_type` VALUES
 (14,'Undefined');
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `ref_ref_type` ENABLE KEYS */;
 UNLOCK TABLES;
-