hoangsonww/db-seed

Seed the WealthWise database using the project's built-in seed scripts.

Behavior by argument

| Argument | Command | Seeds | |----------|---------|-------| | (none) or categories | npm run db:seed | System transaction categories from categories.seed.ts | | demo | npm run db:seed -- demo | Full demo dataset: user, transactions, budgets, goals from demo.seed.ts | | all | Run both in sequence | Categories first, then demo |

Pre-flight checks

1. Verify .env exists in apps/api/ — check with test -f apps/api/.env. Never read its contents.
2. Warn if NODE_ENV=production is set — seeding in production is destructive.
3. Confirm MongoDB is reachable (check if the API is running or MongoDB container is up).
4. Note: demo seeding may create duplicates if run multiple times against the same database.

Steps

1. Run the appropriate seed command
2. Report what was created based on the seed output (number of categories, demo records, etc.)
3. Remind the user:
   • The demo user's credentials are defined in apps/api/src/seeds/demo.seed.ts
   • The seeded data is only visible when the API server connects to the same MongoDB instance

Safety

Never run db:seed -- demo without confirming the target environment is not production. If any doubt exists, ask before proceeding.