remove sync alter true, add pending migration check

backend/scripts/manageAlphaInvitations.js

@@ -353,8 +353,8 @@ async function main() {
   const command = args[0];
 
   try {
-    // Sync database
-    await sequelize.sync();
+    // Verify database connection
+    await sequelize.authenticate();
 
     if (!command || command === "help") {
       console.log(`

backend/server.js

@@ -165,10 +165,23 @@ app.use(sanitizeError);
 
 const PORT = process.env.PORT || 5000;
 
+const { checkPendingMigrations } = require("./utils/checkMigrations");
+
 sequelize
-  .sync({ alter: true })
+  .authenticate()
   .then(async () => {
-    logger.info("Database synced successfully");
+    logger.info("Database connection established successfully");
+
+    // Check for pending migrations
+    const pendingMigrations = await checkPendingMigrations(sequelize);
+    if (pendingMigrations.length > 0) {
+      logger.error(
+        `Found ${pendingMigrations.length} pending migration(s). Please run 'npm run db:migrate'`,
+        { pendingMigrations }
+      );
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+    logger.info("All migrations are up to date");
 
     // Initialize email services and load templates
     try {
@@ -209,8 +222,9 @@ sequelize
     });
   })
   .catch((err) => {
-    logger.error("Unable to sync database", {
+    logger.error("Unable to connect to database", {
       error: err.message,
       stack: err.stack,
     });
+    process.exit(1);
   });

backend/utils/checkMigrations.js

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+const fs = require("fs");
+const path = require("path");
+
+/**
+ * Check for pending database migrations
+ *
+ * Compares migration files in the filesystem against the SequelizeMeta table
+ * to determine which migrations have not yet been executed.
+ *
+ * @param {Sequelize} sequelize - Sequelize instance
+ * @returns {Promise<string[]>} Array of pending migration filenames
+ */
+async function checkPendingMigrations(sequelize) {
+  const migrationsPath = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "migrations");
+
+  // Get all migration files from filesystem
+  const migrationFiles = fs
+    .readdirSync(migrationsPath)
+    .filter((file) => file.endsWith(".js"))
+    .sort();
+
+  // Check if SequelizeMeta table exists
+  const [results] = await sequelize.query(`
+    SELECT EXISTS (
+      SELECT FROM information_schema.tables
+      WHERE table_schema = 'public'
+      AND table_name = 'SequelizeMeta'
+    ) as exists
+  `);
+
+  if (!results[0].exists) {
+    // No migrations have ever been run
+    return migrationFiles;
+  }
+
+  // Get executed migrations from SequelizeMeta
+  const [executedMigrations] = await sequelize.query(
+    'SELECT name FROM "SequelizeMeta" ORDER BY name'
+  );
+
+  const executedSet = new Set(executedMigrations.map((row) => row.name));
+
+  // Find migrations that haven't been executed
+  const pendingMigrations = migrationFiles.filter(
+    (file) => !executedSet.has(file)
+  );
+
+  return pendingMigrations;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get migration status summary
+ *
+ * @param {Sequelize} sequelize - Sequelize instance
+ * @returns {Promise<{executed: string[], pending: string[]}>} Migration status
+ */
+async function getMigrationStatus(sequelize) {
+  const migrationsPath = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "migrations");
+
+  const migrationFiles = fs
+    .readdirSync(migrationsPath)
+    .filter((file) => file.endsWith(".js"))
+    .sort();
+
+  // Check if SequelizeMeta table exists
+  const [results] = await sequelize.query(`
+    SELECT EXISTS (
+      SELECT FROM information_schema.tables
+      WHERE table_schema = 'public'
+      AND table_name = 'SequelizeMeta'
+    ) as exists
+  `);
+
+  if (!results[0].exists) {
+    return {
+      executed: [],
+      pending: migrationFiles,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const [executedMigrations] = await sequelize.query(
+    'SELECT name FROM "SequelizeMeta" ORDER BY name'
+  );
+
+  const executedSet = new Set(executedMigrations.map((row) => row.name));
+
+  return {
+    executed: migrationFiles.filter((file) => executedSet.has(file)),
+    pending: migrationFiles.filter((file) => !executedSet.has(file)),
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  checkPendingMigrations,
+  getMigrationStatus,
+};