Fix husky install failing in CI environments during Render deployment

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Problem

The Render deployment was failing because the prepare script in frontend/package.json was unconditionally executing husky install, which fails in CI environments where the .git directory is not available or accessible.

Error encountered:

> exchange-platform-frontend@0.0.0 prepare
> husky install

husky - .git can't be found (see https://typicode.github.io/husky/#/?id=custom-directory)
npm error code 1
npm error command failed
npm error command sh -c husky install

Solution

Modified the prepare script to check for the CI environment variable that Render and other CI/CD platforms set, and only run husky install in local development environments.

Before:

"prepare": "husky install"

After:

"prepare": "if [ \"$CI\" != \"true\" ]; then cd .. && npx husky install; fi"

Changes Made

• frontend/package.json: Updated prepare script to conditionally run husky install
• The script now:
  • Checks if CI environment variable is not equal to "true"
  • Skips husky installation in CI environments (prevents deployment failures)
  • Runs husky install from the correct directory (..) in local development
  • Maintains all existing git hook functionality for local development

Testing

✅ CI Environment (CI=true): npm install completes successfully without attempting husky install
✅ Local Development (CI unset/false): npm install completes successfully and properly installs husky
✅ Production Build: Tested with --production flag to simulate Render deployment scenario
✅ Backward Compatibility: All existing local development workflows continue to work unchanged

Impact

• Fixes Render deployment failures caused by husky installation in CI
• Zero impact on local development - husky hooks continue to work as expected
• Minimal change - only modified the single problematic line
• Follows best practices for CI environment detection

This pull request was created as a result of the following prompt from Copilot chat.

The Render deployment is failing because the prepare script in frontend/package.json on line 20 is still executing "husky install" without checking for CI environment. The latest commit 8982de3 still has the problematic line:

"prepare": "husky install"

The deployment logs show:

> exchange-platform-frontend@0.0.0 prepare
> husky install

husky - .git can't be found (see https://typicode.github.io/husky/#/?id=custom-directory)
npm error code 1
npm error command failed
npm error command sh -c husky install

We need to fix this by changing line 20 in frontend/package.json from:

"prepare": "husky install"

To:

"prepare": "if [ \"$CI\" != \"true\" ]; then husky install; fi"

This will check for the CI environment variable that Render sets and skip husky installation in CI environments while keeping it functional for local development.

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PR Type

Bug fix

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Description

• Fix husky install failing in CI environments

• Add conditional check for CI environment variable

• Prevent deployment failures on Render platform

• Maintain husky functionality for local development

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Changes diagram

flowchart LR
  A["Local Development"] --> B["CI Environment Check"]
  B --> C["CI=true"]
  B --> D["CI≠true"]
  C --> E["Skip husky install"]
  D --> F["Run husky install"]
  E --> G["Successful Deployment"]
  F --> H["Git Hooks Active"]

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Changes walkthrough 📝

	Relevant files
Bug fix	package.json Conditional husky install for CI environments                        frontend/package.json Modified prepare script to conditionally run husky install Added CI environment variable check to prevent failures Changed directory navigation to parent folder for husky Maintained backward compatibility for local development +1/-1

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⚡ Recommended focus areas for review Shell Compatibility The shell script syntax uses POSIX shell features that may not work on all systems. Windows environments or systems with different default shells might fail to execute this command properly. "prepare": "if [ \"$CI\" != \"true\" ]; then cd .. && npx husky install; fi" }, Directory Assumption The script assumes the husky configuration is in the parent directory by using 'cd ..'. This assumption may break if the project structure changes or if the script is run from a different context. "prepare": "if [ \"$CI\" != \"true\" ]; then cd .. && npx husky install; fi" },

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PR Code Suggestions ✨

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Category	Suggestion	Impact
General	Use cross-platform command syntax The shell command syntax may fail on Windows systems since it uses Unix-style shell syntax. Consider using a cross-platform solution or npm script that works across different operating systems. frontend/package.json [20] -"prepare": "if [ \"$CI\" != \"true\" ]; then cd .. && npx husky install; fi" +"prepare": "node -e \"if (process.env.CI !== 'true') { require('child_process').execSync('cd .. && npx husky install', {stdio: 'inherit'}) }\"" Apply / Chat Suggestion importance[1-10]: 7 __ Why: The suggestion correctly identifies that the Unix-style shell command in the prepare script will fail on Windows systems, and the proposed Node.js-based solution is a robust, cross-platform alternative.	Medium
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