logging and handling of throws

Author: NiloCK

packages/express/src/app-factory.ts

@@ -286,7 +286,12 @@ export async function initializeServices(config: AppConfig): Promise<void> {
     // media uploads
     void PostProcess();
 
-    void initCourseDBDesignDocInsert();
+    initCourseDBDesignDocInsert().catch((error) => {
+      logger.error(`Error in initCourseDBDesignDocInsert background task: ${error}`);
+      if (error && typeof error === 'object') {
+        logger.error(`Full error details in initCourseDBDesignDocInsert: ${JSON.stringify(error)}`);
+      }
+    });
 
     void useOrCreateDB('classdb-lookup');
     try {

packages/express/src/client-requests/course-requests.ts

@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ function insertDesignDoc(
 }
 
 export async function initCourseDBDesignDocInsert(): Promise<void> {
+  logger.info('Starting initCourseDBDesignDocInsert...');
+  logger.debug('Attempting CourseLookup.allCourseWare() for design doc initialization');
   const courses = await CourseLookup.allCourseWare();
+  logger.info(`Found ${courses.length} courses for design doc initialization`);
   courses.forEach((c) => {
     // Insert design docs
     courseDBDesignDocs.forEach((dd) => {