From 5d18ebbe4ea949a05b979c4c2992dbeceb5a9565 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Davide Marcoli <69892203+davidemarcoli@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:16:07 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: add env variables for easier development (#204)

Co-authored-by: Viren070 <viren070@protonmail.com>
---
 packages/frontend/src/context/status.tsx | 4 +++-
 packages/frontend/src/services/api.ts    | 2 +-
 packages/server/src/app.ts               | 6 ++++++
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/context/status.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/context/status.tsx
index 68571d63..045851ed 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/context/status.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/context/status.tsx
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ const StatusContext = createContext<StatusContextType>({
 
 export const useStatus = () => useContext(StatusContext);
 
+const baseUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_BASE_URL || '/api/v1';
+
 export function StatusProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const [status, setStatus] = useState<StatusResponse | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    fetch('/api/v1/status')
+    fetch(`${baseUrl}/status`)
       .then((res) => {
         if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch status');
         return res.json();
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/services/api.ts b/packages/frontend/src/services/api.ts
index a4c1c78a..8a66472f 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/services/api.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/services/api.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ interface LoadUserResponse {
 }
 
 export class UserConfigAPI {
-  private static BASE_URL = '/api/v1';
+  private static BASE_URL = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_BASE_URL || '/api/v1';
 
   static async loadConfig(
     uuid: string,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/app.ts b/packages/server/src/app.ts
index ec0a23eb..37e99b1a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/app.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ app.use(loggerMiddleware);
 app.use(express.json());
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 
+// Allow all origins in development for easier testing
+if (Env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+  logger.info('CORS enabled for all origins in development');
+  app.use(corsMiddleware);
+}
+
 // API Routes
 const apiRouter = express.Router();
 apiRouter.use('/user', userApi);