From ade85ab40c7a2575967f35ea684a8df0a48b0f94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Your Name <lmcrean@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:36:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Enhance Vercel deployment workflow by creating .vercel
 directory and project.json for project linking

---
 .github/workflows/deploy-vercel-fullstack.yml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-vercel-fullstack.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-vercel-fullstack.yml
index 30bfa546e..22c794549 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-vercel-fullstack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-vercel-fullstack.yml
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd frontend
           echo "Setting up Vercel configuration..."
-          vercel pull --yes --environment=preview --token=${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
+          # Create .vercel directory and project.json for linking
+          mkdir -p .vercel
+          echo '{"orgId":"${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}","projectId":"${{ secrets.VERCEL_FRONTEND_PROJECT_ID }}"}' > .vercel/project.json
           
           echo "Deploying frontend to Vercel..."
           echo "Current directory: $(pwd)"

From 15a62d44171a4b5460c037092895fe14dc7a989b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Your Name <lmcrean@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:40:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Refine Vercel deployment workflow to handle configuration
 pull failures gracefully, ensuring robust deployment process

---
 .github/workflows/deploy-vercel-fullstack.yml | 25 +++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-vercel-fullstack.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-vercel-fullstack.yml
index 22c794549..e241c769b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-vercel-fullstack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-vercel-fullstack.yml
@@ -34,9 +34,21 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd backend
           echo "Deploying backend to Vercel..."
-          vercel pull --yes --environment=preview --token=${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
-          vercel build --token=${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
-          DEPLOYMENT_URL=$(vercel deploy --prebuilt --token=${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }})
+          echo "Setting up Vercel project linking..."
+          # Ensure .vercel directory exists and create project.json
+          mkdir -p .vercel
+          echo "{\"orgId\":\"$VERCEL_ORG_ID\",\"projectId\":\"$VERCEL_PROJECT_ID\"}" > .vercel/project.json
+          
+          # Try vercel pull first, if it fails, proceed with direct deployment
+          if vercel pull --yes --environment=preview --token=${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}; then
+            echo "✅ Successfully pulled Vercel configuration"
+            vercel build --token=${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
+            DEPLOYMENT_URL=$(vercel deploy --prebuilt --token=${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }})
+          else
+            echo "⚠️ Vercel pull failed, proceeding with direct deployment"
+            DEPLOYMENT_URL=$(vercel deploy --token=${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }})
+          fi
+          
           echo "url=$DEPLOYMENT_URL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "Backend deployed to: $DEPLOYMENT_URL"
         env:
@@ -117,17 +129,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd frontend
           echo "Setting up Vercel configuration..."
-          # Create .vercel directory and project.json for linking
+          # Ensure .vercel directory exists and create project.json
           mkdir -p .vercel
-          echo '{"orgId":"${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}","projectId":"${{ secrets.VERCEL_FRONTEND_PROJECT_ID }}"}' > .vercel/project.json
+          echo "{\"orgId\":\"$VERCEL_ORG_ID\",\"projectId\":\"$VERCEL_PROJECT_ID\"}" > .vercel/project.json
           
-          echo "Deploying frontend to Vercel..."
           echo "Current directory: $(pwd)"
           echo "Dist folder contents:"
           ls -la dist/
           
           # Deploy from current directory with backend URL as environment variable
-          echo "Deploying with Vercel using outputDirectory configuration and backend URL..."
+          echo "Deploying frontend to Vercel..."
           echo "Setting VITE_API_BASE_URL to: ${{ needs.deploy-backend.outputs.backend-url }}"
           DEPLOYMENT_URL=$(vercel deploy --token=${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }} --build-env VITE_API_BASE_URL=${{ needs.deploy-backend.outputs.backend-url }})
           echo "url=$DEPLOYMENT_URL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT