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From: sebastjanartic <45803536-sebastjanartic@users.noreply.replit.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:08:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure all articles are consistently added to the database
 upon deployment

Update the seeding logic to prevent duplicate entries and add missing articles based on slug, ensuring all content, including new articles, is present after deployment.

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---
 server/seed.ts | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server/seed.ts b/server/seed.ts
index e546d77..f89b73e 100644
--- a/server/seed.ts
+++ b/server/seed.ts
@@ -95,9 +95,12 @@ const seedArticles = [
 
 export async function seedDatabase() {
   const existing = await storage.getArticles();
-  if (existing.length > 0) return;
+  const existingSlugs = new Set(existing.map((a) => a.slug));
 
+  let added = 0;
   for (const article of seedArticles) {
+    if (existingSlugs.has(article.slug)) continue;
+
     await storage.createArticle({
       title: article.title,
       slug: article.slug,
@@ -108,15 +111,24 @@ export async function seedDatabase() {
       author: article.author,
       featured: article.featured,
     });
-  }
 
-  for (const article of seedArticles) {
     if (article.publishedAt) {
       await db.execute(
         sql`UPDATE articles SET published_at = ${article.publishedAt} WHERE slug = ${article.slug}`
       );
     }
+    added++;
   }
 
-  console.log("Database seeded with " + seedArticles.length + " articles.");
+  if (added > 0) {
+    console.log("Database seeded: added " + added + " new articles.");
+  }
+
+  for (const article of seedArticles) {
+    if (article.publishedAt && existingSlugs.has(article.slug)) {
+      await db.execute(
+        sql`UPDATE articles SET published_at = ${article.publishedAt} WHERE slug = ${article.slug}`
+      );
+    }
+  }
 }