Make sure public/script/ files exist

.dockerignore

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 !docs/user_guide
 !nginx
 !public
+!scripts/touchPublicScripts.js
 !src
 !.env
 !.eslintrc.cjs

package.json

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "analyze": "source-map-explorer 'build/static/js/*.js'",
     "backend": "dotnet watch --project Backend/BackendFramework.csproj",
+    "prebuild": "node scripts/touchPublicScripts.js",
     "build": "react-scripts build",
+    "predatabase": "tsc scripts/setupMongo.ts && node scripts/setupMongo.js",
     "database": "mongod --dbpath=./mongo_database",
     "drop-database": "tsc scripts/dropDB.ts && node scripts/dropDB.js",
     "eject": "react-scripts eject",
@@ -15,15 +17,15 @@
     "fmt-backend-check": "dotnet format --verify-no-changes && dotnet format --verify-no-changes Backend.Tests",
     "fmt-frontend": "      prettier --write \"./{.github,.vscode,deploy,docs,maintenance,public,scripts,src}/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,json,md,yml,yaml}\"",
     "fmt-frontend-check": "prettier --check \"./{.github,.vscode,deploy,docs,maintenance,public,scripts,src}/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,json,md,yml,yaml}\"",
-    "frontend": "npm run set-release && react-scripts start",
+    "prefrontend": "node scripts/touchPublicScripts.js && npm run set-release",
+    "frontend": "react-scripts start",
     "gen-backend-coverage-report": "tsc scripts/genBackendCoverageReport.ts && node scripts/genBackendCoverageReport.js",
     "license-report-backend": " nuget-license --include-transitive --input ./Backend/BackendFramework.csproj --output JsonPretty > docs/user_guide/assets/licenses/backend_licenses.json | exit 0 && node scripts/createBackendLicenses.js",
     "license-summary-backend": "nuget-license --include-transitive --input ./Backend/BackendFramework.csproj",
     "license-report-frontend": " npm i && license-checker-rseidelsohn --production --excludePrivatePackages --plainVertical --out docs/user_guide/assets/licenses/frontend_licenses.txt",
     "license-summary-frontend": "npm i && license-checker-rseidelsohn --production --excludePrivatePackages --summary",
     "lint": "           eslint --max-warnings=0 --ext js,ts,tsx,jsx src",
     "lint:fix-layout": "eslint --max-warnings=0 --ext js,ts,tsx,jsx src --fix --fix-type layout,suggestion",
-    "predatabase": "tsc scripts/setupMongo.ts && node scripts/setupMongo.js",
     "set-admin-user": "tsc scripts/setAdminUser.ts && node scripts/setAdminUser.js",
     "set-release": "node scripts/setRelease.js",
     "start": "npm i && run-p backend database frontend",
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.33.2",
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^5.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-unused-imports": "^3.1.0",
+    "fs-extra": "^11.3.2",
     "jest-canvas-mock": "^2.5.2",
     "license-checker-rseidelsohn": "^4.3.0",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",

scripts/touchPublicScripts.js

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Make sure the needed files in ./public/scripts/ exist.
+
+const ensureFile = require("fs-extra").ensureFile;
+
+const folder = "./public/scripts/";
+
+for (const file of ["config.js", "release.js"]) {
+  ensureFile(folder + file);
+}