feat: update Supabase client initialization and improve environment variable loading

Author: davidsnowden0072

edurate/backend/config/supabase.js

@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 
 import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js';
 
-const supabaseUrl = process.env.SUPABASE_URL || 'https://uchwzvymdthndlumpqab.supabase.co';
+const supabaseUrl = process.env.SUPABASE_URL || 'https://lhhaskcrrtaquzcddxpd.supabase.co';
 const supabaseKey = process.env.SUPABASE_KEY;
 
 if (!supabaseKey) {
-  console.error("❌ Missing SUPABASE_KEY environment variable");
-  process.exit(1);
+  console.error("❌ Warning: SUPABASE_KEY not found in environment");
+  // Don't exit - let the app continue
+} else {
+  console.log("✅ Supabase client initialized");
 }
 
 export const supabase = createClient(supabaseUrl, supabaseKey);
-
-console.log("✅ Supabase client initialized");

edurate/backend/index.js

@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
  * Configures middleware, routes, and starts the server.
  */
 
-// 1. Load environment variables
-import dotenv from "dotenv";
-dotenv.config();
+// 1. Load environment variables FIRST
+import 'dotenv/config';
+
+console.log("🔍 SUPABASE_KEY length:", process.env.SUPABASE_KEY?.length);
 
 // 2. Import dependencies
 import express from "express";
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ import cors from "cors";
 // 3. Import routes and middleware
 import courseRoutes from './routes/courses.js';
 import { notFoundHandler, errorHandler } from './middleware/errorHandler.js';
-import { supabase } from './config/supabase.js';
+// DON'T import supabase here - it's imported inside the routes
 
 // 4. Initialize Express app
 const app = express();
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ app.get("/", (req, res) => {
 });
 
 app.get("/ping-supabase", async (req, res) => {
+  // Import supabase only when needed
+  const { supabase } = await import('./config/supabase.js');
+  
   try {
     const { data, error } = await supabase
       .from("courses")