added database seed function

api/scripts/seed.js

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+const dotenv = require("dotenv");
+const path = require("path");
+const mariadb = require("mariadb");
+const fs = require("fs");
+
+const mode = process.env.NODE_ENV || "development";
+dotenv.config({ path: path.resolve(process.cwd(), `.env.${mode}`) });
+
+const { DB_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_NAME } = process.env;
+
+//do not accidentally seed prod pls
+if (mode !== "development") {
+    process.exit(0);
+}
+
+(async () => {
+    const conn = await mariadb.createConnection({
+        host: DB_HOST,
+        port: DB_PORT,
+        user: DB_USERNAME,
+        password: DB_PASSWORD,
+        database: DB_NAME,
+        multipleStatements: true,
+    });
+
+    const seedFile = path.join(process.cwd(), "migrations", "seed.sql");
+    const sql = fs.readFileSync(seedFile, "utf8");
+
+    await conn.query(sql);
+    await conn.end();
+
+    console.log("Seeded");
+})();