mount a local directory into DB container for saving data after disca… (

#2054)

* mount a local directory into DB container for saving data after discarding containers

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* mount ~/.pg_data as a volume into the container

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* Update README.md adding data persistence directory

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* Replace sleep calls with datetime patch (#2079)

* build(deps-dev): bump coverage from 7.6.4 to 7.6.7 (#2076)

Bumps [coverage](https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy) from 7.6.4 to 7.6.7.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/blob/master/CHANGES.rst)
- [Commits](nedbat/coveragepy@7.6.4...7.6.7)

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updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: coverage
  dependency-type: direct:development
  update-type: version-update:semver-patch
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* update README about existing hosts removal

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README.md

@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ source .env
 To force an ssl connection to the db set `INVENTORY_DB_SSL_MODE` to `"verify-full"`
 and provide the path to the certificate you'd like to use.
 
+### Create database data directory
+Provide a local directory for holding the database data for persistence. e.g.
+```bash
+mkdir ~/.pg_data
+```
+If using a different directory, then update the directory path in `volumes` under `db` in dev.yml > services > db > volumes.
+
 ### Install dependencies
 
 This project uses `pipenv` to manage the development and deployment environments.
@@ -117,7 +124,7 @@ want to destroy that data do the following:
 ```bash
 docker compose -f dev.yml down
 ```
-
+After running this command, delete the data directory specified in the [create host data directory](#create-database-data-directory) section to ensure the existing data removal.
 ### Create hosts data in the Database
 
 First, start the `mq` service by running the following command in a new terminal:

dev.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ services:
       volumes:
         - ./.unleash/create_unleashdb.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/create_unleashdb.sql
         - ./.export-service/create_exportdb.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/create_exportdb.sql
+        # Create .pg_data dir in your home or another destination for saving the db data between runs.
+        # It is being provided to test DB upgrades
+        - ~/.pg_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
       healthcheck:
         test: "pg_isready -h db"
         interval: 2s