add local env to fix test discrepancies

server/config.py

@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@
 RedisDocument = dict[str, str]
 
 ENV = os.environ.get("ENV", "development")
+LOCAL = os.environ.get("LOCAL", "false")
+
+if LOCAL != "true":
+    print("\033[91mWarning! you are missing the LOCAL environment variable.")
+    print("This will cause issues when running tests locally.")
+    print("""This is only acceptable in environments outside of development,
+    e.g., running tests with github actions.""")
+    print("Make sure you know what you are doing!\033[0m")
+else:
+    print("\033[92mLocal environment detected.\033[0m")
 
 
 def _get_config_option(name: str, default_value: str | None = None) -> str:

server_tests/conftest.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.engine.base import Connection
 
 from server import create_app, db
+from server.config import LOCAL
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
@@ -20,11 +21,12 @@ def db_url(db_name="pigeondb_test"):
 
     Drops and recreates the database if it already exists.
     """
+    host = "database" if LOCAL else "localhost"
     conn = psycopg2.connect(
         dbname="postgres",
         user="postgres",
         password="password",
-        host="database",
+        host=host,
         port="5432",
     )
     conn.set_isolation_level(ISOLATION_LEVEL_AUTOCOMMIT)
@@ -47,11 +49,12 @@ def redis_db_index():
 
     Flushes test db if it already exists.
     """
-    client = redis.Redis(host="redis-test", port=6379)
+    host = "redis-test" if LOCAL else "localhost"
+    client = redis.Redis(host=host, port=6379)
     client.flushdb()
     client.close()
 
-    yield "redis-test"
+    yield host
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")