defmodule ActionRequestsDemo.Release do @moduledoc """ Helpers for running tasks in a release environment. This module is intended for commands invoked via: bin/action_requests_demo eval "ActionRequestsDemo.Release.seed()" """ @app :action_requests_demo @doc """ Run the database seeds script inside a release. This is designed to be run against a *running* release (e.g. via `bin/action_requests_demo eval ...` inside your Docker container), so it does **not** try to start the application or endpoint again. It only ensures Faker is running, then evaluates the standard `priv/repo/seeds.exs` file, which uses `ActionRequestsDemo.Repo`. """ def seed do # Ensure Faker is started in this eval process so Faker.Person.name/0 works {:ok, _} = Application.ensure_all_started(:faker) seeds_path = Application.app_dir(@app, "priv/repo/seeds.exs") Code.require_file(seeds_path) end end