[IMPROVEMENT] Improve health check to verify Taskwarrior availability. #438
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Description
This PR improves the health check endpoint by verifying that the Taskwarrior (task) binary is available on the system.
Previously, the health endpoint always returned 200 OK, even if Taskwarrior was missing. The updated behavior returns 503 Service Unavailable with a clear status message when the required binary is not found, ensuring the service only reports itself as healthy when it can actually function
Checklist
npx prettier --write .(for formatting)gofmt -w .(for Go backend)npm test(for JS/TS testing)Additional Notes
I have verified the changes locally by simulating a missing Taskwarrior dependency inside the running container !
Baseline (normal state):
curl -s -i http://localhost:8000/healthReturns:
Simulated failure (Taskwarrior removed):
Returns:
Restored dependency:
Returns:
---> This change helps catch misconfigured or broken environments.