fix db init issue + add CI workflow

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Build & Verify
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ] # Runs on every push to main branch
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    # Currently runs on macOS only, can add windows-latest later
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: 🚚 Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: ⚙️ Setup Node.js environment
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20.x' # Node.js version compatible with project
+          cache: 'npm' # npm dependency caching for speed improvement
+
+      - name: 📦 Install root dependencies
+        run: npm install
+
+      - name: 🌐 Install and build web (Renderer) part
+        # Move to pickleglass_web directory and run commands
+        working-directory: ./pickleglass_web
+        run: |
+          npm install
+          npm run build
+
+      - name: 🖥️ Build Electron app
+        # Run Electron build script from root directory
+        run: npm run build

src/index.js

@@ -165,27 +165,33 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
     // Initialize core services
     initializeFirebase();
     
-    databaseInitializer.initialize()
+    try {
-        .then(() => {
+        await databaseInitializer.initialize();
-            console.log('>>> [index.js] Database initialized successfully');
+        console.log('>>> [index.js] Database initialized successfully');
         
-            // Clean up zombie sessions from previous runs first
+        // Clean up zombie sessions from previous runs first
-            sessionRepository.endAllActiveSessions();
+        sessionRepository.endAllActiveSessions();
 
-            authService.initialize();
+        authService.initialize();
-            listenService.setupIpcHandlers();
+        listenService.setupIpcHandlers();
-            askService.initialize();
+        askService.initialize();
-            settingsService.initialize();
+        settingsService.initialize();
-            setupGeneralIpcHandlers();
+        setupGeneralIpcHandlers();
-        })
-        .catch(err => {
-            console.error('>>> [index.js] Database initialization failed - some features may not work', err);
-        });
 
-    WEB_PORT = await startWebStack();
+        // Start web server and create windows ONLY after all initializations are successful
-    console.log('Web front-end listening on', WEB_PORT);
+        WEB_PORT = await startWebStack();
+        console.log('Web front-end listening on', WEB_PORT);
         
-    createWindows();
+        createWindows();
+
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error('>>> [index.js] Database initialization failed - some features may not work', err);
+        // Optionally, show an error dialog to the user
+        dialog.showErrorBox(
+            'Application Error',
+            'A critical error occurred during startup. Some features might be disabled. Please restart the application.'
+        );
+    }
 
     initAutoUpdater();