feat: Enhance static file serving and routing for development and production environments #3

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ stages:     # Define the stages of the pipeline.
 web-build:       # This job runs in the build stage, which runs first.
   stage: build
   image: node:24
-  parallel: 2
   script:
     - cd Web
     - npm install 
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ web-build:       # This job runs in the build stage, which runs first.
 api-build:
   stage: build
   image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0
-  parallel: 2
   script:
     - cd Api
     - dotnet publish Api.csproj --output ./build --runtime linux-x64 --configuration Release --self-contained true

Api/.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 obj/
 bin/
 .vs/
-build/
+build/
+**/core

Api/Program.cs

@@ -56,6 +56,51 @@ namespace Api
                 app.UseHttpsRedirection();
             }
 
+            if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
+            {
+                var staticFilePath = "/workspaces/centrum/Web/dist/Web/browser";
+                app.UseDefaultFiles(new DefaultFilesOptions
+                {
+                    FileProvider = new Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.PhysicalFileProvider(staticFilePath),
+                    DefaultFileNames = new List<string> { "index.html" }
+                });
+                app.UseStaticFiles(new StaticFileOptions
+                {
+                    FileProvider = new Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.PhysicalFileProvider(staticFilePath),
+                    RequestPath = ""
+                });
+                // Angular routing fallback
+                app.Use(async (context, next) =>
+                {
+                    await next();
+                    var path = context.Request.Path.Value ?? string.Empty;
+                    if (context.Response.StatusCode == 404 &&
+                        !System.IO.Path.HasExtension(path) &&
+                        !path.StartsWith("/api"))
+                    {
+                        context.Request.Path = "/index.html";
+                        await next();
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                app.UseDefaultFiles(); // Uses wwwroot by default
+                app.UseStaticFiles();
+                // Angular routing fallback for production
+                app.Use(async (context, next) =>
+                {
+                    await next();
+                    var path = context.Request.Path.Value ?? string.Empty;
+                    if (context.Response.StatusCode == 404 &&
+                        !System.IO.Path.HasExtension(path) &&
+                        !path.StartsWith("/api"))
+                    {
+                        context.Request.Path = "/index.html";
+                        await next();
+                    }
+                });
+            }
             app.UseAuthentication();
             app.UseAuthorization();