Milventory ready for testing!

.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 venv
-__pycache__
+__pycache__
+node_modules

Makefile

@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@ COMPOSE=docker-compose -p $(PROJECT_NAME)
 check-docker:
 	@docker info >nul 2>&1 || (echo. && echo ERROR: Docker is not running. Please start Docker Desktop and try again. && echo. && exit /b 1)
 
-## up:          Start the mysql, api (port 5000), and api-test (port 5001) containers and seed default locations
+## up:          Start mysql, api (5000), and api-test (5001). Waits briefly and verifies mysql_api is running. Seeding runs inside the API when src.api.app loads (seed_data).
 .PHONY: up
 up: check-docker
 	$(COMPOSE) up -d
 	@echo "Waiting for services to be ready..."
 	@timeout /t 5 /nobreak >nul 2>&1 || sleep 5 2>/dev/null || true
-	@$(COMPOSE) exec api python src/scripts/seed_locations.py
+	@echo Checking API container status...
+	@docker inspect mysql_api --format "{{.State.Status}}" 2>nul >nul || (echo. && echo ======================================== && echo ERROR: API container 'mysql_api' does not exist! && echo ======================================== && echo. && echo Try running: make build && echo. && exit /b 1)
+	@docker inspect mysql_api --format "{{.State.Status}}" 2>nul | findstr /C:"running" >nul 2>&1 || (echo. && echo ======================================== && echo ERROR: API container is not running! && echo ======================================== && echo. && echo Container status: && docker inspect mysql_api --format "Status: {{.State.Status}} (Exit Code: {{.State.ExitCode}})" 2>nul && echo. && echo Container logs: && echo. && docker logs mysql_api 2>&1 && echo. && echo ======================================== && echo. && exit /b 1)
 
-## up-empty:    Start the mysql, api (port 5000), and api-test (port 5001) containers without seeding data
+## up-empty:    docker compose up -d only (no wait or API checks). Seeding still runs when each API process starts (same as up).
 .PHONY: up-empty
 up-empty: check-docker
 	$(COMPOSE) up -d
@@ -34,9 +36,9 @@ status: check-docker
 logs: check-docker
 	$(COMPOSE) logs -f
 
-## mysql:      Open a mysql shell into the mysql container
-.PHONY: mysql
-mysql: check-docker
+## mysql-shell:      Open a mysql shell into the mysql container
+.PHONY: mysql-shell
+mysql-shell: check-docker
 	$(COMPOSE) exec db mysql -u mysqluser -pmysqlpassword mydb
 
 ## build:       Build or rebuild services
@@ -57,17 +59,7 @@ install:
 	sudo apt-get install -y docker.io docker-compose make python3-pip
 	pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 
-## locations:   Generate inventory-locations.json from generate-locations.js
-.PHONY: locations
-locations:
-	@cd milventory && node generate-locations.js
-
 ## milventory:  Start the milventory React app
 .PHONY: milventory
 milventory:
 	@cd milventory && npm install && npm start
-
-## help:        Show this help menu
-help:
-	@echo "Available commands:"
-	@grep -E '^##' Makefile | sed 's/## //'

README.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Inventory management system for MIL with database-backed storage.
    ```bash
    make up
    ```
-   This starts MySQL and the Flask API, and seeds initial data.
+   This starts MySQL and the Flask API. Initial data is seeded when the API process loads (`src/scripts/seed_data.py` via `src.api.app`).
 
 2. **Start frontend** (in a new terminal):
    ```bash
@@ -32,23 +32,21 @@ Inventory management system for MIL with database-backed storage.
    - Email: `test@ufl.edu`
    - Password: `test`
 
-## Available Commands
+## Available Commands (Ordered by importance)
 
-- `make up` - Start all services and seed data
-- `make up-empty` - Start services without seeding
-- `make down` - Stop services (keeps data)
-- `make clean` - Stop services and remove all data
+- `make up` - Start all backend services
 - `make milventory` - Start React frontend
-- `make mysql` - Open MySQL shell
+- `make down` - Stop backend services (keeps data)
+- `make clean` - Stop backend services and remove all data
 - `make logs` - View service logs
 - `make status` - Check service status
-- `make help` - Show all commands
+- `make mysql-shell` - Open MySQL shell
 
 ## Project Structure
 
 - `milventory/` - React frontend application
 - `src/api/` - Flask backend API
-- `src/sql/` - Database schema definitions
+- `src/tables/` - Database schema definitions (`table_*.sql` per domain)
 - `src/scripts/` - Database seeding and utility scripts
 
 ## Development