update ci to run seeder after migrations for tests

Author: YashK2005

.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml

@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ jobs:
         export POSTGRES_DATABASE_URL="$POSTGRES_TEST_DATABASE_URL"
         pdm run alembic upgrade heads
         
+    - name: Seed database with reference data
+      working-directory: ./backend
+      run: |
+        export POSTGRES_DATABASE_URL="$POSTGRES_TEST_DATABASE_URL"
+        pdm run seed
+        
     - name: Run linting
       working-directory: ./backend
       run: |
@@ -169,6 +175,12 @@ jobs:
         export POSTGRES_DATABASE_URL="$POSTGRES_TEST_DATABASE_URL"
         pdm run alembic upgrade heads
         
+    - name: Seed database with reference data
+      working-directory: ./backend
+      run: |
+        export POSTGRES_DATABASE_URL="$POSTGRES_TEST_DATABASE_URL"
+        pdm run seed
+        
     - name: Start backend server
       working-directory: ./backend
       run: |

backend/tests/unit/test_ranking_service.py

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def db_session() -> Session:
                 session.add(r)
         session.commit()
 
-        # Qualities should have been seeded by migrations; assert presence
+        # Qualities should be seeded by CI before tests run
         assert session.query(Quality).count() >= 6
 
         # Ensure sequences are aligned after seeding (avoid PK collisions when inserting)