From be5f5ff3f00ff79234aefefbc978530d5c5c87d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chneemann <andre-kempf@mailbox.org>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:36:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(api): add dynamic health check endpoint with db ping

---
 app/api/health/route.ts | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 app/api/health/route.ts

diff --git a/app/api/health/route.ts b/app/api/health/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dc5344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/health/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/**
+ * @file api/health/route.ts
+ * @description API route handler performing a database health check by executing a test query and returning the system status.
+ */
+
+import { db } from "@/db";
+import { sql } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+/**
+ * Handles GET requests to check the health and database connectivity of the application.
+ * Executes a lightweight SQL query and returns a JSON response indicating whether the service is healthy or unhealthy.
+ *
+ * @async
+ * @returns {Promise<NextResponse>} A JSON response containing status details, database connectivity state, error messages if applicable, and a timestamp.
+ */
+export async function GET() {
+  try {
+    await db.execute(sql`SELECT 1`);
+
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      {
+        status: "healthy",
+        database: "connected",
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+      },
+      {
+        status: 200,
+        headers: {
+          "Cache-Control": "no-store, max-age=0",
+        },
+      },
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Health check failed:", error);
+
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      {
+        status: "unhealthy",
+        database: "disconnected",
+        error:
+          process.env.NODE_ENV === "development"
+            ? error instanceof Error
+              ? error.message
+              : "Unknown error"
+            : "Database connection failed",
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+      },
+      {
+        status: 500,
+        headers: {
+          "Cache-Control": "no-store, max-age=0",
+        },
+      },
+    );
+  }
+}