Chore/improve-db-connectivity

[MmagdyHafezZ]

PR Description

Overview:

Type of Issue:

• Feature (feat): New functionality or feature added.
• Bug Fix (bug): Issue or bug resolved.
• Chore (chore): Maintenance, refactoring, or non-functional changes.
• Documentation Update (doc): Documentation improvements or additions.

Change Type:

• Major: Significant changes that introduce new features, large refactoring, or breaking changes. Requires thorough review and testing.
• Minor: Small to medium changes, such as adding new functionality that is backward-compatible or minor refactoring. Moderate review needed.
• Patch: Bug fixes, small tweaks, or documentation updates. Light review is sufficient.

Testing & Validation:

• Unit Tests: Added/updated to cover new logic or edge cases.
• Integration Tests: Updated to verify interactions between components.
• E2E Tests: Performed end-to-end testing in staging or development environment.
• Manual Testing: The changes were manually tested and validated.
• No Regressions: Verified that no existing functionality is broken.

Purpose:

Maintain connectivity with production database and backend server

[ibm-mend-app]

Mend Code Security Check

New finding (4 of 5)

The Mend Code Security Check of your branch failed because of a Log Forging finding in this line.

Severity	Vulnerability Type	CWE	File	Data Flows	Detected
Low	Log Forging	CWE-117	scheduled-tasks.service.ts:462	1	2025-10-06 06:28pm
Vulnerable Code mark/apps/api/src/api/scheduled-tasks/services/scheduled-tasks.service.ts Lines 457 to 462 in 484ea28 * * @param {number} daysOld - Age of drafts to delete * @returns {Promise<Object>} Cleanup results */ async manualCleanupOldDrafts(daysOld?: number) { this.logger.log( 1 Data Flow/s detected mark/apps/api/src/api/admin/controllers/admin-dashboard.controller.ts Line 242 in 484ea28 async manualDraftCleanup( mark/apps/api/src/api/admin/controllers/admin-dashboard.controller.ts Line 248 in 484ea28 await this.scheduledTasksService.manualCleanupOldDrafts(daysOld); mark/apps/api/src/api/scheduled-tasks/services/scheduled-tasks.service.ts Line 461 in 484ea28 async manualCleanupOldDrafts(daysOld?: number) { mark/apps/api/src/api/scheduled-tasks/services/scheduled-tasks.service.ts Line 464 in 484ea28 daysOld === undefined ? "" : ` (${daysOld} days old)` mark/apps/api/src/api/scheduled-tasks/services/scheduled-tasks.service.ts Line 463 in 484ea28 `Manual cleanup of old drafts requested${ mark/apps/api/src/api/scheduled-tasks/services/scheduled-tasks.service.ts Line 462 in 484ea28 this.logger.log( Secure Code Warrior Training Material ● Training    ▪ Secure Code Warrior Log Forging Training ● Videos    ▪ Secure Code Warrior Log Forging Video ● Further Reading    ▪ OWASP Log Forging 🏴 Suppress Finding ... as False Alarm ... as Acceptable Risk