Function GET

frontend/src/app/api/runProject/route.ts:501–566

(req: Request)

 * GET request handler for starting a Docker container
 */
export async function GET(req: Request) {
  const { searchParams } = new URL(req.url);
  const projectPath = searchParams.get('projectPath');

  if (!projectPath) {
    return NextResponse.json(
      { error: 'Missing required parameters' },
      { status: 400 }
    );
  }

  // Check if a container is already running
  const existingContainer = runningContainers.get(projectPath);
  if (existingContainer) {
    // Verify container is still running
    const isRunning = await checkContainerRunning(
      existingContainer.containerId
    );
    if (isRunning) {
      return NextResponse.json({
        message: 'Docker container already running',
        domain: existingContainer.domain,
        containerId: existingContainer.containerId,
      });
    } else {
      // Remove non-running container from state
      runningContainers.delete(projectPath);
      if (existingContainer.port) {
        allocatedPorts.delete(existingContainer.port);
      }
      await saveState();

      logger.info(
        `Container ${existingContainer.containerId} is no longer running, will create a new one`
      );
    }
  }

  // Prevent duplicate builds
  if (processingRequests.has(projectPath)) {
    return NextResponse.json({
      message: 'Container creation in progress',
      status: 'pending',
    });
  }

  processingRequests.add(projectPath);

  try {
    const { domain, containerId } = await runDockerContainer(projectPath);

    return NextResponse.json({
      message: 'Docker container started',
      domain,
      containerId,
    });
  } catch (error: any) {
    logger.error(`Failed to start Docker container:`, error);