Update README.md

integration-tests/README.md

@@ -23,7 +23,24 @@ go mod tidy
 2. Add an IFC file to the `assets` directory.
 3. Rename the file to `test.ifc`.
 
-## Running the Tests
+## Test Setup
+
+### Start the Azure SQL Server Emulator
+
+Use the 'mssql' extension in VSCode to start the Azure SQL Server Emulator.
+Follow the instructions in this video closely: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XgepwpBJP8
+
+Basic steps:
+Go to the Database Projects section of the 'mssql' extension in VSCode.
+Right click on the project and select 'Build'. >> follow the video tutorial
+Right click on the project and select 'Publish'. >> follow the video tutorial
+
+Switch to the 'SQL Server' tab in VSCode.
+Connect to the Azure SQL Server Emulator. Skip all optionals inputs, use 'sa' as the username and provide a password.
+
+Open the project_data.sql file.
+In the bottom right corner of VSCode where it says 'Disconnect', click on it and connect to the emulator. make sure to select the 'sa' user and later the right 'database' or whatever it is called. Choose (nhmzh-viz-services-localdev) as the database.
+Run 'project_data.sql' to create the database table.
 
 Open a new terminal window in the `integration-tests` directory:
 
@@ -39,6 +56,10 @@ Run the following command to start the services:
 docker compose up --build -d
 ```
 
+You should now have one container running for the Azure SQL Server Emulator and a contaier group (or however that is called) running for all the integration tests services.
+
+## Running the IFC Integration Tests
+
 ### Open the MinIO Console
 
 In your browser, go to `localhost:9001` to see the MinIO console.
@@ -70,6 +91,12 @@ Verify that the bucket was created and that the content was added correctly:
 3. Open the buckets. If no folders show up, try refreshing the bucket.
 4. Open the folders and check that the files are present.
 
+### Verify the viz_pbi-server is Working
+
+Check the output of the test.ts in the terminal. It should say: "Pass: Fragments file is a Buffer".
+
+## Running the LCA and Cost Integration Tests
+
 ### Add content to the LCA and Cost Kafka topic
 
 Open a terminal in the `integration-tests/lca_cost` directory and run:
@@ -80,13 +107,4 @@ go run main.go
 
 **Verify the content was added correctly:**
 
-Verify that the bucket was created and that the content was added correctly:
-
-1. Refresh the Object Browser in the MinIO console.
-2. You should see a bucket called `lca-cost-data`.
-3. Open the bucket. If no folders show up, try refreshing the bucket.
-4. Open the folders and check that the files are present.
-
-### Verify the viz_pbi-server is Working
-
-Check the output of the test.ts in the terminal. It should say: "Pass: Fragments file is a Buffer".
+In the (VS Code) environment where you set up the Azure SQL Server Emulator, go to the SQL Server Explorer.