ensure the storage folders exist

Author: dabblingwithcode

school_data_hub_server/lib/server.dart

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'dart:developer';
+import 'dart:io';
 
 import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
@@ -79,6 +80,48 @@ void run(List<String> args) async {
     await populateTestEnvironment(session);
   }
 
+  // Check if the storage directories exist, if not create them
+  final storageDir = Directory('storage');
+  if (!await storageDir.exists()) {
+    await storageDir.create(recursive: true);
+  }
+
+  final privateDir = Directory('storage/private');
+  if (!await privateDir.exists()) {
+    await privateDir.create(recursive: true);
+  }
+
+  final publicDir = Directory('storage/public');
+  if (!await publicDir.exists()) {
+    await publicDir.create(recursive: true);
+  }
+
+  // Create all private subdirectories
+  final authsDir = Directory('storage/private/auths');
+  if (!await authsDir.exists()) {
+    await authsDir.create(recursive: true);
+  }
+
+  final avatarsDir = Directory('storage/private/avatars');
+  if (!await avatarsDir.exists()) {
+    await avatarsDir.create(recursive: true);
+  }
+
+  final documentsDir = Directory('storage/private/documents');
+  if (!await documentsDir.exists()) {
+    await documentsDir.create(recursive: true);
+  }
+
+  final eventsDir = Directory('storage/private/events');
+  if (!await eventsDir.exists()) {
+    await eventsDir.create(recursive: true);
+  }
+
+  final tempDir = Directory('storage/private/temp');
+  if (!await tempDir.exists()) {
+    await tempDir.create(recursive: true);
+  }
+
   // TODO: uncomment in production
   // Trigger the backup future call to generate database backups.
   // It will be triggered right away and after that it will recall itself every day at 2 AM.