modified: backend/src/server.ts

backend/src/server.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import helmet from 'helmet';
 // import rateLimit from 'express-rate-limit';
 import swaggerUi from 'swagger-ui-express';
 import path from 'path';
-import { createProxyMiddleware } from 'http-proxy-middleware';
 import { config } from './config/environment';
 import { initializeDatabase } from './config/database';
 import { generateDynamicSwagger } from './config/dynamicSwagger';
@@ -117,6 +116,8 @@ if (config.nodeEnv === 'production') {
   });
 } else {
   // Development mode - proxy to Vite dev server for non-API routes
+  // Dynamic import to avoid requiring http-proxy-middleware in production
+  import('http-proxy-middleware').then(({ createProxyMiddleware }) => {
     const viteProxy = createProxyMiddleware({
       target: 'http://localhost:5173',
       changeOrigin: true,
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ if (config.nodeEnv === 'production') {
       // Otherwise, proxy to Vite dev server
       return viteProxy(req, res, next);
     });
+  });
 
   // 404 handler for API routes only
   app.use((req: Request, res: Response) => {