Adds an endpoint for rebuilding the app, so that it can be triggered from the UI

services/rebuild-app.js

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+/**
+ * This script programmatically triggers a production build
+ * and responds with the status, message and full output
+ */
+const { exec } = require('child_process');
+
+module.exports = () => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+  const buildProcess = exec('npm run build');
+
+  let output = '';
+
+  buildProcess.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+    process.stdout.write(data);
+    output += data;
+  });
+
+  buildProcess.on('error', (error) => {
+    reject(Error({
+      success: false,
+      error,
+      output,
+    }));
+  });
+
+  buildProcess.on('exit', (response) => {
+    const success = response === 0;
+    const message = `Build process exited with ${response}: `
+      + `${success ? 'Success' : 'Possible Error'}`;
+    resolve({ success, message, output });
+  });
+});