Wait for docker server to be available after starting it

.github/scripts/wait_for_docker_server.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+docker network inspect backend
+
+url="http://localhost:8420"
+timeout_in_seconds=3600  # 60 minutes in seconds
+
+start_time=$(date +%s)
+
+while true; do
+    response_code=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$url")
+
+    if [ "$response_code" -eq 200 ]; then
+        echo "Success! Received 200 OK response."
+        break
+    else
+        echo "Failed, got $response_code as response code. Retrying..."
+        sleep 5
+
+        current_time=$(date +%s)
+        elapsed_time=$((current_time - start_time))
+
+        if [ "$elapsed_time" -ge "$timeout_in_seconds" ]; then
+            echo "Timeout reached. Exiting."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+done

.github/workflows/ci_checks.yml

@@ -143,13 +143,15 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           docker compose -f ".github/docker/simple-server.compose.yml" up -d
 
+      - name: Wait for Docker server to be available
+        run: .github/scripts/wait_for_docker_server.sh
+
       - name: Get Docker server IP address
         run: |
           IP_ADDRESS=$(docker inspect -f '{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' simple-server)
           echo "Docker container IP address is: $IP_ADDRESS"
           echo "DOCKER_IP=$IP_ADDRESS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-
       - name: Replace IP address in network security config
         run: |
           sed -i "s/localhost/$DOCKER_IP/g" app/src/main/res/xml/network_config.xml