added conftest.py

Author: Harmanpreet Kaur

src/tests/conftest.py

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+import os
+import sys
+
+# Determine the project root relative to this conftest.py file.
+# This file is at: <project_root>/src/tests/conftest.py
+# We want to add: <project_root>/src/backend to sys.path.
+current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+project_root = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(current_dir, ".."))  # Goes from tests to src
+backend_path = os.path.join(project_root, "backend")
+sys.path.insert(0, backend_path)
+
+print("Adjusted sys.path:", sys.path)