Step 2 Column Error Fix

Problem

After adding brand_analysis and content_strategy_insights columns to the WebsiteAnalysis model, the /api/onboarding/style-detection/session-analyses endpoint is failing with:

ERROR|website_analysis_service.py:164:get_session_analyses| Error retrieving analyses for session 360913797: (sqlite3.OperationalError) no such column: website_analyses.brand_analysis

Root Cause

The WebsiteAnalysisService is trying to query the website_analyses table, but there's a mismatch between:

Model Definition: Includes brand_analysis and content_strategy_insights columns
Database Schema: The columns exist (verified by migration script)
Runtime: SQLAlchemy is failing to find the columns

Possible Causes

Multiple Database Files: The service might be connecting to a different database file than the one we migrated
Connection Caching: SQLAlchemy might be using cached schema information
Backend Restart Needed: The model changes require a backend restart

Solution

Restart the backend server to reload the updated model definitions and database connections.

Steps

Stop the current backend server (Ctrl+C)

Start the backend server:

python backend/start_alwrity_backend.py

Verification

After restart, the /api/onboarding/style-detection/session-analyses endpoint should work without errors.

What We Kept

✅ New database columns: brand_analysis and content_strategy_insights
✅ Migration completed: Columns exist in database
✅ Model updated: WebsiteAnalysis includes new fields
✅ Service updated: OnboardingDatabaseService saves new fields

What We Reverted

🔄 Data transformation: Back to simple step.data passing
🔄 Check-existing endpoint: Back to original SHA256 approach

Expected Result

After restart:

✅ Existing analysis cache works (Step 2)
✅ Step 6 data retrieval works (FinalStep)
✅ Complete data saved (including brand analysis)
✅ No breaking changes (Steps 1-5)

Next Action: Restart backend server and test both Step 2 and Step 6.

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