Add end-to-end tests for parent item management

- Implement tests for creating, editing, and deleting chores, kindness acts, and penalties.
- Add tests to verify conversion of default items to user items and restoration of system defaults upon deletion.
- Ensure proper cancellation of creation and editing actions.
- Create a comprehensive plan document outlining the test scenarios and expected behaviors.

backend/api/auth_api.py

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from db.db import (
     pending_reward_db, pending_confirmations_db, tracking_events_db,
     child_overrides_db, chore_schedules_db, task_extensions_db,
 )
+from db.default import initializeImages, createDefaultTasks, createDefaultRewards
 from api.utils import normalize_email
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -488,6 +489,11 @@ def e2e_seed():
     task_extensions_db.truncate()
     refresh_tokens_db.truncate()
 
+    # Recreate only baseline defaults for e2e runs.
+    initializeImages()
+    createDefaultTasks()
+    createDefaultRewards()
+
     norm_email = normalize_email(E2E_TEST_EMAIL)
     user = User(
         first_name='E2E',

backend/config/paths.py

@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ def get_database_dir(db_env: str | None = None) -> str:
     env = (db_env or os.environ.get('DB_ENV', 'prod')).lower()
     return os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, get_base_data_dir(env), 'db')
 
+def get_images_dir() -> str:
+    """
+    Return the absolute directory path for storing images.
+    """
+    return os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, get_base_data_dir(), 'images')
+
 def get_user_image_dir(username: str | None) -> str:
     """
     Return the absolute directory path for storing images for a specific user.

backend/db/default.py

@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ import os
 import shutil
 
 from api.image_api import IMAGE_TYPE_ICON, IMAGE_TYPE_PROFILE
+from config.paths import get_images_dir
 from db.db import task_db, reward_db, image_db
 from models.image import Image
 from models.reward import Reward
 from models.task import Task
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def populate_default_data():
@@ -124,7 +128,8 @@ def initializeImages():
     
     """Initialize the image database with default images if empty, and copy images to data/images/default."""
      # Step 1: Create data/images/default directory if it doesn't exist
-    default_img_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../data/images/default')
+    default_img_dir = os.path.join(get_images_dir(), 'default')
+    logger.info(f"Initializing images. Ensuring directory exists: {default_img_dir}")
     os.makedirs(default_img_dir, exist_ok=True)
 
     # Step 2: Copy all image files from resources/images/ to data/images/default