ci: add Go/Node CI, Docker multi-stage, Makefile, and pre-commit hooks; update README

backend/internal/database/database.go

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package database
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"gorm.io/driver/sqlite"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+)
+
+// Open bootstraps a SQLite database using the provided filesystem path.
+func Open(dbPath string) (*gorm.DB, error) {
+	db, err := gorm.Open(sqlite.Open(dbPath), &gorm.Config{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("open sqlite database: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return db, nil
+}