feat(e2e): separating e2e from unit tests

test/e2e/automated/a00-liveness.rest-e2e.js

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+/*
+  Liveness test runs before all other tests to ensure the server is running.
+*/
+
+// Public npm libraries
+import { assert } from 'chai'
+
+import axios from 'axios'
+
+// const sinon = require('sinon')
+
+// Local support libraries
+import config from '../../../config/index.js'
+// import Server from '../../../bin/server.js'
+// import testUtils from '../../utils/test-utils.js'
+// const adminLib = new AdminLib()
+
+const LOCALHOST = `http://localhost:${config.port}`
+
+describe('#Check Server Liveness', () => {
+  // before(async () => {
+  it('should confirm the server is running', async () => {
+    try {
+      const response = await axios.get(`${LOCALHOST}/`)
+      assert(response.status === 200, 'Server is running, continuing with E2E tests.')
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.log('\nServer is not running, exiting tests.')
+      console.log('Start the server with `npm start` before running E2E tests.\n')
+      process.exit(1)
+    }
+  })
+})