Phase 3.1: Enhanced Chore Logging and Reporting System

test_backend_api.bat

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+@echo off
+echo ========================================
+echo Testing Backend API Connection
+echo ========================================
+echo.
+
+echo Testing if backend is running on http://localhost:8001...
+echo.
+
+curl -X GET http://localhost:8001/health
+echo.
+echo.
+
+echo Testing login endpoint with jess/password123...
+echo.
+
+curl -X POST http://localhost:8001/api/v1/auth/login ^
+  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" ^
+  -d "username=jess&password=password123"
+echo.
+echo.
+
+echo ========================================
+echo.
+echo If you see "healthy" above, backend is running correctly.
+echo If you see a token response, login is working!
+echo If you see connection errors, the backend is not running.
+echo.
+pause