middleware fix for path-based vendor url

Makefile

@@ -77,6 +77,31 @@ backup-db:
 	@echo Creating database backup...
 	@$(PYTHON) scripts/backup_database.py
 
+# Add these commands to the DATABASE section after backup-db:
+
+seed:
+	@echo Seeding database with comprehensive test data...
+	$(PYTHON) scripts/seed_database.py
+	@echo Seeding completed successfully
+
+seed-minimal:
+	@echo Seeding database with minimal data (admin + 1 vendor)...
+	$(PYTHON) scripts/seed_database.py --minimal
+	@echo Minimal seeding completed
+
+seed-reset:
+	@echo WARNING: This will DELETE ALL existing data!
+	$(PYTHON) scripts/seed_database.py --reset
+	@echo Database reset and seeded
+
+# Complete database setup (migrate + seed)
+db-setup: migrate-up seed
+	@echo Database setup complete!
+	@echo Run 'make dev' to start development server
+
+db-reset: migrate-down migrate-up seed-reset
+	@echo Database completely reset!
+
 # =============================================================================
 # TESTING
 # =============================================================================
@@ -295,4 +320,4 @@ help-db:
 	@echo   1. Edit your SQLAlchemy models
 	@echo   2. make migrate-create message="add_new_feature"
 	@echo   3. Review the generated migration file
-	@echo   4. make migrate-up
+	@echo   4. make migrate-up