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name: devserver description: Start or restart the local dev server (backend + frontend) in a tmux session disable-model-invocation: true

Local dev server management

Manage the flyfun-apps tmux session that runs the FastAPI backend and Vite frontend dev server.

Ports: Backend 8010, Frontend 3010 (offset from flyfun-weather which uses 8000/3000).

Step 1 — Determine the project root

Figure out the correct project root (PROJECT_ROOT):

• Use the current working directory
• If we are in a git worktree (.git is a file not a directory), the working directory IS the project root for that worktree

Step 2 — Resolve the venv

• If $PROJECT_ROOT/venv/ exists, use it
• Otherwise check $PROJECT_ROOT/../main/venv/ (worktree case sharing main's venv)
• If neither exists, tell the user and stop

Store the resolved path as VENV_PATH.

Step 3 — Check for .env file

• If $PROJECT_ROOT/.env exists, good — nothing to do
• If it does NOT exist, check if $PROJECT_ROOT/../main/.env exists (worktree case)
  • If found, copy it: cp ../main/.env $PROJECT_ROOT/.env
  • Tell the user it was copied
• If neither exists, warn the user that the .env file is missing and the server will likely fail to start

Step 4 — Check for existing tmux session

Run: tmux has-session -t flyfun-apps 2>/dev/null

If a session exists:

1. Check what directory it's running in: tmux display-message -t flyfun-apps -p '#{pane_current_path}'

2. Compare that path to $PROJECT_ROOT

3. If the directory matches and the session looks healthy, tell the user:

   Dev server already running at http://localhost:3010 — attach with tmux attach -t flyfun-apps

   Then stop (no restart needed).

4. If the directory does NOT match (e.g., switched worktrees), kill the session:

   tmux kill-session -t flyfun-apps
   

   Then continue to Step 5 to create a fresh one.

Step 5 — Start the tmux session

Create a new tmux session with two panes:

# Create detached session — pane 0 runs the backend
tmux new-session -d -s flyfun-apps -c "$PROJECT_ROOT"

# Pane 0: backend (FastAPI with reload on port 8010)
tmux send-keys -t flyfun-apps "source $VENV_PATH/bin/activate && cd web/server && PORT=8010 python main.py" Enter

# Create pane 1 (vertical split) for the frontend watcher
tmux split-window -h -t flyfun-apps -c "$PROJECT_ROOT/web/client"
tmux send-keys -t flyfun-apps "BACKEND_PORT=8010 npm run dev -- --port 3010" Enter

Step 6 — Report to user

Tell the user:

• Frontend running at http://localhost:3010 (with API proxy to backend)
• Backend running at http://localhost:8010
• Attach to tmux with: tmux attach -t flyfun-apps
• Pane 0 = backend (uvicorn with --reload), Pane 1 = frontend (Vite dev server)

Notes

• The .env file is loaded automatically by the app (shared.env_loader), no need to source it manually
• uvicorn --reload watches for Python file changes automatically
• Vite dev server provides HMR for TypeScript changes
• The Vite proxy target is configured via BACKEND_PORT env var (defaults to 8010 in vite.config.ts)
• Production uses port 8000 (docker), dev uses port 8010
• flyfun-weather uses ports 8000/3000, so these are offset to avoid clashes