Function startDevWatchMode

packages/cli/src/cli.ts:465–532

(projectName: string, options: CliOptions)

  }

  async function startDevWatchMode(projectName: string, options: CliOptions) {
    // Validate dev watch options
    const validation = validateDevWatchOptions({ ...options, projectName })
    if (!validation.valid) {
      throw new Error(validation.error)
    }

    // Enter dev watch mode
    if (!projectName && !options.targetDir) {
      throw new Error('Project name/target directory is required for dev watch mode')
    }

    if (!options.framework) {
      throw new Error('Failed to detect framework')
    }

    const framework = getFrameworkByName(options.framework)
    if (!framework) {
      throw new Error('Failed to detect framework')
    }

    // First, create the app normally using the standard flow
    const normalizedOpts = await normalizeOptions(
      {
        ...options,
        projectName,
        framework: framework.id,
      },
      forcedAddOns,
    )

    if (!normalizedOpts) {
      throw new Error('Failed to normalize options')
    }

    currentTelemetry?.mergeProperties(
      getResolvedCreateTelemetryProperties(normalizedOpts, options),
    )

    normalizedOpts.targetDir = resolve(normalizedOpts.targetDir)

    // Create the initial app with minimal output for dev watch mode
    console.log(chalk.bold('\ndev-watch'))
    console.log(chalk.gray('├─') + ' ' + `creating initial ${appName} app...`)
    if (normalizedOpts.install !== false) {
      console.log(
        chalk.gray('├─') + ' ' + chalk.yellow('⟳') + ' installing packages...',
      )
    }
    const silentEnvironment = createUIEnvironment(appName, true, () => currentTelemetry)
    await confirmTargetDirectorySafety(normalizedOpts.targetDir, options.force)
    await createApp(silentEnvironment, normalizedOpts)
    console.log(chalk.gray('└─') + ' ' + chalk.green('✓') + ` app created`)

    // Now start the dev watch mode
    const manager = new DevWatchManager({
      watchPath: options.devWatch!,
      targetDir: normalizedOpts.targetDir,