dev

name	dev
description	Build and start the merjs dev server with hot reload. Use when the user wants to run, start, or serve the project.
disable-model-invocation	true

Start merjs dev server

Steps

1. Kill any existing process on port 3000:

   lsof -ti :3000 | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null
   

2. Regenerate routes (in case pages changed):

   zig build codegen
   

3. Build the project:

   zig build
   

4. Start the dev server in the background:

   ./zig-out/bin/merjs --port 3000 &
   

5. Wait 2 seconds, then verify the server is listening:

   lsof -i :3000 -sTCP:LISTEN
   

6. Tell the user the server is running at http://localhost:3000

Flags

• --port N — listen on a different port
• --no-dev — disable hot reload (SSE watcher)
• --prerender — pre-render SSG pages to dist/ and exit