Background dev server#1362
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A couple of things we should address imho:
- telemetry
- log rotation missing from PR
--background->background(it's not a subcommand, given the PR)
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Is false for when the endpoint isn't healthy?
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| - **Fully opt-in.** Without `--background`, `astro dev` behaves exactly as it does today, unless an AI agent is detected, in which case background mode is enabled automatically. | ||
| - **Not a breaking change.** The new subcommands and flags are additions to the CLI. The `/_astro/status` endpoint is a new route in the dev server that does not conflict with user routes (it uses the `/_astro/` prefix already reserved by Astro). The lock file adds duplicate server detection to foreground mode, but this is a guard against a common mistake, not a behavior change. |
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Just for the sake of completeness: we should say that this endpoint doesn't exist in production. You never know!
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Went back and forth on this and landed on what the stage 1 said, which was that |
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Summary
Background process management for
astro dev, enabling AI coding agents to reliably start, monitor, query and stop the dev server.Links