src/cpl_cli/live_server/live_server_service.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from cpl_core.environment.application_environment_abc import ApplicationEnvironm
 from cpl_cli.configuration.build_settings import BuildSettings
 from cpl_cli.configuration.project_settings import ProjectSettings
 from cpl_cli.live_server.live_server_thread import LiveServerThread
+from cpl_core.utils import String
 
 
 class LiveServerService(FileSystemEventHandler):
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ class LiveServerService(FileSystemEventHandler):
         self._publisher = publisher
 
         self._src_dir = os.path.join(self._env.working_directory, self._build_settings.source_path)
+        self._wd = self._src_dir
         self._ls_thread = None
         self._observer = None
 
@@ -83,10 +85,11 @@ class LiveServerService(FileSystemEventHandler):
             self._restart()
 
     def _start(self):
+        self._build()
         self._start_observer()
         self._ls_thread = LiveServerThread(
             self._project_settings.python_executable,
-            self._src_dir,
+            self._wd,
             self._args,
             self._env,
             self._build_settings
@@ -98,7 +101,18 @@ class LiveServerService(FileSystemEventHandler):
     def _build(self):
         if self._is_dev:
             return
+
+        self._env.set_working_directory(self._src_dir)
+        Console.disable()
         self._publisher.build()
+        Console.enable()
+        self._wd = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(
+            self._src_dir,
+            self._build_settings.output_path,
+            self._project_settings.name,
+            'build',
+            String.convert_to_snake_case(self._project_settings.name)
+        ))
 
     def start(self, args: list[str]):
         """
@@ -114,8 +128,6 @@ class LiveServerService(FileSystemEventHandler):
             self._is_dev = True
             args.remove('dev')
 
-        self._build()
-
         self._args = args
         Console.write_line('** CPL live development server is running **')
         self._start()

unittests/unittests_cli/start_test_case.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class StartTestCase(CommandTestCase):
         self._application = f'src/{String.convert_to_snake_case(self._source)}/application.py'
         self._test_code = f"""
         import json
+        import os
         settings = dict()
         with open('appsettings.json', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as cfg:
             # load json
@@ -31,14 +32,19 @@ class StartTestCase(CommandTestCase):
             settings['RunTest']['WasRestarted'] = 'True'
         
         settings['RunTest']['WasStarted'] = 'True'
+        settings['RunTest']['Path'] = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
         
         with open('appsettings.json', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as project_file:
             project_file.write(json.dumps(settings, indent=2))
             project_file.close()
         """
 
-    def _get_appsettings(self):
+    def _get_appsettings(self, is_dev=False):
-        with open(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), self._appsettings), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as cfg:
+        appsettings = f'dist/{self._source}/build/{String.convert_to_snake_case(self._source)}/appsettings.json'
+        if is_dev:
+            appsettings = f'src/{String.convert_to_snake_case(self._source)}/appsettings.json'
+
+        with open(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), appsettings), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as cfg:
             # load json
             project_json = json.load(cfg)
             cfg.close()
@@ -46,7 +52,7 @@ class StartTestCase(CommandTestCase):
         return project_json
 
     def _save_appsettings(self, settings: dict):
-        with open(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), self._appsettings), 'w', encoding='utf-8') as project_file:
+        with open(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), f'src/{String.convert_to_snake_case(self._source)}/appsettings.json'), 'w', encoding='utf-8') as project_file:
             project_file.write(json.dumps(settings, indent=2))
             project_file.close()
 
@@ -67,6 +73,39 @@ class StartTestCase(CommandTestCase):
     def test_start(self):
         thread = StartTestThread()
         thread.start()
+        time.sleep(5)
+        settings = self._get_appsettings()
+        self.assertNotEqual(settings, {})
+        self.assertIn('RunTest', settings)
+        self.assertIn('WasStarted', settings['RunTest'])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            'True',
+            settings['RunTest']['WasStarted']
+        )
+
+        with open(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), self._application), 'a', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+            file.write(f'# trigger restart (comment generated by unittest)')
+            file.close()
+
+        time.sleep(5)
+
+        settings = self._get_appsettings()
+        self.assertNotEqual(settings, {})
+        self.assertIn('RunTest', settings)
+        self.assertIn('WasStarted', settings['RunTest'])
+        self.assertIn('WasRestarted', settings['RunTest'])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            'True',
+            settings['RunTest']['WasStarted']
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            'True',
+            settings['RunTest']['WasRestarted']
+        )
+
+    def test_start_dev(self):
+        thread = StartTestThread(is_dev=True)
+        thread.start()
         time.sleep(1)
         settings = self._get_appsettings()
         self.assertNotEqual(settings, {})
@@ -83,7 +122,7 @@ class StartTestCase(CommandTestCase):
 
         time.sleep(1)
 
-        settings = self._get_appsettings()
+        settings = self._get_appsettings(is_dev=True)
         self.assertNotEqual(settings, {})
         self.assertIn('RunTest', settings)
         self.assertIn('WasStarted', settings['RunTest'])

unittests/unittests_cli/threads/start_test_thread.py

@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ from unittests_shared.cli_commands import CLICommands
 
 class StartTestThread(threading.Thread):
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, is_dev=False):
         threading.Thread.__init__(self, daemon=True)
+        self._is_dev = is_dev
 
     def run(self):
-        CLICommands.start(True)
+        CLICommands.start(is_dev=self._is_dev, output=True)

unittests/unittests_shared/cli_commands.py

@@ -76,8 +76,12 @@ class CLICommands:
         cls._run('run', project, *args, output=output)
 
     @classmethod
-    def start(cls, output=False):
+    def start(cls, is_dev=False, output=False):
-        cls._run('start', output=output)
+        args = []
+        if is_dev:
+            args.append('--dev')
+
+        cls._run('start', *args, output=output)
 
     @classmethod
     def uninstall(cls, package: str, is_dev=False, output=False):