build: route blog through local app origin#2879
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Start all three dev servers (API, app, web) with a single 'npm run dev' command. This simplifies the developer experience by eliminating the need to run multiple terminals for: - npm run dev --workspace @doenet-tools/api (port 3000) - npm run dev --workspace @doenet-tools/app (port 8000) - npm run dev --workspace @doenet-tools/web (port 4321) Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Use a Vite serve-only resolver for the app and a dev-only tsconfig for the API so local development does not require a prebuilt shared package. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Run an initial shared build before the root dev workflow starts, then keep the shared workspace rebuilding in watch mode alongside the API, app, and web dev servers. This removes the custom dev-only shared source resolution setup and uses the standard built-package workflow instead. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Force the initial shared build and shared watch mode so deleting packages/shared/dist does not leave the dev startup depending on stale TypeScript incremental state. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Proxy Astro blog pages and assets through the app dev server so local blog URLs work under localhost:8000/blog/... like production. Also add the Astro homepage env configuration to setup and document the updated local dev flow. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
This PR aligns local development routing with production by serving the React app and Astro blog from the same origin (localhost:8000) via Vite proxying, while updating the web app/blog configuration to use a renamed public app URL env var.
Changes:
- Proxy
/blog,/_astro, and/_imagefrom the app dev server (:8000) to the Astro dev server (:4321). - Rename
PUBLIC_DOENET_MAIN_URL→PUBLIC_APP_URLand update references across Astro components/content and env files. - Disable Astro’s dev toolbar and update READMEs to document the unified local routing flow.
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Copilot reviewed 11 out of 11 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.
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| File | Description |
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| apps/app/vite.config.mts | Adds dev-server proxy rules to route blog pages/assets through the app origin. |
| apps/web/astro.config.mjs | Disables Astro dev toolbar to avoid dev-only module requests when proxied. |
| apps/web/src/consts.ts | Renames exported env-backed URL constant to APP_URL. |
| apps/web/src/components/Header.astro | Switches header logo link to use APP_URL. |
| apps/web/src/content/learn-doenet-saint-louis-university.mdx | Updates workshop link to use APP_URL. |
| apps/web/.env | Updates local env var name and expands local env documentation comments. |
| apps/web/.env.dev3 | Renames the public app URL env var for dev3. |
| apps/web/.env.prod | Renames the public app URL env var for prod. |
| apps/web/README.md | Updates documented public env var name. |
| README.md | Updates local dev docs to describe unified routing via :8000. |
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| Interested in creating your own interactive activities? Join our free monthly virtual training sessions to get started with Doenet <a href={`${DOENET_MAIN_URL}/events#workshops`}>here</a>. | ||
| Interested in creating your own interactive activities? Join our free monthly virtual training sessions to get started with Doenet <a href={`${APP_URL}/events#workshops`}>here</a>. |
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| The API defaults work for local development, but edit as needed (e.g. change `DATABASE_HOST`, `DATABASE_PORT`, or `DATABASE_PASSWORD` if your MySQL setup differs — and update `DATABASE_URL` to match). The web defaults are already committed in `apps/web/.env`; use `apps/web/.env.local` for machine-specific overrides. |
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This makes local frontend URLs work more like production by serving both the app and blog from localhost:8000.