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+'use strict'
+
+const loadEnv = require('../utils/loadEnv')
+loadEnv()
+loadEnv('development')
+const chalk = require('chalk')
+const webpack = require('webpack')
+const WebpackDevServer = require('webpack-dev-server')
+const { info } = require('../utils/logger')
+const getLocalIP = require('../utils/getLocalIP')
+const devWebpackConfig = require('../config/dev')
+const devServerOptions = devWebpackConfig.devServer
+const { spawn } = require('node:child_process')
+const electron = require('electron')
+const path = require('path')
+const url = require('url')
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+let electronProcess = null
+let manualRestart = false
+// disable warnings in browser console
+process.env['ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS'] = 'false'
+
+const protocol = devServerOptions.https ? 'https' : 'http'
+const host = devServerOptions.host || '0.0.0.0'
+const port = devServerOptions.port || 8080
+
+// older code that sets the url for the path I would assume
+var parseArg = process.argv[2] || ""
+var yarnArg = url.parse(parseArg)
+
+function resetPort() {
+  let resetData = { "_comment1": "port should not be declared when commiting" }
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "../../src/lib/flaskserverport.json"),  JSON.stringify(resetData), 'utf8')
+  console.log("Resetting the flaskport")
+}
+
+function startElectron(webpackport) {
+var wbport = webpackport
+  // this sends url to proper position
+  process.argv.shift()
+  process.argv.shift()
+  // get URL from PrintPDF
+  // checks if url is http
+  if (yarnArg.protocol) {
+    var args = [
+          '--inspect=5858',
+          path.join(__dirname, '../../dist/electron/main.js')
+      ].concat(process.argv)
+  } else {
+      var args = [
+          '--inspect=5858',
+          `http://0.0.0.0:${wbport}/#${process.argv}`
+      ].concat(process.argv)
+  }
+  // detect yarn or npm and process commandline args accordingly
+  if (process.env.npm_execpath.endsWith('yarn.js')) {
+        args = args.concat(process.argv.slice(3))
+     } else if (process.env.npm_execpath.endsWith('npm-cli.js')) {
+        args = args.concat(process.argv.slice(2))
+     }
+    electronProcess = spawn(electron, args)
+    electronProcess.on('close', () => {
+    if (!manualRestart) {
+        process.exit()
+    } else {
+        process.kill(electronProcess.pid)
+    }
+    resetPort()
+  })
+  electronProcess.on('exit', () => {
+    resetPort()
+  })
+}
+
+info('Starting development server...')
+const compiler = webpack(devWebpackConfig)
+const server = new WebpackDevServer(devServerOptions, compiler)
+
+compiler.hooks.done.tap('serve', (stats) => {
+  console.log()
+  console.log()
+  console.log(`App running at:`)
+  console.log(`  - Local:   ${chalk.cyan(`${protocol}://${host}:${port}`)}`)
+  console.log(`  - Network: ${chalk.cyan(`${protocol}://${getLocalIP()}:${port}`)}`)
+  console.log()
+
+ // allows livereload for webpack devserver to work without multiple instances of electron
+ if (electronProcess) {
+     manualRestart = true
+  } else {
+    manualRestart = false
+     // starts nodejs electron commandline browser
+     startElectron(devServerOptions.port)
+    } 
+})
+
+server.start(port, host, (err) => {
+  if (err) {
+    process.exit(0)
+  }
+})