Develop

After waid login, run your app with live Vite updates:

bash

waid dev --in .

waid dev starts Vite and launches the Detir desktop runtime by default. Vite owns source watching, React Refresh, CSS updates, and HMR; it does not rebuild dist for each edit. Native configuration changes may require a rebuild or reinstall.

Flag	What it does
`--in <dir>`	App source root. Defaults to the current project.
`--target desktop\|ios\|android`	Preview target. Defaults to desktop.
`--port <port>`	Vite server port. Otherwise derived from the project.
`--mode <name>`	Vite environment mode. Defaults to `development`.
`--dev-host <lan-ip>`	Required for iOS; an optional Android LAN fallback.
`--runtime-dir <dir>`	Override the native runtime.
`--no-launch`	Start only the managed Vite server.

bash

waid dev --in ./my-app --port 5173
waid dev --in ./my-app --no-launch
waid dev --in ./my-app --target ios --dev-host <your-lan-ip>

Desktop menus (optional)#

Packaged desktop apps get the standard menu bar automatically (App, Edit with working Cut/Copy/Paste, Window). You can add your own menus at runtime from JavaScript. It's a no-op on non-desktop platforms, so the same code is safe everywhere:

if (waid.menus.supported) {
  waid.menus.set([
    { label: "Project", submenu: [
      { label: "New Run", accelerator: "CmdOrCtrl+N", onSelect: startRun },
      { type: "separator" },
      { label: "Export", submenu: [{ label: "JSON", onSelect: exportJson }] },
    ]},
  ])
}
waid.menus.clear()   // back to just the standard menus

Re-call set() when your app state changes; it replaces your menu section.