[v2] Add support for external frontend dev servers (#1290)

* [v2] Consolidate AssetServers

* [v2] Support starturl for webview on linux and darwin

* [v2] Add support for frontend DevServer

* [v2] Activate frontend DevServer in svelte template

* [website] Add bleeding edge guide for PRs

* DoNotMerge: Bump Version for testing

Co-authored-by: Lea Anthony <lea.anthony@gmail.com>

website/docs/guides/bleeding-edge.mdx

@@ -35,7 +35,20 @@ To revert back to a stable version, run:
 If you want to test a branch, follow the instructions above, but ensure you switch the branch you want to test before installing:
 
 - `git clone https://github.com/wailsapp/wails`
+- `cd wails`
 - `git checkout -b branch-to-test --track origin/branch-to-test`
-- `cd wails/v2/cmd/wails`
+- `cd v2/cmd/wails`
 - `go install`
 
+## Testing a PR
+
+If you want to test a PR, follow the instructions above, but ensure you fetch the PR and switch the branch before installing.
+Please replace `[IDofThePR]` with the ID of the PR shown on github.com:
+
+- `git clone https://github.com/wailsapp/wails`
+- `cd wails`
+- `git fetch -u origin pull/[IDofThePR]/head:test/pr-[IDofThePR]`
+- `git checkout test/pr-[IDofThePR]`
+- `git reset --hard HEAD`
+- `cd v2/cmd/wails`
+- `go install`

website/docs/reference/cli.mdx

@@ -169,11 +169,12 @@ Your system is ready for Wails development!
 |  -noreload           | Disable automatic reload when assets change | |
 |  -v                  | Verbosity level (0 - silent, 1 - standard, 2 - verbose)  | 1 |
 |  -wailsjsdir         | The directory to generate the generated Wails JS modules | Value in `wails.json` |
-|  -debounce         | The time to wait for reload after an asset change is detected  | 100 (milliseconds) |
-|  -devserverurl "url"         | Use 3rd party dev server url, EG Vite  | "http://localhost:34115" |
+|  -debounce           | The time to wait for reload after an asset change is detected  | 100 (milliseconds) |
+|  -devserver "host:port"       | The address to bind the wails dev server to | "localhost:34115" |
+|  -frontenddevserverurl "url"  | Use 3rd party dev server url to serve assets, EG Vite  | "" |
 |  -appargs "args"         | Arguments passed to the application in shell style  | |
 |  -platform "platform"    | Platform/Arch to target | `runtime.GOOS` |
-|  -save                   | Saves the given `assetdir`, `reloaddirs`, `wailsjsdir`, `debounce` and `devserverurl` flags in
+|  -save                   | Saves the given `assetdir`, `reloaddirs`, `wailsjsdir`, `debounce`, `devserver` and `frontenddevserverurl` flags in
                              `wails.json` to become the defaults for subsequent invocations. | |
 
 Example:

website/docs/reference/project-config.mdx

@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ The project config resides in the `wails.json` file in the project directory. Th
 	"frontend:install": "[The command to install node dependencies, run in the frontend directory - often `npm install`]",
 	"frontend:build": "[The command to build the assets, run in the frontend directory - often `npm run build`]",
 	"frontend:dev": "[This command is the dev equivalent of frontend:build. If not specified falls back to frontend:build]",
-	"frontend:dev:watcher": "[This command is run in a separate process on `wails dev`. Useful for 3rd party watchers]",
+	"frontend:dev:watcher": "[This command is run in a separate process on `wails dev`. Useful for 3rd party watchers or starting 3d party dev servers]",
+	"frontend:dev:serverUrl": "[URL to a 3rd party dev server to be used to serve assets, EG Vite",
     "wailsjsdir": "[Relative path to the directory that the auto-generated JS modules will be created]",
 	"version": "[Project config version]",
 	"outputfilename": "[The name of the binary]",
 	"debounceMS": 100, // The default time the dev server waits to reload when it detects a vhange in assets
-	"devserverurl": "[URL to the dev server serving local assets. Default: http://localhost:34115]",
+	"devServer": "[Address to bind the wails dev sever to. Default: http://localhost:34115]",
 	"appargs": "[Arguments passed to the application in shell style when in dev mode]",
 	"runNonNativeBuildHooks": false, // Defines if build hooks should be run though they are defined for an OS other than the host OS.
 	"postBuildHooks": {
@@ -40,5 +41,5 @@ The project config resides in the `wails.json` file in the project directory. Th
 
 This file is read by the Wails CLI when running `wails build` or `wails dev`.
 
-The `assetdir`, `reloaddirs`, `wailsjsdir`, `debounceMS` and `devserverurl` flags in `wails build/dev` will update the project config
+The `assetdir`, `reloaddirs`, `wailsjsdir`, `debounceMS`, `devserver` and `frontenddevserverurl` flags in `wails build/dev` will update the project config
 and thus become defaults for subsequent runs.