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autocoder/start_ui.py
Marian Paul 32fb4dce09 fix: improve UI build detection to check source file timestamps
Enhance the build_frontend() function to detect when source files have
been modified more recently than the newest file in dist/ directory.
This ensures the UI is rebuilt automatically when source code changes,
preventing stale UI from being served after pulling updates or switching
branches.

Changes:
- Find newest modification time among all files in ui/dist/
- Compare each source file in ui/src/ against newest dist file
- Trigger rebuild if any source file is newer than newest dist file
- Handle edge case when dist/ exists but contains no files
- Prevent serving outdated JavaScript bundles after code changes

This fix applies to all UI launch methods (start_ui.sh, start_ui.bat)
since they all call start_ui.py which contains the build logic.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-17 21:45:14 +01:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
AutoCoder UI Launcher
=====================
Automated launcher that handles all setup:
1. Creates/activates Python virtual environment
2. Installs Python dependencies
3. Checks for Node.js
4. Installs npm dependencies
5. Builds React frontend (if needed)
6. Starts FastAPI server
7. Opens browser to the UI
Usage:
python start_ui.py [--dev]
Options:
--dev Run in development mode with Vite hot reload
"""
import os
import shutil
import socket
import subprocess
import sys
import time
import webbrowser
from pathlib import Path
ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.absolute()
VENV_DIR = ROOT / "venv"
UI_DIR = ROOT / "ui"
def print_step(step: int, total: int, message: str) -> None:
"""Print a formatted step message."""
print(f"\n[{step}/{total}] {message}")
print("-" * 50)
def find_available_port(start: int = 8888, max_attempts: int = 10) -> int:
"""Find an available port starting from the given port."""
for port in range(start, start + max_attempts):
try:
with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
s.bind(("127.0.0.1", port))
return port
except OSError:
continue
raise RuntimeError(f"No available ports found in range {start}-{start + max_attempts}")
def get_venv_python() -> Path:
"""Get the path to the virtual environment Python executable."""
if sys.platform == "win32":
return VENV_DIR / "Scripts" / "python.exe"
return VENV_DIR / "bin" / "python"
def run_command(cmd: list, cwd: Path | None = None, check: bool = True) -> bool:
"""Run a command and return success status."""
try:
subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=str(cwd) if cwd else None, check=check)
return True
except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
return False
except FileNotFoundError:
return False
def setup_python_venv() -> bool:
"""Create Python virtual environment if it doesn't exist."""
if VENV_DIR.exists() and get_venv_python().exists():
print(" Virtual environment already exists")
return True
print(" Creating virtual environment...")
return run_command([sys.executable, "-m", "venv", str(VENV_DIR)])
def install_python_deps() -> bool:
"""Install Python dependencies."""
venv_python = get_venv_python()
requirements = ROOT / "requirements.txt"
if not requirements.exists():
print(" ERROR: requirements.txt not found")
return False
print(" Installing Python dependencies...")
return run_command([
str(venv_python), "-m", "pip", "install",
"-q", "--upgrade", "pip"
]) and run_command([
str(venv_python), "-m", "pip", "install",
"-q", "-r", str(requirements)
])
def check_node() -> bool:
"""Check if Node.js is installed."""
node = shutil.which("node")
npm = shutil.which("npm")
if not node:
print(" ERROR: Node.js not found")
print(" Please install Node.js from https://nodejs.org")
return False
if not npm:
print(" ERROR: npm not found")
print(" Please install Node.js from https://nodejs.org")
return False
# Get version
try:
result = subprocess.run(
["node", "--version"],
capture_output=True,
text=True
)
print(f" Node.js version: {result.stdout.strip()}")
except Exception:
pass
return True
def install_npm_deps() -> bool:
"""Install npm dependencies if node_modules doesn't exist."""
node_modules = UI_DIR / "node_modules"
if node_modules.exists():
print(" npm dependencies already installed")
return True
print(" Installing npm dependencies (this may take a few minutes)...")
npm_cmd = "npm.cmd" if sys.platform == "win32" else "npm"
return run_command([npm_cmd, "install"], cwd=UI_DIR)
def build_frontend() -> bool:
"""Build the React frontend if dist doesn't exist or is stale."""
dist_dir = UI_DIR / "dist"
src_dir = UI_DIR / "src"
# Check if build is needed
needs_build = False
if not dist_dir.exists():
needs_build = True
elif src_dir.exists():
# Find the newest file in dist/ directory
newest_dist_mtime = 0
for dist_file in dist_dir.rglob("*"):
if dist_file.is_file():
file_mtime = dist_file.stat().st_mtime
if file_mtime > newest_dist_mtime:
newest_dist_mtime = file_mtime
# Check if any source file is newer than the newest dist file
if newest_dist_mtime > 0:
for src_file in src_dir.rglob("*"):
if src_file.is_file() and src_file.stat().st_mtime > newest_dist_mtime:
needs_build = True
break
else:
# No files found in dist, need to rebuild
needs_build = True
if not needs_build:
print(" Frontend already built (up to date)")
return True
print(" Building React frontend...")
npm_cmd = "npm.cmd" if sys.platform == "win32" else "npm"
return run_command([npm_cmd, "run", "build"], cwd=UI_DIR)
def start_dev_server(port: int) -> tuple:
"""Start both Vite and FastAPI in development mode."""
venv_python = get_venv_python()
print("\n Starting development servers...")
print(f" - FastAPI backend: http://127.0.0.1:{port}")
print(" - Vite frontend: http://127.0.0.1:5173")
# Start FastAPI
backend = subprocess.Popen([
str(venv_python), "-m", "uvicorn",
"server.main:app",
"--host", "127.0.0.1",
"--port", str(port),
"--reload"
], cwd=str(ROOT))
# Start Vite with API port env var for proxy configuration
npm_cmd = "npm.cmd" if sys.platform == "win32" else "npm"
vite_env = os.environ.copy()
vite_env["VITE_API_PORT"] = str(port)
frontend = subprocess.Popen([
npm_cmd, "run", "dev"
], cwd=str(UI_DIR), env=vite_env)
return backend, frontend
def start_production_server(port: int):
"""Start FastAPI server in production mode."""
venv_python = get_venv_python()
print(f"\n Starting server at http://127.0.0.1:{port}")
return subprocess.Popen([
str(venv_python), "-m", "uvicorn",
"server.main:app",
"--host", "127.0.0.1",
"--port", str(port)
], cwd=str(ROOT))
def main() -> None:
"""Main entry point."""
dev_mode = "--dev" in sys.argv
print("=" * 50)
print(" AutoCoder UI Setup")
print("=" * 50)
total_steps = 6 if not dev_mode else 5
# Step 1: Python venv
print_step(1, total_steps, "Setting up Python environment")
if not setup_python_venv():
print("ERROR: Failed to create virtual environment")
sys.exit(1)
# Step 2: Python dependencies
print_step(2, total_steps, "Installing Python dependencies")
if not install_python_deps():
print("ERROR: Failed to install Python dependencies")
sys.exit(1)
# Load environment variables now that dotenv is installed
try:
from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv(ROOT / ".env")
except ImportError:
pass # dotenv is optional for basic functionality
# Step 3: Check Node.js
print_step(3, total_steps, "Checking Node.js")
if not check_node():
sys.exit(1)
# Step 4: npm dependencies
print_step(4, total_steps, "Installing npm dependencies")
if not install_npm_deps():
print("ERROR: Failed to install npm dependencies")
sys.exit(1)
# Step 5: Build frontend (production only)
if not dev_mode:
print_step(5, total_steps, "Building frontend")
if not build_frontend():
print("ERROR: Failed to build frontend")
sys.exit(1)
# Step 6: Start server
step = 5 if dev_mode else 6
print_step(step, total_steps, "Starting server")
port = find_available_port()
try:
if dev_mode:
backend, frontend = start_dev_server(port)
# Open browser to Vite dev server
time.sleep(3)
webbrowser.open("http://127.0.0.1:5173")
print("\n" + "=" * 50)
print(" Development mode active")
print(" Press Ctrl+C to stop")
print("=" * 50)
try:
# Wait for either process to exit
while backend.poll() is None and frontend.poll() is None:
time.sleep(1)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print("\n\nShutting down...")
finally:
backend.terminate()
frontend.terminate()
backend.wait()
frontend.wait()
else:
server = start_production_server(port)
# Open browser
time.sleep(2)
webbrowser.open(f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}")
print("\n" + "=" * 50)
print(f" Server running at http://127.0.0.1:{port}")
print(" Press Ctrl+C to stop")
print("=" * 50)
try:
server.wait()
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print("\n\nShutting down...")
server.terminate()
server.wait()
except Exception as e:
print(f"\nERROR: {e}")
sys.exit(1)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()