adding shell script for ease of launching project, until cody gets off his butt and switches the npm run stuff ;)

init.sh

@@ -1,31 +1,108 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Automaker - Development Environment Setup Script
+# Automaker - Development Environment Setup and Launch Script
 
-echo "=== Automaker Development Environment Setup ==="
+set -e  # Exit on error
 
-# Navigate to app directory
-APP_DIR="$(dirname "$0")/app"
+echo "╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗"
+echo "║        Automaker Development Environment              ║"
+echo "╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝"
+echo ""
 
-if [ ! -d "$APP_DIR" ]; then
-    echo "Error: app directory not found"
+# Colors for output
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Check if node is installed
+if ! command -v node &> /dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: Node.js is not installed${NC}"
+    echo "Please install Node.js from https://nodejs.org/"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Install dependencies if node_modules doesn't exist
-if [ ! -d "$APP_DIR/node_modules" ]; then
-    echo "Installing dependencies..."
-    npm install --prefix "$APP_DIR"
+# Install dependencies if needed
+if [ ! -d "node_modules" ]; then
+    echo -e "${BLUE}Installing dependencies...${NC}"
+    npm install
 fi
 
 # Install Playwright browsers if needed
-echo "Checking Playwright browsers..."
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Checking Playwright browsers...${NC}"
 npx playwright install chromium 2>/dev/null || true
 
-# Kill any process on port 3000
-echo "Checking port 3000..."
+# Kill any existing processes on required ports
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Checking for processes on ports 3007 and 3008...${NC}"
 lsof -ti:3007 | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null || true
+lsof -ti:3008 | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null || true
 
-# Start the dev server
-echo "Starting Next.js development server..."
-npm run dev --prefix "$APP_DIR"
+# Start the backend server
+echo -e "${BLUE}Starting backend server on port 3008...${NC}"
+npm run dev:server > logs/server.log 2>&1 &
+SERVER_PID=$!
+
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Waiting for server to be ready...${NC}"
+
+# Wait for server health check
+MAX_RETRIES=30
+RETRY_COUNT=0
+SERVER_READY=false
+
+while [ $RETRY_COUNT -lt $MAX_RETRIES ]; do
+    if curl -s http://localhost:3008/api/health > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        SERVER_READY=true
+        break
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+    RETRY_COUNT=$((RETRY_COUNT + 1))
+    echo -n "."
+done
+
+echo ""
+
+if [ "$SERVER_READY" = false ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: Server failed to start${NC}"
+    echo "Check logs/server.log for details"
+    kill $SERVER_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Server is ready!${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+# Prompt user for application mode
+echo "═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
+echo "  Select Application Mode:"
+echo "═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
+echo "  1) Web Application (Browser)"
+echo "  2) Desktop Application (Electron)"
+echo "═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
+echo ""
+
+while true; do
+    read -p "Enter your choice (1 or 2): " choice
+    case $choice in
+        1)
+            echo ""
+            echo -e "${BLUE}Launching Web Application...${NC}"
+            echo "The application will be available at: ${GREEN}http://localhost:3007${NC}"
+            echo ""
+            npm run dev:web
+            break
+            ;;
+        2)
+            echo ""
+            echo -e "${BLUE}Launching Desktop Application...${NC}"
+            npm run dev:electron
+            break
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo -e "${RED}Invalid choice. Please enter 1 or 2.${NC}"
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# Cleanup on exit
+trap "echo 'Cleaning up...'; kill $SERVER_PID 2>/dev/null || true; exit" INT TERM EXIT