From 9e3d215ca8ee1ce608bd813ec7ef79eb9c511de1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Feodor Fitsner <feodor@appveyor.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:11:03 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Enable debug mode if FLET_PAGE_URL provided

---
 {{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/lib/main.dart | 13 +++++++------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/lib/main.dart b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/lib/main.dart
index 8bd50dd..c0782aa 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/lib/main.dart
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/lib/main.dart
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ Map<String, String> environmentVariables = {};
 void main(List<String> args) async {
   _args = List<String>.from(args);
 
+  var devPageUrl = const String.fromEnvironment("FLET_PAGE_URL");
+  if (devPageUrl != "") {
+    _args.addAll([devPageUrl, "--debug"]);
+  }
+
   for (var ext in extensions) {
     ext.ensureInitialized();
   }
@@ -124,7 +129,6 @@ Future prepareApp() async {
 
   await setupDesktop();
 
-  var devPageUrl = const String.fromEnvironment("FLET_PAGE_URL");
   if (kIsWeb) {
     // web mode - connect via HTTP
     pageUrl = Uri.base.toString();
@@ -132,13 +136,10 @@ Future prepareApp() async {
     if (routeUrlStrategy == "path") {
       setPathUrlStrategy();
     }
-  } else if ((_args.isNotEmpty || devPageUrl != "") && isDesktopPlatform()) {
+  } else if (_args.isNotEmpty && isDesktopPlatform()) {
     // developer mode
     debugPrint("Flet app is running in Developer mode");
-    pageUrl = devPageUrl;
-    if (_args.isNotEmpty && pageUrl == "") {
-      pageUrl = _args[0];
-    }
+    pageUrl = _args[0];
     if (_args.length > 1) {
       var pidFilePath = _args[1];
       debugPrint("Args contain a path to PID file: $pidFilePath}");