# `Plushie.Dev.DevServer`
[🔗](https://github.com/plushie-ui/plushie-elixir/blob/v0.6.0/lib/plushie/dev/dev_server.ex#L1)

File watcher and recompiler for dev-mode live reload.

Watches compilation directories for `.ex` and `.exs` changes,
recompiles, and tells the runtime to re-render. The UI updates
without losing application state.

When native widgets are detected (via `Plushie.WidgetRegistry`),
also watches their Rust crate directories for `.rs` and `Cargo.toml`
changes. On change, runs `cargo build` via a Port, streams output
to the dev overlay, and restarts the renderer on success.

By default, watches all directories in `elixirc_paths` (e.g.
`lib/` and `examples/` in dev). Override with the `:dirs` option.

Requires the `:file_system` package. Started automatically when
`config :plushie, code_reloader: true` is set, or via start_link:

    Plushie.Dev.DevServer.start_link(runtime: runtime_pid)

# `child_spec`

Returns a specification to start this module under a supervisor.

See `Supervisor`.

# `start_link`

```elixir
@spec start_link(opts :: keyword()) :: GenServer.on_start()
```

Starts the dev server with the given options.

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*