Fix dev server does not restart on save

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• Requires Add vitest & cross-platform test support #540
• Renames vite.main.config.ts to vite.config.ts + update refs
• Converts launchdev.js to launchCI.js - now builds and loads an instance for CI tests only
• Dev watch/rebuild now uses built-in vite build --watch
• Regular build mode unaffected
  • Ignores assets and venv

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[christian-byrne]

What is the recommended way to build/watch both packages? Currently the preload is not included.

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We could use a proper system for this, but it has not been addressed because preload is such a micro-project that it felt like an ineffective use of time to even add auto recompile. It wouldn't be HMR (no practical solutions for this), and I believe still requires app restart.

A fix that would auto recompile and make the app restart would be to just add a vite plugin. If this is an actual issue though I'd say there's something else fundamentally wrong here. It may be addressed in a PR that will land soon after the maintenance / validation work.

Edit: Workaround. Does not require restart, just need to refresh the page - Ctrl + R.

yarn run vite build --watch --config vite.preload.config.ts

[christian-byrne]

Thanks! Workaround seems good! We should add that to the README.