Add ruff ignores for the check phase to avoid useless diagnostics.

'Tell the everyone' -> 'Tell everyone via environment'.

README.md

@@ -1,137 +1,96 @@
 # fastapi-vue-setup
 
-Tool to create or patch FastAPI project with a Vue frontend, with integrated build and development systems. The Python package will not need any JS runtime because it includes a prebuilt Vue frontend in it. For development (Vite and FastAPI auto reloads) and building the package one of npm, deno or bun is required (node is recommended due to bugs in deno and bun).
+Create or patch a FastAPI + Vue project with an integrated dev/build workflow.
 
-## Features
+- Development: one command runs Vite + FastAPI (reloads)
+- Production: `uv build` bakes the built Vue assets into the Python package (no Node/JS runtime needed to *run* the installed package)
 
-- **No JavaScript**: Your Python package can be installed and used without any JS runtime
+## Quick start
-- **Integrated build system**: Vue frontend builds into Python package during `uv build`
-- **Development server**: Single command runs Vite + FastAPI with hot-reload
-- **Optimized static serving**: Caching, zstd compression and SPA support
 
-## Installation
+Install [UV](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) and any JS runtime (node, deno, or bun).
 
-Install [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/), then:
+This README uses `my-app` as the example project name:
 
-```sh
+- project directory: `my-app/`
-uv tool install fastapi-vue-setup
+- Python module: `my_app`
-fastapi-vue-setup --help
+- env prefix: `MY_APP`
-```
+- CLI command: `my-app`
 
-Or run directly:
+Create a new project in `./my-app`:
 
 ```sh
 uvx fastapi-vue-setup my-app
 ```
 
-## Usage
+Once in your source tree, you will typically use `.` for the path. If there is an existing project, `fastapi-vue-setup` will do its best to find and patch a backend module and create or patch a Vue project in `frontend/`. The integration can be upgraded by running a new version of `fastapi-vue-setup` on it, preserving earlier default ports and user customizations.
 
-The script may be used to create an all new project folder or to patch or update an existing project to use this framework. It autodetects the project folder given and performs the appropriate actions.
+## In your project
 
-### Create a new project
+ℹ️ Everything below is meant to be run within your project source tree.
+
+The setup creates a CLI entry for your package, so that it becomes a command to run, not a Python module nor `fastapi myapp...`. The CLI main can be customized, although --listen should be kept for devserver compatibility.
+
+You can choose the JS runtime with environment `JS_RUNTIME` (e.g. `node`, `deno`, `bun`, or path to one). This is used by the build and the devserver scripts. By default any available runtime on the system is chosen.
+
+### Development server (Vite + FastAPI)
 
 ```sh
-fastapi-vue-setup my-app
+uv run scripts/devserver.py [args]
 ```
 
-This will:
+ℹ️ Arguments are forwarded to the main CLI, except that `--listen` controls where Vite listens, and `--backend` is passed to main CLI as `--listen`.
 
-1. Run `uv init my-app`
+### Production
-2. Run `create-vue frontend` (interactive - choose your Vue options)
-3. Patch the project with FastAPI integration
-4. Install dependencies via `uv add`
 
-### Patch an existing project
+Build the Python package (this compiles the Vue frontend) and run the production server:
-
-You should have your pyproject.toml at the current working directory, and Vue with its package.json under `frontend/`. If either one is missing, new applications will be initialised. Otherwise we only patch what can be patched without breaking your existing projects.
 
 ```sh
-fastapi-vue-setup .
+uv build && uv run my-app [args]
 ```
 
-### CLI Options
+Once happy with it, publish the package
 
-```
+```sh
-fastapi-vue-setup [project-dir] [options]
+uv build && uv publish
-
-Options:
-  --module-name NAME    Python module name (auto-detected from pyproject.toml)
-  --dry-run             Preview changes without modifying files
 ```
 
-## Port Configuration
+Afterwards, you can easily run it anywhere, no JS runtimes required:
 
-In development, you access the Vite dev server at `http://localhost:5173`. Vite proxies `/api/*` requests to FastAPI at port 5180. Ports and hosts of Vite and FastAPI are configurable by `devserver.py` arguments.
+```sh
-
+uvx my-app [args]
-In production, FastAPI serves both the API and static files at `http://localhost:5080`. Configurable by `host:port` argument with defaults set in `__main__.py`
-
-## Main CLI
-
-If your project didn't already have `__main__.py`, we create one that runs the FastAPI app with richer configuration than what the FastAPI CLI offers. Running your module starts it in production mode, and optionally host:port may be given as argument to specify where it listens.
-
-If you are running behind a reverse proxy like [Caddy](https://caddyserver.com/) on localhost, your app will trust the proxy headers it sends. However, if you need to configure another proxy host or IP, set `FORWARDED_ALLOW_IPS` env variable before running the server.
-
-The devserver script depends on this CLI entry for running the backend. You will have to modify the `devserver.py` script if your app has its own incompatible main module. Note that we set FastAPI debug mode and Uvicorn reload when configured via `FASTAPI_VUE_BACKEND_URL` env variable (set by `devserver.py`), while for normal production use these stay disabled. The same variable also controls static files serving (disabled in dev mode).
-
-
-## Vite Plugin Configuration
-
-The `fastapiVue()` plugin in `vite.config.ts` accepts options to customize proxy behavior:
-
-```js
-import fastapiVue from "./vite-plugin-fastapi.js";
-
-export default defineConfig({
-  plugins: [
-    vue(),
-    // Default: proxies only /api
-    fastapiVue(),
-
-    // Or specify custom paths to proxy to backend
-    fastapiVue({ paths: ["/api", "/auth", "/ws"] }),
-  ],
-});
 ```
 
-The plugin reads environment `FASTAPI_VUE_BACKEND_URL` (default: `http://localhost:5180`) to determine where to proxy requests. This is set automatically by `devserver.py`.
+ℹ️ Instead of `uvx` you may consider `uv tool install`, oldskool `pip install` or whatever best suits you.
 
-## Project Structure
+### Vite plugin
+
+The generated Vite plugin lives in `frontend/vite-plugin-fastapi.js` and defaults to proxying `/api`.
+
+It reads `MY_APP_BACKEND_URL` to know where to proxy; if unset it falls back to your configured default backend port.
+
+## Project layout (typical)
 
 ```
 my-app/
-├── frontend/                 # Vue application
+├── frontend/                    # Vue app (Vite)
 │   ├── src/
 │   ├── vite-plugin-fastapi.js
-│   ├── vite.config.js
 │   └── package.json
-├── my_app/                   # Python module (files included in sdist)
+├── my_app/                      # Python package
-│   ├── __init__.py
 │   ├── __main__.py              # CLI entrypoint
-│   ├── app.py                # FastAPI application
+│   ├── app.py                   # FastAPI app
-│   └── frontend-build/       # Built frontend (gitignored)
+│   └── frontend-build/          # built assets (included in distributions)
-├── scripts/
+├── pyproject.toml
-│   ├── devserver.py          # CLI dev server (only in source tree)
+└── scripts/
-│   └── fastapi-vue/
+    ├── devserver.py             # Run Vite and FastAPI together in dev mode
-│       ├── build-frontend.py
+    └── fastapi-vue/             # Dev utilities (only on the source tree)
-│       └── util.py
+        ├── buildhook.py
-└── pyproject.toml
+        ├── buildutil.py
+        └── devutil.py
 ```
 
-The project directory tree looks roughly like this after project creation or patching. The script finds your existing app module and other files and patches them with minimal changes to enable the Vue-FastAPI interconnection. New Python and Vue projects are created automatically if none exist.
+## The fastapi-vue runtime module
 
-## Development Workflow
+The backend runs the FastAPI app and serves the frontend build using the companion package in [fastapi-vue/README.md](fastapi-vue/README.md). Your project will depend on Fastapi and this lightweight module.
 
-```bash
+ℹ️ Development functionality is in `scripts/fastapi-vue/` directly in your source tree, and is not to be confused with this runtime module. Only the runtime is installed with your package.
-# Start dev server (runs both Vite and FastAPI)
-uv run scripts/devserver.py
-
-# Build for production
-uv build
-
-# Run production server
-uv run my-app
-```
-
-## Frontend serving
-
-Your FastAPI app will use [fastapi-vue](https://git.zi.fi/LeoVasanko/fastapi-vue) to serve the frontend files. Refer to that package's documentation for further configuration.

fastapi-vue/README.md

@@ -1,29 +1,25 @@
 # fastapi-vue
 
-Implements Single-Page-App serving at site root with FastAPI, that the standard StaticFiles module cannot handle. This also caches and zstd compresses the files for lightning-fast operation. This is primarily meant for use with Vue frontend, but technically can host any static files in a similar manner.
+Runtime helpers for FastAPI + Vite/Vue projects.
 
-## Installation
+## Overview
 
-Script [fastapi-vue-setup](https://git.zi.fi/LeoVasanko/fastapi-vue-setup) should normally be used to convert or create a project with connection between FastAPI and Vue. The target project will depend on this package to serve its static files.
+This package provides:
 
-```sh
+- `fastapi_vue.Frontend`: serves built SPA assets (with SPA support, caching, and optional zstd)
-uvx fastapi-vue-setup --help
+- `fastapi_vue.server.run`: a small Uvicorn runner with convenient `listen` endpoint parsing
-```
 
-Refer to instructions below for further configuration.
+## Quickstart
 
-## Usage
+Serve built frontend assets from `frontend-build/`:
 
 ```python
+from pathlib import Path
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi_vue import Frontend
 
-frontend = Frontend(
+frontend = Frontend(Path(__file__).with_name("frontend-build"), spa=True)
-    Path(__file__).with_name("frontend-build"),
-    spa=True,
-    cached=["/assets/"],
-)
 
 @asynccontextmanager
 async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
@@ -38,10 +34,35 @@ app = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)
 frontend.route(app, "/")
 ```
 
-## Configuration
+## Frontend
 
-- `directory`: Path to static files directory
+`Frontend` serves a directory with:
-- `spa`: Enable SPA mode (serve index.html for unknown routes)
+
-- `cached`: Path prefixes for immutable cache headers (browser won't check for changes)
+- RAM caching, with zstd compression when smaller than original
-- `favicon`: Path to serve at `/favicon.ico` (e.g., `"/logo.png"` will be served as `image/png`)
+- Browser caching: ETag + Last-Modified, Immutable assets
+- Favicon mapping (serve PNG or other images there instead)
+- SPA routing (serve browsers index.html at all paths not otherwise handled)
+
+Dev-mode behavior with `FastAPI(debug=True)`: requests error HTTP 409 with a message telling you to use the Vite dev server instead. Avoids accidentally using outdated `frontend-build` during development.
+
+- `directory`: Path on local filesystem
+- `index`: Index file name (default: `index.html`)
+- `spa`: Serve index at any path (default: `False`)
+- `catch_all`: Register a single catch-all handler instead of a route to each file; default for SPA
+- `cached`: Path prefixes treated as immutable (default: `/assets/`)
+- `favicon`: Optional path or glob (e.g. `/assets/logo*.png`)
 - `zstdlevel`: Compression level (default: 18)
+
+ℹ️ Even when your page has a meta tag giving favicon location, browsers still try loading `/favicon.ico` whenever looking at something else. We find it more convenient to simply serve the image where the browser expects it, with correct MIME type. This also allows having a default favicon for your application that can be easily overriden at the reverse proxy (Caddy, Nginx) to serve the company branding if needed in deployment.
+
+## Server runner
+
+When you need more flexibility than `fastapi` CLI can provide (e.g. CLI arguments to your own program), you may use this convenience to run FastAPI app with Uvicorn startup on given `listen` endpoints. Runs in the same process if possible but delegates to `uvicorn.run()` for auto-reloads and multiple workers. This would typically be called from your CLI main, which can set its own env variables to pass information to the FastAPI instances that run (Python imports only work in same-process mode).
+
+```python
+from fastapi_vue import server
+
+server.run("my_app.app:app", listen=["localhost:8000"])
+```
+
+- As a deployment option, environment `FORWARDED_ALLOW_IPS` controls `X-Forwarded` trusted IPs (default: `127.0.0.1,::1`).

fastapi-vue/fastapi_vue/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+"""FastAPI Vue integration - serve Vue frontend from FastAPI."""
+
 from .staticfiles import Frontend
 
 __all__ = ["Frontend"]

fastapi-vue/fastapi_vue/hostutil.py

@@ -1,8 +1,60 @@
+"""Parse endpoint strings for uvicorn server configuration."""
+
 import contextlib
 import ipaddress
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 
+def _parse_all_interfaces(value: str) -> list[dict] | None:
+    """Parse ':port' format to bind all interfaces."""
+    if not (value.startswith(":") and value != ":"):
+        return None
+    port_part = value[1:]
+    if not port_part.isdigit():
+        msg = f"Invalid port in '{value}'"
+        raise SystemExit(msg)
+    port = int(port_part)
+    return [{"host": "0.0.0.0", "port": port}, {"host": "::", "port": port}]  # noqa: S104
+
+
+def _parse_unix_socket(value: str) -> list[dict] | None:
+    """Parse UNIX domain socket paths."""
+    if value.startswith("/"):
+        return [{"uds": value}]
+    if value.startswith("unix:"):
+        uds_path = value[5:] or None
+        if uds_path is None:
+            msg = "unix: path must not be empty"
+            raise SystemExit(msg)
+        return [{"uds": uds_path}]
+    return None
+
+
+def _parse_unbracketed_ipv6(value: str, default_port: int) -> list[dict] | None:
+    """Parse unbracketed IPv6 addresses."""
+    if value.count(":") <= 1 or value.startswith("["):
+        return None
+    try:
+        ipaddress.IPv6Address(value)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        msg = f"Invalid IPv6 address '{value}': {e}"
+        raise SystemExit(msg) from e
+    return [{"host": value, "port": default_port}]
+
+
+def _parse_host_port(value: str, default_port: int) -> list[dict]:
+    """Parse host[:port] or [ipv6][:port] using urlparse."""
+    parsed = urlparse(f"//{value}")  # // prefix lets urlparse treat it as netloc
+    host = parsed.hostname or "localhost"
+    port = parsed.port or default_port
+
+    # Validate IP literals (optional; hostname passes through)
+    with contextlib.suppress(ValueError):
+        ipaddress.ip_address(host)
+
+    return [{"host": host, "port": port}]
+
+
 def parse_endpoint(value: str | None, default_port: int = 0) -> list[dict]:
     """Parse an endpoint string into uvicorn bind configurations.
 
@@ -12,6 +64,7 @@ def parse_endpoint(value: str | None, default_port: int = 0) -> list[dict]:
 
     Returns:
         List of dicts with uvicorn bind kwargs (host/port or uds).
+        Two entries may be returned for IPv4 and IPv6 (all interaces).
 
     Supported forms:
     - None or empty -> [{host: "localhost", port: default_port}]
@@ -22,6 +75,7 @@ def parse_endpoint(value: str | None, default_port: int = 0) -> list[dict]:
     - [ipv6]:port -> [{host: ipv6, port}]
     - ipv6 (unbracketed) -> [{host: ipv6, port: default_port}]
     - /path or unix:/path -> [{uds: path}]
+
     """
     if not value:
         return [{"host": "localhost", "port": default_port}]
@@ -30,38 +84,36 @@ def parse_endpoint(value: str | None, default_port: int = 0) -> list[dict]:
     if value.isdigit():
         return [{"host": "localhost", "port": int(value)}]
 
-    # Leading colon :port -> bind all interfaces (0.0.0.0 + ::)
+    # Try specialized parsers in order
-    if value.startswith(":") and value != ":":
+    result = _parse_all_interfaces(value)
-        port_part = value[1:]
+    if result is not None:
-        if not port_part.isdigit():
+        return result
-            raise SystemExit(f"Invalid port in '{value}'")
-        port = int(port_part)
-        return [{"host": "0.0.0.0", "port": port}, {"host": "::", "port": port}]  # noqa: S104
 
-    # UNIX domain socket (unix:/path or just /path)
+    result = _parse_unix_socket(value)
-    if value.startswith("/"):
+    if result is not None:
-        return [{"uds": value}]
+        return result
-    if value.startswith("unix:"):
-        uds_path = value[5:] or None
-        if uds_path is None:
-            raise SystemExit("unix: path must not be empty")
-        return [{"uds": uds_path}]
 
-    # Unbracketed IPv6 (cannot safely contain a port) -> detect by multiple colons
+    result = _parse_unbracketed_ipv6(value, default_port)
-    if value.count(":") > 1 and not value.startswith("["):
+    if result is not None:
-        try:
+        return result
-            ipaddress.IPv6Address(value)
-        except ValueError as e:
-            raise SystemExit(f"Invalid IPv6 address '{value}': {e}") from e
-        return [{"host": value, "port": default_port}]
 
-    # Use urllib.parse for everything else (host[:port], [ipv6][:port])
+    # Fallback: host[:port], [ipv6][:port]
-    parsed = urlparse(f"//{value}")  # // prefix lets urlparse treat it as netloc
+    return _parse_host_port(value, default_port)
-    host = parsed.hostname or "localhost"
-    port = parsed.port or default_port
 
-    # Validate IP literals (optional; hostname passes through)
-    with contextlib.suppress(ValueError):
-        ipaddress.ip_address(host)
 
-    return [{"host": host, "port": port}]
+def parse_endpoints(
+    listen: str | list[str] | None = None,
+    default_port: int = 8000,
+) -> list[dict]:
+    """Parse listen strings into a list of endpoint dicts.
+
+    Args:
+        listen: Endpoint string(s) (see parse_endpoint for formats).
+        default_port: Port to use when not specified in listen args.
+
+    """
+    if listen is None:
+        listen = [f"localhost:{default_port}"]
+    elif isinstance(listen, str):
+        listen = [listen]
+    return [ep for s in listen for ep in parse_endpoint(s, default_port)]

fastapi-vue/fastapi_vue/server.py

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
+"""Uvicorn server runner with multi-endpoint support."""
+
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import os
 from contextlib import suppress
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
 
 import uvicorn
 from uvicorn import Config, Server
 
-from .hostutil import parse_endpoint
+from .hostutil import parse_endpoints
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -16,43 +20,48 @@ def run(
     *,
     listen: str | list[str] | None = None,
     default_port: int = 8000,
-    reload: bool = False,
+    reload: bool | Path = False,
     workers: int | None = None,
-    **uvicorn_config,
+    **uvicorn_config: Any,  # noqa: ANN401
-):
+) -> None:
     """Run uvicorn server(s) for the given app.
 
     Args:
         app: The ASGI application path (e.g., "myapp.main:app")
         listen: Endpoint string(s) (see parse_endpoint for formats).
         default_port: Port to use when not specified in listen args.
-        reload: Enable auto-reload (requires uvicorn.run, single endpoint only).
+        reload: Enable auto-reload. If a Path is given, reload watches that
+            directory. True enables reload without setting a reload directory.
+            False disables reload and clears any reload_dirs.
         workers: Number of worker processes (requires uvicorn.run, single endpoint only).
         **uvicorn_config: Additional uvicorn config options (overrides all other settings).
-    """
-    if listen is None:
-        listen = [f"localhost:{default_port}"]
-    elif isinstance(listen, str):
-        listen = [listen]
-    endpoints: list[dict] = []
-    for ep in listen:
-        endpoints.extend(parse_endpoint(ep, default_port))
 
-    conf: dict[str, object] = {"app": app, "reload": reload, "workers": workers}
+    """
+    endpoints = parse_endpoints(listen, default_port)
+    if not endpoints:
+        msg = "No endpoints to serve; check listen configuration"
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+
+    if isinstance(reload, Path):
+        uvicorn_config["reload_dirs"] = [str(reload)]
+    elif not reload:
+        uvicorn_config.pop("reload_dirs", None)
+
+    conf: dict[str, object] = {"app": app, "reload": bool(reload), "workers": workers}
     proxy = os.getenv("FORWARDED_ALLOW_IPS", "127.0.0.1,::1")
     if proxy:
         conf["proxy_headers"] = True
         conf["forwarded_allow_ips"] = proxy
     conf.update(uvicorn_config)
 
-    with suppress(KeyboardInterrupt):
+    with suppress(KeyboardInterrupt, asyncio.CancelledError):
         if reload or workers:
             serve_multiprocess(endpoints, **conf)
         else:
             asyncio.run(serve(endpoints, **conf))
 
 
-async def serve(endpoints: list[dict], **kwargs) -> None:
+async def serve(endpoints: list[dict], **kwargs: Any) -> None:  # noqa: ANN401
     """Serve the given endpoints in current process/loop. Does not spawn extra processes."""
     forbidden = {"reload", "workers"} & {k for k, v in kwargs.items() if v}
     if forbidden:
@@ -63,13 +72,10 @@ async def serve(endpoints: list[dict], **kwargs) -> None:
     await asyncio.gather(*(Server(Config(**kwargs, **ep)).serve() for ep in endpoints))
 
 
-def serve_multiprocess(endpoints: list[dict], **kwargs) -> None:
+def serve_multiprocess(endpoints: list[dict], **kwargs: Any) -> None:  # noqa: ANN401
     """Serve using uvicorn.run() for reload/workers support. Only first endpoint is used."""
     if len(endpoints) > 1:
-        eps = [
+        eps = [ep["uds"] if "uds" in ep else f"{ep['host']}:{ep['port']}" for ep in endpoints]
-            ep["uds"] if "uds" in ep else f"{ep['host']}:{ep['port']}"
-            for ep in endpoints
-        ]
         logger.warning(
             "Current mode supports only one endpoint. Listening: %s, skipped: %s",
             eps[0],

fastapi-vue/fastapi_vue/staticfiles.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ __all__ = ["Frontend"]
 
 
 class Assets:
-    """Default cached value to /assets/"""
+    """Default cached value to /assets/."""
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse(cached: str | list[str] | Assets) -> list[str]:
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class Assets:
             case list():
                 return cached
             case _:
-                raise ValueError(f"Invalid cached value: {cached!r}")
+                msg = f"Invalid cached value: {cached!r}"
+                raise ValueError(msg)
 
 
 class Frontend:
@@ -55,27 +56,29 @@ class Frontend:
         index: Name of the index file (default: "index.html")
         spa: Enable SPA mode - serve index.html for unknown routes (default: False)
         cached: Path prefixes that are immutable (default: "/assets/")
-        favicon: May use wildcards of full path. E.g. /assets/logo*.png matches logo.hash.png created by Vite
+        favicon: Wildcard path to favicon. E.g. /assets/logo*.png matches Vite output
         zstdlevel: Zstd compression level (default: 18)
+
     """
 
-    def __init__(
+    def __init__(  # noqa: PLR0913
         self,
         directory: Path | str,
         *,
         index: str = "index.html",
         spa: bool = False,
         catch_all: bool | None = None,
-        cached: str | list[str] | Assets = Assets(),
+        cached: str | list[str] | Assets | None = None,
         favicon: str | None = None,
         zstdlevel: int = 18,
     ) -> None:
+        """Initialize Frontend with given configuration."""
         self.www: dict[str, tuple[bytes, bytes | None, dict]] = {}
         self.base: Path = Path(directory)
         self.index = index
         self.spa = spa
         self._catch_all = spa if catch_all is None else catch_all
-        self.cached_paths = Assets.parse(cached)
+        self.cached_paths = Assets.parse(cached if cached is not None else Assets())
         self.zstdlevel = zstdlevel
         self.favicon = favicon
         self._app: FastAPI | None = None
@@ -107,11 +110,12 @@ class Frontend:
                 paths.add("/favicon.ico")
         return paths
 
-    def _load(self):
+    def _load(self) -> dict[str, tuple[bytes, bytes | None, dict]]:
         """Load static files from disk with compression."""
         www: dict[str, tuple[bytes, bytes | None, dict]] = {}
         if not self.base.exists():
-            raise ValueError(f"Frontend folder {self.base} not found (try uv build)")
+            msg = f"Frontend folder {self.base} not found (try uv build)"
+            raise ValueError(msg)
         paths = [PurePath()]
         while paths:
             current = self.base / paths.pop(0)
@@ -133,17 +137,14 @@ class Frontend:
                 headers = {
                     "etag": f'"{etag}"',
                     "last-modified": format_date_time(mtime),
-                    "cache-control": (
+                    "cache-control": ("max-age=31536000, immutable" if cached else "no-cache"),
-                        "max-age=31536000, immutable" if cached else "no-cache"
-                    ),
                     "content-type": mime,
                 }
                 zstd = ZstdCompressor(self.zstdlevel).compress(data)
                 if len(zstd) >= len(data):
                     zstd = None
                 www[name] = data, zstd, headers
-        if self.favicon:
+        if self.favicon and (m := fnmatch.filter(www, self.favicon)):
-            if m := fnmatch.filter(www, self.favicon):
             data, zstd, headers = www[m[0]]
             if "immutable" in headers.get("cache-control", ""):
                 headers = {**headers, "cache-control": "max-age=86400"}
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ class Frontend:
             )
         return www
 
-    async def load(self, *, debug: bool | None = None, log: bool = True):
+    async def load(self, *, debug: bool | None = None, log: bool = True) -> None:
         """Load or reload static files from disk.
 
         In debug mode, returns 409 instead of files (avoid accidental use of stale builds)
@@ -187,13 +188,19 @@ class Frontend:
         ratio = comp / raw * 100 if raw else 100.0
         if log and self.www:
             logger.info(
-                f"{self.base.name}: {len(self.www)} files in {1000 * duration:.1f} ms | "
+                "%s: %d files in %.1f ms | zstd %d files %.2f->%.2f MB (%.0f %%)",
-                f"zstd {len(compfiles)} files {1e-6 * raw:.2f}->{1e-6 * comp:.2f} MB ({ratio:.0f} %)"
+                self.base.name,
+                len(self.www),
+                1000 * duration,
+                len(compfiles),
+                1e-6 * raw,
+                1e-6 * comp,
+                ratio,
             )
         if self.favicon and "/favicon.ico" not in self.www:
             logger.warning("Favicon not found: %s", self.favicon)
 
-    def route(self, app: FastAPI, mount_path="/"):
+    def route(self, app: FastAPI, mount_path: str = "/") -> None:
         """Register frontend routes with a FastAPI app.
 
         In SPA/catch-all mode, this must only be called only after all other routes.
@@ -204,6 +211,7 @@ class Frontend:
         Args:
             app: FastAPI application instance
             mount_path: Path where the frontend should be mounted (default: "/")
+
         """
         self._app = app
         self._mount_path = mount_path.rstrip("/")
@@ -212,9 +220,11 @@ class Frontend:
         if self._catch_all:
             # Register catch-all immediately (works without load)
             path = self._mount_path + "{path:path}"
-            app.api_route(path, methods=["GET", "HEAD"], name="frontend")(self.handle)
+            app.api_route(path, methods=["GET", "HEAD"], name="frontend", response_model=None)(
+                self.handle
+            )
 
-    def _register_routes(self):
+    def _register_routes(self) -> None:
         """Register individual routes for each loaded file (non-catch_all mode)."""
         if self._app is None or self._catch_all:
             return
@@ -240,18 +250,19 @@ class Frontend:
             for p in paths
         ]
 
-    def _respond(self, request: Request, name: str):
+    def _respond(self, request: Request, name: str) -> Response:
         """Serve a static file with ETag and compression support."""
         data, zstd, headers = self.www[name]
         if request.headers.get("if-none-match") == headers["etag"]:
             return Response(status_code=304, headers=headers)
         if zstd and "zstd" in request.headers.get("accept-encoding", ""):
             return Response(
-                content=zstd, headers={**headers, "content-encoding": "zstd"}
+                content=zstd,
+                headers={**headers, "content-encoding": "zstd"},
             )
         return Response(content=data, headers=headers)
 
-    def handle(self, request: Request, path: str):
+    def handle(self, request: Request, path: str) -> Response | RedirectResponse:
         """SPA catch-all handler with directory redirects and fallback to index."""
         name = path.removesuffix(self.index)
         debug = getattr(self._app, "debug", False)
@@ -271,11 +282,9 @@ class Frontend:
         return (_devmode_respond if debug else self._respond)(request, name)
 
 
-def _devmode_respond(request: Request, name=""):
+def _devmode_respond(_request: Request, _name: str = "") -> JSONResponse:
     """Return error response directing to Vite server."""
     return JSONResponse(
         status_code=409,
-        content={
+        content={"detail": "[devmode] Use Vite devserver instead."},
-            "detail": "Frontend assets served by Vite in debug mode. You are on backend, connect to frontend instead."
-        },
     )

pyproject.toml

@@ -31,3 +31,20 @@ dev = ["ruff", "fastapi-vue"]
 
 [tool.uv.sources]
 fastapi-vue = { path = "fastapi-vue", editable = true }
+
+[tool.uv.workspace]
+members = [
+    "f",
+]
+
+[tool.ruff]
+line-length = 100
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+select = ["ALL"]
+ignore = ["D203", "D213", "COM812"]  # Conflicting with D211, D212 and formatting
+
+[tool.ruff.lint.per-file-ignores]
+"template/**" = ["F821"]  # Undefined names are template placeholders
+"template/scripts/devserver.py" = ["N806"]  # MODULE_NAME is a template variable
+"fastapi_vue_setup.py" = ["PLR", "C901", "T201", "RUF001"]

scripts/release.py

@@ -10,25 +10,18 @@ DIST = ROOT / "dist"
 FASTAPI_VUE = ROOT / "fastapi-vue"
 
 
-def main():
+def main() -> None:
+    """Build both packages to dist directory."""
     # Clear the dist directory
     if DIST.exists():
         shutil.rmtree(DIST)
     DIST.mkdir()
 
     # Build fastapi-vue (subdirectory) to root dist
-    subprocess.run(
+    subprocess.run(["uv", "build", "--out-dir", str(DIST)], cwd=FASTAPI_VUE, check=True)  # noqa: S603, S607
-        ["uv", "build", "--out-dir", str(DIST)],
-        cwd=FASTAPI_VUE,
-        check=True,
-    )
 
     # Build fastapi-vue-setup (root)
-    subprocess.run(
+    subprocess.run(["uv", "build", "--out-dir", str(DIST)], cwd=ROOT, check=True)  # noqa: S603, S607
-        ["uv", "build", "--out-dir", str(DIST)],
-        cwd=ROOT,
-        check=True,
-    )
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

template/backend/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""Backend package with FastAPI application and Vue frontend integration."""

template/backend/__main__.py

@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 # auto-upgrade@fastapi-vue-setup - remove this if you modify this file
+"""Command-line entry point for running the backend server."""
+
 import argparse
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from fastapi_vue import server
 
 DEFAULT_PORT = TEMPLATE_DEFAULT_PORT
-DEVMODE = bool(os.getenv("ENVPREFIX_FRONTEND_URL"))
+DEVMODE = os.getenv("ENVPREFIX_DEV") == "1"
 
 
-def main():
+def main() -> None:
+    """Run the backend server with optional arguments."""
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run the MODULE_NAME server.")
     parser.add_argument(
         "-l",
@@ -17,12 +21,12 @@ def main():
         help=(f"Endpoint (default: localhost:{DEFAULT_PORT})."),
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    dev = {"reload": True, "reload_dirs": ["MODULE_NAME"]}
     server.run(
-        "MODULE_NAME.APP_MODULE:APP_VAR",
+        "APP_MODULE:APP_VAR",
         listen=args.listen,
         default_port=DEFAULT_PORT,
-        **(dev if DEVMODE else {}),
+        server_header=False,
+        reload=Path(__file__).parent if DEVMODE else False,
     )
 
 

template/backend/app.py

@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
+"""FastAPI application module with Vue frontend integration."""
+
+from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi_vue import Frontend
-from MODULE_NAME.__main__ import DEVMODE
+from MAIN_MODULE import DEVMODE
 
 # Vue Frontend static files
 frontend = Frontend(Path(__file__).with_name("frontend-build"))
 
 
 @asynccontextmanager
-async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
+async def lifespan(_app: FastAPI) -> AsyncIterator[None]:
     """Manage app startup and shutdown resources."""
     await frontend.load()
     yield
@@ -24,7 +27,8 @@ app = FastAPI(title="PROJECT_TITLE", debug=DEVMODE, lifespan=lifespan)
 
 # Health check endpoint for the Vue demo app to verify the backend is running
 @app.get("/api/health")
-async def health_check():
+async def health_check() -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Return backend status for health monitoring."""
     return {"status": "ok"}
 
 

template/frontend/vite-plugin-fastapi.js

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 export default function fastapiVue({ paths = ["/api"] } = {}) {
-  const backendUrl = process.env.ENVPREFIX_BACKEND_URL || "http://localhost:TEMPLATE_DEFAULT_PORT"
+  const backendUrl = process.env.ENVPREFIX_BACKEND_URL || "http://localhost:TEMPLATE_DEV_PORT"
 
   // Build proxy configuration for each path
   const proxy = {}

template/scripts/devserver.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env -S uv run
 # auto-upgrade@fastapi-vue-setup - remove this if you modify this file
-"""Run Vite development server for frontend and FastAPI backend with auto-reload."""
+"""Run Vite development server for Vue app and FastAPI backend with auto-reload."""
 
 import argparse
 import asyncio
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 # Import util.py from scripts/fastapi-vue (not a package, so we adjust sys.path)
 sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).with_name("fastapi-vue")))
-from devutil import (  # type: ignore
+from devutil import (
     ProcessGroup,
     check_ports_free,
     logger,
@@ -22,56 +22,62 @@ from devutil import (  # type: ignore
 
 DEFAULT_VITE_PORT = TEMPLATE_VITE_PORT
 DEFAULT_DEV_PORT = TEMPLATE_DEV_PORT
+HEALTH = TEMPLATE_HEALTH
 
 
 async def run_devserver(
-    frontend: str, backend: str, extra_args: list[str] | None = None
+    listen: str,
+    backend: str,
+    extra_args: list[str] | None = None,
 ) -> None:
+    """Start Vite and FastAPI dev servers with hot reload."""
     reporoot = Path(__file__).parent.parent
     front = reporoot / "frontend"
     if not (front / "package.json").exists():
         logger.warning("Frontend source not found at %s", front)
         raise SystemExit(1)
 
-    viteurl, npm_install, vite = setup_vite(frontend, DEFAULT_VITE_PORT)
+    viteurl, npm_install, vite = setup_vite(listen, DEFAULT_VITE_PORT)
     backurl, MODULE_NAME = setup_cli("PROJECT_CLI", backend, DEFAULT_DEV_PORT)
 
-    # Tell the everyone where the frontend and backend are (vite proxy, etc)
+    # Tell everyone via environment (vite proxy and backend devmode use these)
-    os.environ["ENVPREFIX_FRONTEND_URL"] = viteurl
+    os.environ["ENVPREFIX_VITE_URL"] = viteurl
     os.environ["ENVPREFIX_BACKEND_URL"] = backurl
+    os.environ["ENVPREFIX_DEV"] = "1"
 
     async with ProcessGroup() as pg:
         npm_i = await pg.spawn(*npm_install, cwd=front)
         await check_ports_free(viteurl, backurl)
         await pg.spawn(*MODULE_NAME, *(extra_args or []))
-        await pg.wait(npm_i, ready(backurl, path="/api/health?from=devserver.py"))
+        await pg.wait(npm_i, ready(backurl, path=HEALTH))
         await pg.spawn(*vite, cwd=front)
 
 
-def main():
+def main() -> None:
+    """Parse CLI arguments and run the devserver."""
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Run Vite and FastAPI development servers",
         formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
         epilog=HELP_EPILOG,
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "frontend",
+        "-l",
-        nargs="?",
+        "--listen",
-        metavar="host:port",
+        metavar="addr",
-        help=f"Vite frontend endpoint (default: localhost:{DEFAULT_VITE_PORT})",
+        help=f"Vite (default: localhost:{DEFAULT_VITE_PORT})",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--backend",
-        metavar="host:port",
+        metavar="addr",
-        help=f"FastAPI backend endpoint (default: localhost:{DEFAULT_DEV_PORT})",
+        help=f"FastAPI (default: localhost:{DEFAULT_DEV_PORT})",
     )
     args, extra_args = parser.parse_known_args()
     with suppress(KeyboardInterrupt):
-        asyncio.run(run_devserver(args.frontend, args.backend, extra_args))
+        asyncio.run(run_devserver(args.listen, args.backend, extra_args))
 
 
 HELP_EPILOG = """
-  scripts/devserver.py [args to PROJECT_CLI]
+  Other options are forwarded to PROJECT_CLI [args]
 
   JS_RUNTIME environment variable can be used to select the JS runtime:
   npm, deno, bun, or full path to the runtime executable (node maps to npm).

template/scripts/fastapi-vue/buildhook.py

@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
+# ruff: noqa: INP001
 """Hatch build hook for building Vue frontend during package build."""
 
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from hatchling.builders.hooks.plugin.interface import BuildHookInterface  # type: ignore
+from hatchling.builders.hooks.plugin.interface import BuildHookInterface
 
 sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent))
 from buildutil import build
 
 
-class CustomBuildHook(BuildHookInterface):
+class CustomBuildHook(BuildHookInterface):  # type: ignore[misc]
-    def initialize(self, version, build_data):
+    """Hatch build hook that builds Vue frontend during package build."""
+
+    def initialize(self, version: str, build_data: dict) -> None:  # type: ignore[override]
+        """Build frontend before package is built."""
         super().initialize(version, build_data)
         build("frontend")

template/scripts/fastapi-vue/buildutil.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# ruff: noqa: INP001
 """Utilities used at build time and in devserver script. No dependencies."""
 
 import logging
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@ import shutil
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 
+MIN_NODE_VERSION = 20
+
 
 class _PrefixFormatter(logging.Formatter):
     """Formatter that adds prefix based on log level."""
@@ -30,82 +33,119 @@ def _check_node_version(node_path: str) -> None:
     Raises RuntimeError if version is too old or cannot be determined.
     """
     try:
-        result = subprocess.run(
+        result = subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
-            [node_path, "--version"], capture_output=True, text=True, check=True
+            [node_path, "--version"],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            check=True,
         )
         version_str = result.stdout.strip()
         # Parse version like "v20.10.0" or "v18.17.1"
         match = re.match(r"v(\d+)", version_str)
         if match:
             major_version = int(match.group(1))
-            if major_version >= 20:
+            if major_version >= MIN_NODE_VERSION:
                 return
-            raise RuntimeError(
+            msg = f"Node.js {version_str} found, but v{MIN_NODE_VERSION}+ required"
-                f"Node.js {version_str} found, but v20+ required (install with nvm)"
+            raise RuntimeError(msg)
-            )
     except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError, ValueError):
         pass
-    raise RuntimeError("Could not determine Node.js version")
+    msg = "Could not determine Node.js version"
+    raise RuntimeError(msg)
+
+
+def _validate_npm_runtime(tool: str) -> bool:
+    """Validate npm runtime by checking Node.js version. Returns True if valid."""
+    node_path = shutil.which("node", path=str(Path(tool).parent))
+    if node_path is None:
+        return False
+    try:
+        _check_node_version(node_path)
+    except RuntimeError:
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+def _find_runtime_from_env(options: list[str]) -> tuple[str, str] | None:
+    """Find runtime specified by JS_RUNTIME environment variable."""
+    js_runtime_env = os.environ.get("JS_RUNTIME")
+    if not js_runtime_env:
+        return None
+
+    js_runtime = js_runtime_env
+    js_path = Path(js_runtime)
+    runtime_name = js_path.name
+
+    # Map node to npm
+    if runtime_name == "node":
+        runtime_name = "npm"
+        js_runtime = str(js_path.parent / "npm") if js_path.parent.name else "npm"
+
+    for option in options:
+        if option != runtime_name and not runtime_name.startswith(option):
+            continue
+
+        tool = shutil.which(js_runtime)
+        if tool is None:
+            msg = f"JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env}: {option} not found"
+            raise RuntimeError(msg)
+
+        if option == "npm":
+            node_path = shutil.which("node", path=str(Path(tool).parent))
+            if node_path is None:
+                msg = f"JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env}: node not found"
+                raise RuntimeError(msg)
+            _check_node_version(node_path)
+
+        return tool, option
+
+    msg = f"JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env} not recognized"
+    raise RuntimeError(msg)
+
+
+def _auto_detect_runtime(options: list[str]) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    """Auto-detect JavaScript runtime from available options."""
+    node_version_error: RuntimeError | None = None
+
+    for option in options:
+        tool = shutil.which(option)
+        if not tool:
+            continue
+
+        if option == "npm" and not _validate_npm_runtime(tool):
+            try:
+                node_path = shutil.which("node", path=str(Path(tool).parent))
+                if node_path:
+                    _check_node_version(node_path)
+            except RuntimeError as e:
+                node_version_error = e
+            continue
+
+        return tool, option
+
+    if node_version_error:
+        raise node_version_error
+    msg = "Node.js (v20+), Deno or Bun is required but none was found"
+    raise RuntimeError(msg)
 
 
 def find_js_runtime() -> tuple[str, str]:
     """Find a JavaScript runtime from JS_RUNTIME env or auto-detect.
 
     Returns (tool_path, tool_name) where tool_name is "deno", "npm", or "bun".
-    Raises JSRuntimeError if no suitable runtime is found.
+    Raises RuntimeError if no suitable runtime is found.
     """
     options = ["npm", "deno", "bun"]
-    node_version_error: RuntimeError | None = None
 
     # Check for JS_RUNTIME environment variable
-    if js_runtime_env := os.environ.get("JS_RUNTIME"):
+    if result := _find_runtime_from_env(options):
-        js_runtime = js_runtime_env
+        return result
-        js_path = Path(js_runtime)
-        runtime_name = js_path.name
-        # Map node to npm
-        if runtime_name == "node":
-            runtime_name = "npm"
-            js_runtime = str(js_path.parent / "npm") if js_path.parent.name else "npm"
-        for option in options:
-            if option == runtime_name or runtime_name.startswith(option):
-                tool = shutil.which(js_runtime)
-                if tool is None:
-                    raise RuntimeError(
-                        f"JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env}: {option} not found"
-                    )
-                # Check Node.js version if using npm
-                if option == "npm":
-                    node_path = shutil.which("node", path=str(Path(tool).parent))
-                    if node_path is None:
-                        raise RuntimeError(
-                            f"JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env}: node not found"
-                        )
-                    _check_node_version(node_path)  # Raises on failure
-                return tool, option
-        raise RuntimeError(f"JS_RUNTIME={js_runtime_env} not recognized")
 
     # Auto-detect
-    for option in options:
+    return _auto_detect_runtime(options)
-        if tool := shutil.which(option):
-            # Check Node.js version if using npm
-            if option == "npm":
-                node_path = shutil.which("node", path=str(Path(tool).parent))
-                if node_path is None:
-                    continue
-                try:
-                    _check_node_version(node_path)
-                except RuntimeError as e:
-                    node_version_error = e
-                    continue  # Try next runtime
-            return tool, option
-
-    # No runtime found - provide helpful error
-    if node_version_error:
-        raise node_version_error
-    raise RuntimeError("Node.js (v20+), Deno or Bun is required but none was found")
 
 
-def find_build_tool():
+def find_build_tool() -> tuple[list[str], list[str]]:
     """Find JavaScript runtime and construct install/build commands.
 
     Returns (install_cmd, build_cmd) tuples of command lists.
@@ -143,7 +183,7 @@ def find_dev_tool() -> list[str]:
 
     if name == "bun":
         logger.warning(
-            "Bun has a bug in WS proxying (https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/9882). Consider using npm instead."
+            "Bun has a WS proxy bug (github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/9882). Consider npm.",
         )
 
     return [tool, *dev_args[name]]
@@ -176,16 +216,16 @@ def build(folder: str = "frontend") -> None:
         install_cmd, build_cmd = find_build_tool()
     except RuntimeError as e:
         logger.warning(e)
-        raise SystemExit(1)
+        raise SystemExit(1) from None
 
-    def run(cmd):
+    def run(cmd: list[str]) -> None:
         display_cmd = [Path(cmd[0]).stem, *cmd[1:]]
         logger.info("### %s", " ".join(display_cmd))
-        subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, cwd=folder)
+        subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, cwd=folder)  # noqa: S603
 
     try:
         run(install_cmd)
         logger.info("")
         run(build_cmd)
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-        raise SystemExit(1)
+        raise SystemExit(1) from None

template/scripts/fastapi-vue/devutil.py

@@ -1,27 +1,33 @@
+# ruff: noqa: INP001
 """Utilities meant for devserver script, used only in source repository with dev deps."""
 
 import asyncio
 import subprocess
 import sys
-from collections.abc import Coroutine
 from contextlib import suppress
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Self
 
 import httpx
 from buildutil import find_dev_tool, find_install_tool, logger
 from fastapi_vue.hostutil import parse_endpoint
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Coroutine
+
 
 class ProcessGroup:
     """Manage async subprocesses with automatic cleanup, like TaskGroup for processes."""
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        """Initialize empty process tracking."""
         self._procs: list[asyncio.subprocess.Process] = []
         self._cmds: dict[int, str] = {}  # pid -> command name
 
     async def spawn(
-        self, *cmd: str, cwd: str | None = None
+        self,
+        *cmd: str,
+        cwd: str | None = None,
     ) -> asyncio.subprocess.Process:
         """Spawn a subprocess and track it."""
         cmd_name = Path(cmd[0]).stem
@@ -32,7 +38,8 @@ class ProcessGroup:
         return proc
 
     async def wait(
-        self, *waitables: "asyncio.subprocess.Process | Coroutine[Any, Any, Any]"
+        self,
+        *waitables: "asyncio.subprocess.Process | Coroutine[Any, Any, Any]",
     ) -> None:
         """Wait for processes/coroutines to complete, raise SystemExit on failure."""
 
@@ -43,8 +50,7 @@ class ProcessGroup:
                 raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(returncode, cmd_name)
 
         tasks = [
-            wait_proc(w) if isinstance(w, asyncio.subprocess.Process) else w
+            wait_proc(w) if isinstance(w, asyncio.subprocess.Process) else w for w in waitables
-            for w in waitables
         ]
         try:
             await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
@@ -52,14 +58,15 @@ class ProcessGroup:
             logger.warning("%s failed with exit status %d", e.cmd, e.returncode)
             raise SystemExit(1) from None
 
-    async def __aenter__(self):
+    async def __aenter__(self) -> Self:
+        """Enter the async context manager."""
         return self
 
-    async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, *_):
+    async def __aexit__(self, exc_type: type[BaseException] | None, *_: object) -> None:
         """Wait for one process to exit, terminate others, then wait for all."""
         await self._cleanup(immediate=exc_type is not None)
 
-    async def _cleanup(self, immediate: bool = False):
+    async def _cleanup(self, *, immediate: bool = False) -> None:
         running = [p for p in self._procs if p.returncode is None]
         if not running:
             return
@@ -87,7 +94,7 @@ class ProcessGroup:
                         asyncio.wait_for(
                             asyncio.gather(*[p.wait() for p in still_running]),
                             timeout=10,
-                        )
+                        ),
                     )
                 except TimeoutError:
                     for p in self._procs:
@@ -111,29 +118,32 @@ async def check_ports_free(*urls: str) -> None:
         await asyncio.gather(*[check(client, url) for url in urls])
 
 
-async def ready(url: str, path: str = "") -> None:
+async def ready(url: str, path: str = "", max_attempts: int = 50) -> None:
     """Wait for the server to be ready by polling an endpoint.
 
+    Use empty path to disable the check and make this return immediately.
     Raises SystemExit(1) if server doesn't start in time.
     """
-    max_attempts = 50
+    if not path:
-    full_url = f"{url}{path}"
+        return
 
     async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
         for attempt in range(max_attempts):
             try:
-                await client.get(full_url, timeout=1.0)
+                await client.get(f"{url}{path}", timeout=1.0)
-                logger.info("✓ Backend ready!")
-                return
             except httpx.RequestError:
                 if attempt == max_attempts - 1:
                     logger.warning("Backend didn't start in time")
-                    raise SystemExit(1)
+                    raise SystemExit(1) from None
                 await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+            else:
+                logger.info("✓ Backend ready!")
+                return
 
 
 def setup_vite(
-    endpoint: str, default_port: int = 5173
+    endpoint: str,
+    default_port: int = 5173,
 ) -> tuple[str, list[str], list[str]]:
     """Parse frontend endpoint and build commands.
 
@@ -159,7 +169,9 @@ def setup_vite(
 
 
 def setup_fastapi(
-    endpoint: str, module: str, default_port: int = 8000
+    endpoint: str,
+    module: str,
+    default_port: int = 8000,
 ) -> tuple[str, list[str]]:
     """Parse backend endpoint and build uvicorn command.
 
@@ -174,7 +186,7 @@ def setup_fastapi(
 
     host = endpoints[0]["host"]
     port = endpoints[0]["port"]
-    reload_dir = module.split(".")[0]  # Don't reload on frontend changes
+    reload_dir = module.split(".", maxsplit=1)[0]  # Don't reload on frontend changes
 
     cmd = [
         sys.executable,
@@ -191,7 +203,9 @@ def setup_fastapi(
 
 
 def setup_cli(
-    cli: str, endpoint: str, default_port: int = 8000
+    cli: str,
+    endpoint: str,
+    default_port: int = 8000,
 ) -> tuple[str, list[str]]:
     """Parse backend endpoint and build CLI command.
 
@@ -207,10 +221,5 @@ def setup_cli(
     host = endpoints[0]["host"]
     port = endpoints[0]["port"]
 
-    cmd = [
+    cmd = [cli, f"--listen={host}:{port}"]
-        sys.executable,
-        "-m",
-        cli,
-        f"--listen={host}:{port}",
-    ]
     return f"http://{host}:{port}", cmd