env variables handling

dev-start.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Script to start a local development server with environment variables
+
+# Check if .env file exists
+if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+  echo "Error: .env file not found!"
+  echo "Please create a .env file based on .env.example"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Generate config.env.js from .env
+echo "Generating config.env.js from .env..."
+./generate-config.sh
+
+# Start a local development server
+echo "Starting development server..."
+if command -v python3 &> /dev/null; then
+  echo "Using Python3 HTTP server on port 8000..."
+  python3 -m http.server 8000
+elif command -v python &> /dev/null; then
+  echo "Using Python HTTP server on port 8000..."
+  python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
+elif command -v npx &> /dev/null; then
+  echo "Using npx serve on port 8000..."
+  npx serve -l 8000
+else
+  echo "Error: Could not find a suitable static file server."
+  echo "Please install Python or Node.js, or manually start a server."
+  exit 1
+fi