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Function: isDev()

isDev(): boolean

Defined in: electron/electronUtils.ts:45

Determines if the Electron app is running in development mode.

Returns​

boolean

true if running in Electron development mode (unpackaged and NODE_ENV=development), otherwise false.

Remarks​

This function returns true only if both:

  • The NODE_ENV environment variable is set to "development" (as determined by isDevelopment()), and - The Electron app is not packaged (app.isPackaged is false).

Use this to distinguish between development and production builds in Electron-specific code, such as enabling hot reload or verbose logging only during development.

Example​

if (isDev()) {
    logger.debug("Running in development mode - enabling debug features");
    // Enable hot reload, detailed logging, etc.
} else {
    logger.info("Running in production mode");
    // Optimize for performance, reduce logging
}