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', 'utf8');\n\n// Example: Serve the 'public' directory on port 8080 without opening a browser automatically.\nconst server = new FiveServer();\nserver.start({\n port: 8080,\n root: publicDir, // Set the document root to the 'public' directory\n open: false, // Do not open browser automatically\n watch: true, // Enable live reload\n dir: publicDir // Ensure 'dir' is also set for correct root behavior\n}).then(() => {\n console.log('Five Server started on http://localhost:8080');\n console.log(`Watching for changes in: ${publicDir}`);\n console.log('Open your browser to http://localhost:8080');\n}).catch(err => {\n console.error('Failed to start Five Server:', err);\n});","lang":"typescript","description":"Demonstrates how to programmatically start Five Server, serving a specific directory on a custom port with live reload, without automatically opening a browser. Includes setup for a test 'public' folder."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Uninstall `live-server` globally and install `five-server`. Review the new API for programmatic usage and configuration options.","message":"Five Server is a complete rewrite and maintained fork of `live-server`. Migrating from `live-server` requires uninstalling the old package (`npm -g rm live-server`) and installing `five-server`. The API for programmatic usage has changed significantly.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":">=0.1.0"},{"fix":"Install the Five Server VSCode Extension (`yandeu.five-server`) to utilize these editor-integrated functionalities.","message":"Advanced features like 'Instant Updates', 'Highlights', and 'Auto Navigation' are exclusively available through the Five Server VSCode Extension, not via the standalone CLI or programmatic API.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":">=0.1.0"},{"fix":"Upgrade your Node.js environment to version 16 or newer using a version manager like `nvm` or `fnm`.","message":"Five Server requires Node.js version 16 or higher. Older Node.js versions are not supported, and attempting to run it on unsupported versions will result in errors.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":">=0.1.0"},{"fix":"For Node.js ESM, use `import FiveServer from 'five-server/esm.mjs'`. For CommonJS, use `const FiveServer = require('five-server').default`.","message":"Due to varied module resolver behaviors across JavaScript environments, explicit import paths or `.default` access might be required for programmatic usage in Node.js ESM or CommonJS. Simply importing from 'five-server' might not always work directly.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":">=0.1.0"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-04-19T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Correct the import to `const FiveServer = require('five-server').default;`","cause":"Attempting to instantiate `FiveServer` in CommonJS by directly requiring the package without accessing its default export (e.g., `require('five-server')`).","error":"TypeError: FiveServer is not a constructor"},{"fix":"Use the explicit ESM path: `import FiveServer from 'five-server/esm.mjs';` or fall back to: `import pkg from 'five-server'; const { default: FiveServer } = pkg;`","cause":"Incorrectly using a named import for a default export, or attempting `import FiveServer from 'five-server'` in a Node.js ESM environment where the direct root import might not resolve correctly.","error":"SyntaxError: Named export 'FiveServer' not found. The requested module 'five-server' does not provide an export named 'FiveServer'"},{"fix":"Change the port number in your configuration (e.g., `five-server --port 8081` in CLI, or `{ port: 8081 }` in your programmatic options) or identify and terminate the conflicting process.","cause":"Another process on your system is already using the port that Five Server is trying to bind to (e.g., port 8080).","error":"Error: listen EADDRINUSE: address already in use :::8080"}],"ecosystem":"npm"}