Hot Reload

Hot reload works just like in Flutter. When you save a file, your app updates instantly while preserving state.

Enabling hot reload

Run your app with the --enable-vm-service flag:

dart --enable-vm-service your_app.dart

When your app starts, you'll see:

The Dart VM service is listening on http://127.0.0.1:8181/...

Now just save your files. Nocterm watches for changes and reloads automatically.

What gets preserved

• State: Values in State objects stay the same
• Position: Your place in the UI (selected tab, scroll position, etc.)

What needs a restart

Some changes require stopping and restarting your app:

• Modifying main()
• Changing global variables
• Modifying initState() (existing state won't re-initialize)

Next steps

• Layout - Build UIs with layout components
• Text & Styling - Style your text
• Input - Add user input