Refactor dev server setup and update example script for improved configuration handling

Author: hotlong

objectql.config.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as yaml from 'js-yaml';
 
 // --- Patch for @objectstack/cli @0.8.0 compatibility ---
+// Removed to prevent circular dependency error with @objectstack/core ESM
+/*
 import { ObjectKernel } from '@objectstack/core';
 try {
     const proto = ObjectKernel.prototype;
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ try {
 } catch (e) {
     console.warn('Failed to patch ObjectKernel compatibility:', e);
 }
+*/
 // -------------------------------------------------------
 
 function loadObjects(dir: string) {
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ export default {
     // Runtime plugins (instances only)
     plugins: [
         new HonoServerPlugin({
-            port: 3000
+            port: 5050
         }),
         new ObjectQLSecurityPlugin({
             enableAudit: false

package.json

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "lint": "turbo run lint",
     "format": "prettier --write \"packages/**/*.{ts,tsx,json,md}\"",
     "cli:dev": "ts-node packages/tools/cli/src/index.ts",
-    "dev:example": "objectstack serve objectql.config.ts",
+    "dev:example": "tsx scripts/dev-server.ts",
     "start:example": "objectstack serve objectql.config.ts",
     "check-versions": "node scripts/check-versions.js",
     "analyze-deps": "node scripts/analyze-dependencies.js",

scripts/dev-server.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { ObjectKernel } from '@objectstack/core';
+import config from '../objectql.config';
+
+async function main() {
+    console.log('🚀 Starting ObjectStack Custom Dev Server...');
+    
+    const kernel = new ObjectKernel({});
+
+    if (config.plugins) {
+        for (const plugin of config.plugins) {
+            console.log(`🔌 Registering plugin: ${plugin.name}`);
+            kernel.use(plugin);
+        }
+    }
+
+    try {
+        await kernel.bootstrap();
+        console.log('✅ Server started successfully!');
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error('❌ Failed to start server:', err);
+        process.exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
+main();