feat: print Dev Server URL on 'u' keypress to reduce terminal clutter

lib/Server.js

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 const path = require("path");
 const url = require("url");
 const util = require("util");
+const readline = require("readline");
 const fs = require("graceful-fs");
 const ipaddr = require("ipaddr.js");
 const { validate } = require("schema-utils");
@@ -309,6 +310,24 @@
 
 const DEFAULT_ALLOWED_PROTOCOLS = /^(file|.+-extension):/i;
 
+/**
+ * @param {(host: string) => string} prettyPrintURL
+ */
+function setupKeypressLogger(prettyPrintURL) {
+  readline.emitKeypressEvents(process.stdin);
+  if (process.stdin.isTTY) {
+    process.stdin.setRawMode(true);
+    process.stdin.on("keypress", (str, key) => {
+      if (key.name === "u") {
+        console.log(`🔗 Dev Server: ${prettyPrintURL("localhost")}`);
+      } else if (key.name === "q" || (key.ctrl && key.name === "c")) {
+        process.exit();
+      }
+    });
+    console.log("🔑 Press [u] to show Dev Server URL, [q] to quit");
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} BasicApplication
  * @property {typeof useFn} use
@@ -2917,6 +2936,11 @@
       const prettyPrintURL = (newHostname) =>
         url.format({ protocol, hostname: newHostname, port, pathname: "/" });
 
+      // @ts-expect-error: we just added this option, TS types need updating
+      if (this.options.printUrlOnKeypress) {
+        setupKeypressLogger(prettyPrintURL);
+      }
+
       let host;
       let localhost;
       let loopbackIPv4;

lib/options.json

@@ -495,6 +495,11 @@
       "description": "Allows to specify a port to use.",
       "link": "https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverport"
     },
+    "PrintUrlOnKeypress": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "Only print the Dev Server URL when the user presses 'u' in the terminal."
+    },
     "Proxy": {
       "type": "array",
       "items": {
@@ -976,6 +981,9 @@
     "compress": {
       "$ref": "#/definitions/Compress"
     },
+    "printUrlOnKeypress": {
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/PrintUrlOnKeypress"
+    },
     "devMiddleware": {
       "$ref": "#/definitions/DevMiddleware"
     },

types/lib/Server.d.ts

@@ -575,6 +575,11 @@ declare class Server<
         description: string;
         link: string;
       };
+      PrintUrlOnKeypress: {
+        type: string;
+        default: boolean;
+        description: string;
+      };
       Proxy: {
         type: string;
         items: {
@@ -1066,6 +1071,9 @@ declare class Server<
       compress: {
         $ref: string;
       };
+      printUrlOnKeypress: {
+        $ref: string;
+      };
       devMiddleware: {
         $ref: string;
       };