Added safety check to load & start in app.

Author: mbrich

LICENSE

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2019 - 2024 Toreda
+Copyright (c) 2019 - 2025 Toreda
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

README.md

@@ -9,21 +9,18 @@
  
 
 # `@toreda/typescript-cli-starter`
-## Command line (CLI) starter app project
+## Command line (CLI) app template
 Command Line Interface (CLI) app example using TypeScript. Produces a self-contained bundle file which can be installed and execute via command line.
 
  
 
-# Starter Features
-
-## Features
+# Template Features
 - Unit tests with Jest.
 -  TypeScript adds additional syntax to JavaScript to support a tighter integration with your editor. Catch errors early in your editor.
 -  TypeScript understands JavaScript and uses type inference to give you great tooling without additional code.
 
  
 
-
 ## [Speedy Web Compiler (SWC)](https://swc.rs/)
 *WC is an extensible Rust-based platform for the next generation of fast developer tools. It's used by tools like Next.js, Parcel, and Deno, as well as companies like Vercel, ByteDance, Tencent, Shopify, and more.*
 
@@ -429,6 +426,21 @@ TypeScript package support with `tsconfig.json`.
 
  
 
+# Client Lifecycle
+Lifecycle methods are like checkpoints that execute logic at each step in the client's lifecycle flow.
+
+## `Init Phase`
+Init
+
+The async init methods are called in the following order:
+### 1. `clientWillInit`
+### 2. `clientOnInit`
+### 3. `clientDidInit`
+
+## `Load Phase`
+
+
+
 # Legal
 
 ## License

src/app.ts

@@ -49,17 +49,19 @@ export class App implements ClientDelegate {
 
 		this.loaded(true);
 		return this;
-
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Start the app. Ignores all start calls after app is running.
+	 */
 	public async start(): Promise<App> {
 		// Ignore dupe calls after app start. Lifecycle phases maintain their own flags
 		// to prevent dupe calls, but other logic here isn't protected without the check.
 		if (this.running()) {
 			return this;
 		}
 
-		this.log.info(`CLI App starting..`);
+		this.log.info(`Starting app..`);
 		await this.load();
 		await clientPhase('clientWillStart', this);
 		await clientPhase('clientOnStart', this);
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ export class App implements ClientDelegate {
 		await clientPhase('clientWillBecomeReady', this);
 		await clientPhase('clientOnReady', this);
 		await clientPhase('clientDidBecomeReady', this);
+		this.log.info(`App started.`);
+		this.running(true);
 
 		return this;
 	}