[Feature Request] Automatically open devtools when starting dev server

[TowhidKashem]

Description

In metro config if Rosentite is enabled it would be great to spawn the devtools window as soon as the app is started via npx expo start or react-native start.

At the moment it's a bit annoying to have to shake the app to open the menu and click "js debugger" and then switch to the Rosentite tab in devtools. Just having it stay opened in the background ready to be used as needed would be great. Even better if it can close automatically once the dev process is killed via CMD/CNTRL + C in the terminal.

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[V3RON]

Hey @TowhidKashem 👋

I looked into this today, and it's not straightforward to implement since I couldn’t find a way to listen for "device connected" events from within a Metro config file. I did manage to periodically check for connected devices and automatically open DevTools when a new one is detected. I'll get back to it tomorrow to see if there's a better way to handle this.

[TowhidKashem]

Hey @V3RON, thanks for looking into it! If it's not possible to do cleanly then don't worry about it. It's not a deal breaker or anything, just a nice to have. Feel free to close the ticket if you end up doing that.