Improve the base_path story (#2381)

* Improve the base_path story

* allow base path routes without trailing slash

* remove note about trailing /

* fix clippy empty docs

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Co-authored-by: Evan Almloff <evanalmloff@gmail.com>

packages/cli/src/builder.rs

@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ pub fn gen_page(config: &CrateConfig, manifest: Option<&AssetManifest>, serve: b
     }
 
     let base_path = match &config.dioxus_config.web.app.base_path {
-        Some(path) => path,
+        Some(path) => path.trim_matches('/'),
         None => ".",
     };
     let app_name = &config.dioxus_config.application.name;

packages/cli/src/server/web/mod.rs

@@ -116,21 +116,26 @@ async fn start_server(
     router: axum::Router,
     start_browser: bool,
     rustls: Option<axum_server::tls_rustls::RustlsConfig>,
-    _config: &CrateConfig,
+    config: &CrateConfig,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     // If plugins, call on_serve_start event
     #[cfg(feature = "plugin")]
-    crate::plugin::PluginManager::on_serve_start(_config)?;
+    crate::plugin::PluginManager::on_serve_start(config)?;
 
     // Bind the server to `[::]` and it will LISTEN for both IPv4 and IPv6. (required IPv6 dual stack)
     let addr: SocketAddr = format!("0.0.0.0:{}", port).parse().unwrap();
 
     // Open the browser
     if start_browser {
-        match rustls {
-            Some(_) => _ = open::that(format!("https://localhost:{port}")),
-            None => _ = open::that(format!("http://localhost:{port}")),
-        }
+        let protocol = match rustls {
+            Some(_) => "https",
+            None => "http",
+        };
+        let base_path = match config.dioxus_config.web.app.base_path.as_deref() {
+            Some(base_path) => format!("/{}", base_path.trim_matches('/')),
+            None => "".to_owned(),
+        };
+        _ = open::that(format!("{protocol}://localhost:{port}{base_path}"));
     }
 
     let svc = router.into_make_service();

packages/cli/src/server/web/server.rs

@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ pub async fn setup_router(
         .and_then(move |response| async move { Ok(no_cache(file_service_config, response)) })
         .service(ServeDir::new(config.out_dir()));
 
-    // Setup websocket
-    let mut router = Router::new().route("/_dioxus/ws", get(ws_handler));
+    // Setup router
+    let mut router = Router::new();
 
     // Setup proxy
     for proxy_config in config.dioxus_config.web.proxy {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub async fn setup_router(
     router = if let Some(base_path) = config.dioxus_config.web.app.base_path.clone() {
         let base_path = format!("/{}", base_path.trim_matches('/'));
         Router::new()
-            .route(&base_path, axum::routing::any_service(router))
+            .nest(&base_path, router)
             .fallback(get(move || {
                 let base_path = base_path.clone();
                 async move { format!("Outside of the base path: {}", base_path) }
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ pub async fn setup_router(
         router
     };
 
+    // Setup websocket
+    router = router.route("/_dioxus/ws", get(ws_handler));
+
     // Setup routes
     router = router
         .route("/_dioxus/hot_reload", get(hot_reload_handler))