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Expose development vs production mode to JavaScript #748

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@romain-pm

Part of #734. A module has no way to know whether it is running on a developer's instance or in production, so the library cannot warn about anything only a developer would want to hear.

The immediate need is #737: buildImageUrl knows when a resize hint will be silently ignored (default provider, no Media Optimization) — the single worst image trap — but can only report it, not surface it. Same shape as any other develop-time-only diagnostic the library might add later.

The engine already computes it: ViewRenderError.isDevelopmentMode() wraps SettingsBean.getInstance().isDevelopmentMode(). It just isn't on the server bridge (GraalVMEngine.java:284 assembles those helpers).

  • Expose it, e.g. server.config.isDevelopmentMode(): boolean on ConfigHelper — or argue for a better home.
  • Type it in globals.d.ts.
  • Warn once per image whose candidates land on the inert query channel, naming the node and pointing at the images guide.

Warnings must be develop-only and must not repeat per render — production pays nothing, and a dev tailing logs should not drown.

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