feat: Add server address and port options for browser mode

aider/args.py

@@ -627,6 +627,24 @@ def get_parser(default_config_files, git_root):
         help="Run aider in your browser (default: False)",
         default=False,
     )
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--server-address",
+        type=str,
+        default=None,
+        help=(
+            "The address on which aider should listen when running in browser mode. By default"
+            " it listens on localhost."
+        ),
+    )
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--server-port",
+        type=int,
+        default=None,
+        help=(
+            "The port on which aider should listen when running in browser mode. By default"
+            " a random port is chosen."
+        ),
+    )
     group.add_argument(
         "--copy-paste",
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,

aider/main.py

@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def write_streamlit_credentials():
         print("Streamlit credentials already exist.")
 
 
-def launch_gui(args):
+def launch_gui(args, server_port=None, server_address=None):
     from streamlit.web import cli
 
     from aider import gui
@@ -251,6 +251,12 @@ def launch_gui(args):
         "--server.runOnSave=false",
     ]
 
+    if server_port is not None:
+        st_args.append(f"--server.port={server_port}")
+
+    if server_address is not None:
+        st_args.append(f"--server.address={server_address}")
+
     # https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/2193
     is_dev = "-dev" in str(__version__)
 
@@ -663,7 +669,7 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None, return_coder=F
             analytics.event("exit", reason="Streamlit not installed")
             return
         analytics.event("gui session")
-        launch_gui(argv)
+        launch_gui(argv, server_port=args.server_port, server_address=args.server_address)
         analytics.event("exit", reason="GUI session ended")
         return
 

aider/website/docs/config/aider_conf.md

@@ -382,6 +382,12 @@ cog.outl("```")
 ## Run aider in your browser (default: False)
 #gui: false
 
+## The address on which aider should listen when running in browser mode (default: localhost)
+#server-address: "0.0.0.0"
+
+## The port on which aider should listen when running in browser mode (default: None)
+#server-port: 12345
+
 ## Enable automatic copy/paste of chat between aider and web UI (default: False)
 #copy-paste: false
 

tests/browser/test_browser.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from aider.main import main
 
 
 class TestBrowser(unittest.TestCase):
-    @patch("aider.main.launch_gui")
+    @patch("aider.main.launch_gui", autospec=True)
     def test_browser_flag_imports_streamlit(self, mock_launch_gui):
         os.environ["AIDER_ANALYTICS"] = "false"