Normalize video mode defaults for dev builds

js/app.js

@@ -560,7 +560,11 @@ class Application {
       editModalOverride: ui.editModal,
       container: modalContainer,
       services: {
-        getMode: () => (isDevMode ? "dev" : "live"),
+        getMode: ({ video } = {}) => {
+          const candidate =
+            typeof video?.mode === "string" ? video.mode.trim().toLowerCase() : "";
+          return candidate === "dev" ? "dev" : "live";
+        },
         sanitizers: {
           text: (value) => (typeof value === "string" ? value.trim() : ""),
           url: (value) => (typeof value === "string" ? value.trim() : ""),
@@ -5001,6 +5005,9 @@ class Application {
     const description = normalizeString(legacyPayload?.description || "");
     const ws = normalizeString(legacyPayload?.ws || "");
     const xs = normalizeString(legacyPayload?.xs || "");
+    const rawMode = normalizeString(legacyPayload?.mode || "");
+    const normalizedMode =
+      rawMode && rawMode.toLowerCase() === "dev" ? "dev" : "live";
     const enableComments = normalizeBooleanFlag(
       legacyPayload?.enableComments,
       true
@@ -5017,7 +5024,7 @@ class Application {
       magnet,
       thumbnail,
       description,
-      mode: isDevMode ? "dev" : "live",
+      mode: normalizedMode,
       enableComments,
       isNsfw,
       isForKids,

js/ui/components/EditModal.js

@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ export class EditModal {
       typeof setGlobalModalState === "function" ? setGlobalModalState : () => {};
     this.escapeHtml = typeof escapeHtml === "function" ? escapeHtml : (value) => `${value ?? ""}`;
     this.showError = typeof showError === "function" ? showError : () => {};
-    this.getMode = typeof getMode === "function" ? getMode : () => "live";
+    this.getMode =
+      typeof getMode === "function"
+        ? getMode
+        : () => (this.activeVideo?.mode ?? "live");
     this.eventTarget = eventTarget instanceof EventTarget ? eventTarget : new EventTarget();
     this.container = container || null;
 
@@ -312,6 +315,37 @@ export class EditModal {
     return { isNsfw, isForKids };
   }
 
+  normalizeMode(value) {
+    if (typeof value === "string") {
+      const normalized = value.trim().toLowerCase();
+      if (normalized === "dev") {
+        return "dev";
+      }
+    }
+    return "live";
+  }
+
+  resolveModeForSubmit() {
+    let candidate = null;
+    if (typeof this.getMode === "function") {
+      try {
+        candidate = this.getMode({ video: this.activeVideo });
+      } catch (_error) {
+        candidate = null;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (typeof candidate === "string" && candidate.trim()) {
+      return this.normalizeMode(candidate);
+    }
+
+    if (this.activeVideo && typeof this.activeVideo.mode === "string") {
+      return this.normalizeMode(this.activeVideo.mode);
+    }
+
+    return "live";
+  }
+
   reset() {
     if (!this.root) {
       this.activeVideo = null;
@@ -963,7 +997,7 @@ export class EditModal {
       url: finalUrl,
       thumbnail: finalThumbnail,
       description: finalDescription,
-      mode: this.getMode(),
+      mode: this.resolveModeForSubmit(),
       ws: finalWs,
       xs: finalXs,
       wsEdited: !shouldUseOriginalWs,