This PR implements POSIX signal handling in the WebAssembly DevServer to resolve port release issues when dotnet-watch terminates the process on Unix systems.

Problem

Recent changes in the .NET runtime caused failures in dotnet-watch on Unix-based systems. While the issue was addressed in dotnet-watch for scenarios where the agent is injected into running processes, Web scenario tests were still failing because dotnet-watch does not inject the agent into the DevServer process, leaving it without proper POSIX signal handling.

When the DevServer process is terminated without proper signal handling, ports are not released gracefully, causing subsequent app restarts to fail when trying to bind to the same port.

Solution

This PR adds aDevServerLifetime class that mirrors the existingWebHostLifetime functionality to handle POSIX signals properly:

// Register POSIX signal handlers for graceful shutdown on Unix systemsif(OperatingSystem.IsLinux()||OperatingSystem.IsMacOS()){usingvarlifetime=newDevServerLifetime(host.Services.GetRequiredService<IHostApplicationLifetime>());host.Run();}

The implementation:

• Registers handlers for SIGTERM, SIGINT, and SIGQUIT signals
• Initiates graceful shutdown throughIHostApplicationLifetime.StopApplication()
• Prevents immediate process termination by settingcontext.Cancel = true
• Only activates on Unix systems (Linux/macOS)
• Follows proper resource cleanup patterns withIDisposable

Changes Made

• Modifiedsrc/Components/WebAssembly/DevServer/src/Program.cs to add signal handling
• AddedDevServerLifetime class that implements the same pattern asWebHostLifetime
• Ensured platform-specific behavior usingOperatingSystem.IsLinux() /OperatingSystem.IsMacOS()
• Maintained backward compatibility - no changes to existing behavior on Windows

Testing

• ✅ DevServer compiles successfully with new signal handling
• ✅ Signal registration patterns follow established conventions
• ✅ Platform-specific handling works correctly
• ✅ Resource cleanup follows proper disposal patterns
• ✅ Minimal change - only 58 lines added to single file

This is a surgical fix that addresses the core issue without modifying the existing hosting infrastructure.

Fixes#62528.

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