Improve Console Output to Indicate Hook Usage in Kedro-Viz

package/kedro_viz/launchers/cli/run.py

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     is_flag=True,
     help="An experimental flag to open Kedro-Viz without Kedro project dependencies",
 )
-def run(
+def run(  # noqa: PLR0915
     host,
     port,
     browser,
@@ -155,6 +155,16 @@ def run(
     port = _find_available_port(host, port)
 
     try:
+        if include_hooks:
+            hooks_message = "INFO: Running Kedro-Viz with hooks."
+        else:
+            hooks_message = (
+                "INFO: Running Kedro-Viz without hooks. "
+                "Try `kedro viz run --include-hooks` to include hook functionality."
+            )
+
+        display_cli_message(hooks_message, "yellow")
+
         if port in _VIZ_PROCESSES and _VIZ_PROCESSES[port].is_alive():
             _VIZ_PROCESSES[port].terminate()
 

package/tests/test_launchers/test_cli/test_run.py

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def mock_click_echo(mocker):
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_project_path(mocker):
-    mock_path = "/tmp/project_path"
+    mock_path = Path("/tmp/project_path")
     mocker.patch("pathlib.Path.cwd", return_value=mock_path)
     return mock_path
 
@@ -259,6 +259,45 @@ def test_kedro_viz_command_should_log_project_not_found(
 
         mock_click_echo.assert_has_calls(mock_click_echo_calls)
 
+    def test_kedro_viz_command_logs_hooks_message(
+        self, mocker, mock_project_path, mock_click_echo
+    ):
+        """
+        Test that Kedro-Viz logs the correct message when
+        the `--include-hooks` flag is used or omitted.
+        """
+        # Mock server setup and readiness checks
+        mocker.patch("kedro_viz.server.run_server")
+        mocker.patch(
+            "kedro_viz.launchers.utils._wait_for.__defaults__", (True, 1, True, 1)
+        )
+        mocker.patch(
+            "kedro_viz.launchers.utils._find_kedro_project",
+            return_value=mock_project_path,
+        )
+
+        runner = CliRunner()
+
+        # Test with --include-hooks
+        with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+            runner.invoke(main.viz_cli, ["viz", "run", "--include-hooks"])
+
+        assert any(
+            "INFO: Running Kedro-Viz with hooks." in call.args[0]
+            for call in mock_click_echo.mock_calls
+        ), "Expected message about running with hooks not found."
+
+        # Test without --include-hooks
+        with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+            runner.invoke(main.viz_cli, ["viz", "run"])
+
+        assert any(
+            "INFO: Running Kedro-Viz without hooks. "
+            "Try `kedro viz run --include-hooks` to include hook functionality."
+            in call.args[0]
+            for call in mock_click_echo.mock_calls
+        ), "Expected message about running without hooks not found."
+
     def test_kedro_viz_command_should_log_outdated_version(
         self, mocker, mock_http_response, mock_click_echo, mock_project_path
     ):