Hey guys, any idea how to set environment variable...

# javascript

[Chukwukammadu Anizoba]

Hey guys, any idea how to set environment variables (.env) in a Kotlin JS node project? I've tried adding a .env file at the root of the project, but the server code is not picking up the variables from process.env. Cheers!

[Alex Edwards]

we do

external val process: dynamic

then we have a function that converts process.env from dynamic to Map<String, String> but thats not necessary

[Chukwukammadu Anizoba]

Yup, I forgot to mention I already have external val process: dynamic in the server code's file. Unfortunately process.env.PORT doesn't seem to return anything. For reference, here is the structure of my project:

- server <--- project name
  - src
    - main
      - kotlin
        - main.kt <--- server code
  - .env

And this is the content of my .env file:

PORT=8000

[Alex Edwards]

does process.env contain anything or just not your env variables? Personally I don’t actually run node directly in the build script, its an aws env

[Chukwukammadu Anizoba]

process.env contains all other things except my env variables. I'd imagine this could have to do with where the .env file is placed in the project?

[Alex Edwards]

It might be where the file is placed but i suspect you have to actually tell the run task (or gradle) that it should load that env file and use it

[Alex Edwards]

the docs are not much help here either https://kotlinlang.org/docs/running-kotlin-js.html

[Chukwukammadu Anizoba]

Yup. Thanks all the same. I'll keep digging and revert as soon as I find something