Reading an environment var from .env file into package.json script

Asked Jun 16 '23 at 11:22

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I want to be able to use environment variables in an .env file inside a package.json script.

.env file:

MY_URL="example.com"

MY_BROWSER='chrome'

USER='xyz'

PASSWORD='123'

So instead of :

"myscript": "pnpx playwright codegen https://myurl.com",

I want something like:

"myscript": "pnpx playwright codegen $MY_URL,

I've tried using env-cmd but not getting result I want as the browser opens with no url

asked Jun 16 '23 at 11:22

Ger Mc

Use process.env.MY_URL – SaiPrasad_SP Jun 16 '23 at 11:25
No, its in package.json – Ger Mc Jun 19 '23 at 09:42
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Seemingly not possible to do in a **good** way: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34650527/how-to-use-environment-variables-in-package-json – candre Jun 19 '23 at 18:50
I think you might be able to use .env file like this https://playwright.dev/docs/test-parameterize#env-files if it caters to your need – tushi43 Jun 28 '23 at 15:12

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