dotenv_gleam

Types

DotEnvError

An error that can occur when loading environment variables from a .env file.

pub type DotEnvError {
  ErrorReadingEnvFile(simplifile.FileError)
}

Constructors

ErrorReadingEnvFile(simplifile.FileError)

Functions

config

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pub fn config() -> Result(Nil, DotEnvError)

Tries to load environment variables from a .env file in the current working directory. this function returns a result with the error if it’s not possible to read the file.

Examples

> let assert Ok(Nil) = config()
> envoy.get("TEST")
Ok("test")

> use _ <- result.try(config())
> envoy.get("TEST")
Ok("test")

config_with

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pub fn config_with(file: String) -> Result(Nil, DotEnvError)

Tries to load environment variables from a file specified in the current working directory. this function returns a result with the error if it’s not possible to read the file.

Examples

> let assert Ok(Nil) = config_with("path/to/.env")
> envoy.get("TEST")
Ok("test")

> use _ <- result.try(config_with("path/to/.env"))
> envoy.get("TEST")
Ok("test")