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[cli] Use dotenv to resolve .env and .env.local files on startup #765

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[cli] Use dotenv to resolve .env and .env.local files on startup
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"@workflow/cli": patch
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Read .env and .env.local files on startup
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#!/usr/bin/env node

import { existsSync } from 'node:fs';
import { resolve } from 'node:path';
import { execute } from '@oclif/core';
import { config } from 'dotenv';

// Load .env file if it exists
const envPath = resolve(process.cwd(), '.env');
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Incorrect environment variable precedence: .env.local with override:true overwrites pre-existing shell environment variables, breaking the conventional precedence where shell vars should have highest priority

Fix on Vercel

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Open question about precedence. WDYT @pranaygp ?

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@TooTallNate or @ijjk would have a better sense. idk what the right precedence is here

if (existsSync(envPath)) {
const envResult = config({ path: envPath });
if (envResult.error && envResult.error.code !== 'ENOENT') {
console.warn(`Warning: Failed to load .env file: ${envResult.error.message}`);
}
}

// Load .env.local file if it exists (overrides .env)
const envLocalPath = resolve(process.cwd(), '.env.local');
if (existsSync(envLocalPath)) {
const envLocalResult = config({ path: envLocalPath, override: true });
if (envLocalResult.error && envLocalResult.error.code !== 'ENOENT') {
console.warn(`Warning: Failed to load .env.local file: ${envLocalResult.error.message}`);
}
}

await execute({ type: 'esm', development: false, dir: import.meta.url });
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"chalk": "5.6.2",
"chokidar": "4.0.3",
"date-fns": "4.1.0",
"dotenv": "^16.4.7",
"easy-table": "1.2.0",
"enhanced-resolve": "5.18.2",
"esbuild": "catalog:",
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