use dotenv with vinxi start

[birkskyum]

When developing with vinxi dev the .env file will be loaded correctly with vite.

After building and starting, none of the import.meta.env are found.

My current alternative to vinxi start is pnpx node-env-run .output/server/index.mjs

related:

• Support .env file for production / preview node preset nitrojs/nitro#1492

[birkskyum]

and ofc node --env-file

[vincehi]

You can use node --env-file=.env ./node_modules/.bin/vinxi dev and process.env.YOUPI

[birkskyum]

@vincehi , this ticket is specifically for vinxi start, because if the .env files can't be loaded with start there's imo limited utility of the start cli entry.

[vincehi]

@birkskyum I have no problem loading the env var with this command for the start node --env-file=.env ./node_modules/.bin/vinxi start

[Ximaz]

@birkskyum I have no problem loading the env var with this command for the start node --env-file=.env ./node_modules/.bin/vinxi start

Should you work around work when using pnpm package manager (I actually am trying for dev, not start, but I don't think it matters tbh...) ? Because node_modules/.bin/vinxi doesn't seem to work as expected :

app % pnpm dev                                  

> <project>@ dev <project>/app
> node --env-file=../.env ./node_modules/.bin/vinxi dev --port 8081

<project>/app/node_modules/.bin/vinxi:2
basedir=$(dirname "$(echo "$0" | sed -e 's,\\,/,g')")
          ^^^^^^^

SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list
    at wrapSafe (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1378:20)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1428:41)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1548:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1288:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1104:12)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:174:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:28:49

Node.js v20.18.0
 ELIFECYCLE  Command failed with exit code 1.

It seems that node_modules/.bin/vinxi is a shell script that node is trying to run, which obviously can't work. Any idea ? Here is my package.json file :

{
  "name": "<project>",
  "type": "module",
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "node --env-file=../.env ./node_modules/.bin/vinxi dev --port 8081",
    "build": "vinxi build",
    "start": "vinxi start --port 8081",
    "version": "vinxi version",
    "vinxi": "vinxi"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@kobalte/core": "^0.13.7",
    "@solidjs/meta": "^0.29.4",
    "@solidjs/router": "^0.14.10",
    "@solidjs/start": "^1.0.9",
    "archiver": "^7.0.1",
    "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.0",
    "clsx": "^2.1.1",
    "fluent-ffmpeg": "^2.1.3",
    "light-audio-converter": "^1.0.6",
    "solid-js": "^1.9.2",
    "tailwind-merge": "^2.5.4",
    "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.7",
    "vinxi": "^0.4.3"
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": ">=18"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@types/archiver": "^6.0.3",
    "@types/fluent-ffmpeg": "^2.1.27",
    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
    "postcss": "^8.4.47",
    "tailwindcss": "^3.4.14"
  }
}