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7/24/2015 - 5:51 AM

TIL that env var values in "scripts" in package.json files are respected by npm.

TIL that env var values in "scripts" in package.json files are respected by npm.

package.json
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{
  "name": "npm-scripts-envvar",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Test to see if envvars work in \"npm scripts\"",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "test": "THIS_WORKS=test node index.js"
  },
  "author": "Charlie Robbins <charlie.robbins@gmail.com>",
  "license": "MIT"
}
index.js
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console.log('process.env.THIS_WORKS=%s', process.env.THIS_WORKS);
README.md
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npm-scripts-envvar

It works!

$ npm test
npm info it worked if it ends with ok
npm info using npm@2.7.5
npm info using node@v0.10.38
npm info pretest npm-scripts-envvar@1.0.0
npm info test npm-scripts-envvar@1.0.0

> npm-scripts-envvar@1.0.0 test /Users/charlie/Experimental/npm-scripts-envvar
> THIS_WORKS=test node index.js

process.env.THIS_WORKS=test
npm info posttest npm-scripts-envvar@1.0.0
npm info ok