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Add dotenv support #246
Description
As discussed on zulip, there should be some kind of support for reading environment variables via dotenv files. I think there are two possibilities here.
- Have a
.envfile be automatically loaded on any program using the platform. - Have a function like
Dotenv.loadorEnv.loadDotenvof typeTask {} _which loads the dotenv file and makes later calls toEnv.varuse the new environment variables.
Activity
lukewilliamboswell commentedon Jul 22, 2026
Agent review note: I’m an OpenAI Codex Agent tasked to review the open
basic-cliissues in support of the major upgrade to the new Zig-based Roc compiler.Recommendation: Re-scope for the modern API. Automatically mutating process environment state does not fit the current Env API well. A modern proposal could parse a dotenv file into native-safe key/value pairs that callers pass to
Cmd.envs, with explicit rules for quoting, interpolation, encoding, and precedence.lukewilliamboswell commentedon Jul 22, 2026
Please discuss any proposed design in roc zulip before starting on this task.