dotenv.h File Reference

#include <htils/arena.h>
#include <htils/basictypes.h>
#include <htils/string.h>

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Functions
i32	htils_dotenv_load (arena_t *arena, const string *path)
	Load environment variables from a .env file.

Function Documentation

htils_dotenv_load()

i32 htils_dotenv_load	(	arena_t *	arena,
		const string *	path )

Load environment variables from a .env file.

Parses KEY=VALUE lines and sets each as a process environment variable with setenv() (overwriting). path may be the .env file itself, or a directory containing one, in which case the first .env found is used.

Parameters

arena	The arena to allocate from.
path	The .env file, or a directory to search for one.

Precondition

• path and arena must be valid and not null.
• path must exist.

Returns

The number of variables loaded, or -1 on failure.