Access Environment Variables in Tests

Set Environment Variables #

Use the export command to create an environment variable on macOS and Linux:

export DEV_MODE=true
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On Windows, use the set command:

set DEV_MODE=true
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For more information on how to set environment variables, see this answer on StackExchange.

Access Environment Variables #

Use the process.env property to access environment variables in test code:

fixture `My Fixture`;

test('Print an Environment Variable', async t => {
    console.log('Development mode: ', process.env.DEV_MODE);
});