Set an environment variable with gauge's current environment value

[zabil]

While using Gauge's environment feature.
There must be a way to access the value of the environment used for execution from the runner.

For e.g

$ gauge run specs --env local

In Javascript

console.log(process.env.GAUGE_ENVIRONMENT) // Prints "local"

WORKAROUND

Set the environment variable and use it for execution for e.g. in bash

$ export GAUGE_ENVIRONMENT=local
$ gauge run specs --env $GAUGE_ENVIRONMENT

[gaugebot]

The fix should be available in nightly >= 13-3-2019

[Debashis9012]

This has been verified and found fixed with the below version:
Gauge version: 1.0.5.nightly-2019-03-28

[delmaamoun]

Hi, I am using this and it's working on windows but not linux:
env = os.getenv("GAUGE_ENVIRONMENT") returns a value when running on windows but not on linux.
If it's not set in the env. variable, where else can I know which env I'm running from the code?

Gauge version: 1.0.6
Commit Hash: 2bc49db

Plugins

flash (0.0.1)
html-report (4.0.8)
python (0.3.5)
screenshot (0.0.1)
spectacle (0.1.3)
xml-report (0.2.2)

[zabil]

Please try using the following and see if it works (notice the lower case)

env = os.getenv("gauge_environment")

[delmaamoun]

Yep that worked, thanks!

[zabil]

Thanks for pointing this out.

Environment variables, by convention should be upper case. Gauge is currently not setting the values as upper case and this must be fixed to follow conventions.

[zabil]

Environment variables, by convention should be upper case. Gauge is currently not setting the values as upper case and this must be fixed to follow conventions.

Won't be doing this as this will break backwards compatibility and not predictable across platforms.

[x80486]

I think GAUGE_ENVIRONMENT can be added, maintain both for a while, and set a path for gauge_environment deprecation.