npx ava -r dotenv-flow/config not working

[sombriks]

Hello! I want to load environment-specific variables with the help of a dotenv library.

My current workflow with other libraries is to use the '-r ' argument so node car preload the library for me so it populates my environment variables for me in a transparent way.

[novemberborn]

-r is a Node.js argument, not an AVA argument. You can load dotenv-flow/config in test files using the require config, e.g. ava.config.mjs:

export default {
  require: ['dotenv-flow/config']
}

[sombriks]

oh i must have missed the docs about this and just tried to mimic what mocha does.
thanks for the guidance!

[sombriks]

this is what i've missed.

and this is a nice sample with the package.json alternative config :-)

i feel that i can fully migrate from mocha to ava now, thank you very much!