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Allow env file with "bazel test"

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#955 opened on Feb 22, 2016

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P3help wantednot staleteam-Coretype: feature request

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Description

Currently, you can pass environment variables one at a time with --test_env. It would be nice to be able to pass an entire file of env variables to bazel test with something like:

bazel test --test_env_file=.env //...

env are becoming semi-standard, and lots of tools understand how to read them. For example:

This improvement would allow people to use their existing env files with bazel.

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Research direction
Examine how ` test env` is currently handled in Bazel's test command options. Look for the Options class for test runner, then add a new ` test env file` option that reads a dotenv file and populates the same env map.
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java
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build systemcli
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Feature
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3
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3-5 days
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Active
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Clear
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JavaBazel internals
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60