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Why is the .env file loaded when running locally?

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
aws, javascript, node.js
Domain
cli, cloud

Research direction

Start by reading the deployment explanation in issue #301 and trace how node-lambda run handles the .env file. Determine whether loading it locally is intentional; done should be a documented rationale or a clearly specified behavior change.

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Description

question

If the .env file is used for deployment as explained in #301 then it seems counter intuitive to load it when using node-lambda run. Is there any reason behind this or am I missing something?

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