Basic Node and Express - Use the .env File

JavaScript
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Tell us what’s happening:

Hi guys. I’ve been stuck on this for a while. I created .env file with MESSAGE_STYLE=uppercase
Then, i used the following code:

app.get('/json', (req, res) => {
  let message = 'Hello json';
  (process.env.MESSAGE_STYLE === 'uppercase') 
  ? message=message.toUpperCase() 
  : message=message;
  res.json({'message': message});
  });

But i keep on getting this error:
The response of the endpoint /json should change according to the environment variable MESSAGE_STYLE
Please help! i’m using Gitpod

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Challenge Information:

Basic Node and Express - Use the .env File

2

can you follow this step:

At the top of your myApp.js file, add require('dotenv').config() to load the environment variables.

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