Working on the .env problem

[seth.ledford]

Tell us what’s happening:
My code is below. I think I did it right but I am not sure why it is not working and am confused on if i should see Hello Json on the screen or in the terminal?

var express = require(‘express’);
var app = express();
console.log(“Hello World”);

app.get("/", function(req, res) {
res.sendFile(__dirname + “/views/index.html”);
});

app.use(express.static(__dirname + “/public”));

var responce = “HELLO JSON”.toUpperCase();

if (process.env.VAR_NAME === “allCaps”) {
response = “Hello Json”.toUpperCase();
} else {
response = “Hello Json”;
}

app.get("/json", (req, res) => {
res.json({
message: responce
});
});

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Challenge: Use the .env File

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[ilenia]

@seth.ledford

process.env.VAR_NAME

this is not getting the right variable from the .env file

have you created the .env file?

[Sky020]

Hey seth,

Would you mind sharing a link to your project code? It would be a lot easier to see. Otherwise, keep in mind: Even if you do share a link to your project code, others are not able to view .env files on Repl.it.

Thanks

[seth.ledford]

No. I did not know you need to.

[seth.ledford]

This is probably a dumb question but do i need to name the file process.env

[ilenia]

no, the file should be named exactly .env