[BUG] config.get('variable') can not read from custom-environment-variables about node-config HOT 10 CLOSED

I'm also facing the same issue when using ES modules import in JS and TS as well when using config.get("dar-api-port"). Following is the error that I receive in the console.

D:\TechACOS\dar-app\dar-api\node_modules\config\lib\config.js:179
    throw new Error('Configuration property "' + property + '" is not defined');
          ^
Error: Configuration property "dar-api-port" is not defined

And when I used config.util.getEnv("dar-api-port"), it returned undefined.

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Please contribute a failing test for the test suite that demonstrates the bug. This feature is working fine for me. The test will help illustrate what's different in your case.

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Moved it to #725
I have the same issue in my node app. I am not sure what test suite to use etc, apologize for my ignorance. But here is what I have. I have default.json, development.json and production.json. I have an environment variable 'app_password' with password. I have custom-environment-variables.json with the following:
`
{
"mail":{
"password":"app_password"
}
}

`

In my index.js I have

`
console.log('Mail Password: ' + config.get('mail.password'));

`
I get the following error
Error: Configuration property "mail.password" is not defined
at Config.get (C:\Users\devtr\Desktop\Vidly\node_modules\config\lib\config.js:179:11)
etc etc.

I hope this helps and can get it resolved. Thank you

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@devtrix how are you importing the config module in your code?

import config from "config"
or
const config = require("config")

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@talhameer The second, const config = require("config")

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@markstos When I define a variable that is set into 'custom-environment-variables.json' but not set into development.json, I got error that is not found:

└───────────────────────────────────┘
Config { name: 'My app - development', jwtPrivateKey: '' }
/..../GitHub/nodejs-starter/startup/config.js:6
        throw new Error("FATAL ERROR: jwt key not found!");

Here is my config.js file:

const config = require("config");

module.exports = function() {
    if (!config.get("jwtPrivateKey")) {
        throw new Error("FATAL ERROR: jwt key not found!"); 
        return process.exit(1);
      }      
}

This is my development.json:

{
    "name": "My app - development",
    "jwtPrivateKey": ""
}

And into custom-environment-variables.json file, I have just this field jwtPrivateKey.
There are other json files into config folder, production and default that are same as development but with different name.

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I'm getting this error too.

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I am encountering the same error when I run the server in VS Code's integrated terminal, but when I run it in an external terminal, it works without any issues.

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Everyone, you need to confirm that the environment variable you are trying to read is actually passed to node-config.

In the first line in your script, use something like console.log("DEBUG", process.env.YOUR_VAR_NAME). If you don't get any output, the variable is not set by your environment and there's nothing node-config can do about that.

I'm closing this thread, because it's more of a support thread and not a bug report-- If there was an actual bug, you could contribute a failing test for the test suite to reproduce it as something that's definitely a node-config problem.

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The issue is with VS Code Terminal. It not picking the file or object.
Try external node terminal. It will work.

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