Look for the api key in either the LOCALEAPP_API_KEY env variable or …

…try and read it from a .env file

bin/localeapp

@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ else
 end
 
 pre do |global_options, command, options, args|
+  global_options[:k] = if global_options[:k]
+    global_options[:k]
+  elsif ENV['LOCALEAPP_API_KEY']
+    ENV['LOCALEAPP_API_KEY']
+  elsif File.exist?('.env') && IO.read('.env') =~ /^LOCALEAPP_API_KEY=(\w+)$/
+    $1
+  else
+    nil
+  end
+
   if Localeapp.has_config_file? || !global_options[:k].nil?
     true
   else

features/add.feature

@@ -44,3 +44,30 @@ Feature: Adding a translation from the command line
     Sending key: foo.baz
     Success!
     """
+
+  Scenario: Running add with no initializer file, passing the key via an ENV variable
+    In order to add a key and translation content
+    When I have a valid project on localeapp.com with api key "MYAPIKEY"
+    When I have a LOCALEAPP_API_KEY env variable set to "MYAPIKEY"
+    When I run `localeapp add foo.baz en:"test en content"`
+    Then the output should contain:
+    """
+    Localeapp Add
+
+    Sending key: foo.baz
+    Success!
+    """
+    Then I clear the LOCALEAPP_API_KEY env variable
+
+  Scenario: Running add with no initializer file, passing the key via a .env file
+    In order to add a key and translation content
+    When I have a valid project on localeapp.com with api key "MYAPIKEY"
+    When I have a .env file containing the api key "MYAPIKEY"
+    When I run `localeapp add foo.baz en:"test en content"`
+    Then the output should contain:
+    """
+    Localeapp Add
+
+    Sending key: foo.baz
+    Success!
+    """

features/step_definitions/cli_steps.rb

@@ -41,6 +41,23 @@
   add_fake_web_uri(:post, uri + '/rename', ['200', 'OK'], '')
 end
 
+When /^I have a LOCALEAPP_API_KEY env variable set to "(.*?)"$/ do |api_key|
+  ENV['LOCALEAPP_API_KEY'] = api_key
+end
+
+Then /^I clear the LOCALEAPP_API_KEY env variable$/ do
+  ENV['LOCALEAPP_API_KEY'] = nil
+end
+
+When /^I have a \.env file containing the api key "(.*?)"$/ do |api_key|
+  steps %Q{
+    And a file named ".env" with:
+    """
+    LOCALEAPP_API_KEY=#{api_key}
+    """
+  }
+end
+
 When /^an initializer file$/ do
   steps %Q{
     And a file named "config/initializers/localeapp.rb" with: