Should we use environment_variable action?

[alexhayes]

This is perhaps more a question/clarification than an issue (although I think the docs perhaps need to be updated depending on outcome).

In the description for the environment_variable action it states;

Sets/gets env vars for Fastlane.swift. Don't use in ruby, use ENV[key] = val

This doesn't make a whole heap of sense to me.

Is the Don't use in ruby part suggesting that we shouldn't use this action to set environment variables in Ruby, that we should use ENV[key] = val? If so, why does this action exist?

Looking at the code, internally it uses ENV[key to set environment variables making this even more blurry to me.

Perhaps @taquitos you might be able to provide insight?

[fastlane-bot]

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[alexhayes]

Thanks @fastlane-bot but this has nothing to do with fastlane env it's a potential issue with the documentation.