cannot set some env variables

[SpiderZZZ]

before update to last version we have a extenstion setting "playwright.env". what about new version plugin and env variables ?

[mxschmitt]

We recommend using dotenv inside your config: https://github.com/microsoft/create-playwright/blob/89ddb5b95eba82928371b422d22b52e9d91b48a1/assets/playwright.config.ts#L8

[cmfcmf]

I don't think this approach would work for the PW_EXPERIMENTAL_TS_ESM environment variable which is needed since Playwright v1.18.0 (https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.18.0) when your package.json file contains "type": "module". Playwright cannot read the playwright.config.ts file without that environment variable being present.

[SpiderZZZ]

We recommend using dotenv inside your config: https://github.com/microsoft/create-playwright/blob/89ddb5b95eba82928371b422d22b52e9d91b48a1/assets/playwright.config.ts#L8

i neet to use some env variables to start tests on different envoriment from the extenstion, how i can do this now?
my scripts now:

  "scripts": {
    "test": "set NODE_ENV=test&&npx playwright test",
    "test-dev": "set NODE_ENV=dev&&npx playwright test --grep-invert @only-test",
    "debug": "set NODE_ENV=test&&npx playwright test --headed --timeout=0",
    "debug-dev": "set NODE_ENV=dev&&npx playwright test --grep-invert @only-test --headed --timeout=0"
  }

[loganromero]

We recommend using dotenv inside your config: https://github.com/microsoft/create-playwright/blob/89ddb5b95eba82928371b422d22b52e9d91b48a1/assets/playwright.config.ts#L8

i neet to use some env variables to start tests on different envoriment from the extenstion, how i can do this now? my scripts now:

  "scripts": {
    "test": "set NODE_ENV=test&&npx playwright test",
    "test-dev": "set NODE_ENV=dev&&npx playwright test --grep-invert @only-test",
    "debug": "set NODE_ENV=test&&npx playwright test --headed --timeout=0",
    "debug-dev": "set NODE_ENV=dev&&npx playwright test --grep-invert @only-test --headed --timeout=0"
  }

This is a similar concern for me. Being able to manage multiple environments would be helpful.

[pavelfeldman]

You should create two configs:

dev.playwright.config.ts
and
test.playwright.config.ts

re-export original config from both and set necessary environment variables in each.

Then pick the one you like more in VSCode and set it as a default!

[loganromero]

Thanks for the comment, I've got that set up and working well for me now!

[SpiderZZZ]

Sorry, help me please. How i can do this?

Then pick the one you like more in VSCode and set it as a default!

[loganromero]

Here's a link to a slack thread where I gave a breakdown of how to do this.

https://playwright.slack.com/archives/C02CE8Y0W01/p1646239459723379?thread_ts=1646235107.820819&channel=C02CE8Y0W01&message_ts=1646239459.723379