Add feature to pass env file path from the CLI

README.md

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Options:
   -p,       --port                                  Port to listen on                                   [number]
   -r,       --rate-limit-enabled                    Enable rate limiting                                [boolean]
   -c,       --cors                                  CORS whitelist origins                              [string]
+  --env,    --envpath                               Path to load .env file                              [string]
   -a,       --auth                                  Enable authentication and authorization             [boolean]
 
   --iuu,     --initialuserusername                   Initial user username                               [string]
@@ -98,6 +99,20 @@ soul -d foobar.db updatesuperuser --id=1 --is_superuser=true // Upgrade the user
 soul -d foobar.db updatesuperuser --id=1 --is_superuser=false // Revoke the superuser role from the superuser with ID 1
 ```
 
+### Passing Custom Path for .env File
+
+There might be cases where you want to pass a custom path for your `.env` file. For this, you can use the `--env` flag when running the `soul` command, providing the absolute file path of your `.env` file.
+
+```shell
+soul -d foobar.db --env=/Users/Documents/Projects/React-Project/.env
+```
+
+NOTE:
+
+- You should pass an absolute file path of the .env file.
+- Relative paths are not allowed.
+- Don't forget to include the .env file in the specified path.
+
 ## Documentation
 
 API documentation is available while the project is running at [http://localhost:8000/api/docs](http://localhost:8000/api/docs)

src/cli.js

@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ if (process.env.NO_CLI !== 'true') {
       type: 'string',
       demandOption: false,
     })
+    .options('env', {
+      alias: 'envpath',
+      describe: 'Environment variable file path to load',
+      type: 'string',
+      demandOption: false,
+    })
     .options('a', {
       alias: 'auth',
       describe: 'Enable authentication and authorization',

src/config/index.js

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const { yargs } = require('../cli');
 
 const { argv } = yargs;
 
-dotenv.config({ path: path.join(__dirname, '../../.env') });
+dotenv.config({ path: argv.envpath || path.join(__dirname, '../../.env') });
 
 const envVarsSchema = Joi.object()
   .keys({