COUCH_URL isn't defined error, when running npm run build-dev-watch

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cc @jkuester
issue link: `COUCH_URL` isn't defined error, when running `npm run build-dev-watch` · Issue #9932 · medic/cht-core · GitHub

for the workaround I had to hardcode COUCH_URL in my local setup.

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What do you mean by “hardcode”? As noted in the dev environment setup docs this environment variable will be needed for running many (most?) of the cht-core npm scripts and it is recommended to permanently define the variable for your shell (e.g. in the .bashrc file).

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When running this command npm run build-dev-watch, I was seeing the above error which is mentioned in Error so I had to hardcode the value of COUCH_URL in cht-core/scripts/build/index.js file.

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Have you added the variable in the shell config file?

Can you confirm it by running: echo $COUCH_NODE_NAME && echo $COUCH_URL?

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Hey @Sujal it has already been added

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:thinking: It seems like there is some disconnect between the envars in your local environment and what is being loaded when running node.

The scripts/build/index.js script should load the COUCH_URL value from the shell environment in context for the node/npm command. Can you share more details about your development environment?

  • What is your OS?
  • Are you running it in a VM?
  • How did you install node?
  • What shell are you using? (e.g. bash)

Can you try running just the node command to pop into a NodeJS shell. Then, in the shell run console.log(process.env.COUCH_URL);. What is the output? E.g. for me this looks like:

❯ node
Welcome to Node.js v22.14.0.
Type ".help" for more information.
> console.log(process.env.COUCH_URL);
http://medic:password@localhost:5984/medic
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