src: add process.loadEnvFile and util.parseEnv

doc/api/process.md

@@ -2260,6 +2260,29 @@ process.kill(process.pid, 'SIGHUP');
 When `SIGUSR1` is received by a Node.js process, Node.js will start the
 debugger. See [Signal Events][].
 
+## `process.loadEnvFile(path)`
+
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+> Stability: 1.1 - Active development
+
+* `path` {string | URL | Buffer | undefined}. **Default:** `'./.env'`
+
+Loads the `.env` file into `process.env`. Usage of `NODE_OPTIONS`
+in the `.env` file will not have any effect on Node.js.
+
+```cjs
+const { loadEnvFile } = require('node:process');
+loadEnvFile();
+```
+
+```mjs
+import { loadEnvFile } from 'node:process';
+loadEnvFile();
+```
+
 ## `process.mainModule`
 
 <!-- YAML

doc/api/util.md

@@ -1593,6 +1593,36 @@ $ node negate.js --no-logfile --logfile=test.log --color --no-color
 { logfile: 'test.log', color: false }
 ```
 
+## `util.parseEnv(content)`
+
+> Stability: 1.1 - Active development
+
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+* `content` {string}
+
+The raw contents of a `.env` file.
+
+* Returns: {Object}
+
+Given an example `.env` file:
+
+```cjs
+const { parseEnv } = require('node:util');
+
+parseEnv('HELLO=world\nHELLO=oh my\n');
+// Returns: { HELLO: 'oh my' }
+```
+
+```mjs
+import { parseEnv } from 'node:util';
+
+parseEnv('HELLO=world\nHELLO=oh my\n');
+// Returns: { HELLO: 'oh my' }
+```
+
 ## `util.promisify(original)`
 
 <!-- YAML

lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js

@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ const rawMethods = internalBinding('process_methods');
   process._kill = rawMethods._kill;
 
   const wrapped = perThreadSetup.wrapProcessMethods(rawMethods);
+  process.loadEnvFile = wrapped.loadEnvFile;
   process._rawDebug = wrapped._rawDebug;
   process.cpuUsage = wrapped.cpuUsage;
   process.resourceUsage = wrapped.resourceUsage;

lib/internal/process/per_thread.js

@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ const {
   validateNumber,
   validateObject,
 } = require('internal/validators');
+const { getValidatedPath } = require('internal/fs/utils');
+const { toNamespacedPath } = require('path');
 const constants = internalBinding('constants').os.signals;
 
 const kInternal = Symbol('internal properties');
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ function wrapProcessMethods(binding) {
     memoryUsage: _memoryUsage,
     rss,
     resourceUsage: _resourceUsage,
+    loadEnvFile: _loadEnvFile,
   } = binding;
 
   function _rawDebug(...args) {
@@ -250,6 +253,19 @@ function wrapProcessMethods(binding) {
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Loads the `.env` file to process.env.
+   * @param {string | URL | Buffer | undefined} path
+   */
+  function loadEnvFile(path = undefined) { // Provide optional value so that `loadEnvFile.length` returns 0
+    if (path != null) {
+      path = getValidatedPath(path);
+      _loadEnvFile(toNamespacedPath(path));
+    } else {
+      _loadEnvFile();
+    }
+  }
+
 
   return {
     _rawDebug,
@@ -258,6 +274,7 @@ function wrapProcessMethods(binding) {
     memoryUsage,
     kill,
     exit,
+    loadEnvFile,
   };
 }
 

lib/util.js

@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@ const { debuglog } = require('internal/util/debuglog');
 const {
   validateFunction,
   validateNumber,
+  validateString,
 } = require('internal/validators');
 const { isBuffer } = require('buffer').Buffer;
 const types = require('internal/util/types');
+const binding = internalBinding('util');
 
 const {
   deprecate,
@@ -371,6 +373,16 @@ function _exceptionWithHostPort(...args) {
   return new ExceptionWithHostPort(...args);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Parses the content of a `.env` file.
+ * @param {string} content
+ * @returns {Record<string, string>}
+ */
+function parseEnv(content) {
+  validateString(content, 'content');
+  return binding.parseEnv(content);
+}
+
 // Keep the `exports =` so that various functions can still be monkeypatched
 module.exports = {
   _errnoException,
@@ -465,6 +477,7 @@ module.exports = {
     return lazyAbortController().aborted;
   },
   types,
+  parseEnv,
 };
 
 defineLazyProperties(

src/node.cc

@@ -871,9 +871,18 @@ static ExitCode InitializeNodeWithArgsInternal(
     CHECK(!per_process::v8_initialized);
 
     for (const auto& file_path : file_paths) {
-      bool path_exists = per_process::dotenv_file.ParsePath(file_path);
-
-      if (!path_exists) errors->push_back(file_path + ": not found");
+      switch (per_process::dotenv_file.ParsePath(file_path)) {
+        case Dotenv::ParseResult::Valid:
+          break;
+        case Dotenv::ParseResult::InvalidContent:
+          errors->push_back(file_path + ": invalid format");
+          break;
+        case Dotenv::ParseResult::FileError:
+          errors->push_back(file_path + ": not found");
+          break;
+        default:
+          UNREACHABLE();
+      }
     }
 
     per_process::dotenv_file.AssignNodeOptionsIfAvailable(&node_options);

src/node_dotenv.cc

@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 
 namespace node {
 
+using v8::Local;
 using v8::NewStringType;
+using v8::Object;
 using v8::String;
 
 std::vector<std::string> Dotenv::GetPathFromArgs(
@@ -64,14 +66,47 @@ void Dotenv::SetEnvironment(node::Environment* env) {
   }
 }
 
-bool Dotenv::ParsePath(const std::string_view path) {
+Local<Object> Dotenv::ToObject(Environment* env) {
+  Local<Object> result = Object::New(env->isolate());
+
+  for (const auto& entry : store_) {
+    auto key = entry.first;
+    auto value = entry.second;
+
+    result
+        ->Set(
+            env->context(),
+            v8::String::NewFromUtf8(
+                env->isolate(), key.data(), NewStringType::kNormal, key.size())
+                .ToLocalChecked(),
+            v8::String::NewFromUtf8(env->isolate(),
+                                    value.data(),
+                                    NewStringType::kNormal,
+                                    value.size())
+                .ToLocalChecked())
+        .Check();
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+void Dotenv::ParseContent(const std::string_view content) {
+  using std::string_view_literals::operator""sv;
+  auto lines = SplitString(content, "\n"sv);
+
+  for (const auto& line : lines) {
+    ParseLine(line);
+  }
+}
+
+Dotenv::ParseResult Dotenv::ParsePath(const std::string_view path) {
   uv_fs_t req;
   auto defer_req_cleanup = OnScopeLeave([&req]() { uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req); });
 
   uv_file file = uv_fs_open(nullptr, &req, path.data(), 0, 438, nullptr);
   if (req.result < 0) {
     // req will be cleaned up by scope leave.
-    return false;
+    return ParseResult::FileError;
   }
   uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req);
 
@@ -89,7 +124,7 @@ bool Dotenv::ParsePath(const std::string_view path) {
     auto r = uv_fs_read(nullptr, &req, file, &buf, 1, -1, nullptr);
     if (req.result < 0) {
       // req will be cleaned up by scope leave.
-      return false;
+      return ParseResult::InvalidContent;
     }
     uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req);
     if (r <= 0) {
@@ -98,13 +133,8 @@ bool Dotenv::ParsePath(const std::string_view path) {
     result.append(buf.base, r);
   }
 
-  using std::string_view_literals::operator""sv;
-  auto lines = SplitString(result, "\n"sv);
-
-  for (const auto& line : lines) {
-    ParseLine(line);
-  }
-  return true;
+  ParseContent(result);
+  return ParseResult::Valid;
 }
 
 void Dotenv::AssignNodeOptionsIfAvailable(std::string* node_options) {

src/node_dotenv.h

@@ -4,23 +4,28 @@
 #if defined(NODE_WANT_INTERNALS) && NODE_WANT_INTERNALS
 
 #include "util-inl.h"
+#include "v8.h"
 
 #include <map>
 
 namespace node {
 
 class Dotenv {
  public:
+  enum ParseResult { Valid, FileError, InvalidContent };
+
   Dotenv() = default;
   Dotenv(const Dotenv& d) = default;
   Dotenv(Dotenv&& d) noexcept = default;
   Dotenv& operator=(Dotenv&& d) noexcept = default;
   Dotenv& operator=(const Dotenv& d) = default;
   ~Dotenv() = default;
 
-  bool ParsePath(const std::string_view path);
+  void ParseContent(const std::string_view content);
+  ParseResult ParsePath(const std::string_view path);
   void AssignNodeOptionsIfAvailable(std::string* node_options);
   void SetEnvironment(Environment* env);
+  v8::Local<v8::Object> ToObject(Environment* env);
 
   static std::vector<std::string> GetPathFromArgs(
       const std::vector<std::string>& args);

src/node_process.h

@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ class BindingData : public SnapshotableObject {
 
   static void SlowBigInt(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
 
+  static void LoadEnvFile(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
+
  private:
   // Buffer length in uint32.
   static constexpr size_t kHrTimeBufferLength = 3;

src/node_process_methods.cc

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "env-inl.h"
 #include "memory_tracker-inl.h"
 #include "node.h"
+#include "node_dotenv.h"
 #include "node_errors.h"
 #include "node_external_reference.h"
 #include "node_internals.h"
@@ -463,6 +464,38 @@ static void ReallyExit(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   env->Exit(code);
 }
 
+static void LoadEnvFile(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args) {
+  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
+  std::string path = ".env";
+  if (args.Length() == 1) {
+    Utf8Value path_value(args.GetIsolate(), args[0]);
+    path = path_value.ToString();
+  }
+
+  THROW_IF_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS(
+      env, permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemRead, path);
+
+  Dotenv dotenv{};
+
+  switch (dotenv.ParsePath(path)) {
+    case dotenv.ParseResult::Valid: {
+      dotenv.SetEnvironment(env);
+      break;
+    }
+    case dotenv.ParseResult::InvalidContent: {
+      THROW_ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(
+          env, "Contents of '%s' should be a valid string.", path.c_str());
+      break;
+    }
+    case dotenv.ParseResult::FileError: {
+      env->ThrowUVException(UV_ENOENT, "Failed to load '%s'.", path.c_str());
+      break;
+    }
+    default:
+      UNREACHABLE();
+  }
+}
+
 namespace process {
 
 BindingData::BindingData(Realm* realm,
@@ -616,6 +649,8 @@ static void CreatePerIsolateProperties(IsolateData* isolate_data,
   SetMethod(isolate, target, "reallyExit", ReallyExit);
   SetMethodNoSideEffect(isolate, target, "uptime", Uptime);
   SetMethod(isolate, target, "patchProcessObject", PatchProcessObject);
+
+  SetMethod(isolate, target, "loadEnvFile", LoadEnvFile);
 }
 
 static void CreatePerContextProperties(Local<Object> target,
@@ -653,6 +688,8 @@ void RegisterExternalReferences(ExternalReferenceRegistry* registry) {
   registry->Register(ReallyExit);
   registry->Register(Uptime);
   registry->Register(PatchProcessObject);
+
+  registry->Register(LoadEnvFile);
 }
 
 }  // namespace process