Dredd: Unable to pass environment variables to the server command

Created on 5 Jul 2016 · 3Comments · Source: apiaryio/dredd

Hello,
Currently is not possible to pass environment variables to the server command used by Dredd to start the server.
I've made a patch ( #542 ), but because my lack of experience on CoffeeScript, I'm missing something with my testing code and I'm not being able to cover the added code with new tests.

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castarco

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@castarco

I'd say there's a very low-hanging workaround solution to just wrap the server command into a shell script.

#!/bin/bash
export RAILS_ENV=test
bundle exec rails serevr

netmilk on 4 Aug 2016

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@castarco Thanks! Sorry for late response, we've been hit by vacation time. I'll take a look soon and will give you pointers or try to incorporate your contribution.

@netmilk In my opinion it is a good idea to be able to pass env vars to the server, what do you think?

honzajavorek on 18 Jul 2016

@castarco

I'd say there's a very low-hanging workaround solution to just wrap the server command into a shell script.

#!/bin/bash
export RAILS_ENV=test
bundle exec rails serevr

netmilk on 4 Aug 2016

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@netmilk For me, this workaround breaks dredd's killing of the server (using a unicorn server). Using the command bundle exec unicorn in the YML file, the server stops correctly before dredd exits. Using a shell script with the same command, the server continues running.