Use dotenv

package-lock.json

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
       "name": "Tailchat-Assistant",
       "dependencies": {
         "chalk": "^4.1.2",
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
         "openai": "^4.50.0",
         "tailchat-client-sdk": "^1.0.9"
       },
@@ -277,6 +278,18 @@
         "node": ">=0.4.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.4.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZmdL2rui+eB2YwhsWzjInR8LldtZHGDoQ1ugH85ppHKwpUHL7j7rN0Ti9NCnGiQbhaZ11FpR+7ao1dNsmduNUg==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/emoji-regex": {
       "version": "10.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-10.3.0.tgz",

package.json

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "description": "Tailchat Assistant is your very own AI-powered chat bot, ready to implement into your guild!",
   "dependencies": {
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "openai": "^4.50.0",
     "tailchat-client-sdk": "^1.0.9"
   },
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc -p .",
-    "start": "node --env-file=.env ./dist/bot.js",
+    "start": "node ./dist/bot.js",
     "cstart": "npm run build && npm run start",
     "prepare": "husky prepare"
   },

src/assistant.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { Model, Temperature } from "./types";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+dotenv.config();
 
 export const endpoint = process.env.API_ENDPOINT || "http://localhost:8080/v1";
 export const textModel: Model = process.env.TEXT_MODEL || "gpt-4";

src/bot.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import {
 } from "./assistant";
 import { ImagesResponse } from "openai/resources";
 import chalk from "chalk";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+dotenv.config();
 
 // Specific to Tailchat. The endpoint of my Tailchat server, the bot ID and Secret.
 const HOST = process.env.HOST;