We can add Environment variables one by one environment variables manually using UI screen. But is there a easy way to load/add all PATH locations or Environment variables mentioned in .bashrc file.
Yes all you need to do is paste them in the Run/Debug Configuration screen before this window opens. Each env variable must be deliminated by a semicolon ; too.
Example:
PATH=/mypath; JAVA_HOME=/anotherpath;
Intellij Guide:
Edit existing Run/Debug Configs
Paste them here
Is there a possibility to access environment variables through Chrome inspector?
Thank you
By default, no environment variables are exposed to the compiled client-side application.
But you can selectively include variables to your code by hand, e.g. inside HTML comments or console log outputs.
See also Vue CLI: Using Env Variables in Client-side Code:
You can access env variables in your application code:
console.log(process.env.VUE_APP_SECRET)
During build, process.env.VUE_APP_SECRET will be replaced by the corresponding value. In the case of VUE_APP_SECRET=secret, it will be replaced by "secret".
I need to use an envirnoment variable in all of my idea run configurations. I currently use run->edit configurations->and then enter the env variables in selected configuration. However that's very tedious when I need to run isolated test scenarios because each one creates a new run configuration and I need to enter the variables all over again.
I tried to set the env variables in my linux system using export SOME_VAR="some value" in various session profile files: /etc/profile,/etc/bash.bashrc,~/.bashrc,~/.profile but intellij seems to ignore those vars during run, even though when I launch echo ${SOME_VAR} from intellij built-in terminal it displays the correct output.
I also tried using intellij .env file plugin and then set SOME_VAR=some value in .env file in project root. Didn't work either.
I found a solution to set environment variables on IntelliJ that has been working very well for me, and is incredibly simple. Let me show you.
This is the program (you can copy and paste it) we're using to test:
package com.javasd.intelijenv;
import java.util.Map;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Map<String, String> env = System.getenv();
for (String envName : env.keySet()) {
System.out.format("%s=%s%n", envName, env.get(envName));
}
System.out.println("My home directory: " + System.getenv("MY_VAR"));
}
}
This program basically loads all environment variables, show them on the console, and try to show an env variable. Also, it assumes that you had created the MY_VAR env variable before calling IntelliJ IDEA, by doing something like:
$ export MY_VAR="This is my adorable var :)"
$ idea
Please, notice that we're calling IntelliJ IDEA in the same terminal (or session, or window) where we created the environment variable. If you create the variable and call the IDEA from the icon, the solution won't work because the IDEA will create its own session.
So, if run it without the correct configuration you will get something line this in your console:
Please, notice that you have just a few variables, and that MY_VAR is null.
Here's configuration I use to load the environment variables:
Click on the "Select Run/Debug Configurations" in your project and select "Edit Configurations":
Then, click on the the button with "..." on the right side of the "Environment Variables" section:
You'll see a pop-up. Check the checkbox on the bottom-left which has the label "Include parent environment variables":
That's it!!!
If you run your program now you will see something like this on your console:
You can see all the environment variables and, of course, your "MY_VAR" variable, with the right value!
Beyond the Basics
Usually, for security reasons, we don't want to keep all the environment variables visible. What we want to do is to make those variables visible only while the IntelliJ (or our program) is running.
So, no sensitive variables should be visible on the environment neither before you call Intellij nor after you close it.
Also, you want to keep those variables in a file (typically with a .env extension) to make it easy to manipulate and for security reasons.
To achieve this, there are some useful programs (you can Google them), but my favorite one is the env-cmd.
Let's say you have a test.env file with the following content:
MY_TEST_VAR=I live in the test.env file.
If you call IntelliJ by doing this:
$ env-cmd test.env idea
And edit your program to show "MY_TEST_VAR", and run it, you will see this on the IntelliJ's console:
But if you quit the IntelliJ, and look for your variable, you will see that the var doesn't exist (you can use env to confirm):
At this point, I hope you're able to play with your own solutions: create shell scripts with variables set inside, test other programs (direnv, autoenv, etc.), and so on.
Enjoy!
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In my opinion the real issue is what Mat said.
If you want to launch IntelliJ from a shortcut, then you have to edit it a little bit:
Open the .desktop file, and add /bin/bash -c -i to the beginning of the launch command. The file should look something like this:
[Desktop Entry]
Exec=/bin/bash -i -c "/path/to/idea/bin/idea.sh" %f
Name=IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate
Type=Application
Version=1.0
If Maven is used project specific environment variables can be configured under File->Settings->Build, Execution, Deployment->Build Tools->Maven->Runner
These are reused then in any Maven configuration.
The same mechanism to set the environment variables might also work with different runners.
The problem is, that IntelliJ does not "see" the environment variables that are set in .bashrc (Also to be found in CrazyCoders answer). The easiest way to enable IntelliJ to import those variables is to start it from bash e.g. by typing intellij-idea-community.
I tried various things listed above, and adding the environment variables to the terminal configuration and the Maven build tools worked in some contexts but not others. Then I finally found the place in IntelliJ that actually works for runtime processes. Because why just have one environment variable configuration screen when you can have several and make all but one of them wrong? ^_^
If you edit the template from which your run configurations are created, and add the environment variables to the template, then they should be included in every subsequent run configuration that started with that template.
This is especially useful for the JUnit template, since it will mean that all your custom environment variables will be loaded for unit tests, regardless of the scope from which they're executed (single method, whole test class, whole module). But in general, if you edit the templates first, then any run configuration you create thereafter will inherit your environment variables from the template.
From the top menu: Run → Edit Configurations... → expand Templates tree → (choose a template) → Environment variables: → (enter a semicolon-delimited key-value pair list OR use the input widget)
For the auto-generated JUnit configurations, you should blow away any existing ones, and let IntelliJ recreate new ones as you go; each of these will use the updated JUnit template with your environment variables.
For macOs try adding /Applications/IntelliJ IDEA.app/Contents/bin/idea.properties
...
apple.awt.graphics.UseQuartz=true
apple.awt.fullscreencapturealldisplays=false
idea.jre.check=true
SOME_VAR=some value
As no other answer mentioned it here,
Add your environment variable to /etc/environment , then log out and log in again. IntelliJ will definitely pick it up.
I found another tricky solution :)
At least for Linux users...
Just create some shell script like idea.sh in any suitable location with this content.
#!/bin/bash
export YOUR_ENV_VARIABLE=some value
cd ~/path_to_your_idea_folder/bin
bash ./idea.sh
Make this script executable and run it.
This script will always run your IDE with predefined env variables.
Got to Open 'Edit Run/Debug configurations' dialogs
Go to Modify options
Select Environment variables
New box appears for Environment variables below Active profiles
I am already aware of Path Variable but is there's a way to use environment variables in paths instead of path variables in intellijidea, I have tried using the syntax ${VAR} but it doesn't work, and tried also the Path variable syntax $VAR$ but it works with Path Variables only.
Currently there is no such possibility in IntelliJ IDEA.
After Peter Gromov answer, I have decided to create a simple plugin for this.
"Environment Variables in Path Variables" plugin:
github repo: https://github.com/mohamedkomalo/env-vars-in-path-vars
on jetbrains: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/8063
How can I modify the mercurial.ini file to include an environment variable such as %userprofile%.
Specific situation:
I am learning to use Mercurial. I have modified the [ui] section of Mercurial.ini (in my home path) to include:
ignore = c:\users\user\.hgignore
Where user is my username literal. The .hgignore file includes filename filters that are used to ignore files during commit. How can I alter it from being the a literal user to an environment variable $user?
It won't interpolate environment variables in the hgrc, but I do believe that tilda expands to your home/profile directory correctly even on windows.
So:
ignore = ~/.hgignore
should work on windows and elsewhere (even the slashes get spun the wrong way automatically for you).
For other variables you'd need to get a little tricker and write a batch/cmd file that does the interpolation in advance and then hands the result off to mercurial for processing.
The mercurial.ini parses the environment variables just fine.
From my mercurial.ini:
[ui]
ignore = %USERPROFILE%/.hgignore
Works like a charm. Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mercurial 1.5 (binary installation). The hgignore file is honored both my the command line hg.exe, and tortoiseHG.