// preload.ts
/**
 * This script is preloaded using Node's --require flag.
 * Its purpose is to load the correct environment file (.env or .env.test)
 * before any other application code runs. This ensures that `process.env`
 * is populated correctly for the given environment (production vs. testing).
 */
import dotenv from 'dotenv';
import path from 'path';

// Determine which .env file to load based on the NODE_ENV variable.
const envFile = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test' ? '.env.test' : '.env';
const envPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), envFile);

const result = dotenv.config({ path: envPath });

if (result.error) {
  console.error(`[preload.ts] Error loading ${envFile}:`, result.error);
}