dotenv support alters json values

[ansel1]

just version 1.40.0 (on MacOS) strips some characters out of json values in the .env file.

Example:

.env:

VAR={"color":"red"}

Justfile:

set dotenv-load

default:
  echo $VAR

Output:

echo $VAR
{color:red}

Output using npx dotenv-cli -p VAR:

{"color":"red"}

Note how just is stripping the quotes off the key and value.

I see that just is using dotenvy. Perhaps this bug is related: allan2/dotenvy#84

Workaround:
Putting quotes around the value in the .env file, e.g.:

VAR='{"color":"red"}'

[casey]

This looks like an issue with dotenvy. I think the best we can do for now is document the issue, since replacing dotenvy would be a complex change, and potentially a breaking one, if people are relying on the current behavior.

[ansel1]

I submitted a PR to dotenvy to fix it. We'll see how it goes.

allan2/dotenvy#154