Add feature to automatically pick .env file(s) from project_root directory about envfile HOT 7 OPEN

It can be achieved using the IDE notification dialog.
If .env file exists in project, plugin can propose popup dialog to automatically add it in all / specific run configuration (s).

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At the first glance this sounds as a cool idea but on a 2nd thought I'm wondering whether this is really a good thing to do. After all, there are too many questions and unclarity. What if there are several .env files? It might be non-intuitive where variables are coming from and so on. I believe you can try to achieve similar functionality by editing the run configuration template you use. If that sounds good for you please give it a try and let me know how it worked.

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Any feedback on proposed workaround with run configuration templates?

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The common practice is to only load a file with the exact name .env. Other .env files should be consumed explicitly

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Does the workaround proposed here works to enable the desired behavior #55 (comment) ?

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Yeah, it's more of a matter of defaults.

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I believe you can try to achieve similar functionality by editing the run configuration template you use. If that sounds good for you please give it a try and let me know how it worked.

Thanks for the hint! I tried it (https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/run-debug-configuration.html#templates explains where to find the config) and it works very well. I especially like that (after you have figured out how to do it) it is very obvious which variables from which files are loaded where -- no automagic. :)

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