go.mod

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ module domain/genityapp
 go 1.14
 
 require (
-	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.3.0
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.8.0
 	github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d
 )

internal/app/db.go

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package app
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 )
 
@@ -41,34 +39,35 @@ func CloseDB() {
 	Db.Close()
 }
 
-// return the value of the key
-func goDotEnvVariable(key string) string {
-
-	// load .env file
-	pwd, _ := os.Getwd()
-	err := godotenv.Load(pwd + "/configs/web.env")
-
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf(err.Error())
-	}
-
-	return os.Getenv(key)
-}
-
 func dbConfig() map[string]string {
 
 	conf := make(map[string]string)
 
-	user := goDotEnvVariable(dbuser)
+	host, ok := os.LookupEnv(dbhost)
-	host := goDotEnvVariable(dbhost)
+	if !ok {
-	port := goDotEnvVariable(dbport)
+		panic("DBHOST environment variable required but not set")
-	pass := goDotEnvVariable(dbpass)
+	}
-	databaseNname := goDotEnvVariable(dbname)
+	port, ok := os.LookupEnv(dbport)
+	if !ok {
+		panic("DBPORT environment variable required but not set")
+	}
+	user, ok := os.LookupEnv(dbuser)
+	if !ok {
+		panic("DBUSER environment variable required but not set")
+	}
+	password, ok := os.LookupEnv(dbpass)
+	if !ok {
+		panic("DBPASS environment variable required but not set")
+	}
+	name, ok := os.LookupEnv(dbname)
+	if !ok {
+		panic("DBNAME environment variable required but not set")
+	}
 
 	conf[dbhost] = host
 	conf[dbport] = port
 	conf[dbuser] = user
-	conf[dbpass] = pass
+	conf[dbpass] = password
-	conf[dbname] = databaseNname
+	conf[dbname] = name
 	return conf
 }