From c9c1fa18a2712f7aee55fd64fb9d5d829d4a73ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Kegel <ryan.kegel@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:04:23 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat: load environment variables from .env file and update
 .gitignore

---
 .gitignore               |   1 +
 .vscode/launch.json      |  11 +----------
 backend/main.py          |   6 +++++-
 backend/requirements.txt | Bin 1096 -> 877 bytes
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fb22a3f..f44f3a9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ backend/test-results/
 frontend/cert.pem
 frontend/key.pem
 tmp/
+backend/.env*
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 73c5e11..27c513a 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -7,16 +7,7 @@
       "request": "launch",
       "module": "flask",
       "python": "${command:python.interpreterPath}",
-      "env": {
-        "FLASK_APP": "backend/main.py",
-        "FLASK_DEBUG": "1",
-        "SECRET_KEY": "dev-secret-key-change-in-production",
-        "REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY_DAYS": "90",
-        "DIGEST_TOKEN_SECRET": "dev-digest-token",
-        "VAPID_PUBLIC_KEY": "BNKkHdq45uLigohSG7c1TwlAo7ETncoRVLQK02LxHgu2P1DgSJD9njRMfbbzUsaTQGllvLBz7An1WiWsNYQhvKE",
-        "VAPID_PRIVATE_KEY": "jNiZJT0UO4H861KmnCt874Fg6p5jDAyYKS4V2MZf8bQ",
-        "FRONTEND_URL": "https://macbook:5173"
-      },
+      "envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/backend/.env",
       "args": [
         "run",
         "--host=0.0.0.0",
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index 52d4f1e..a8e887e 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ import logging
 import sys
 import os
 
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
+from pymongo import MongoClient
 
 from api.admin_api import admin_api
 from api.auth_api import auth_api
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@ from utils.chore_expiry_notification_scheduler import start_chore_expiry_notific
 from utils.digest_scheduler import start_digest_scheduler
 from utils.state_expiry_scheduler import start_state_expiry_scheduler
 
+
+# Load environment variables
+load_dotenv()
 # Configure logging once at application startup
 logging.basicConfig(
     level=logging.INFO,
@@ -143,7 +148,6 @@ def start_background_threads():
     broadcaster.daemon = True
     broadcaster.start()
 
-# TODO: implement users
 initializeImages()
 createDefaultTasks()
 createDefaultRewards()
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 9029b89f66de3db86e0bca74e66a9060d5a4f766..1cf34ad0ef5cc761278bb6f8f6cb978c4ca89447 100644
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