fix(dev,preview,typecheck): use explicit --dotenv filename

packages/nuxi/src/commands/dev-child.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { isTest } from 'std-env'
 import { _getDevServerDefaults, _getDevServerOverrides, createNuxtDevServer } from '../utils/dev'
 import { overrideEnv } from '../utils/env'
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger'
-import { cwdArgs, envNameArgs, legacyRootDirArgs, logLevelArgs } from './_shared'
+import { cwdArgs, dotEnvArgs, envNameArgs, legacyRootDirArgs, logLevelArgs } from './_shared'
 
 export default defineCommand({
   meta: {
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
     ...cwdArgs,
     ...logLevelArgs,
     ...envNameArgs,
+    ...dotEnvArgs,
     ...legacyRootDirArgs,
   },
   async run(ctx) {
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
       defaults: devServerDefaults,
       logLevel: ctx.args.logLevel as 'silent' | 'info' | 'verbose',
       clear: !!ctx.args.clear,
-      dotenv: !!ctx.args.dotenv,
+      dotenv: { cwd, fileName: ctx.args.dotenv },
       envName: ctx.args.envName,
       port: process.env._PORT ?? undefined,
       devContext,

packages/nuxi/src/commands/dev.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import type { NuxtDevContext, NuxtDevIPCMessage } from '../utils/dev'
 import { fork } from 'node:child_process'
 import process from 'node:process'
 
-import { setupDotenv } from 'c12'
 import { defineCommand } from 'citty'
 import defu from 'defu'
 import { createJiti } from 'jiti'
@@ -88,12 +87,12 @@ const command = defineCommand({
     overrideEnv('development')
     const cwd = resolve(ctx.args.cwd || ctx.args.rootDir)
     await showVersions(cwd)
-    await setupDotenv({ cwd, fileName: ctx.args.dotenv })
 
     // Load Nuxt Config
     const { loadNuxtConfig } = await loadKit(cwd)
     const nuxtOptions = await loadNuxtConfig({
       cwd,
+      dotenv: { cwd, fileName: ctx.args.dotenv },
       envName: ctx.args.envName, // c12 will fall back to NODE_ENV
       overrides: {
         dev: true,
@@ -131,7 +130,10 @@ const command = defineCommand({
           defaults: devServerDefaults,
           logLevel: ctx.args.logLevel as 'silent' | 'info' | 'verbose',
           clear: ctx.args.clear,
-          dotenv: !!ctx.args.dotenv,
+          dotenv: {
+            cwd,
+            fileName: ctx.args.dotenv,
+          },
           envName: ctx.args.envName,
           loadingTemplate: nuxtOptions.devServer.loadingTemplate,
           devContext: {},

packages/nuxi/src/commands/preview.ts

@@ -92,15 +92,18 @@ const command = defineCommand({
       ),
     )
 
-    const envExists = ctx.args.dotenv
-      ? existsSync(resolve(cwd, ctx.args.dotenv))
-      : existsSync(cwd)
+    const envFileName = ctx.args.dotenv || '.env'
+
+    const envExists = existsSync(resolve(cwd, envFileName))
 
     if (envExists) {
       logger.info(
-        `Loading \`${ctx.args.dotenv || '.env'}\`. This will not be loaded when running the server in production.`,
+        `Loading \`${envFileName}\`. This will not be loaded when running the server in production.`,
       )
-      await setupDotenv({ cwd, fileName: ctx.args.dotenv })
+      await setupDotenv({ cwd, fileName: envFileName })
+    }
+    else {
+      logger.error(`Cannot find \`${envFileName}\`.`)
     }
 
     const { port } = _resolveListenOptions(ctx.args)

packages/nuxi/src/commands/typecheck.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { isBun } from 'std-env'
 import { x } from 'tinyexec'
 
 import { loadKit } from '../utils/kit'
-import { cwdArgs, legacyRootDirArgs, logLevelArgs } from './_shared'
+import { cwdArgs, dotEnvArgs, legacyRootDirArgs, logLevelArgs } from './_shared'
 
 export default defineCommand({
   meta: {
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
   args: {
     ...cwdArgs,
     ...logLevelArgs,
+    ...dotEnvArgs,
     ...legacyRootDirArgs,
   },
   async run(ctx) {
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
     const { loadNuxt, buildNuxt, writeTypes } = await loadKit(cwd)
     const nuxt = await loadNuxt({
       cwd,
+      dotenv: { cwd, fileName: ctx.args.dotenv },
       overrides: {
         _prepare: true,
         logLevel: ctx.args.logLevel as 'silent' | 'info' | 'verbose',

packages/nuxi/src/utils/dev.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { Nuxt, NuxtConfig } from '@nuxt/schema'
+import type { DotenvOptions } from 'c12'
 import type { FSWatcher } from 'chokidar'
 import type { Jiti } from 'jiti'
 import type { HTTPSOptions, Listener, ListenOptions, ListenURL } from 'listhen'
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ export interface NuxtDevContext {
 interface NuxtDevServerOptions {
   cwd: string
   logLevel?: 'silent' | 'info' | 'verbose'
-  dotenv: boolean
+  dotenv: DotenvOptions
   envName?: string
   clear?: boolean
   defaults: NuxtConfig
@@ -197,6 +198,10 @@ class NuxtDevServer extends EventEmitter {
       dev: true,
       ready: false,
       envName: this.options.envName,
+      dotenv: {
+        cwd: this.options.cwd,
+        fileName: this.options.dotenv.fileName,
+      },
       defaults: defu(this.options.defaults, devServerDefaults),
       overrides: {
         logLevel: this.options.logLevel as 'silent' | 'info' | 'verbose',
@@ -321,7 +326,7 @@ class NuxtDevServer extends EventEmitter {
         return
       }
       const file = relative(this.options.cwd, _file)
-      if (file === (this.options.dotenv || '.env')) {
+      if (file === (this.options.dotenv.fileName || '.env')) {
         this.emit('restart')
       }
       if (RESTART_RE.test(file)) {