Question: is `process.env` possibly undefined?

[aaronbeall]

This is more a question than an issue, sorry if there was a better place to ask this.

I noticed the code that accesses process.env.NODE_ENV. Isn't it possible that process itself could be undefined, leading to an error in strict mode?

[BerkeleyTrue]

In node, process and process.env are always defined.

If bundling for a different environment, it is standard practice to have the bundler inject a value for process.env.NODE_ENV.

For instance, if using webpack, you would use the webpack DefinePlugin to overwrite this lookup with a static value.

Or, like the readme says, use Envify if using Browserify as a bundler. Most bundling systems have a standard way of doing this.

The onus is on the consumer to make sure this is defined, not the package maintainer.