From 2afc9375554cfba27ecda0941f0b34d5afd6e540 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jarian Cottingham <jariancottingham@Jarians-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:47:11 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Added dotenv package and implemented proper .env file loading
 for Electron application. Fixed API key loading issue.

---
 main.js | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index ef86bf3..7c81a89 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 const { app, BrowserWindow, dialog, ipcMain } = require('electron');
 const path = require('path');
 const { scanDirectory, extractFileMetadata } = require('./utils/fileUtils');
+const dotenv = require('dotenv');
+
+// Load environment variables from .env file
+dotenv.config();
 
 // Handle creating/removing shortcuts on Windows when installing/uninstalling.
 try {