allow env command line arg to set NODE_ENV env var

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.2.0 - 2/9/24
+Environment override in command line args no sets NODE_ENV environment variable
+
 ## 1.1.5 - 1/20/24
 Fix grammar issues in documentation
 

README.md

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ node dist/index.js --config-path=test/config.json
 ```
 
 ### --env
-The `--env` command line argument can be set to override the environment determined by the module. This will override the environment set by the `NODE_ENV` environment variable.
+The `--env` command line argument can be set to override the environment determined by the module. This will override the environment set by the `NODE_ENV` environment variable. This will also set the `NODE_ENV` environment variable.
 
 ```bash
 node dist/index.js --env=production

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "simple-app-config",
-  "version": "1.1.5",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "A simple configuration manager for different environments",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {

src/simple-app-config.ts

@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ export class Config {
     Config.loadDefaultConfigFile(); /* Load default config file */
     Config.alreadyConfigured = true; /* Set the alrady configured flag to true */
 
+    /* Set the NODE_ENV environment var */
+    EnvParser.setValue(EnvArgs.Env, Config.environment);
+
     /* Initialize singleton instance */
     if (Config.instance === undefined) {
       Config.instance = new Config();