Mix.env() is nil on production

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I added this to my base layout file:

<%= if Mix.env() in [:prod] do %>
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    </script>
<% end %>

and it crashes on production because of supposedely being “Mix.env()” nil.

How to fix it?

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It should crash because the moduleMix is unavailable.

Mix as a build tool is usually not included in production builds.

The proper way is to put something in the config and branch on that.

PS: it’s probably not prod you want to check but if debug is enabled. This way you can even name it properly.

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You could save Mix.env() into a module attribute and use it in your app, e.g.

defmodule App do
  @env Mix.env()
  def env, do: @env
end

This will embed your Mix.env info into your compiled app.

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@kattair0ta8 you can prepare your code to check Code.ensure_loaded?(Mix) (on prod not loaded). But I recommend save in config env settings like

config/prod.exs

config :my_app, env: :prod

This enable in code check Application.get_env(:my_app, :env) == :prod

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