webpack.plugins.ts

import type IForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin from "fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin";
import webpack from "webpack";
import dotenv from "dotenv";

// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
const ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin: typeof IForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin = require("fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin");

export const plugins = [
  new ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin({
    logger: "webpack-infrastructure",
  }),

  // or DefinePlugin
  new webpack.DefinePlugin({
    "process.env.VERSION": JSON.stringify(process.env.VERSION),
    "process.env.WOO_HOO": JSON.stringify(process.env.WOO_HOO),
    "process.env.CLARIFAI_PAT": JSON.stringify(process.env.CLARIFAI_PAT),
    ...dotenv.config().parsed, // --> add this line works
  }),
];

// https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv/issues/139 - solution

// https://github.com/electron/forge/issues/3558