This practice is common enough that it has a name, these environment variables are commonly placed in a file `.env`, and the file is called a "dotenv".

/// tip

A file starting with a dot (`.`) is a hidden file in Unix-like systems, like Linux and macOS.

But a dotenv file doesn't really have to have that exact filename.

///

    /**
     * Initializes the RelatedContentHelper by loading related content configurations
     * from the data store. This method is called automatically after dependency
     * injection is complete.
     *
     * PostConstruct annotation ensures this method is called after the bean
     * has been constructed and all dependencies have been injected.
     */
    @PostConstruct
    public void init() {

 * to run a particular event is made during the state change, but the decision to actually invoke
 * the listeners can be delayed slightly so that locks can be dropped. Also, because {@link
 * #dispatch} is expected to be called concurrently, it is idempotent.
 */
@J2ktIncompatible
@GwtIncompatible
final class ListenerCallQueue<L> {
  // TODO(cpovirk): consider using the logger associated with listener.getClass().

     */
    final Stack<E> previousElements = new Stack<>();

    /**
     * {@link #nextElements} if {@code next()} was called more recently then {@code previous},
     * {@link #previousElements} if the reverse is true, or -- overriding both of these -- {@code
     * null} if {@code remove()} or {@code add()} has been called more recently than either. We use
     * this to determine which stack to pop from on a call to {@code remove()} (or to pop from and

     * This method does interpret tool arguments.
     *
     * @param parserRequest the request containing all necessary information for parsing
     * @return the parsed invoker request. Caller must start by checking {@link InvokerRequest#parsingFailed()} as
     * if there are parser errors, this request may not be fully processed and should immediately be failed.
     */
    @Nonnull

 *
 * <p>
 * Reports simple superclass changes (e.g. the removal of a superclass) as a breaking change, as it affects what methods can be
 * called with the given type, even if the methods and fields inherited don't change.
 * </p>
 */
class BinaryBreakingSuperclassChangeRule extends AbstractSuperClassChangesRule {

 */
interface CookieJar {
  /**
   * Saves [cookies] from an HTTP response to this store according to this jar's policy.
   *
   * Note that this method may be called a second time for a single HTTP response if the response
   * includes a trailer. For this obscure HTTP feature, [cookies] contains only the trailer's
   * cookies.
   */
  fun saveFromResponse(
    url: HttpUrl,

     */
    boolean available();

    /**
     * Cleans up resources and performs any necessary finalization tasks
     * before the object is destroyed. This method should be called to
     * ensure that all resources are properly released.
     */
    void destroy();

    /**
     * Initializes the CrawlerContainer by setting the system property

  }

  private Absent() {}

  @Override
  public boolean isPresent() {
    return false;
  }

  @Override
  public T get() {
    throw new IllegalStateException("Optional.get() cannot be called on an absent value");
  }

  @Override
  public T or(T defaultValue) {
    return checkNotNull(defaultValue, "use Optional.orNull() instead of Optional.or(null)");
  }

    return forward.iterator();
  }

  @Override
  @GwtIncompatible("NavigableSet")
  ImmutableSortedSet<E> createDescendingSet() {
    throw new AssertionError("should never be called");
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable E lower(E element) {
    return forward.higher(element);
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable E floor(E element) {
    return forward.ceiling(element);
  }