From dd7852ead1bf7383d48bd55ee8298375954ea58a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Denys Vuika <denys.vuika@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 13:43:39 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Use native node 24 .env loader (#4970)

---
 package-lock.json                             | 38 ++++---------------
 package.json                                  |  4 +-
 .../src/base-config/global.setup.ts           |  2 +-
 .../src/base-config/playwright.config.ts      |  8 +++-
 4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)

diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 07ad63faa..86cd62212 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -66,13 +66,11 @@
         "@types/event-emitter": "^0.3.3",
         "@types/jasmine": "~3.6.0",
         "@types/jasminewd2": "^2.0.8",
-        "@types/node": "18.19.9",
+        "@types/node": "25.0.3",
         "@types/superagent": "^4.1.10",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.2.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.2.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/utils": "^8.40.0",
-        "dotenv": "17.2.3",
-        "dotenv-expand": "^5.1.0",
         "eslint": "^8.57.0",
         "eslint-plugin-ban": "^2.0.0",
         "eslint-plugin-import": "2.32.0",
@@ -11563,14 +11561,14 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
-      "version": "18.19.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-18.19.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-oZFKlC8l5YtzGQNT4zC2PiSSKzQVZ8bAwwd+EYdPLtyk0nSEq6O16SkK+rkkT2eflDAbormJgEF3QnH3oDrTSw==",
+      "version": "25.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-25.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-W609buLVRVmeW693xKfzHeIV6nJGGz98uCPfeXI1ELMLXVeKYZ9m15fAMSaUPBHYLGFsVRcMmSCksQOrZV9BYA==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
-        "undici-types": "~5.26.4"
+        "undici-types": "~7.16.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@types/node-forge": {
@@ -16388,26 +16386,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/fb55/domutils?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/dotenv": {
-      "version": "17.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JVUnt+DUIzu87TABbhPmNfVdBDt18BLOWjMUFJMSi/Qqg7NTYtabbvSNJGOJ7afbRuv9D/lngizHtP7QyLQ+9w==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=12"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/dotenv-expand": {
-      "version": "5.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv-expand/-/dotenv-expand-5.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-YXQl1DSa4/PQyRfgrv6aoNjhasp/p4qs9FjJ4q4cQk+8m4r6k4ZSiEyytKG8f8W9gi8WsQtIObNmKd+tMzNTmA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "BSD-2-Clause"
-    },
     "node_modules/dunder-proto": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dunder-proto/-/dunder-proto-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -30094,9 +30072,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/undici-types": {
-      "version": "5.26.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-5.26.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JlCMO+ehdEIKqlFxk6IfVoAUVmgz7cU7zD/h9XZ0qzeosSHmUJVOzSQvvYSYWXkFXC+IfLKSIffhv0sVZup6pA==",
+      "version": "7.16.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-7.16.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Zz+aZWSj8LE6zoxD+xrjh4VfkIG8Ya6LvYkZqtUQGJPZjYl53ypCaUwWqo7eI0x66KBGeRo+mlBEkMSeSZ38Nw==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 033abc89f..263381898 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -98,13 +98,11 @@
     "@types/event-emitter": "^0.3.3",
     "@types/jasmine": "~3.6.0",
     "@types/jasminewd2": "^2.0.8",
-    "@types/node": "18.19.9",
+    "@types/node": "25.0.3",
     "@types/superagent": "^4.1.10",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.2.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.2.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/utils": "^8.40.0",
-    "dotenv": "17.2.3",
-    "dotenv-expand": "^5.1.0",
     "eslint": "^8.57.0",
     "eslint-plugin-ban": "^2.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "2.32.0",
diff --git a/projects/aca-playwright-shared/src/base-config/global.setup.ts b/projects/aca-playwright-shared/src/base-config/global.setup.ts
index f636f34f3..2c0253615 100644
--- a/projects/aca-playwright-shared/src/base-config/global.setup.ts
+++ b/projects/aca-playwright-shared/src/base-config/global.setup.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ async function createOutputFolders() {
 
 async function removeOutputFolders() {
   if (fs.existsSync(paths.rootFolder)) {
-    fs.rmdirSync(paths.rootFolder, { recursive: true });
+    fs.rmSync(paths.rootFolder, { recursive: true, force: true });
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/projects/aca-playwright-shared/src/base-config/playwright.config.ts b/projects/aca-playwright-shared/src/base-config/playwright.config.ts
index a623d64c6..81613238d 100644
--- a/projects/aca-playwright-shared/src/base-config/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/projects/aca-playwright-shared/src/base-config/playwright.config.ts
@@ -23,12 +23,18 @@
  */
 
 import { PlaywrightTestConfig, devices, chromium } from '@playwright/test';
+import { loadEnvFile } from 'node:process';
 import { timeouts } from '../utils';
 import { getReporter } from './report-portal.config';
 
 type LaunchOptions = Parameters<typeof chromium.launch>[0];
 
-require('@alfresco/adf-cli/tooling').dotenvConfig();
+try {
+  loadEnvFile();
+} catch (error) {
+  // .env file is optional, continue without it
+}
+
 const { env } = process;
 
 interface BrowserConfig {