fix(contorller): env corrections on where to look for the file when running

controller/load_env.go

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
+)
+
+func loadEnv() {
+	exePath, _ := os.Executable()
+	exeDir := filepath.Dir(exePath)
+
+	// Normalize both to lowercase absolute paths for Windows safety
+	exePathLower := strings.ToLower(exePath)
+	tempDirLower := strings.ToLower(filepath.Clean(os.TempDir()))
+
+	// Heuristic: if exe lives *inside* the system temp dir → assume go run
+	if strings.HasPrefix(exePathLower, tempDirLower) {
+		fmt.Println("Detected go run – loading ../.env")
+		err := godotenv.Load("../.env")
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("ERROR loading .env:", err)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println(".env successfully loaded")
+		}
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Otherwise → normal compiled exe
+	fmt.Println("Detected compiled exe – loading exeDir/.env")
+	if err := godotenv.Load(filepath.Join(exeDir, ".env")); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Didn't find exeDir/.env – trying ../.env as fallback")
+		err := godotenv.Load("../.env")
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("ERROR loading .env:", err)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println(".env successfully loaded")
+		}
+	}
+
+}