webstorm node.js error does not occur when run from command line

if $token is an environment variable that is read by your app, you need specifying it in your Node.js run configuration, Environment variables field

It is set as an environment variable in the configuration. Sorry that wasn't clear in my original post.

what does your configuration look like? Please provide a screenshot. Also, how do you access this variable in your code?

Here are images.

configuration:

Output with error:

Console output run from command line:

$ token=xoxo-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx node slack_bot.js

Initializing Botkit v0.5.1
info: ** No persistent storage method specified! Data may be lost when process shuts down.
debug: Setting up a handler for spawned
debug: Setting up a handler for heard_trigger
debug: Setting up a handler for command_triggered
debug: Setting up a handler for remote_command_end
info: ** Setting up custom handlers for processing Slack messages
debug: Setting up a handler for message_received
debug: rtm.start { no_unreads: true,
simple_latest: true,
token: 'xoxb-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' }
info: ** API CALL: https://slack.com/api/rtm.start
debug: Setting up a handler for direct_message
debug: Setting up a handler for direct_mention
debug: Setting up a handler for mention
debug: Setting up a handler for direct_message
debug: Setting up a handler for direct_mention
debug: Setting up a handler for mention
debug: Setting up a handler for direct_message
debug: Setting up a handler for direct_mention
debug: Setting up a handler for mention
debug: Setting up a handler for direct_message
debug: Setting up a handler for direct_mention
debug: Setting up a handler for mention
debug: Setting up a handler for direct_message
debug: Setting up a handler for direct_mention
debug: Setting up a handler for mention
debug: Got response null {"ok":true,"self":{"id":"U4HLW3BPV","name":"attendbot","prefs":{"highlight_words":"....\/\/mpmulti-e5oi.slack-msgs.com\/websocket\/jMSV3gqxuRGc2RcfBI90jltABqavhwRsvtoAzyeKCs3YYWGWtARkmREJAC0ws-n_KLR41-FfYYV9fZVeHuJgCElvkqT3XHCbdWgejbbwa_AK8Zf3d2qsQObtE4EKdstM0Wt3cowNh2BLsnzhyRyXeqRn4GI7oqJNcsxW7uVKXoY="}
notice: ** BOT ID: attendbot ...attempting to connect to RTM!
notice: RTM websocket opened
debug: RECEIVED MESSAGE
debug: CUSTOM FIND CONVO undefined undefined
debug: DEFAULT SLACK MSG RECEIVED RESPONDER
debug: RECEIVED MESSAGE
debug: CUSTOM FIND CONVO U4HLW3BPV undefined
debug: DEFAULT SLACK MSG RECEIVED RESPONDER
debug: RECEIVED MESSAGE
debug: CUSTOM FIND CONVO undefined undefined
debug: DEFAULT SLACK MSG RECEIVED RESPONDER
debug: RECEIVED MESSAGE
debug: CUSTOM FIND CONVO U4HLW3BPV undefined
debug: DEFAULT SLACK MSG RECEIVED RESPONDER

Code:

if (!process.env.token) {
    console.log('Error: Specify token in environment');
    process.exit(1);
}

var Botkit = require('./lib/Botkit.js');
var os = require('os');

var controller = Botkit.slackbot({
    debug: true,
});

var bot = controller.spawn({
    token: process.env.token
}).startRTM();

hmm.. from the output it seems that the token was read (no 'Error: Specify token in environment' , "debug: rtm.start { no_unreads: true,
simple_latest: true,
token: 'xoxb...' }" is logged ) . So it's not a problem with environment

.

Yes, its strange that it will run from the cli, but not in webstorm.