inline-environment-variables should take an object to supplement process.env
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When using `process.env` replacement and building for multiple environments with different configurations simultaneously, these vars will overwrite each other and only the latest will take effect, affect all current builds.
To illustrate with a use case: building the same project for multiple partners with `process.env` based branding tweaks. When running a "partners build" the env vars are set like `Object.keys(env).forEach(key => process.env[key] = env[key])` and the last set values will affect all builds. This should be obvious, but it took us a while to realize what was happening.
Similar tools, such as [envify](https://github.com/hughsk/envify#module-usage) allow for an object to be used for replacement values, in addition to `process.env`. Perhaps inline-environment-variables can take the same approach: allow for an object that would override `process.env` if it contained a matching key?
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