function find_in_env
    set fzf_helper_msg "Choose an environment variable"
    if echo $argv | grep -q .
      env | rg -i $argv | fzf -1 -0 --header "$fzf_helper_msg" | cut -d '=' -f 2
  else
      env | fzf -1 -0 --header "$fzf_helper_msg" | cut -d '=' -f 2
  end
end

    set password ""

    set password ""

    # parse arguments into something that can be passed to mysql

    set last_was_flag 0

        if not echo $arg | grep -E '^\-+'

        if not echo $arg | grep -qE '^\-+'

            # if lpass flag not used, defaulted to looking up okta, unless password is passed in with the -p flag

                set last_was_flag 1

            # don't lookup the password with lpass, just use whatever is passed in here and send it to mysql directly

                set last_was_flag 1

            # look up the host url from the environment, if none, use whatever is passed here directly

                  set host $arg

                    set tmp_host (find_in_env $arg)
                    set host $tmp_host
                    if test $tmp_host = ""
                      set host $arg
                    end

                set last_was_flag 1

                set last_was_flag 1

            # pass these directly to mysql unless they are arguments to the flags handled above

                set args_to_pass $args_to_pass $flag

                if test $last_was_flag -eq 0
                  set args_to_pass $args_to_pass $flag
                else
                  set last_was_flag 0
                end

    # if user is unset, ask for input interactively
    # this won't happen if your env variables are set properly
    if test $user = ""
        echo "Please input your user name for mysql:$host"
        read user
    end

    /usr/local/bin/mysql -h "$host" -u "$user" -p"$password" $args_to_pass

    if isatty stdout
      echo "preparing to log into mysql"
      echo "$host @ $user"
      echo "..."
    end
    /usr/local/bin/mysql $args_to_pass -h "$host" -u "$user" --password="$password"