Parse and load environment files (containing ENV variable exports) into Node.js environment, i.e. `process.env`.
npm install node-env-fileParse and load environment files (containing ENV variable exports) into Node.js environment, i.e. process.env.
.env
``bash
# some env variables
FOO=foo1
BAR=bar1
BAZ=1
QUX=
# QUUX=
`
.env2
`bash
# some env variables using exports syntax
exports FOO=foo2
exports BAR=bar2
exports BAZ=2
exports QUX=
# exports QUUX=
`
index.js
`javascript
var assert = require('assert');
var env = require('node-env-file');
process.env.FOO = "defaultfoo";
// Load any undefined ENV variables form a specified file.
env(__dirname + '/.env');
assert.equal(process.env.FOO, "defaultfoo");
assert.equal(process.env.BAR, "bar1");
assert.equal(process.env.BAZ, "1");
assert.equal(process.env.QUX, "");
assert.equal(process.env.QUUX, undefined);
// Load another ENV file - and overwrite any defined ENV variables.
env(__dirname + '/.env2', {overwrite: true});
assert.equal(process.env.FOO, "foo2");
assert.equal(process.env.BAR, "bar2");
assert.equal(process.env.BAZ, "2");
assert.equal(process.env.QUX, "");
assert.equal(process.env.QUUX, undefined);
`
* (filepath)
`javascript`
env('./path/to/.env');
* (filepath, options)
`javascript`
env('./path/to/.env', {verbose: true, overwrite: true, raise: false, logger: console});
`shell`
$ npm install node-env-file
Local tests:
`shell`
$ make test
Local examples:
`shell``
$ make example
Released under the MIT license.
Copyright (c) Jonas Grimfelt
