simple-node-env

A tiny package that load the environment variables from file

How to install

npm install simple-node-env -S

yarn add simple-node-env

How to use

1. create a .env file in the current directory of the project.by default it read from the current directory. if you create in some other directory then pass the envpath in option

2. require the simple-node-env as soon as you code runs

   require('simple-node-env')()

Extra configuration

require('simple-node-env')(options)

Options

envPath

Default: path.resolve(process.cwd(), '.env')

You may specify a custom path if your file containing environment variables is located elsewhere.

require('simple-node-env')({ envPath: '/full/path/to/your/env/file' })

Encoding

Default: utf8

You may specify the encoding of your file containing environment variables.

require('simple-node-env')({ encoding: 'latin1' })

Debug

Default: false

You may turn on logging to help debug why certain keys or values are not being set as you expect.

require('simple-node-env')({ debug: process.env.DEBUG })

Overwrite

Default: false

In few scenerio you may want to overwrite the envirment variable if it is already exist

require('simple-node-env')({ overwrite: true })