envfile

Parse and stringify the environment configuration files and format, also known as .env files and dotenv files

What are environment configuration files?

They are files use to configure environments by applications and servers that support them. Generally they look like this:

a=1
b:2
c = 3
d : 4

They are commonly also called envfiles, .env files, and dotenv files.

Usage

Complete API Documentation.

Via the Command Line

Requires a global installation of envfile: npm install -g envfile

# envfile to JSON
echo -e "a=1\nb:2" | envfile env2json > config.json

# JSON to envfile
echo '{"a":1,"b":2}' | envfile json2env > config.env

Via Node.js

// Include envfile
const { parse, stringify } = require('envfile')

// Parse an envfile string
console.log(parse('a=1\nb:2'))

// Stringify a javascript object to an envfile string
console.log(stringify({ a: 1, b: 2 }))

Install

npm

Install Globally

• Install: npm install --global envfile
• Executable: envfile

Install Locally

• Install: npm install --save envfile
• Executable: npx envfile
• Import: import * as pkg from ('envfile')
• Require: const pkg = require('envfile')

Deno

import * as pkg from 'https://unpkg.com/envfile@^7.1.0/edition-deno/index.ts'

Skypack

<script type="module">
    import * as pkg from '//cdn.skypack.dev/envfile@^7.1.0'
</script>

unpkg

<script type="module">
    import * as pkg from '//unpkg.com/envfile@^7.1.0'
</script>

jspm

<script type="module">
    import * as pkg from '//dev.jspm.io/envfile@7.1.0'
</script>

Editions

This package is published with the following editions:

• envfile/source/index.ts is TypeScript source code with Import for modules
• envfile/edition-browsers/index.js is TypeScript compiled against ES2022 for web browsers with Import for modules
• envfile aliases envfile/edition-es2022/index.js
• envfile/edition-es2022/index.js is TypeScript compiled against ES2022 for Node.js 8 || 10 || 12 || 14 || 16 || 18 || 20 || 21 with Require for modules
• envfile/edition-es2022-esm/index.js is TypeScript compiled against ES2022 for Node.js 12 || 14 || 16 || 18 || 20 || 21 with Import for modules
• envfile/edition-types/index.d.ts is TypeScript compiled Types with Import for modules
• envfile/edition-deno/index.ts is TypeScript source code made to be compatible with Deno

History

Discover the release history by heading on over to the HISTORY.md file.

Backers

Code

Discover how to contribute via the CONTRIBUTING.md file.

Authors

• 2013+ Benjamin Lupton — Accelerating collaborative wisdom.

Maintainers

• Benjamin Lupton — Accelerating collaborative wisdom.

Contributors

• Adam Langbert — view contributions
• Andy Edwards — view contributions
• andyedwardsdfdl — view contributions
• Benjamin Lupton — view contributions
• Kevin Carrabine — view contributions

Finances

Sponsors

• Andrew Nesbitt — Software engineer and researcher
• Balsa — We’re Balsa, and we’re building tools for builders.
• Codecov — Empower developers with tools to improve code quality and testing.
• Poonacha Medappa
• Rob Morris
• Sentry — Real-time crash reporting for your web apps, mobile apps, and games.
• Syntax — Syntax Podcast

Donors

• Andrew Nesbitt
• Armen Mkrtchian
• Balsa
• Chad
• Codecov
• dr.dimitru
• Elliott Ditman
• entroniq
• GitHub
• Hunter Beast
• Jean-Luc Geering
• Michael Duane Mooring
• Michael Harry Scepaniak
• Mohammed Shah
• Mr. Henry
• Nermal
• Pleo
• Poonacha Medappa
• Rob Morris
• Robert de Forest
• Sentry
• ServieJS
• Skunk Team
• Syntax
• WriterJohnBuck

License

Unless stated otherwise all works are:

• Copyright © 2013+ Benjamin Lupton

and licensed under:

• Artistic License 2.0