extend-env-files

Overview

extend-env-files is an NPX module that helps to prepend and merge environment variables into specific files based on a configuration. The configuration is provided via the ENV_FILES_CONFIG environment variable, formatted as a JSON object. Each key in this JSON object is a file path, and the associated value is a string containing .env-style key-value pairs.

This module ensures that the specified environment variables are prepended to or merged into the files, overriding any existing variables with the same key.

Installation

No installation is required for this module since it will be run using npx.

npx extend-env-files

Usage

To use this module, set the ENV_FILES_CONFIG environment variable with a JSON configuration. The JSON keys are file paths, and the values are .env strings containing key-value pairs. When you run the module, it will:

1. Check if the target directory and file exist.
2. Merge the new key-value pairs with any existing content in the file.
3. Save the modified content back to the file.

Example

export ENV_FILES_CONFIG='{"./config/.env": {"KEY_A": "1", "KEY_B": "2"}, "./config/.env.local": {"KEY_C": "3"}}'
npx extend-env-files

In the example above:

• The file ./config/.env will be updated with KEY_A=1 and KEY_B=2.
• The file ./config/.env.local will be updated with KEY_C=3.

Logging

To enable logging, set the DEBUG environment variable to any non-empty value:

DEBUG=1 npx extend-env-files

This will output logs such as the parsed configuration, the original and new content of each file, and other information about the execution process.

Configuration

The configuration for ENV_FILES_CONFIG must be provided as a valid JSON object where:

• Key: The path of the file you want to update (relative or absolute).
• Value: A string containing .env key-value pairs.

Example ENV_FILES_CONFIG value:

{
  "./config/.env": {
    "KEY_A": "1",
    "KEY_B": "2"
  },
  "./config/.env.local": {
    "KEY_C": "3"
  }
}

This will ensure that KEY_A and KEY_B are added to ./config/.env, and KEY_C is added to ./config/.env.local.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.