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@backstage/config
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- 0.0.0-nightly-20241210023835
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- 346K 11.58%
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- 3
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@backstage/config
This package provides a config API used by Backstage core, backend, and CLI.
Installation
Do not install this package directly, it is an internal package used by @backstage/core, @backstage/cli, and @backstage/backend-common. Depend on either of those instead.
Documentation
Other packages similar to @backstage/config
config
The 'config' package is a popular Node.js configuration management library that supports hierarchical configurations, environment variable overrides, and multiple configuration file formats. It is similar to @backstage/config in its ability to manage complex configurations but does not provide built-in schema validation.
dotenv
The 'dotenv' package is a zero-dependency module that loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env. While it is simpler and more focused on environment variable management compared to @backstage/config, it lacks the hierarchical and schema validation features.
convict
The 'convict' package provides a way to define a schema for configuration files, similar to @backstage/config. It supports environment variable overrides and validation, making it a close alternative for applications that require schema validation and structured configuration management.
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Config API used by Backstage core, backend, and CLI
The npm package @backstage/config receives a total of 296,596 weekly downloads. As such, @backstage/config popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @backstage/config demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 10 Dec 2024
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