convict-format-with-validator

Convict-format-with-validator

Formats email, ipaddress and url for convict with validator.js.

Install

npm install convict-format-with-validator

Usage

An example config.js file:

const convict = require('convict');
const convict_format_with_validator = require('convict-format-with-validator');

// Add all formats
convict.addFormats(convict_format_with_validator);

// Or add only specific formats:
// convict.addFormat(convict_format_with_validator.ipaddress);
// etc.

// Define a schema
var config = convict({
  ip: {
    doc: 'The IP address to bind.',
    format: 'ipaddress',
    default: '127.0.0.1',
    env: 'IP_ADDRESS',
  },
  port: {
    doc: 'The port to bind.',
    format: 'port',
    default: 8080,
    env: 'PORT',
    arg: 'port'
  }
});

Validation

Validation done through validator.js:

• email
• ipaddress - IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
• url

Coercion

Convict will automatically coerce environmental variables from strings to their proper types when importing them.