editenv

EditEnv

EditEnv is a simple and efficient Node.js library for loading, parsing, editing, and saving .env files. Ideal for programmatically managing environment variables in your projects.

Installation

npm install editenv

Usage

CommonJS

If you are using CommonJS modules (e.g., in Node.js environments that use require), you can use the library like this:

const { EditEnvLoad, EditEnvAsJson, EditEnvGet, EditEnvSet } = require('editenv');

EditEnvLoad('./.env');
EditEnvAsJson('./.env');
EditEnvGet('./.env', 'EXISTING_KEY');
EditEnvSet('./.env', 'EXISTING_KEY', 'new_value');
EditEnvSet('./.env', 'NEW_KEY', 'new_value');

ES6 Modules

If you are using ES6 modules (e.g., in environments that support import), you can use the library like this:

import { EditEnvLoad, EditEnvAsJson, EditEnvGet, EditEnvSet } from 'editenv';

EditEnvLoad('./.env');
EditEnvAsJson('./.env');
EditEnvGet('./.env', 'EXISTING_KEY');
EditEnvSet('./.env', 'EXISTING_KEY', 'new_value');
EditEnvSet('./.env', 'NEW_KEY', 'new_value');

API

EditEnvLoad(filePath)

Loads the content of the .env file located at filePath.

EditEnvAsJson(filePath)

Parses the .env file located at filePath and returns its contents as a JSON object.

EditEnvGet(filePath, key)

Gets the value associated with key from the .env file located at filePath.

EditEnvSet(filePath, key, value)

Sets the value for key in the .env file located at filePath. If the key does not exist, it is added.