envyconfig

configenvy

Automatically map process.env entries to strongly-typed config objects with camelCase fields and nested structures.

Features

• Schema-Guided Nesting: When a Zod schema is provided, the structure follows the schema exactly
  • PORT_NUMBER → { portNumber } or { port: { number } } depending on your schema
• Smart Nesting (without schema): Automatically nests when multiple entries share a prefix
  • PORT_NUMBER=1234 → { portNumber: 1234 } (single entry stays flat)
  • LOG_LEVEL + LOG_PATH → { log: { level: ..., path: ... } } (multiple entries get nested)
• Type Coercion: Automatically converts strings to numbers and booleans
• Prefix Filtering: Only load variables with a specific prefix (e.g., APP_)
• Zod Validation: Optional schema validation with full TypeScript type inference
• Type Utilities: ToEnv<T>, FromEnv<T>, WithPrefix<T> for type-level transformations
• Zero Dependencies Runtime: Uses Zod only when you opt-in to schema validation

Installation

npm install configenvy
# or
pnpm add configenvy
# or
yarn add configenvy

Quick Start

import { configEnvy } from 'configenvy';

// Given these environment variables:
// PORT_NUMBER=3000          <- single PORT_* entry, stays flat
// LOG_LEVEL=debug           <- multiple LOG_* entries, gets nested
// LOG_PATH=/var/log
// DATABASE_HOST=localhost   <- multiple DATABASE_* entries, gets nested
// DATABASE_PORT=5432

const config = configEnvy();

// Result:
// {
//   portNumber: 3000,        // flat (only one PORT_* entry)
//   log: {                   // nested (multiple LOG_* entries)
//     level: 'debug',
//     path: '/var/log'
//   },
//   database: {              // nested (multiple DATABASE_* entries)
//     host: 'localhost',
//     port: 5432
//   }
// }

Usage

Basic Usage

import { configEnvy } from 'configenvy';

// Load all environment variables
const config = configEnvy();

With Prefix Filtering

// Given: APP_PORT=3000, APP_DEBUG=true, OTHER_VAR=ignored
const config = configEnvy({ prefix: 'APP' });

// Result: { port: 3000, debug: true }

With Zod Schema (Schema-Guided Nesting)

When you provide a schema, configenvy uses the schema structure to determine nesting. This gives you full control over the output shape:

import { configEnvy } from 'configenvy';
import { z } from 'zod';

// The schema defines exactly how env vars map to your config
const schema = z.object({
  portNumber: z.number(),                  // PORT_NUMBER -> portNumber (flat)
  log: z.object({                          // LOG_LEVEL -> log.level (nested)
    level: z.enum(['debug', 'info', 'warn', 'error']),
    path: z.string()                       // LOG_PATH -> log.path
  }),
  database: z.object({
    host: z.string(),                      // DATABASE_HOST -> database.host
    port: z.number(),                      // DATABASE_PORT -> database.port
    ssl: z.boolean().default(false)
  })
});

// Given: PORT_NUMBER=3000, LOG_LEVEL=debug, LOG_PATH=/var/log, DATABASE_HOST=localhost, DATABASE_PORT=5432
const config = configEnvy({ schema, prefix: 'APP' });

// Result matches schema structure exactly:
// {
//   portNumber: 3000,
//   log: { level: 'debug', path: '/var/log' },
//   database: { host: 'localhost', port: 5432, ssl: false }
// }

// TypeScript knows: config.portNumber is number, config.log.level is 'debug' | 'info' | 'warn' | 'error'

Reusable Config Loader

import { createConfigEnvy } from 'configenvy';
import { z } from 'zod';

const schema = z.object({
  port: z.number(),
  debug: z.boolean()
});

// Create a reusable loader with preset options
const loadConfig = createConfigEnvy({
  prefix: 'APP',
  schema
});

// Use in your app
const config = loadConfig();

// Override for testing
const testConfig = loadConfig({
  env: { APP_PORT: '3000', APP_DEBUG: 'true' }
});

Custom Delimiter for Nesting

By default, each underscore creates a new nesting level. Use delimiter: '__' for double-underscore nesting:

// Given: LOG__LEVEL=debug, LOG__FILE_PATH=/var/log
const config = configEnvy({ delimiter: '__' });

// Result: { log: { level: 'debug', filePath: '/var/log' } }
// Note: Single underscores become camelCase within the segment

Disable Type Coercion

const config = configEnvy({ coerce: false });
// All values remain strings

API Reference

configEnvy(options?)

Parse environment variables into a nested config object.

Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
env	NodeJS.ProcessEnv	process.env	Custom environment object
prefix	string	-	Only include vars starting with this prefix
schema	z.ZodType	-	Zod schema for validation, type inference, and structure guidance
coerce	boolean	true	Auto-convert strings to numbers/booleans
delimiter	string	'_'	Delimiter for nesting (e.g., '__' for double underscore)

createConfigEnvy(defaultOptions)

Create a reusable config loader with preset options.

const loadConfig = createConfigEnvy({ prefix: 'APP', schema: mySchema });
const config = loadConfig(); // Uses defaults
const testConfig = loadConfig({ env: testEnv }); // Override env

Type Utilities

configenvy exports type utilities to help with type-safe environment variable handling:

ToEnv<T>

Convert a nested config type to a flat SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE env record:

import type { ToEnv } from 'configenvy';

type Config = {
  portNumber: number;
  log: {
    level: string;
    path: string;
  };
};

type Env = ToEnv<Config>;
// {
//   PORT_NUMBER: string;
//   LOG_LEVEL: string;
//   LOG_PATH: string;
// }

FromEnv<T>

Convert flat env keys to camelCase (uses type-fest's CamelCasedPropertiesDeep):

import type { FromEnv } from 'configenvy';

type Env = { PORT_NUMBER: string; LOG_LEVEL: string };
type Config = FromEnv<Env>;
// { portNumber: string; logLevel: string }

WithPrefix<T, P> / WithoutPrefix<T, P>

Add or remove prefixes from env keys:

import type { WithPrefix, WithoutPrefix } from 'configenvy';

type Env = { PORT: string; DEBUG: string };
type PrefixedEnv = WithPrefix<Env, 'APP'>;
// { APP_PORT: string; APP_DEBUG: string }

type Unprefixed = WithoutPrefix<PrefixedEnv, 'APP'>;
// { PORT: string; DEBUG: string }

SchemaToEnv<T>

Extract env type from a Zod schema's inferred type:

import type { SchemaToEnv } from 'configenvy';
import { z } from 'zod';

const schema = z.object({
  port: z.number(),
  log: z.object({ level: z.string() })
});

type Env = SchemaToEnv<z.infer<typeof schema>>;
// { PORT: string; LOG_LEVEL: string }

Type Coercion Rules

Input	Output
'true', 'TRUE', 'True'	true
'false', 'FALSE', 'False'	false
'123', '-42'	123, -42 (integers)
'3.14', '-2.5'	3.14, -2.5 (floats)
Other strings	Unchanged

License

MIT