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Type-safe env validation with live previews 🌳
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Language: TypeScript
Type-safe env validation with live previews 🌳
Note
This is an ESM only package that requires a tsconfig with a module resolution that can read package.json#exports (NodeNext if transpiling with tsc, Bundler if using a bundler).
# Core package, no framework specific features bun add envin # CLI, used e.g. for live previews bun add @envin/cli
For full documentation, see https://envin.turbostarter.dev
Note
You may use any Standard Schema compliant validator of your choice.
This package supports the full power of most popular schema libraries, meaning you can use transforms and default values.
// env.config.ts import { defineEnv } from "envin"; import * as z from "zod"; export default defineEnv({ /* * Shared environment variables, available on the client and server. */ shared: { NODE_ENV: z.enum(["development", "production"]).default("development"), }, /* * Prefix for client environment variables. */ clientPrefix: "NEXT_PUBLIC_", /* * Environment variables available on the client (and server). * * 💡 You'll get type errors if these are not prefixed with NEXT_PUBLIC_. */ client: { NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL: z.url(), }, /* * Serverside Environment variables, not available on the client. * Will throw if you access these variables on the client. */ server: { DATABASE_URL: z.url(), }, /* * In some cases, we need to manually destructure environment variables to make sure all are included in bundle. * * 💡 You'll get type errors if not all variables are included here. */ envStrict: { DATABASE_URL: process.env.DATABASE_URL, NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL, }, });
// route.ts import env from "~/env.config"; export const GET = (req: Request) => { const DATABASE_URL = env.DATABASE_URL; // use it... };
One of the most powerful features of this package is the ability to preview your environment variables in a livemode.
# Run the CLI with your env.config.ts file
npx @envin/cli@latest devThis will start a live preview server that will automatically update your environment variables when you change them allowing you to find and fix errors before deploying your app.
npx @envin/cli@latest dev [options]
Options:
-c, --config <path>: explicit path to env.config.ts-e, --env <path...>: path(s) to .env file(s) or directories-p, --port <port>: port to run the preview server (default: 3000)-v, --verbose: enable verbose loggingThe CLI uses the following precedence within each directory:
.env → .env.local → .env.development → .env.development.local.env → .env.local → .env.production → .env.production.localIf -e points to a single file, only that file is used. If -e points to a directory, only that directory is used. If multiple paths are provided, they must all be files or all be directories. Without -e, the CLI uses the current working directory.
See CONTRIBUTING.md.