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# dotenv-expand [![NPM version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/dotenv-expand.svg?style=flat-square)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/dotenv-expand)
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Dotenv-expand adds variable expansion on top of [dotenv](http://github.com/motdotla/dotenv). If you find yourself needing to expand environment variables already existing on your machine, then dotenv-expand is your tool.
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[![LICENSE](https://img.shields.io/github/license/motdotla/dotenv-expand.svg)](LICENSE)
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## Install
```bash
# Install locally (recommended)
npm install dotenv-expand --save
```
Or installing with yarn? `yarn add dotenv-expand`
## Usage
Create a `.env` file in the root of your project:
```dosini
PASSWORD="s1mpl3"
DB_PASS=$PASSWORD
```
As early as possible in your application, import and configure dotenv and then expand dotenv:
```javascript
const dotenv = require('dotenv')
const dotenvExpand = require('dotenv-expand')
dotenvExpand.expand(dotenv.config())
console.log(process.env) // remove this after you've confirmed it is expanding
```
That's it. `process.env` now has the expanded keys and values you defined in your `.env` file.
```
dotenvExpand.expand(dotenv.config())
...
connectdb(process.env.DB_PASS)
```
### Preload
> Note: Consider using [`dotenvx`](https://github.com/dotenvx/dotenvx) instead of preloading. I am now doing (and recommending) so.
>
> It serves the same purpose (you do not need to require and load dotenv), has built-in expansion support, adds better debugging, and works with ANY language, framework, or platform. [motdotla](https://github.com/motdotla)
You can use the `--require` (`-r`) [command line option](https://nodejs.org/api/cli.html#cli_r_require_module) to preload dotenv & dotenv-expand. By doing this, you do not need to require and load dotenv or dotenv-expand in your application code. This is the preferred approach when using `import` instead of `require`.
```bash
$ node -r dotenv-expand/config your_script.js
```
The configuration options below are supported as command line arguments in the format `dotenv_config_<option>=value`
```bash
$ node -r dotenv-expand/config your_script.js dotenv_config_path=/custom/path/to/your/env/vars
```
Additionally, you can use environment variables to set configuration options. Command line arguments will precede these.
```bash
$ DOTENV_CONFIG_<OPTION>=value node -r dotenv-expand/config your_script.js
```
```bash
$ DOTENV_CONFIG_ENCODING=latin1 node -r dotenv-expand/config your_script.js dotenv_config_path=/custom/path/to/.env
```
## Examples
See [tests/.env.test](https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv-expand/blob/master/tests/.env.test) for simple and complex examples of variable expansion in your `.env`
file.
## Documentation
`dotenv-expand` exposes one function:
* expand
### Expand
`expand` will expand your environment variables.
```js
const env = {
parsed: {
BASIC: 'basic',
BASIC_EXPAND: '${BASIC}',
BASIC_EXPAND_SIMPLE: '$BASIC'
}
}
console.log(dotenvExpand.expand(env))
```
#### Options
##### processEnv
Default: `process.env`
Specify an object to write your secrets to. Defaults to `process.env` environment variables.
```js
const myEnv = {}
const env = {
processEnv: myEnv,
parsed: {
HELLO: 'World'
}
}
dotenvExpand.expand(env)
console.log(myEnv.HELLO) // World
console.log(process.env.HELLO) // undefined
```
## FAQ
### What rules does the expansion engine follow?
The expansion engine roughly has the following rules:
* `$KEY` will expand any env with the name `KEY`
* `${KEY}` will expand any env with the name `KEY`
* `\$KEY` will escape the `$KEY` rather than expand
* `${KEY:-default}` will first attempt to expand any env with the name `KEY`. If not one, then it will return `default`
* `${KEY-default}` will first attempt to expand any env with the name `KEY`. If not one, then it will return `default`
You can see a full list of rules [here](https://dotenvx.com/docs/env-file#interpolation).
### How can I avoid expanding pre-existing envs (already in my `process.env`, for example `pas$word`)?
Modify your `dotenv.config` to write to an empty object and pass that to `dotenvExpand.processEnv`.
```js
const dotenv = require('dotenv')
const dotenvExpand = require('dotenv-expand')
const myEnv = dotenv.config({ processEnv: {} }) // prevent writing to `process.env`
dotenvExpand.expand(myEnv)
```
## Contributing Guide
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
## CHANGELOG
See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md)
## Who's using dotenv-expand?
[These npm modules depend on it.](https://www.npmjs.com/browse/depended/dotenv-expand)