chipenv/README.md
lordlogo2002 5bd10d222e Add environment management classes and casting functions
- Introduced `Environment`, `EnvShared`, and `TestEnv` classes for managing environment variables.
- Added casting functions for various data types in a new `cast.py` module.
- Updated README with usage examples and class descriptions.
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## `chipenv`
A simple but flexible environment loader.
Supports `.env` file parsing with optional mode suffixes (e.g. `.env.production`, `.env.testing`, etc.), lazy loading, and dynamic access.
### Features
* Mode-based config support (`.env.production`, `.env.testing`, etc.)
* Access via:
* `env["KEY"]`
* `env.get("KEY", ...)`
* `env.KEY`
* Optional type casting (`str`, `bool`, `list`, `dict`, etc.)
* Sane default handling
* Does **not** mutate `os.environ`
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### Use cases
* Loading `.env` files in mode-aware Python projects
* Separating secrets and configs by deployment context
* Dynamically reading values like `env.DB_URL`, `env.get("DEBUG", default=False, cast=cast_bool)`
* Avoiding `os.environ` pollution
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### When to use which class
* `Environment`: default choice for most apps; new instance per config.
* `EnvShared`: use when you want a single shared instance across the process (legacy singleton behavior).
* `TestEnv`: use for tests/fixtures when you want to inject a dict and skip file I/O.
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### Basic Example
```python
from chipenv import Environment, Modes
env = Environment(env_file_name=".env", mode=Modes.DEVELOPMENT)
print(env.get("DEBUG", default=False))
print(env["API_KEY"])
print(env.DB_URL)
```
Given a `.env.development` file:
```env
DEBUG=true
API_KEY=secret
DB_URL=https://example.com
```
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### Smart Casts Example
```python
from chipenv import Environment, cast
env = Environment()
print("INT:", env.get("PORT", cast=cast.cast_int)) # -> int
print("FLOAT:", env.get("PI", cast=cast.cast_float)) # -> float
print("BOOL:", env.get("ENABLED", cast=cast.cast_bool)) # -> bool
print("LIST:", env.get("NUMBERS", cast=cast.cast_list)) # -> list[str]
print("TUPLE:", env.get("WORDS", cast=cast.cast_tuple)) # -> tuple[str]
print("DICT:", env.get("CONFIG", cast=cast.cast_dict)) # -> dict
print("NONE_OR_STR:", env.get("OPTIONAL", cast=cast.cast_none_or_str)) # -> None or str
```
### Singleton Example
```python
from chipenv import EnvShared, Modes
env_a = EnvShared(env_file_name=".env", mode=Modes.LOCAL)
env_b = EnvShared(env_file_name=".env", mode=Modes.LOCAL)
print(env_a is env_b) # -> True
```
### Test/Fixture Example
```python
from chipenv import TestEnv
env = TestEnv({"DEBUG": "true", "PORT": "8080"})
print(env.get("DEBUG")) # -> "true"
print(env["PORT"]) # -> "8080"
```
Example `.env`:
```env
PORT=8080
PI=3.1415
ENABLED=yes
NUMBERS=1,2,3
WORDS=hello,world,test
CONFIG={"timeout": 30, "debug": true}
OPTIONAL=null
```
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### Common errors and handling
Missing key with no default:
```python
from chipenv import Environment, EnviromentKeyMissing
env = Environment(suppress_file_not_found=True)
try:
env.get("MISSING_KEY")
except EnviromentKeyMissing as exc:
print(exc)
```
Missing `.env` file:
```python
from chipenv import Environment
try:
env = Environment(env_file_name=".env", mode="missing")
except FileNotFoundError as exc:
print(exc)
```
### Included Cast Helpers
Import them via `from chipenv import cast` and use `cast.cast_int(...)`, etc.
All built-in cast functions handle common edge cases:
| Cast Function | Description |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------- |
| `cast_str` | Ensures string |
| `cast_int` | Converts to integer |
| `cast_float` | Converts to float |
| `cast_bool` | Accepts `1`, `true`, `yes`, `on`, etc. |
| `cast_list` | Comma-split list |
| `cast_tuple` | Comma-split, converted to tuple |
| `cast_dict` | Parses JSON string into dictionary |
| `cast_none_or_str` | Returns `None` if value is `null` or `None` |
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### EnviromentKeyMissing
if a key is get from `env.get` and it has no default given it will raise
EnviromentKeyMissing(f"Environment variable '{key}' not found.")
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