Vite Plugin Environment

Overview

Vite.js has gained substantial popularity for its fast and efficient development experience, particularly with its innovative approach to handling environment variables using import.meta.env. However, there are times when developers may prefer not to prefix their variables with VITE_. This is where this plugin comes in handy, providing a straightforward way to expose environment variables through a simple define configuration, similar to webpack's EnvironmentPlugin, but specifically designed for Vite.js. It streamlines the process of managing environment variables in a more user-friendly manner.

Developers can easily install the package as a development dependency and utilize its features to expose variables effortlessly. The flexibility of this plugin, coupled with its light footprint and compatibility with existing Vite functionality, makes it an essential tool for anyone looking to simplify their environment variable management in Vite applications.

Features

• Easy Installation: Simply add the plugin as a development dependency to your Vite project for quick access to its functionality.

• Flexible Variable Exposure: Provides a straightforward way to define a list of environment variable names to expose to client code.

• Default Value Mapping: Offers the option to map keys to default values, ensuring that your app can gracefully handle undefined variables.

• Customization Options: Allows you to load different sets of variables by adding the plugin multiple times with varying options.

• Prefix Support: Supports loading all environment variables with a specified prefix by passing 'all' along with the prefix option.

• Custom Object Exposure: Gives you the option to expose variables in different objects, such as process.env or import.meta.env, according to your needs.

• Ignore .env Files: Provides a configuration to ignore .env files, letting you use only values from process.env if required.

• Lightweight and Dependency-Free: Reuses Vite's loadEnv functionality, keeping the library lightweight and easy to integrate without additional dependencies.