env-manager

To generate a .env.example file, you can use a code scanning tool to automatically detect environment variable references across multiple file types and create a safe template with placeholders. This ensures all required variables are documented without exposing sensitive values.

Documenting environment variables for onboarding is best achieved by generating a .env.example template with placeholders and descriptions. This prevents configuration drift by ensuring new team members and CI/CD pipelines can easily discover and set up required environment variables.

Environment variable discovery works by scanning a project's codebase for various detection patterns like `process.env`, `os.environ`, and `${VAR}` across multiple file types. It identifies these references to build a comprehensive list of required configuration keys.

Yes, you can automatically update a .env.example file after adding new API keys or credentials by running an environment variable scanner. It detects the newly added references in your code and regenerates the template to include the missing placeholders.

Generating an .env.example file does not expose actual configuration values because the process specifically creates a safe template with placeholders instead of real data. This ensures sensitive information like API keys and database credentials remain secure while documenting variable names.

When detecting environment variable usage, the scanner looks for common patterns like `process.env` for Node.js, `os.environ` for Python, and `${VAR}` syntax across various file types. This broad detection ensures comprehensive configuration discovery.