Validate Environment Variables With Zod
Parse process environment variables through a schema at startup, failing fast with a clear message when a required setting is missing or malformed.
Code
import { z } from "zod";
const EnvSchema = z.object({
NODE_ENV: z.enum(["development", "test", "production"]).default("development"),
PORT: z.coerce.number().int().min(1).max(65535).default(3000),
DATABASE_URL: z.string().url(),
LOG_LEVEL: z.enum(["debug", "info", "warn", "error"]).default("info"),
});
export type Env = z.infer<typeof EnvSchema>;
export function loadEnv(source: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): Env {
const parsed = EnvSchema.safeParse(source);
if (!parsed.success) {
const detail = parsed.error.issues
.map((issue) => issue.path.join(".") + ": " + issue.message)
.join("; ");
throw new Error("invalid environment config -> " + detail);
}
return parsed.data;
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