kentcdodds/cross-envArchived
Cross Env
cross-env is a Node.js command line utility and cross-platform shell script runner. It functions as an environment variable setter that ensures variables are handled identically across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
The tool standardizes variable assignment by wrapping shell execution in a uniform interface, allowing scripts to run consistently regardless of the underlying operating system. This enables the use of a single syntax for environment configuration across diverse shell environments.
The project covers capabilities for automated build tooling, Node.js environment configuration, and the creation of portable CI/CD pipelines.
Features
- Cross-Platform Environment Variable Setters - Provides a consistent tool for setting and using environment variables in shell scripts across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Cross-Platform Script Runners - Runs shell commands that set environment variables consistently across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Node.js CLI Tooling - Provides a Node.js-based CLI tool to standardize variable assignment across different shell environments.
- Node.js Application Configurations - Configures environment variables for Node.js applications to ensure consistent behavior across different operating systems.
- Environment Variable Managers - Provides a utility to define and assign environment variables to commands using a consistent cross-platform syntax.
- Cross-Platform Shell Customizers - Standardizes shell environment variable assignment across different operating systems through a uniform JavaScript interface.
- Shell Script Execution Engines - Executes inline shell scripts with integrated support for cross-platform environment variable assignment.
- Build Automation - Enables the automation of build workflows by setting production and development flags across diverse developer platforms.
- Pipeline Portability - Facilitates the creation of build scripts that operate across various CI runner environments without platform-specific shell failures.
- Dynamic Merging - Combines user-defined variables with the existing process environment to ensure target commands inherit all necessary configurations.
- Runtime Environment Variable Injections - Injects environment variables into the target process at runtime to override or extend the existing shell environment.
- Child Process Execution - Implements the mechanism for spawning external system processes and passing modified environment variables to the shell.
- Environment Management - Cross-platform environment variable setting.
- Cross-Platform Utilities - Sets environment variables for scripts in a Unix-style.
- Environment Management - Set environment variables in a cross-platform manner.
