diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Binaries for programs and plugins
+*.exe
+*.exe~
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+
+# Test binary, built with `go test -c`
+*.test
+
+# Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
+*.out
+
+# Editor specific folders
+.idea
+.vscode
+
+# Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
+# vendor
+
+.DS_Store
+
+.env*
+!.env.example
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
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+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/milad-abbasi/gonfig
+
+go 1.15
diff --git a/gonfig.go b/gonfig.go
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+++ b/gonfig.go
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+package gonfig
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var ErrInvalidInput = errors.New("gonfig: input must be a struct pointer")
+
+type Gonfig struct {
+	Prefix string
+}
+
+func New(prefix string) *Gonfig {
+	return &Gonfig{
+		Prefix: prefix,
+	}
+}
+
+func (g *Gonfig) Into(i interface{}) error {
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(i)
+	if v.Kind() != reflect.Ptr || v.Elem().Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		return ErrInvalidInput
+	}
+
+	v = v.Elem()
+	var prefix []string
+	if g.Prefix != "" {
+		prefix = append(prefix, g.Prefix)
+	}
+
+	populate(v, "", &ConfigTags{}, prefix...)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func populate(v reflect.Value, value string, ct *ConfigTags, path ...string) {
+	if ct.Ignore {
+		return
+	}
+	if !v.CanSet() {
+		fmt.Println("can not set")
+		return
+	}
+	if value == "" {
+		key := ct.Config
+		if key == "" {
+			key = toScreamingSnakeCase(path)
+		}
+
+		var exists bool
+		value, exists = os.LookupEnv(key)
+		if !exists {
+			if ct.Required {
+				return
+			}
+
+			value = ct.Default
+		}
+
+		if ct.Expand {
+			value = os.ExpandEnv(value)
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch v.Kind() {
+	case reflect.String:
+		v.SetString(value)
+
+	case reflect.Bool:
+		b, _ := strconv.ParseBool(value)
+		v.SetBool(b)
+
+	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
+		var i int64
+
+		if v.Type().PkgPath() == "time" && v.Type().Name() == "Duration" {
+			d, _ := time.ParseDuration(value)
+			i = int64(d)
+		} else {
+			i, _ = strconv.ParseInt(value, 0, 64)
+		}
+
+		if v.OverflowInt(i) {
+			fmt.Printf("gonfig: value %v overflows type %v\n", i, v.Kind())
+			return
+		}
+
+		v.SetInt(i)
+
+	case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
+		i, _ := strconv.ParseUint(value, 0, 64)
+		if v.OverflowUint(i) {
+			fmt.Printf("gonfig: value %v overflows type %v\n", i, v.Kind())
+			return
+		}
+
+		v.SetUint(i)
+
+	case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
+		f, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(value, v.Type().Bits())
+		if v.OverflowFloat(f) {
+			fmt.Printf("gonfig: value %v overflows type %v\n", f, v.Kind())
+			return
+		}
+
+		v.SetFloat(f)
+
+	case reflect.Complex64, reflect.Complex128:
+		c, _ := strconv.ParseComplex(value, v.Type().Bits())
+		if v.OverflowComplex(c) {
+			fmt.Printf("gonfig: value %v overflows type %v\n", c, v.Kind())
+			return
+		}
+
+		v.SetComplex(c)
+
+	case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
+		switch v.Type().Elem().Kind() {
+		case reflect.Slice,
+			reflect.Array,
+			reflect.Uintptr,
+			reflect.Chan,
+			reflect.Func,
+			reflect.Interface,
+			reflect.UnsafePointer:
+			fmt.Printf("gonfig: cannot handle kind slice/array of %v\n", v.Type().Elem().Kind())
+			return
+		}
+
+		var items []string
+		for _, v := range strings.Split(value, ct.Separator) {
+			item := strings.TrimSpace(v)
+			if len(item) > 0 {
+				items = append(items, item)
+			}
+		}
+		if len(items) == 0 {
+			return
+		}
+
+		switch v.Kind() {
+		case reflect.Slice:
+			size := len(items)
+			sv := reflect.MakeSlice(reflect.SliceOf(v.Type().Elem()), size, size)
+
+			for i := range items {
+				populate(sv.Index(i), items[i], ct, path...)
+			}
+
+			v.Set(sv)
+
+		case reflect.Array:
+			size := v.Len()
+			if size == 0 {
+				return
+			}
+
+			at := reflect.ArrayOf(size, v.Type().Elem())
+			av := reflect.New(at).Elem()
+
+			for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
+				populate(av.Index(i), items[i], ct, path...)
+			}
+
+			v.Set(av)
+		}
+
+	case reflect.Map:
+		// TODO
+
+	case reflect.Ptr:
+		pv := reflect.New(v.Type().Elem())
+		populate(pv.Elem(), value, ct, path...)
+		v.Set(pv)
+
+	case reflect.Struct:
+		if v.Type().Name() == "Time" {
+			format := ct.Format
+			if format == "" {
+				format = time.RFC3339
+			}
+
+			t, _ := time.Parse(format, value)
+			v.Set(reflect.ValueOf(t))
+			return
+		}
+
+		if v.Type().Name() == "URL" {
+			u, _ := url.Parse(value)
+			v.Set(reflect.ValueOf(*u))
+			return
+		}
+
+		for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ {
+			currentPath := append(path, v.Type().Field(i).Name)
+
+			populate(
+				v.Field(i),
+				value,
+				getTags(v.Type().Field(i).Tag),
+				currentPath...,
+			)
+		}
+
+	default:
+		fmt.Printf("gonfig: cannot handle kind %v\n", v.Kind())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/snake.go b/snake.go
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+++ b/snake.go
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+package gonfig
+
+import (
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var (
+	firstCapRegex = regexp.MustCompile("([A-Z])([A-Z][a-z])")
+	allCapRegex   = regexp.MustCompile("([a-z0-9])([A-Z])")
+)
+
+func toScreamingSnakeCase(in []string) string {
+	s := strings.Join(in, "_")
+	out := firstCapRegex.ReplaceAllString(s, "${1}_${2}")
+	out = allCapRegex.ReplaceAllString(out, "${1}_${2}")
+	out = strings.ReplaceAll(out, "-", "_")
+
+	return strings.ToUpper(out)
+}
diff --git a/tags.go b/tags.go
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+++ b/tags.go
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+package gonfig
+
+import "reflect"
+
+const (
+	defaultSeparator = " "
+	ignoreCharacter  = "-"
+)
+
+// all possible useful tags
+type ConfigTags struct {
+	// config key name, use "-" to ignore, defaults to field name
+	Config string
+
+	// default value for field
+	Default string
+
+	// specify if value should be present, defaults to false
+	Required bool
+
+	// specify if field should be ignored, defaults to false
+	Ignore bool
+
+	// specify if value should be expanded from env, defaults to false
+	Expand bool
+
+	// separator to be used for slice/array items, defaults to " "
+	Separator string
+
+	// format to be used for parsing time strings, defaults to time.RFC3339
+	Format string
+}
+
+func getTags(st reflect.StructTag) *ConfigTags {
+	ct := ConfigTags{
+		Config:    st.Get("config"),
+		Default:   st.Get("default"),
+		Required:  st.Get("required") == "true",
+		Ignore:    st.Get("ignore") == "true",
+		Expand:    st.Get("expand") == "true",
+		Separator: st.Get("separator"),
+		Format:    st.Get("format"),
+	}
+
+	if ct.Config == ignoreCharacter {
+		ct.Ignore = true
+	}
+	if ct.Separator == "" {
+		ct.Separator = defaultSeparator
+	}
+
+	return &ct
+}