Dart environment variables for runtime configuration, Platform.environment wrapper.

Why need this package?

Platform.environment is a Map<String, String> that contains the environment variables of the current process. It is a read-only map. It is not possible to change the environment variables of the current process.

This package provides a Environment class that can be used to read and write environment variables. It is a wrapper of Platform.environment.

NOTE: Environment changed via wrapper will not be reflected in Platform.environment.

Getting Started

The recommended approach is to create a shared file that contains only the environment final variables.

// environment.dart
import 'package:rc/rc.dart';

final environment = Environment();

Then, import the environment.dart file in your code.

import 'environment.dart';

void main() {
  print(environment['HOME']);
}

The Environment class factory accepts a Map<String, String> as argument. This map will be used as the initial environment variables.

import 'package:rc/rc.dart';

final environment = Environment(
  environment: {
    'HOME': '/home/user',
  },
);

Include Platform.environment in the initial environment variables.

import 'package:rc/rc.dart';

final environment = Environment(
  includePlatformEnvironment: true,
);

NOTE: The includePlatformEnvironment argument is true by default.

The Environment class implements Map<String, String>.