🥒 Cucumber

We created this small project to save time when working on web servers hosted on Heroku.

We're big fans of the Heroku Button. Thanks to the app.json file, we're able to create projects anyone can deploy, along with detailed instructions on how to set up all environment variables.

Locally, since projects sometimes end up with dozens of environment variables, we use foreman to load the local environment variables from the .env file. But we are still stuck with the problem of manually create the .env file every time we pull the project in a clean location.

To speed up the initial setup process, we created this tiny app to automatically generate the .env file from the app.json file. At the same time, we ensured that the file wouldn't exceed the 80-character ruler mark.

In addition, if your app.json file uses default values, Cucumber automatically populates the variables with the right set of auto-generated data. Anything else requires that you manually add the information.

How to install

] sudo npm install -g @0x4447/cucumber

How to use

] cucumber -s PATH_TO_FOLDER

Where to get help

] cucumber -h

What to expect

This is a sample app.json file that you could include in your project:

{
	"name": "env-auto",
	"description": "convert app.json in to .env",
	"repository": "https://github.com",
	"keywords": ["node", "npm"],
	"success_url": "/",
	"env": {
		"NODE_ENV": {
			"description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque rhoncus sagittis urna pharetra varius. Maecenas mollis ac felis vitae blandit. Integer eu risus vehicula, pellentesque leo vel, imperdiet diam. Quisque ligula libero, aliquam ut lectus a, eleifend congue justo. Donec porttitor ultricies sem nec euismod. Fusce venenatis iaculis dapibus. Duis fringilla purus non erat lacinia tempus."
		},
		"NPM_CONFIG_PRODUCTION": {
			"description": "In volutpat ex ac metus efficitur tincidunt. Fusce tempus tempus neque, id pharetra tortor vehicula ut. Donec gravida dolor ut purus dictum, sed egestas lectus bibendum. Vestibulum et augue ac arcu dapibus tincidunt. Curabitur a neque pharetra, egestas enim id, auctor mi. Suspendisse blandit facilisis arcu in tempus. Integer ut metus non est aliquam scelerisque. Nunc dolor odio, elementum eu rhoncus nec, tincidunt ac velit. Suspendisse aliquam vestibulum diam non consequat. Phasellus aliquet neque in tellus iaculis iaculis. Pellentesque vitae massa lacus. In id erat et est vestibulum mollis. Vivamus scelerisque placerat urna nec ultrices. Nunc ac dictum tellus.",
			"value": "true"
		},
		"API_KEY": {
			"description": "Quisque justo odio, pretium a ante ac, mattis pharetra lectus. Cras erat velit, tincidunt sit amet est aliquet, pellentesque commodo massa. Duis ultrices purus dui, nec consectetur odio pellentesque sed. Etiam ipsum ex, euismod accumsan velit vitae, varius commodo arcu. Aliquam malesuada commodo lorem in tempor. Nam ut dui purus. Phasellus ornare maximus magna ac sollicitudin. Sed nec felis nibh. Nullam maximus pharetra dui, quis sodales est pretium nec.",
			"generator": "secret"
		}
	}
}

Here's your result:

# Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque rhoncus
# sagittis urna pharetra varius. Maecenas mollis ac felis vitae blandit.
# Integer eu risus vehicula, pellentesque leo vel, imperdiet diam. Quisque
# ligula libero, aliquam ut lectus a, eleifend congue justo. Donec porttitor
# ultricies sem nec euismod. Fusce venenatis iaculis dapibus. Duis fringilla
# purus non erat lacinia tempus.
NODE_ENV=

# In volutpat ex ac metus efficitur tincidunt. Fusce tempus tempus neque, id
# pharetra tortor vehicula ut. Donec gravida dolor ut purus dictum, sed egestas
# lectus bibendum. Vestibulum et augue ac arcu dapibus tincidunt. Curabitur a
# neque pharetra, egestas enim id, auctor mi. Suspendisse blandit facilisis
# arcu in tempus. Integer ut metus non est aliquam scelerisque. Nunc dolor
# odio, elementum eu rhoncus nec, tincidunt ac velit. Suspendisse aliquam
# vestibulum diam non consequat. Phasellus aliquet neque in tellus iaculis
# iaculis. Pellentesque vitae massa lacus. In id erat et est vestibulum mollis.
# Vivamus scelerisque placerat urna nec ultrices. Nunc ac dictum tellus.
NPM_CONFIG_PRODUCTION=true

# Quisque justo odio, pretium a ante ac, mattis pharetra lectus. Cras erat
# velit, tincidunt sit amet est aliquet, pellentesque commodo massa. Duis
# ultrices purus dui, nec consectetur odio pellentesque sed. Etiam ipsum ex,
# euismod accumsan velit vitae, varius commodo arcu. Aliquam malesuada commodo
# lorem in tempor. Nam ut dui purus. Phasellus ornare maximus magna ac
# sollicitudin. Sed nec felis nibh. Nullam maximus pharetra dui, quis sodales
# est pretium nec.
API_KEY=5db712b385afeacaa1ab2bcaba271483

As you can see, the description is nicely formatted, the variables with default values are filled automatically, and the rest is up to you.

The End

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