Run Mode

Simple utility functions for reading the Node.js NODE_ENV.

Installation

Install this module in the usual way:

npm install run-mode

Usage

Include the module:

var RunMode = require('run-mode');

Here are some example uses:

...

if (!RunMode.isValid()) {
   console.log("FATAL ERROR: Unknown NODE_ENV '" + process.env.NODE_ENV + "'. Must be one of: " + RunMode.getValidModes());
   process.exit(1);
}

...

var log4js = require('log4js');
log4js.configure('log4js-config-' + RunMode.get() + '.json');

...

app.set('view cache', RunMode.isProduction());           // only cache views in production