simple-env-reader/README.md

Safely load environment variables in Node.js with fallback support.

# 📦 simple-env-reader

A lightweight utility to safely read environment variables in Node.js with fallback support and strict checks.

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## 📦 Install

```bash
npm install simple-env-reader
```

## 🔧 Why Use It?

- ✅ Safe access to `process.env`
- ✅ Throws error if any key is missing
- ✅ Optional fallback values
- ✅ Dependency-free, simple, and production-safe

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## 🚀 Usage

```
// index.js
require("dotenv").config(); // Optional
const { getEnv } = require("simple-env-reader");

const env = getEnv(["PORT", "DB_URL"], {
  PORT: "3000"
});

console.log("Loaded Env:", env);
```

## ✅ Example .env

```
DB_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/myapp
```

## 🖥️ Output

```
Loaded Env: { PORT: '3000', DB_URL: 'mongodb://localhost:27017/myapp' }
```