Generate-Env-Sample

A simple CLI tool to generate .env.sample files from existing .env files. This tool reads your .env file, preserves comments and empty lines, and creates a sample file with keys but without values.

Features

• Preserves comments and empty lines from the original .env file.
• Generates a clean .env.sample with keys set to empty values.
• Handles encoding issues, permissions, and file existence gracefully.
• Built with Python and Typer for a smooth CLI experience.

Installation

You can install using one of the following methods:

• Using pipx:

  pipx install generate-env-sample
  

• Using uv:

  uv tool install generate-env-sample
  

• Run directly with pipx:

  pipx run generate-env-sample
  

• Run directly with uvx:

  uvx generate-env-sample
  

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11 or higher

Build Instructions

This project uses uv for management. To build the project, follow these steps:

1. Install uv by following the uv documentation.

2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/heshinth/generate-env-sample.git
   cd generate-env-sample
   

3. Sync the project dependencies using uv sync:

   uv sync
   

Usage

Run the tool from the command line:

generate-env-sample

Options

• --file: Specify the .env file to read from (default: .env)
• --sample: Specify the output .env.sample file (default: .env.sample)

Examples

1. Generate .env.sample from the default .env:

   generate-env-sample
   

2. Use a custom .env file:

   generate-env-sample --file myenv.env --sample myenv.sample
   

3. Get help:

   generate-env-sample --help
   

Example Input/Output

Given a .env file like:

# Database configuration
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=5432

# API keys
API_KEY=your_secret_key

The generated .env.sample will be:

# Database configuration
DB_HOST=
DB_PORT=

# API keys
API_KEY=

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.