Dotenv Parser

Parse .env files (with quotes, escapes, exports, and inline comments) into JSON or shell export.

.env content

Line	Key	Value	Export
2	NODE_ENV	production
3	PORT	3000
4	DATABASE_URL	postgres://user:p%40ss@localhost:5432/db
5	SECRET_KEY	abc#123$~
6	TRACE	1	yes
7	GREETING	Hello world

JSON

{
  "NODE_ENV": "production",
  "PORT": "3000",
  "DATABASE_URL": "postgres://user:p%40ss@localhost:5432/db",
  "SECRET_KEY": "abc#123$~",
  "TRACE": "1",
  "GREETING": "Hello\nworld"
}

Shell exports

export NODE_ENV=production
export PORT=3000
export DATABASE_URL='postgres://user:p%40ss@localhost:5432/db'
export SECRET_KEY='abc#123$~'
export TRACE=1
export GREETING='Hello
world'