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Environment variables

Environment variables is achieved programmatically using Stores. This allows to use custom types.

Note

This requires the use of a main file.

For example:

from zapy.store import use_store

store = use_store()
store.my_var = 'foo'
# or
store['my_var'] = 'bar'

It's recommended to have a separate module to load environment variables. In this way, it can be utilized Chaining. For example:

from zapy.utils import module
if __name__ == '__main__':
    setup_store = module.load_module('./store.py')

from zapy import server
import store

server.start_server()

from zapy.store import use_store

store = use_store()
store.my_var = 'foo'

Using files

As it's plain Python, you can organize in the way it fits the best for your project. Here are some ideas:

  • Use a .py file
  • Use a .env file
  • Use a .yaml file
  • Use os.environ
  • Split on multiple files for each environment
  • Have a base file, and extend for each environment

Just be careful of keeping your credentials safe.