envGuard

Validate environment variables before Vite build, supporting type checking, range validation, custom rules, and runtime guards.

Import Methods

// Submodule import (recommended)
import { envGuard } from '@meng-xi/vite-plugin/plugins/env-guard'
import type { EnvGuardOptions, EnvGuardResult, EnvFailAction, RuntimeGuardMode } from '@meng-xi/vite-plugin/plugins/env-guard'

// Barrel import
import { envGuard } from '@meng-xi/vite-plugin'

Quick Start

import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import { envGuard } from '@meng-xi/vite-plugin'

export default defineConfig({
	plugins: [
		envGuard({
			required: {
				VITE_API_URL: { type: 'url', required: true },
				VITE_APP_TITLE: { type: 'string', minLength: 1, maxLength: 50 }
			},
			failAction: 'error'
		})
	]
})

Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
required	Record<string, EnvFieldRule>	{}	Environment variable validation rules
failAction	'error' | 'warn' | 'ignore'	'error'	Action on validation failure
generateTemplate	boolean	true	Auto-generate .env template file
templateOutput	string	'.env.template'	Output path for .env template
runtimeGuard	boolean	false	Inject runtime guard code
runtimeGlobalName	string	'__ENV_GUARD__'	Global variable name for runtime guard
runtimeGuardMode	'console' | 'throw' | 'overlay'	'console'	Runtime guard behavior mode
envFiles	string[]	['.env', '.env.local', '.env.production', '.env.development']	.env file paths to load
autoLoadEnv	boolean	true	Auto-load .env files
reportOutput	string | false	false	Validation report output path
validateBeforeBuild	boolean	true	Validate before build starts
showSummary	boolean	true	Show validation summary log
enabled	boolean	true	Enable the plugin
verbose	boolean	true	Show detailed logs
errorStrategy	'throw' | 'log' | 'ignore'	'throw'	Error handling strategy

EnvFieldRule

Validation rule configuration for each environment variable.

Property	Type	Description
type	'string' | 'number' | 'url' | 'boolean' | 'enum' | 'json' | 'semver' | 'path'	Value type validation
required	boolean	Whether the variable is required
default	string	Default value when missing
message	string	Custom error message on validation failure
pattern	RegExp	Regex pattern validation
custom	(value: string) => boolean	Custom validation function
minValue	number	Minimum value (number type)
maxValue	number	Maximum value (number type)
minLength	number	Minimum length (string type)
maxLength	number	Maximum length (string type)
enumValues	string[]	Allowed enum values (enum type)

EnvFailAction

Action to take when validation fails:

Value	Description
error	Throw error, abort build process
warn	Output warning log, continue build
ignore	Silently ignore, no output

RuntimeGuardMode

Runtime guard behavior mode:

Value	Description
console	Output warning in browser console
throw	Throw runtime error, prevent app startup
overlay	Display warning banner at top of page

EnvGuardResult

Validation result summary object.

Property	Type	Description
timestamp	string	Validation timestamp (ISO format)
total	number	Total variables validated
passed	number	Number of passed variables
missing	number	Number of missing required variables
invalid	number	Number of invalid variables
results	EnvValidationResult[]	Detailed validation results
allPassed	boolean	Whether all variables passed

Examples

Basic Type Validation

envGuard({
	required: {
		VITE_API_BASE_URL: {
			type: 'url',
			required: true,
			message: 'API base URL must be a valid URL'
		},
		VITE_APP_TITLE: {
			type: 'string',
			required: true,
			minLength: 1,
			maxLength: 50
		}
	}
})

Number Range and Enum Validation

envGuard({
	required: {
		VITE_API_TIMEOUT: {
			type: 'number',
			minValue: 1000,
			maxValue: 60000,
			message: 'API timeout must be between 1000-60000ms'
		},
		VITE_LOG_LEVEL: {
			type: 'enum',
			enumValues: ['debug', 'info', 'warn', 'error'],
			default: 'info'
		}
	}
})

Enable Runtime Guard

envGuard({
	required: {
		VITE_API_URL: { type: 'url', required: true }
	},
	runtimeGuard: true,
	runtimeGuardMode: 'console'
})

Generate .env Template and Validation Report

envGuard({
	required: {
		VITE_API_URL: { type: 'url', required: true },
		VITE_APP_TITLE: { type: 'string', required: true }
	},
	generateTemplate: true,
	templateOutput: '.env.example',
	reportOutput: 'env-guard-report.json'
})

Warn Without Breaking Build

envGuard({
	required: {
		VITE_ENABLE_ANALYTICS: { type: 'boolean', default: 'false' }
	},
	failAction: 'warn'
})

Notes

• Validation runs in the configResolved hook, ensuring it completes before build starts
• autoLoadEnv only loads variables starting with VITE_ by default (following Vite convention)
• Runtime guard code is injected before the </head> tag via the transformIndexHtml hook
• generateTemplate auto-generates a commented .env template file based on required config