node-env

Motivation

Switching between development/production mode often is done by setting the NODE_ENV environment variable to the respective values.

Sadly this can't be done in an unified way around different OSes (e.g. NODE_ENV={value} on UNIX like systems and SET NODE_ENV={value} on Windows). But don't worry, node-env is here for you!

Installation

npm install --save with-node-env

Usage

"scripts": {
  "development": "with-node-env development forever -w index.js",
  "production": "with-node-env production forever index.js"
}

This code will set NODE_ENV (accessible via process.env.NODE_ENV) to development when running npm run development and vice versa for npm run production