# ⚙️ c12
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c12 (pronounced as /siːtwelv/, like c-twelve) is a smart configuration loader.
## ✅ Features
- `.js`, `.ts`, `.mjs`, `.cjs`, `.mts`, `.cts` `.json` config loader with [unjs/jiti](https://jiti.unjs.io)
- `.jsonc`, `.json5`, `.yaml`, `.yml`, `.toml` config loader with [unjs/confbox](https://confbox.unjs.io)
- `.config/` directory support following [config dir proposal](https://github.com/pi0/config-dir)
- `.rc` config support with [unjs/rc9](https://github.com/unjs/rc9)
- `.env` support with [dotenv](https://www.npmjs.com/package/dotenv)
- Multiple sources merged with [unjs/defu](https://github.com/unjs/defu)
- Reads config from the nearest `package.json` file
- [Extends configurations](https://github.com/unjs/c12#extending-configuration) from multiple local or git sources
- Overwrite with [environment-specific configuration](#environment-specific-configuration)
- Config watcher with auto-reload and HMR support
## 🦴 Used by
- [Nuxt](https://nuxt.com/)
- [Nitro](https://nitro.unjs.io/)
- [Unbuild](https://unbuild.unjs.io)
- [Automd](https://automd.unjs.io)
- [Changelogen](https://changelogen.unjs.io)
- [RemixKit](https://github.com/jrestall/remix-kit)
## Usage
Install package:
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```sh
# ✨ Auto-detect
npx nypm install c12
# npm
npm install c12
# yarn
yarn add c12
# pnpm
pnpm install c12
# bun
bun install c12
```
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Import:
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**ESM** (Node.js, Bun)
```js
import { loadConfig, watchConfig } from "c12";
```
**CommonJS** (Legacy Node.js)
```js
const { loadConfig, watchConfig } = require("c12");
```
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Load configuration:
```js
// Get loaded config
const { config } = await loadConfig({});
// Get resolved config and extended layers
const { config, configFile, layers } = await loadConfig({});
```
## Loading priority
c12 merged config sources with [unjs/defu](https://github.com/unjs/defu) by below order:
1. Config overrides passed by options
2. Config file in CWD
3. RC file in CWD
4. Global RC file in the user's home directory
5. Config from `package.json`
6. Default config passed by options
7. Extended config layers
## Options
### `cwd`
Resolve configuration from this working directory. The default is `process.cwd()`
### `name`
Configuration base name. The default is `config`.
### `configFile`
Configuration file name without extension. Default is generated from `name` (f.e., if `name` is `foo`, the config file will be => `foo.config`).
Set to `false` to avoid loading the config file.
### `rcFile`
RC Config file name. Default is generated from `name` (name=foo => `.foorc`).
Set to `false` to disable loading RC config.
### `globalRC`
Load RC config from the workspace directory and the user's home directory. Only enabled when `rcFile` is provided. Set to `false` to disable this functionality.
### `dotenv`
Loads `.env` file if enabled. It is disabled by default.
### `packageJson`
Loads config from nearest `package.json` file. It is disabled by default.
If `true` value is passed, c12 uses `name` field from `package.json`.
You can also pass either a string or an array of strings as a value to use those fields.
### `defaults`
Specify default configuration. It has the **lowest** priority and is applied **after extending** config.
### `defaultConfig`
Specify default configuration. It is applied **before** extending config.
### `overrides`
Specify override configuration. It has the **highest** priority and is applied **before extending** config.
### `omit$Keys`
Exclude environment-specific and built-in keys start with `$` in the resolved config. The default is `false`.
### `jiti`
Custom [unjs/jiti](https://github.com/unjs/jiti) instance used to import configuration files.
### `jitiOptions`
Custom [unjs/jiti](https://github.com/unjs/jiti) options to import configuration files.
### `giget`
Options passed to [unjs/giget](https://github.com/unjs/giget) when extending layer from git source.
### `envName`
Environment name used for [environment specific configuration](#environment-specific-configuration).
The default is `process.env.NODE_ENV`. You can set `envName` to `false` or an empty string to disable the feature.
## Extending configuration
If resolved config contains a `extends` key, it will be used to extend the configuration.
Extending can be nested and each layer can extend from one base or more.
The final config is merged result of extended options and user options with [unjs/defu](https://github.com/unjs/defu).
Each item in extends is a string that can be either an absolute or relative path to the current config file pointing to a config file for extending or the directory containing the config file.
If it starts with either `github:`, `gitlab:`, `bitbucket:`, or `https:`, c12 automatically clones it.
For custom merging strategies, you can directly access each layer with `layers` property.
**Example:**
```js
// config.ts
export default {
colors: {
primary: "user_primary",
},
extends: ["./theme"],
};
```
```js
// config.dev.ts
export default {
dev: true,
};
```
```js
// theme/config.ts
export default {
extends: "../base",
colors: {
primary: "theme_primary",
secondary: "theme_secondary",
},
};
```
```js
// base/config.ts
export default {
colors: {
primary: 'base_primary'
text: 'base_text'
}
}
```
The loaded configuration would look like this:
```js
{
dev: true,
colors: {
primary: 'user_primary',
secondary: 'theme_secondary',
text: 'base_text'
}
}
```
Layers:
```js
[
{ config: /* theme config */, configFile: /* path/to/theme/config.ts */, cwd: /* path/to/theme */ },
{ config: /* base config */, configFile: /* path/to/base/config.ts */, cwd: /* path/to/base */ },
{ config: /* dev config */, configFile: /* path/to/config.dev.ts */, cwd: /* path/ */ },
]
```
## Extending config layer from remote sources
You can also extend configuration from remote sources such as npm or github.
In the repo, there should be a `config.ts` (or `config.{name}.ts`) file to be considered as a valid config layer.
**Example:** Extend from a github repository
```js
// config.ts
export default {
extends: "gh:user/repo",
};
```
**Example:** Extend from a github repository with branch and subpath
```js
// config.ts
export default {
extends: "gh:user/repo/theme#dev",
};
```
**Example:** Extend a private repository and install dependencies:
```js
// config.ts
export default {
extends: ["gh:user/repo", { auth: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN, install: true }],
};
```
You can pass more options to `giget: {}` in layer config.
Refer to [unjs/giget](https://giget.unjs.io) for more information.
## Environment-specific configuration
Users can define environment-specific configuration using these config keys:
- `$test: {...}`
- `$development: {...}`
- `$production: {...}`
- `$env: { [env]: {...} }`
c12 tries to match [`envName`](#envname) and override environment config if specified.
**Note:** Environment will be applied when extending each configuration layer. This way layers can provide environment-specific configuration.
**Example:**
```js
{
// Default configuration
logLevel: 'info',
// Environment overrides
$test: { logLevel: 'silent' },
$development: { logLevel: 'warning' },
$production: { logLevel: 'error' },
$env: {
staging: { logLevel: 'debug' }
}
}
```
## Watching configuration
you can use `watchConfig` instead of `loadConfig` to load config and watch for changes, add and removals in all expected configuration paths and auto reload with new config.
### Lifecycle hooks
- `onWatch`: This function is always called when config is updated, added, or removed before attempting to reload the config.
- `acceptHMR`: By implementing this function, you can compare old and new functions and return `true` if a full reload is not needed.
- `onUpdate`: This function is always called after the new config is updated. If `acceptHMR` returns true, it will be skipped.
```ts
import { watchConfig } from "c12";
const config = watchConfig({
cwd: ".",
// chokidarOptions: {}, // Default is { ignoreInitial: true }
// debounce: 200 // Default is 100. You can set it to false to disable debounced watcher
onWatch: (event) => {
console.log("[watcher]", event.type, event.path);
},
acceptHMR({ oldConfig, newConfig, getDiff }) {
const diff = getDiff();
if (diff.length === 0) {
console.log("No config changed detected!");
return true; // No changes!
}
},
onUpdate({ oldConfig, newConfig, getDiff }) {
const diff = getDiff();
console.log("Config updated:\n" + diff.map((i) => i.toJSON()).join("\n"));
},
});
console.log("watching config files:", config.watchingFiles);
console.log("initial config", config.config);
// Stop watcher when not needed anymore
// await config.unwatch();
```
## Contribution
<details>
<summary>Local development</summary>
- Clone this repository
- Install the latest LTS version of [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/)
- Enable [Corepack](https://github.com/nodejs/corepack) using `corepack enable`
- Install dependencies using `pnpm install`
- Run tests using `pnpm dev` or `pnpm test`
</details>
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## License
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Published under the [MIT](https://github.com/unjs/c12/blob/main/LICENSE) license.
Made by [@pi0](https://github.com/pi0) and [community](https://github.com/unjs/c12/graphs/contributors) 💛
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