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Can't load configuration json file using nconf

I'm trying to follow the example here: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nconf

What I'm trying to do is load a configuration json file using nconf, but I can't seem to actually retrieve any of the configs. I've exported this to another file, but I've also tried just running this file directly too. I have:

var config = require('nconf');
//priority order
//1. specific overrides 
config.overrides({
  'always': 'be this value'
});

//2. process.argv
//3. process.env
config.argv().env();

config.file('development', 'development.json');
console.log(config.get('nodeServer'))

module.exports = config;

Yet the output is always undefined. my json is defined as such:

{
  "nodeServer": "http://localhost:8090",
  "port": 8090
}

and it's in the same directory as config.js. Any idea why this is occurring?

Also want to note, in my main server.js I have:

var config     = require('./config/config');
console.log(config.get('port'));

and that also returns undefined.

Solution

  • Turns out that I just needed this:

      config.file('development', 
    {file: 'config/development.json'});