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+import file from "@/config.json" assert { type: "json" };
+
+const defaults: Record<string, [string, (val: string) => unknown]>  = {
+  DATABASE_URL: ["postgresql://postgres:@127.0.0.1:5432/lyricscreen",
+};
+
+export const envs = Object.entries(defaults).map(([key, default]) => {
+  const val: string | null = Deno.env.get(key) || null;
+  if (!val) console.warn(`${key} not set!`);
+  return val;
+});