Environment Variable Service

A simple FastAPI application that returns the value of environment variables, specifically designed to return the value of the NAME environment variable.

Features

• Get the value of the NAME environment variable
• Get the value of any environment variable by name
• Health check endpoint to verify service status

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd environmentvariableservice

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

1. Set environment variables (optional):

export NAME="Your Name"

2. Run the application:

uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --reload

3. Access the API:
   • API documentation: http://localhost:8000/docs
   • Alternative API documentation: http://localhost:8000/redoc
   • OpenAPI specification: http://localhost:8000/openapi.json

API Endpoints

Get NAME environment variable

GET /env/name

Returns the value of the NAME environment variable.

Get any environment variable

GET /env/{variable_name}

Returns the value of the specified environment variable.

Health Check

GET /health

Returns the status of the service.

Development

• The application uses FastAPI for the REST API
• Environment variables are accessed via the Python os module
• Ruff is used for linting and code formatting