lib/config.ex
defmodule SignificaUtils.Config do
@moduledoc """
Utility functions for config files.
"""
@doc """
Fetches a required environment variable, given its name.
Not only the env needs to exist, but also it must not be empty.
"""
def fetch_env(env_name) do
System.get_env(env_name, "")
|> case do
"" ->
raise "Environment variable '#{env_name}' must not be empty."
variable ->
variable
end
end
end