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The 'Clean' way to handle Configuration.
Updated Apr 28, 2026
Short answer
Inject configuration values through interfaces or simple objects during construction, never accessing process.env in the core.
Deep explanation
Accessing environment variables directly in a Use Case couples it to the execution environment. Instead, define a Config interface or DTO. The Main component reads the environment and injects the values into the necessary Adapters or Use Cases.
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