# app/config.py
import os
from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

class Settings(BaseSettings):
    DATABASE_URL: str | None = None

    class Config:
        env_file = ".env"
        env_file_encoding = 'utf-8'
        extra = "ignore"

settings = Settings()

# Basic validation to ensure DATABASE_URL is set
if settings.DATABASE_URL is None:
    print("Error: DATABASE_URL environment variable not set.")
    # Consider raising an exception for clearer failure
    # raise ValueError("DATABASE_URL environment variable not set.")
# else: # Optional: Log the URL being used (without credentials ideally) for debugging
    # print(f"DATABASE_URL loaded: {settings.DATABASE_URL[:settings.DATABASE_URL.find('@')] if '@' in settings.DATABASE_URL else 'URL structure unexpected'}")