Allow skip version check to be set with env var

ChangeLog.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ General:
 - Performance improvements for internal metadata access using in-memory metadata store
 - Fix building failure on Node 22 platform.
 - Fix * IfMatch for non-existent resource not throwing 412 Precondition Failed
+- Allow to set `--skipApiVersionCheck` via environment variable `AZURITE_SKIP_API_VERSION_CHECK`
 
 ## 2025.07 Version 3.35.0
 

src/common/Environment.ts

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export default class Environment implements IEnvironment {
   }
 
   public skipApiVersionCheck(): boolean {
-    if (this.flags.skipApiVersionCheck !== undefined) {
+    if (this.flags.skipApiVersionCheck !== undefined || process.env.AZURITE_SKIP_API_VERSION_CHECK === "true") {
       return true;
     }
     // default is false which will check API version

tests/common/environment.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import * as assert from "assert";
+
+import Environment from "../../src/common/Environment";
+
+describe("Environment", () => {
+  const originalArgv = process.argv;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    process.argv = ["node", "azurite"];
+    delete process.env.AZURITE_SKIP_API_VERSION_CHECK;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    process.argv = originalArgv;
+    delete process.env.AZURITE_SKIP_API_VERSION_CHECK;
+  });
+
+  it("defaults skipApiVersionCheck to false @loki", () => {
+    const env = new Environment();
+
+    assert.strictEqual(env.skipApiVersionCheck(), false);
+  });
+
+  it("returns true when env var AZURITE_SKIP_API_VERSION_CHECK is true @loki", () => {
+    process.env.AZURITE_SKIP_API_VERSION_CHECK = "true";
+
+    const env = new Environment();
+
+    assert.strictEqual(env.skipApiVersionCheck(), true);
+  });
+
+  it("returns false when env var AZURITE_SKIP_API_VERSION_CHECK is false @loki", () => {
+    process.env.AZURITE_SKIP_API_VERSION_CHECK = "false";
+
+    const env = new Environment();
+
+    assert.strictEqual(env.skipApiVersionCheck(), false);
+  });
+
+  it("returns true when skipApiVersionCheck flag is set @loki", () => {
+    process.argv.push("--skipApiVersionCheck");
+
+    const env = new Environment();
+
+    assert.strictEqual(env.skipApiVersionCheck(), true);
+  });
+});