EspressoJS / Espresso

Introducing Espresso.JS, your ultimate Express configuration starting point and boilerplate. With its simplicity and lack of opinionation, EspressoJS offers plug-and-play configurations built on top of Express.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, EspressoJS will have you up and running with an Express instance in a matter of seconds. Say goodbye to tedious setup and hello to streamlined development with EspressoJS.

Getting Started

• Download latest release

  npm install --save @misterzik/espressojs

• Create config.json to handle the instances

  {
    "instance": "development",
    "port": 8080,
    "hostname": "",
    "mongoDB": {
      "enabled": false,
      "uri": "",
      "instance": "database"
    },
    "api": {
      "enabled": false,
      "uri": "https://swapi.dev/api/people/",
      "url": "",
      "method": "GET",
      "headers": {
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
      }
    }
  }

• Create .env if you don't want to use config. A mix is possible.

  MONGO_USER=USER
  MONGO_TOKEN=PASSWORD
  API_TOKEN=APITOKEN

• Create espresso.js and add the following requirements to call the packages.

  require("@misterzik/espressojs");

• Create cli.js and add the following requirements to call the packages.

  require('@misterzik/espressojs/cli');

• And you are all set to start, To run the instance, use:

  node cli run

Structured Files

Pre-made Configurations:

• server/config/config.global.js
• server/config/config.production.js
• server/config/config.development.js

Commands

• Stop server by pressing CTRL + C to terminated the Espresso process.

Requirements

Installed prior using Espresso.JS

• NodeJS
• NPM