Backboil - Backend Boilerplate

Backboil is a command-line tool designed to quickly scaffold a boilerplate Node.js Express application with MongoDB integration. It provides a structured project setup with essential configurations to help you start your backend development swiftly.

Features

• Generates a basic Node.js Express application with a structured folder layout.
• Includes boilerplate files for routes, controllers, models, middleware, and utilities.
• Automatically installs necessary dependencies (express, mongoose, dotenv, nodemon).

Installation

To create a new Express application using backboil, run:

npx backboil <project-name> 

Replace <project-name> with the desired name for your project. If no project name is provided, it defaults to my-express-app.

Project Structure

<project-name>
  ├── /controllers       # Controllers for handling request logic
  ├── /middleware        # Middleware for request processing
  ├── /models            # Mongoose models for MongoDB
  ├── /routes            # Route definitions
  ├── /utils             # Utility functions and helpers
  ├── /index.js          # Main entry point of the application
  ├── /package.json      # Project metadata and dependencies
  ├── /.gitignore        # Git ignore file
  ├── /.env              # Environment variables configuration
  ├── /.env.example      # Example environment variables
  └── /README.md         # Project documentation

Dependencies

The following dependencies are included:

express: Web framework for Node.js

mongoose: MongoDB object modeling tool

dotenv: Loads environment variables from a .env file

nodemon: Tool for automatically restarting the application during development