Express Basic Starter v2.0.0

A lightweight, professional-grade CLI tool for scaffolding Express.js applications with a well-structured layout, essential packages, and built-in Swagger documentation. Supports both ES Modules and CommonJS.

Key Features

• 🚀 Zero Configuration: Get started with a single command
• 📁 MVC Architecture: Pre-configured Model-View-Controller structure
• 📚 API Documentation: Built-in Swagger/OpenAPI documentation
• 🔒 Security: JWT authentication utility included
• ✨ Modern JavaScript: Support for both ES Modules and CommonJS
• 🛠️ Error Handling: Robust error handling system
• 📝 Request Validation: Express-validator integration
• 🔄 Hot Reload: Development server with nodemon

Installation

Install the CLI tool globally to use it from anywhere:

npm install -g express-basic-starter

express-basic-starter <project-name>

Alternatively, you can use npx to run the tool without installing it globally:

npx express-basic-starter <project-name>

Usage with ES Modules

To create a project using ES module syntax, use the --es flag:

npx express-basic-starter <project-name> --es

Project Folder Structure

my-express-app
├── app.js
├── package.json
├── package-lock.json
├── .gitignore
├── controllers
│ └── sampleController.js
├── docs
│ └── swagger
│       └── testDocs.js
├── models
│ └── sampleModel.js
├── routes
│ └── sampleRoute.js
├── utils
│ └── error.js
│ └── jwt.js
│ └── response.js
└── uploads