express-essentials

Essential packages for Node.js/Express.js backend development, simplifying setup with a single npm install command.

Package List

express-essentials includes the following essential packages for Node.js/Express.js backend development:

• Express.js: Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js.
• Body-parser: Middleware to parse incoming request bodies.
• Cors: Middleware for enabling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS).
• Helmet: Middleware to secure Express apps by setting various HTTP headers.
• Mongoose: MongoDB object modeling tool designed to work in an asynchronous environment.
• Passport: Authentication middleware for Node.js.
• Jsonwebtoken: JSON Web Token implementation for authentication.
• Joi: Object schema validation library.
• Express-validator: Middleware for validating and sanitizing request data.
• Morgan: HTTP request logger middleware for Node.js.
• Debug: Tiny debugging utility.
• Lodash: Utility library delivering consistency, customization, and performance.
• Moment: Parse, validate, manipulate, and display dates and times in JavaScript.
• Bcryptjs: Library for hashing passwords.
• Csurf: Middleware for CSRF protection.
• Mocha: Feature-rich JavaScript test framework.
• Chai: BDD/TDD assertion library for Node.js and the browser.

Installation

Install the package via npm:

npm install express-essentials --save

yarn add express-essentials

Features

Manage Packages

Easily manage packages within express-essentials using npm scripts:

Update Packages

Update specific packages to their latest versions:

npm run packages update <package-name1> <package-name2> ...
npm run packages update body-parser cors mongoose

To update all dependencies in express-essentials to their latest versions, run:

npm run update

Remove Packages

Remove specific packages run:

npm run packages remove <package-name1> <package-name2> 
npm run packages remove body-parser cors mongoose