Tanmay Express Starter Kit

Overview

The Tanmay Express Starter Kit is an industry-standard boilerplate for developing scalable and maintainable web applications using Node.js and Express, with full TypeScript integration. This starter kit is designed to streamline development workflows and encourage best practices in coding, testing, and deployment.

Features

• Express Framework: Robust routing and middleware for building APIs and web applications.
• TypeScript Integration: Enhances code quality with type safety and improved tooling.
• dotenv: Simple management of environment variables for configuration.
• Middleware Support: Includes pre-configured cookie-parser and CORS.
• Development Tools: Uses nodemon for automatic server restarts and concurrently for running multiple processes.
• Testing Framework: Setup for unit and integration tests using popular testing libraries.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• npm (Node Package Manager)

Installation

1. Clone the repository or install the package:

   npm install tanmay-express-starter-kit
   

2. Navigate to your project directory:

   cd your-project-directory
   

3. Install dependencies:

   cd your-project-directory
   

4. Navigate to your project directory::

npm install

2. Navigate to your project directory::

   cd your-project-directory
   
   

Running the Application

npm install tanmay-express-starter-kit

Industry-Level File Structure

/your-project-directory ├── src/ │ ├── config/ # Configuration files (e.g., database, server settings) │ ├── controllers/ # Route handlers for business logic │ ├── middleware/ # Custom middleware functions │ ├── models/ # Database models (e.g., Mongoose schemas) │ ├── routes/ # API route definitions │ ├── services/ # Business logic and service layer │ ├── tests/ # Unit and integration tests │ ├── types/ # TypeScript type definitions │ ├── utils/ # Utility functions and helpers │ └── validations/ # Request validation schemas ├── .env # Environment variables ├── .gitignore # Files to be ignored by Git ├── package.json # Project metadata and dependencies ├── tsconfig.json # TypeScript configuration └── README.md # Documentation