expressjs-api
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Yeoman generator for creating Web APIs using MongoDB/Sequelize (MySQL, Postgres, etc), Express, and Node
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Yeoman generator for creating API's using MongoDB/Sequelize (Mysql, Postgres, sqlite), Express, and Node - lets you quickly set up a project following best practices.
Generated project:
Usage
Install yo
, grunt-cli
, and expressjs-api
:
npm install -g yo grunt-cli expressjs-api generator-expressjs-api
Make a new directory, and cd
into it:
mkdir my-new-project && cd $_
Run yo expressjs-api
, optionally passing an app name:
yo expressjs-api [app-name]
Run grunt
for building, grunt serve
for preview, and grunt serve:dist
for a preview of the built app.
Prerequisites
- MongoDB - Download and Install MongoDB - If you plan on scaffolding your project with mongoose, you'll need mongoDB to be installed and have the
mongod
process running.
Supported Configurations
General
- Build Systems:
Grunt
,Gulp
(Coming Soon) - Testing:
Jasmine
Mocha + Chai + Sinon
- Chai assertions:
Expect
Should
- Chai assertions:
Server
- Scripts:
Babel
- Database:
None
,MongoDB
,SQL
- Sequelize (SQL) Table Options:
Timestamps
,Paranoid
,Pluralized Names
- Authentication boilerplate:
Yes
,No
- oAuth integrations:
Facebook
Twitter
Google
- Socket.io integration:
Yes
,No
- Sequelize (SQL) Table Options:
Generators
Available generators:
- App
- Server Side
- Deployment
App
Sets up a new ExpressJS API Boilerplate with best practices
Usage:
Usage:
yo expressjs-api:app [options] [<name>]
Options:
-h, --help # Print the generator's options and usage
--skip-cache # Do not remember prompt answers Default: false
--skip-install # Do not install dependencies Default: false
--app-suffix # Allow a custom suffix to be added to the module name Default: App
Arguments:
name Type: String Required: false
Example:
yo expressjs-api
Endpoint
Generates a new API endpoint.
Usage:
Usage:
yo expressjs-api:endpoint [options] <name>
Options:
-h, --help # Print the generator's options and usage
--skip-cache # Do not remember prompt answers Default: false
--route # URL for the endpoint
--models # Specify which model(s) to use
--endpointDirectory # Parent directory for enpoints
Arguments:
name Type: String Required: true
Example:
yo expressjs-api:endpoint message
[?] What will the url of your endpoint be? /api/messages
Produces:
server/api/message/index.js
server/api/message/index.spec.js
server/api/message/message.controller.js
server/api/message/message.integration.js
server/api/message/message.model.js (optional)
server/api/message/message.events.js (optional)
server/api/message/message.socket.js (optional)
###Openshift
Deploying to OpenShift can be done in just a few steps:
yo expressjs-api:openshift
A live application URL will be available in the output.
oAuth
If you're using any oAuth strategies, you must set environment variables for your selected oAuth. For example, if we're using Facebook oAuth we would do this :
rhc set-env FACEBOOK_ID=id -a my-openshift-app rhc set-env FACEBOOK_SECRET=secret -a my-openshift-app
You will also need to set
DOMAIN
environment variable:rhc set-env DOMAIN=<your-openshift-app-name>.rhcloud.com # or (if you're using it): rhc set-env DOMAIN=<your-custom-domain>
After you've set the required environment variables, restart the server:
rhc app-restart -a my-openshift-app
To make your deployment process easier consider using grunt-build-control.
Pushing Updates
grunt
Commit and push the resulting build, located in your dist folder:
grunt buildcontrol:openshift
Heroku
Deploying to heroku only takes a few steps.
yo expressjs-api:heroku
To work with your new heroku app using the command line, you will need to run any heroku
commands from the dist
folder.
If you're using mongoDB you will need to add a database to your app:
heroku addons:create mongolab
Your app should now be live. To view it run heroku open
.
If you're using any oAuth strategies, you must set environment variables for your selected oAuth. For example, if we're using Facebook oAuth we would do this :
heroku config:set FACEBOOK_ID=id heroku config:set FACEBOOK_SECRET=secret
You will also need to set
DOMAIN
environment variable:heroku config:set DOMAIN=<your-heroku-app-name>.herokuapp.com # or (if you're using it): heroku config:set DOMAIN=<your-custom-domain>
To make your deployment process easier consider using grunt-build-control.
Pushing Updates
grunt
Commit and push the resulting build, located in your dist folder:
grunt buildcontrol:heroku
Configuration
Yeoman generated projects can be further tweaked according to your needs by modifying project files appropriately.
A .yo-rc
file is generated for helping you copy configuration across projects, and to allow you to keep track of your settings. You can change this as you see fit.
Testing
Running grunt test
will run the client and server unit tests with karma and mocha.
Use grunt test:server
to only run server tests.
Protractor tests
To setup protractor e2e tests, you must first run
npm run update-webdriver
Use grunt test:e2e
to have protractor go through tests located in the e2e
folder.
Code Coverage
Use grunt test:coverage
to run mocha-istanbul and generate code coverage reports.
coverage/server
will be populated with e2e
and unit
folders containing the lcov
reports.
The coverage taget has 3 available options:
test:coverage:unit
generate server unit test coveragetest:coverage:e2e
generate server e2e test coveragetest:coverage:check
combine the coverage reports and check against predefined thresholds
- when no option is given
test:coverage
runs all options in the above order
Debugging
Use grunt serve:debug
for a more debugging-friendly environment.
Environment Variables
Keeping your app secrets and other sensitive information in source control isn't a good idea. To have grunt launch your app with specific environment variables, add them to the git ignored environment config file: server/config/local.env.js
.
Project Structure
Overview
└── server
├── api - Our apps server api
├── auth - For handling authentication with different auth strategies
├── components - Our reusable or app-wide components
├── config - Where we do the bulk of our apps configuration
│ └── local.env.js - Keep our environment variables out of source control
│ └── environment - Configuration specific to the node environment
An example server component in server/api
thing
├── index.js - Routes
├── thing.controller.js - Controller for our `thing` endpoint
├── thing.model.js - Database model
├── thing.socket.js - Register socket events
└── thing.spec.js - Test