ExpressJs CLI (Project in progress)

A CLI to create a nodejs project pre configured

Techs

• Express
• Typescript
• Jest
• ESLint
• Babel
• Commitizen
• Husky

How to use

Install package globally

yarn add --global expressjs-cli
or
npm i -g expressjs-cli

Run command to create a project

expressjs-cli start <project name>

Configuring after generate project

You can rename all folders, files, contents that obtain "Replace" text;

• src/apps/Replace (all files)
• src/config/db/standart.connection.ts

Update env files with DATABASE_URL, example below.

.env | .env.development | .env.test

  DATABASE_URL=mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<host>/<database>?retryWrites=true&w=majority

Generate new CRUD

Run command in root path (near package.json)

expressjs-cli crud <Model | Entity>

Command will generate a new module in src/apps folder with:

• Route
• Validator
• Controller
• Service
• Crud tests

After run command updates some files;

• src/routes.ts: import new routes from module and configure the path
• src/config/db/standart.connection.ts: add new Entity on Typeorm connection

Informations

Some infos about created project.

Structure

How to throw Errors

How to use logger

Use Yup or class-validator to validate models

• Always import "express-async-errors" when use middlewares in your routes

Run tests

yarn test
or
npm run test