OOTB Express Application

Generate simple express template

install globally with npm i -g ootb-express-app and then use with ootb-exprss-app <my-directory-name> [options]
OR (better)
run npx ootb-express-app <my-directory-name> [options]

Options are:

• -ts, --typescript for typescript support
• -g, --git for git init command
• --test=<framework> for test framework support (currently supports mocha and jasmine only)

This will:

• Prompt extra dependencies and extra dev dependencies
• Installs as dependencies:
  • express
  • helmet
  • cors
  • morgan
  • cookie-parser
  • all the extra dependencies you specified
• Installs ad dev-dependencies:
  • eslint
  • eslint-config-airbnb-base
  • eslint-plugin-import
  • nodemon
  • dotenv
  • all the extra dev dependencies you specified
• Configures .eslintrc.json file
• Creates a basic index.js file
• Creates a basic middlewares file

The --git option will also initialize git in your project directory.
The --ts option will add typescript support:

• It will install as dependencies
  • typescript
  • ts-node
  • tsconfig-paths
• It will install as dev dependencies
  • @types/node
  • @types/express
  • @types/cors
  • @types/helmet
  • @types/morgan
  • @types/dotenv
  • @types/cookie-parser
  • @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin
  • @typescript-eslint/parser
• Configure .eslintrc.json with typescript support
• Creates a basic index.ts file
• Creates a basic middlewares file

if --test command specified, it also installs:
As JS dev-dependencies:

• supertest
• mocha/jasmine

As TS dev-dependencies:

• supertest
• mocha/jasmine
• @types/mocha or @types/jasmine