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@nestjs/platform-express

Nest - modern, fast, powerful node.js web framework (@platform-express)

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What is @nestjs/platform-express?

The @nestjs/platform-express package is a platform-specific module for NestJS that allows the framework to work on top of the Express.js web application framework. It provides the necessary adapters and interfaces to integrate NestJS with Express, enabling developers to leverage the robust features of both NestJS and Express in their applications.

What are @nestjs/platform-express's main functionalities?

HTTP Server

This feature allows you to create an HTTP server using Express as the underlying platform for your NestJS application. The code sample demonstrates how to bootstrap a NestJS application with the Express platform.

import { NestFactory } from '@nestjs/core';
import { AppModule } from './app.module';
import * as express from 'express';

async function bootstrap() {
  const server = express();
  const app = await NestFactory.create(AppModule, server);
  await app.listen(3000);
}
bootstrap();

Middleware Configuration

This feature allows you to define and configure middleware in your NestJS application. The code sample shows how to implement a simple logging middleware using the @nestjs/platform-express package.

import { NestMiddleware, MiddlewareFunction, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';

@Injectable()
export class LoggerMiddleware implements NestMiddleware {
  resolve(...args: any[]): MiddlewareFunction {
    return (req, res, next) => {
      console.log('Request logged:', req.method, req.path);
      next();
    };
  }
}

Request Handling

This feature enables you to handle HTTP requests and interact with the request object provided by Express. The code sample illustrates how to create a controller with a route that returns a string response.

import { Controller, Get, Req } from '@nestjs/common';
import { Request } from 'express';

@Controller('cats')
export class CatsController {
  @Get()
  findAll(@Req() request: Request): string {
    return 'This action returns all cats';
  }
}

Other packages similar to @nestjs/platform-express

    @nestjs/platform-fastify

    Similar to @nestjs/platform-express, this package allows NestJS to work with the Fastify web framework instead of Express. It provides a different set of performance benefits and architectural choices, focusing on high performance and low overhead.

    express

    The express package is the underlying library that @nestjs/platform-express is built upon. It is a fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js and is used directly when building traditional Express applications without the additional structure and features provided by NestJS.

    koa

    Koa is another web framework for Node.js, similar to Express. It is designed by the same team that created Express and provides a more modern and modular approach. While there is no official NestJS package for Koa, it represents an alternative to Express in the Node.js ecosystem.

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Package last updated on 06 Jun 2025

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