create-express-zen

Express-Zen

A Boilerplate build by Cydnirn for creating Express App using typescript and following the bulletproof model

Packed with Typescript, Express essential for running behind nginx, express validator, and testing essential using mocha

To use simply run npx create-express-zen or npx create-express-zen folderName

Folder Explanation

App.ts

The entry point of the Application

Config

Folder to store your .env

Edit .env.development for dev uses

Edit .env.production for prod uses

Controllers

Folder to store your controller

Events

Folder to store your event listeners

loaders

Folder to store your modules, create new loader and load it in index.ts

models

Folder to store your model

routes

Folder to store your route, create new route and load it in index (/api)

test

Folder to store your unit test

types

Folder to store your Typescripts interfaces and types

utils

Folder to store various utilities for your Express App

Execution

To run app

npm run dev

To start production

npm start

To stop production

npm run stop

To run unit test

npm run test