nodejs-express-server-template

A simple nodejs express server template

SETUP

1. Install required packages:

npm install

2. Start the server. By default, it will start on http://0.0.0.0:4000

• production server

npm start

• development server (uses nodemon for reload on file changes)

npm run dev

STRUCTURE

This templates uses a simple MVC-like structure.

All server related files are placed in /src directory.

PROJECT TREE

• src ----------------------------- project source directory
  • controllers ------------- api controllers. responsible for processing requests and generating responses
    • AppController.js - main API controller
    • .....
  • models ----------------- business data, rules and logic
    • .....
  • App.js ------------------- main server file. don't break it
  • Auth.js ------------------ middleware. prevents unauthorized requests
  • config.js ---------------- main config file: bearer token; version; etc.
• package.json
• README.md --------------- pls notice me

Default packages:

• axios - Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js
• body-parser - Node.js body parsing middleware.
• cors - CORS is a node.js package for providing a Connect/Express middleware that can be used to enable CORS with various options.
• express - Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node.
• nodemon - nodemon is a tool that helps develop Node.js based applications by automatically restarting the node application when file changes in the directory are detected.