anshul

A lightweight CLI scaffolding tool to instantly generate a clean, layered Express.js backend project structure.

🚀 Usage

You can run it without installing globally using bunx or npx:

# Using Bun
bunx anshul <project-name>

# Using NPM
npx anshul <project-name>

Options

• --no-install: Skip automatic dependency installation (bun install / npm install).
• -h, --help: Display the help message.

📁 Generated Project Structure

<project-name>/
├── controllers/
│   └── user.controller.js  # Request/response logic
├── middlewares/
│   └── errorHandler.js     # Global error and 404 handlers
├── routes/
│   └── api.js              # Route mappings
├── services/
│   └── user.service.js     # Business logic & data handling
├── utilities/
│   └── response.js         # API response utility helpers
├── .env                    # Environment variables (PORT, NODE_ENV)
├── .gitignore              # Git ignored files
├── index.js                # Server entry point
├── package.json            # Dependencies and scripts
└── README.md               # Project documentation

🛠 Local Development & Testing

To test this CLI locally:

node ./index.js my-test-app