Backend Kit CLI

🚀 A powerful CLI tool to quickly generate backend project boilerplates and reduce development time.

Features

• 📁 Generates a well-structured Express.js project
• 🔧 Multiple database support (MongoDB, more coming soon)
• 🛠️ Multiple ORM support (Mongoose, more coming soon)
• 💻 Language options (JavaScript, TypeScript coming soon)
• ⚡ Basic API routes and controllers
• 🔐 CORS configuration
• 💪 Error handling middleware
• 📝 Environment variables setup

Installation

npm install -g backend-kit-cli

Usage

Run the CLI tool:

init-backend

Follow the interactive prompts to:

1. Enter your project name
2. Choose programming language (JavaScript/TypeScript)
3. Choose whether to include sample code files
4. Select your database (MongoDB/None)
5. Select your ORM (Mongoose/Prisma/etc.)

Project Structure

your-project/
├── src/
│   ├── config/
│   │   └── db.config.js
│   ├── controllers/
│   │   └── user.controller.js
│   ├── middleware/
│   │   └── error.middleware.js
│   ├── models/
│   │   └── user.model.js
│   ├── routes/
│   │   ├── index.js
│   │   └── user.routes.js
│   ├── services/
│   ├── utils/
│   │   └── index.js
│   ├── app.js
│   └── index.js
└── .env

Current Features

• Express.js setup with best practices
• MongoDB integration with Mongoose
• Basic user routes and controller setup
• Error handling middleware
• CORS configuration
• Environment variables setup
• Utility functions

Coming Soon

• TypeScript support
• PostgreSQL database support
• Additional ORM options:
  • Prisma
  • Sequelize
  • Drizzle
• Authentication templates
• Testing setup
• Docker configuration