Create Express App

This package allows you to quickly scaffold a new Express.js application with TypeScript support, including essential files, directories and packages

Generate Express TypeScript modules with boilerplate templates.

How to run

npx create-express-kit
# OR
npx github:faisal-akbar/create-express-app

Enter your app name: sample-express-app
cd sample-express-app
npm install
npm run dev

Features

• TypeScript: Full support for TypeScript
• Mongoose: Optional integration with Mongoose for MongoDB
• Prisma: Optional integration with Prisma for database management
• ESLint: Pre-configured ESLint for code quality
• Prettier: Pre-configured Prettier for code formatting
• Modular Structure: Organized directory structure for easy maintenance
• Error Handling: Built-in error handling middleware
• Environment Configuration: Easy management of environment variables
• Global Error Handler: Centralized error handling for the application
• Not Found Middleware: Handles 404 errors gracefully
• Catch Async: Utility for handling asynchronous requests
• JWT Utility: Helper functions for JSON Web Tokens
• Response Utility: Standardized response format for API responses
• Validation Middleware: Middleware for validating incoming requests
• Installation of dependencies based on the selected template (Mongoose or Prisma)
• Scripts for development, linting, and building the application

Sample Project Structure

.
├── README.md
├── eslint.config.mjs
├── package-lock.json
├── package.json
├── .env.example
├── src
│   ├── app
│   │   ├── config
│   │   │   └── env.ts
│   │   ├── errorHelpers
│   │   │   └── AppError.ts
│   │   ├── interfaces
│   │   │   └── index.d.ts
│   │   ├── middlewares
│   │   │   ├── globalErrorHandler.ts
│   │   │   ├── notFound.ts
│   │   │   └── validateRequest.ts
│   │   ├── modules
│   │   ├── routes
│   │   │   └── index.ts
│   │   └── utils
│   │       ├── catchAsync.ts
│   │       ├── jwt.ts
│   │       └── sendResponse.ts
│   ├── app.ts
│   └── server.ts
└── tsconfig.json