create-express-mvc-generator

A modern CLI tool to generate Express.js MVC projects with a clean architecture.

Features

• 🚀 Quickly scaffold an Express.js project with MVC architecture
• 🧩 Choose between CommonJS or ESM syntax
• 📁 Organized folder structure (controllers, models, routes, etc.)
• 🛠️ Sample routes and controllers included
• ⚙️ Configurable port and project settings
• 🎨 Beautiful CLI with interactive prompts
• ✅ Health check endpoint included
• 🔄 Git initialization (optional)

Usage

npx create-express-mvc-generator my-express-app

This will create a new Express.js MVC project in the my-express-app directory.

Interactive Options

The CLI will prompt you for:

• Project name (if not provided as an argument)
• Syntax style (CommonJS or ESM)
• Port number
• Whether to install dependencies
• Whether to initialize a git repository

Command Line Options

npx create-express-mvc-generator [project-name] [options]

Options:

• --no-install - Skip installing dependencies
• --no-git - Skip git initialization

Project Structure

my-express-app/
├── controllers/    # Route controllers
├── models/         # Data models
├── routes/         # API routes
├── config/         # Configuration files
├── middlewares/    # Custom middleware functions
├── utils/          # Utility functions
├── .env            # Environment variables
├── server.js       # Entry point
└── package.json    # Project dependencies

Included Endpoints

• GET /health - Health check endpoint
• GET /api/users - Get all users
• GET /api/users/:id - Get user by ID
• POST /api/users - Create a new user
• PUT /api/users/:id - Update a user
• DELETE /api/users/:id - Delete a user

Development

Install Dependencies

npm install

Run Locally

npm start -- my-app
# or
node src/index.js my-app

Running Tests

npm test

License

MIT

Author

Piyush Kumar

Built with ❤️ using Node.js and OOP principles.