create-extyped-app

CLI to scaffold backend APIs with Node.js, TypeScript, Express, Routing-Controllers, Sequelize (PostgreSQL), and Swagger.

Usage

npx create-extyped-app@latest

CLI Options

npx create-extyped-app@latest --name my-api --example --yes
npx create-extyped-app@latest --name my-api --no-example --skip-install --yes

• --name, -n: define project name without prompt
• --example: include sample User files
• --no-example: generate clean structure only
• --skip-install: do not run dependency installation
• --yes, -y: run in non-interactive mode using provided flags/defaults

What It Generates

• Node.js + TypeScript
• Express + Routing-Controllers
• Class-validator
• Sequelize + PostgreSQL integration
• Swagger (OpenAPI) docs endpoint
• JWT-ready middleware structure
• ESLint + Prettier scripts
• Organized MVC-style folders

Interactive Questions

1. Project name
2. Include example files (User model/controller/service/repository)

Generated Structure

your-project/
 src/
    server.ts
    config/
       database.ts
       index.ts
    controllers/
    services/
    repositories/
    models/
    middlewares/
    types/
 .env.example
 .eslintrc.json
 .eslintignore
 .prettierrc.json
 .prettierignore
 tsconfig.json
 package.json

Included Scripts (Generated Project)

npm run dev
npm run build
npm start
npm run lint
npm run lint:fix
npm run format
npm run format:check

Development (CLI)

git clone <repo>
cd create-extyped-app
npm install
npm link
create-extyped-app

Breaking Change

Version 2.0.0 is Sequelize-only. None/Prisma templates were removed.

License

MIT