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create-nodex

v1.2.5

Published

CLI tool to create modern Node.js projects with TypeScript, AI capabilities, and more

Readme

npm version License: MIT PRs Welcome

✨ Features

  • 🎯 TypeScript/JavaScript Support - Choose your preferred language
  • 🔄 Hot Reload Development - Instant feedback during development
  • 🧪 Jest Testing Integration - Ready-to-use testing setup
  • 📦 Modern ES Modules - Latest JavaScript features
  • 🏗️ Clean Project Structure - Well-organized codebase
  • 🤖 AI Capabilities - Built-in support for Langchain and RAG systems
    • Multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq, etc.)
    • Vector store integration (Pinecone, MongoDB, FAISS, etc.)
    • Embedding model support
    • RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) setup
  • 🚀 Express Integration - Add Express with a single command

📦 Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g create-nodex

Or use directly with npx:

npx create-nodex

🚀 Usage

Creating a New Project

create-nodex [project-name]

Interactive Mode

If [project-name] is omitted, you'll be guided through an interactive setup:

  • Project name
  • TypeScript or JavaScript
  • Hot reloading
  • Testing setup

Quick Start

With project name, creates a project with default settings:

  • TypeScript
  • Hot Reload
  • Testing

Adding Features

Navigate to your project directory:

cd my-project

Add Express

create-nodex add express

This will:

  • Add express dependency
  • Create a basic src/server.ts (or src/server.js)
  • Add development and production scripts
  • Install required dependencies

Add AI Capabilities

create-nodex add ai

This will:

  • Add Langchain integration
  • Set up your chosen LLM provider
  • Configure necessary dependencies
  • Create example files

Add RAG System

create-nodex add ai-rag

This will:

  • Set up a complete RAG system
  • Configure your chosen:
    • Chat model
    • Embedding model
    • Vector store
  • Create example implementation

🏗️ Project Structure

my-project/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts (or index.js)
│   ├── server.ts (if Express added)
│   └── ai/
│       ├── common/
│       │   └── ai-setup.ts
│       ├── [model-provider]/
│       │   └── [model]-example.ts
│       └── rag/
│           └── rag-example.ts
├── package.json
├── nodemon.json (if hot-reload enabled)
├── tsconfig.json (for TypeScript projects)
├── .gitignore
└── README.md

🔧 Development

# Start development server
npm run dev:server

# Run tests
npm test

# Build for production
npm run build

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments